64 Current and Former Heads of State to Attend, including
Tarja Halonen, President of Finland, René Préval, President of Haiti,
and José Maria Figueres Olsen, Former President of Costa Rica
Bill Gates To Participate in Closing Plenary; Other Featured Participants Include Maria Bartiromo, General Wesley Clark, Katie Couric, Robert Diamond, Sanjay Gupta,
Andrew Liveris, Wangari Maathai, Peter Sands, and Thomas Vilsack
Press Are Invited To Attend CGI Exchange, An Exhibition of CGI Member Commitments, and a Green Vehicle Display at 3 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 20
New York, NY – President Barack Obama will join President Bill Clinton at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), which will take place September 21-23 in New York City. President Obama will introduce First Lady Michelle Obama, whose participation was previously announced, during the Closing Plenary session on September 23.
"I'm pleased that President Obama will participate in our sixth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative," President Clinton said. "He'll be joining more than 64 heads of state from around the world, and hundreds of business leaders, directors of nongovernmental organizations, and Nobel Laureates, among others, who have made commitments to take action on pressing issues. Since 2005, commitments made by CGI members have improved the lives of more than 220 million people in 170 countries."
President Clinton also announced that the meeting would feature a special session on "Peace and Beyond in the Middle East." As the parties engage in direct negotiations for the first time in two years, panelists will discuss the role regional actors should play in support of successful negotiations. In addition, they will address practical and immediate initiatives that can improve the livelihood of the region's residents, and offer a vision for a post-conflict Middle East.
Other special sessions include "Profiting from the Poor? A Discussion on Microfinance IPOs," "Responsible Agricultural Value Chains," "Investing in the World's Forests," and the previously announced "Recovery in Haiti" and "Addressing Cancer in the Developing World." Furthermore, President Clinton will participate in a session on "The Future of the Global Economy," which will be broadcast as part of CNBC's Meeting of the Minds series.
Bill Gates, co-chair and trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will join President Clinton for a one-on-one discussion during the Closing Plenary session. Other prominent participants include Tarja Halonen, president of the Republic of Finland; René Préval, president of the Republic of Haiti, José Maria Figueres Olsen, former president of the Republic of Costa Rica; Maria Bartiromo, CNBC anchor and host; Matthew Bishop, business editor and New York bureau chief of The Economist; Jim Carrey, actor and founder, Better U Foundation; General Wesley Clark, chairman and CEO, Wesley K. Clark and Associates; Katie Couric, anchor and managing editor, CBS Evening News; Philippe Cousteau, CEO and co-founder, EarthEcho International; Robert Diamond, president, Barclays PLC; Sanjay Gupta, chief medical correspondent, CNN; Andrew Liveris, chairman and CEO, The Dow Chemical Company; Wangari Maathai, fou nder and chair, The Green Belt Movement; Peter Sands, chief executive officer, Standard Chartered Bank; Achim Steiner, executive director, United Nations Environment Programme; and Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack.
The following participants were previously announced: Jean-Max Bellerive, prime minister of the Republic of Haiti; Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, president of the Republic of Liberia; Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State; Cherie Blair, patron, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women; Richard Branson, chairman and founder, Virgin Group Limited; Laura Bush, former first lady of the United States; John Chambers, chairman and CEO, Cisco; Paul Farmer, co-founder, Partners In Health; Melinda Gates, co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Jeff Gordon, NASCAR champion and founder of the Jeff Gordon Pediatric Cancer Foundation; Ruchira Gupta, founder of Apne Aap Women Worldwide; John Holdren, director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; Chad Hurley, co-founder and CEO, YouTube; Valerie B. Jarrett, senior adviser and assistant to the president for Intergovermental Affairs and Public Engagement; Andrea Jung, c hairman and CEO, Avon Products; Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO, The Coca-Cola Company; Klaus Kleinfeld, chairman and CEO, Alcoa; Wendy Kopp, CEO of Teach for All; Jack Ma, chairman and CEO, Alibaba Group; Shakira Mebarak, founder, the Barefoot Foundation; Robert McDonald, president and CEO, Procter & Gamble; Zainab Salbi, founder and CEO of Women for Women International; Eric Schmidt, chairman and CEO, Google; Arnold Schwarzenegger, governor of California; Ratan Tata, chairman, Tata Group; Jerry Yang, co-founder and chief-Yahoo, Yahoo! Inc; and Muhammad Yunus, founder and managing director, Grameen Bank.
For the complete program and list of featured attendees, please visit www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/ourmeetings.
In a change from previous years, CGI Exchange, an exhibition that allows members to feature their ongoing commitments, will be open to press, subject to space limitations. CGI Exchange will take place Monday, September 20, from 2 to 6 p.m. Press must be credentialed by the Clinton Global Initiative to attend CGI Exchange; please see below for credential information.
In addition, there will be a showcase of green vehicles on 7th Avenue, between 52nd St. and 53rd St., on Monday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. On display will be a GTA MyCar and GTA Hybrid-Sports from GreenTech Automotive; a Nissan Leaf and a Toyota Prius Plug-in from Hertz; a diesel-powered vehicle running on algae-based fuel from Solayzme; and folding bicycles from BigFish Bikes.
The vehicle showcase is open to the public. Representatives from the exhibiting companies will gather at 3 p.m. to make remarks, and will be available to speak with press. For more information, please email press@clintonglobalinitiative.org.
About CGI
Established in 2005 by President Bill Clinton, the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) convenes global leaders to devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Since 2005, CGI Annual Meetings have brought together more than 125 current and former heads of state, 15 Nobel Peace Prize laureates, hundreds of leading CEOs, heads of foundations, major philanthropists, directors of the most effective nongovernmental organizations, and prominent members of the media. These CGI members have made more than 1,700 commitments valued at $57 billion, which have already improved the lives of 220 million people in more than 170 countries. In 2009, the Annual Meeting was named the No. 1 conference for CEOs. The 2010 CGI Annual Meeting will take place from September 20-23, 2010, in New York City.
The CGI community also includes CGI University (CGI U), a forum to engage college students in global citizenship, MyCommitment.org, an online portal where anybody can make a Commitment to Action, and CGI Lead, which engages a select group of young leaders from business, government, and civil society.
What: 2010 Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative
www.clintonglobalinitiative.org
Where: Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers
811 7th Avenue at 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
When: September 20-23, 2010
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