Are you a next gen philanthropist? Impact investor? Social entrepreneur? If so you may be interested in the 8th Annual NEXUS Global Summit which will be held in New York City from July 27-28, 2018 with an opening program at the United Nations on the afternoon & evening of July 26th.
The Summit is an exclusive gathering of 600+ leading next gen philanthropists, impact investors and social entrepreneurs from over 70 countries. We will hear from inspiring young leaders and U.N. officials and brainstorm creative solutions to pressing problems facing our generation and the world in 2018. More info can be found here.
Summit Topics Include: Refugee Crisis, Entrepreneurship, Impact Investing, Eduction, Human Trafficking, Equal Justice, Climate Change, Family Business, Art & Music, Gender Parity, Regenerative Culture, Animal Welfare, Peace Building, Democracy, Mental Health, Film for Social Change, Indigenous Issues, Futurism, and more….
Some background on NEXUS:
In only 7 years, NEXUS has grown to be the largest network of international young philanthropists and impact investors in the world representing families collectively worth over $700 Billion. We host summits in Europe, Asia, Australia, India, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East and the Caribbean and organize smaller “salons” in cities across the world every month all focused on social impact themes.
Check out the short highlight video of our 2017 summit here.
Past Summit Speakers Include:
Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
Gen. Wesley Clark, Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO
Jan Peter Balkenende, Former Prime Minister of The Netherlands
Mohammed Yunus, Noble Prize Winner
Lucy Turnbull, First Lady of Australia
HRH Haakon Magnus, Crown Prince of Norway
Deepak Chopra, Celebrated Author & Ayurvedic Advocate
Ray Chambers, UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Financing Health
Sir Ronald Cohen, Chair, G8 Social Impact Investment Task Force
Ashley Judd, Actress & Activist
Kenneth Cole, Designer & Philanthropist
Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO, Chobani
Harry Belafonte, Musician & Activist
Sallie Krawcheck, CEO & Co-Founder, Ellevest
Wendy Kopp, CEO & Co-Founder, Teach for America
Liesel Pritzker Simmons, The Blue Haven Initiative
If you would like additional information, please email Shira Hodges at Shira@philanthropynetwork.org