Wednesday, September 12, 2012

30 Inspiring Sessions From Digital World-Changers














This year's Social Good Summit will be a must-attend event during UN Week in New York City. UN Week kicks off Saturday, Sept. 22, when the Social Good Summit will begin a three-day event at the 92Y, bringing together some of the biggest names and brightest minds in technology and social good.

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From Saturday, Sept. 22 to Monday, Sept. 24, the conference will be full of onstage programming with premiere speakers, including Forest Whitaker, Mira Sorvino, Allyson Felix and Nick Kristof. Plus, attendees will enjoy tons of networking opportunities and a Sunday evening reception full of surprises.


We've just released the agenda for this three-day conference taking place at the 92Y in New York City from Sept. 22-24. We will be adding more amazing names and compelling sessions, so stay tuned. We are just days away from the summit, so get your tickets today!

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Saturday, Sept. 22, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.



    The State of Social Good
  • Pete Cashmore, CEO & Founder, Mashable

  • Sol Adler, Executive Director, 92Y

  • Kathy Calvin, CEO, United Nations Foundation

  • Hans Vestberg, CEO, Ericsson

  • Helen Clark, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme


How Google Earth Is Changing the World



  • Rebecca Moore, Engineering Manager, Google Earth Outreach & Earth Engine Google, Inc.


How Digital Is Redefining Diplomacy



  • Victoria Esser, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Digital Strategy, U. S. State Department

  • Ambassador Dino Patti Djalal, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the United States of America

  • Chrystia Freeland, Digital Editor, Thomson Reuters

  • Charles Ray, Former U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe


Digital Tracking for Human Trafficking



  • Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, Ambassador-at-Large, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Department of State

  • Alison Friedman, Senior Coordinator for Public Engagement, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Department of State

  • Slavery Footprint


Wrestling Malaria: Uniting Fans Online & Offline for Social Good



  • Nothing But Nets

  • World Wrestling Entertainment


From Tsunamis to Diseases: How Mobile Technology Is Saving Lives



  • Josh Nesbit, CEO, Medic Mobile

  • Anu Gupta, Director in Corporate Contributions, Johnson & Johnson

  • Robert Fabricant, Vice President of Creative, Frog Design


One-on-One With White House Chief Technology Officer



  • Todd Park, U.S. Chief Technology Officer, The White House

  • Lance Ulanoff, Editor in Chief, Mashable


Project Diaspora: Africa's Technology Renaissance



  • TMS “Teddy” Ruge, Co-Founder, Project Diaspora

  • Kris Balderston, Special Representative for Global Partnerships, Office of the Secretary of State, Global Partnership Initiative

  • Zoe Fox, Reporter, Mashable


How Millennials Will Save The World



  • Adora Svitak, Author, Teacher, Speaker & Activist


8-Year-Old YouTube Sensation: Musical Performance & Inspiration



  • JD Malkin, Youth Ambassador, Save the Children




Sunday, Sept. 23, 1 p.m. - 9 p.m.


Global Sustainability in the 21st Century



  • Dr. Gro Brundtland, Director General, World Health Organization


Drones, Digital & #OWS



  • Tim Pool, Independent Journalist

  • Digital Activism: On the Frontlines of the Arab Spring



    • Ramy Raoof, Egyptian Blogger & Human Rights Defender


    Preventing Genocide in the Digital Age



    • Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Former Prime Minister of Poland


    Using Mapping Technology to End Polio



    • Nicole Newnham, Documentary Film Maker & Writer, The Revolutionary Optimists

    • Ndimyake Mwakalyelye, Broadcaster, Voice Of America

    • Mike Mwanza, Nutrition Officer, National Food and Nutrition Commission


    Climate & Energy: The Next Digital Frontier



    • Senator Tim Wirth, President, United Nations Foundation & Better World Fund

    • Alex Fitzpatrick, Reporter, Mashable


    Digital Disaster Relief



    • Wendy Harmon, Director of Social Strategy, American Red Cross

    • David Kobia, Director of Technology Development, Ushahidi

    • Samantha Murphy, Reporter, Mashable


    The Next Generation of Social Good



    • Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA


    Embracing Technology to Foster Peace



    • Forest Whitaker, Artist & UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador

    • Jeffrey Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute at Columbia University & Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon

    • Hans Vestberg, President & CEO, Ericsson


    Special Musical Performance



    • Apple Juice Kid & Pierce Freelon


    Developing Technology for the Developing World



    • Dr Raj Shah, Administrator, USAID

    • Mira Sorvino’s Fight Against Human Trafficking



      • Mira Sorvino, Academy Award Winning Actress & UN Goodwill Ambassador to Combat Human Trafficking

      • Laurie Bolthouse, Producer, Trade of Innocents




      Monday, Sept. 24, 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.


      The Global Conversation: Bringing Voices From Around the World to New York


      Getting Active Through Digital



      • Allyson Felix, Olympic Gold Medalist

      • Charlie Denson, President, NIKE Brand


      Social Gaming for Good



      • Nick Kristof, Columnist & Two-Time Pulitzer Prize Winner, The New York Times

      • Asi Burak, Co-President, Games for Change


      Going Viral With Philanthropy



      • Scott Heiferman, Co-Founder & CEO, Meetup


      Can Journalism Do It All? - The Intersection of Print, Digital & Social Good



      • Catherine Sharick, Managing Editor, TIME

      • Elizabeth Gore, Vice President of Global Partnerships, United Nations Foundation


      Take A Byte - Nutrition & Technology



      • United Nations World Food Programme

      • Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition


      Women, Social Media and an End to Poverty



      • America Ferrera, Actor & Producer

      • Alexis Bledel, Actor

      • Claire Diaz-Ortiz, Leads Social Innovation, Twitter

      • Molly Kinder, Director for Agriculture & Europe Policy, ONE


      Spirituality in the Digital Age



      • Deepak Chopra, New York Times Bestselling Author & Founder, The Chopra Foundation




      Brought to you by Mashable, 92nd Street Y, the United Nations Foundation, Ericsson, the U.N. Development Programme and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the 2012 Social Good Summit promises to once again showcase the unparalleled effects of citizens united through social media and technology to change the world.


      Purchase Your Tickets to Social Good Summit



      The Social Good Summit is where big ideas meet new media to create innovative solutions. Held during UN Week, the Social Good Summit unites a dynamic community of global leaders to discuss a big idea: the power of innovative thinking and technology to solve our greatest challenges.


      Date: Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, through Monday, Sept. 24, 2012
      Time: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. each day
      Location: 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave., New York, NY
      Tickets: $130 for a three-day pass.



      Press: Press credentials will be given to press and bloggers from around the world for all Social Good Summit sessions and the Digital Media Lounge (DML). The DML is a fully wired work space at 92Y to report out of, network with fellow members of the media, and self-organize interviews and exclusive content from Social Good Summit sessions. The DML will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sept. 22-24. To apply, please fill in the form here.

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      This story originally published on Mashable here.



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