Resources

Addressing Health Inequities and Preventing Disease

Watch this Fireside Chat with MSD to hear about the ways in which the private sector can help overcome health inequities and prevent disease, and how your business can take action to help reach everyone, everywhere. INTERVIEWEES: Drew Otoo, President, Vaccines, MSD INTERVIEWER: Lola Adedokun, Executive Director, Aspen Global Innovators Group and Co-Chair of the Aspen Institute Forum on Women and Girls, Aspen Institute

Equity and Inclusion, Global Goals, Health

October 5, 2023

Building an Equitable and Resilient Future

Building an Equitable and Resilient Future Watch our Fireside Chat with Visa Inc and the Harvard Kennedy School Corporate Responsibility Initiative to explore the trends shaping business action for the future we want. OPENING SPEAKERS: Jane Nelson, Director, Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School Michelle Gethers, Chief Diversity Officer & Head of Corporate Responsibility, Visa Inc

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Finance and Investment, Partnerships, SDGS

September 29, 2023

Catalysing Female Entrepreneurship and Improving Access to Healthcare

Our workshop with Reckitt and WiNFUND is an opportunity to learn from 6 entrepreneurs from across Africa, and hear the speakers’ insights on how best to support women entrepreneurs and leverage technology, including AI. OPENING SPEAKERS: Hamzah Sarwar, Global Social Impact and Partnerships Director, Reckitt Patty O’Hayer, Global Head Communications & Government Affairs, Reckitt Pradeep Kakkattil, CEO, HIEx and Co-founder, WiNFUND Dr. Shamim Nabuuma Kaliisa, CEO and Co-founder, Chil Femtech Center Inc Corinne Momal-Vanian, Executive Director, Kofi Annan Foundation Judith Oketch, Founder and CEO, Ambulex Solutions Olivia Koburongo, Co-Founder and CEO, MamaOpe Medicals Belinda Shaw, Founder, Cape Bio Pharms Adeola Ayoola, Co-founder and CEO, Famasi Africa Dr. Mercy Ashaba, CEO & Co-Founder, Peleyta Health Corinne Hart, Senior Gender Advisor and Team Lead, Energy, Environment and Climate, USAID MODERATOR: Her Excellency Toyin Saraki, Founder & President, The Wellbeing Foundation Africa

Health, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Partnerships, SDGS

September 29, 2023

Harnessing Generative AI for Social Impact: Driving Access to Quality Education

Harnessing Generative AI for Social Impact: Driving Access to Quality Education Our hybrid workshop with Pearson mapped out the opportunities and risks of generative AI for access to quality education for all, and explored the role business can play. OPENING SPEAKERS: Kacper Łodzikowski, Vice President, AI Capabilities, Pearson Brigid Evans, Director of Government Relations, Pearson Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi, Managing Director, Digital Planet, The Fletcher School, Tufts University Naria Santa Lucia, General Manager, Digital Inclusion and Community Engagement, Microsoft Philanthropies Kasia Jakimowicz, International Digital Development Expert, Human Capital Development, World Bank

Partnerships, Quality Education, Technology

September 29, 2023

Working Together to Tackle Gender-Based Violence

Our hybrid workshop with Anglo American explored lessons and practical opportunities to collaborate across sectors to tackle the root causes of gender-based violence. OPENING SPEAKERS: Jane Pillinger, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Department of Social Policy and Criminology, Open University Natalie Deacon, Director Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, Avon International Hermien Botes, Head of Sustainability Engagement, Anglo American Thokozile Mcopele, Vice-President: Global Corporates and Development Organisations, ABSA MODERATOR: Alice Allan, Collaborations Director, Business Fights Poverty

Gender, Gender-Based Violence, Partnerships

September 29, 2023

Rethinking Business Partnerships for the SDGs

Rethinking Business Partnerships for the SDGs This hybrid workshop with Meta builds on the latest research by the UN on transformations to accelerate progress towards the SDGs, and what this means for business partnerships. OPENING SPEAKERS: Amanda Gardiner, Head of ESG, Meta Payal Dalal, SVP, Social Impact, International Markets, Center for Inclusive Growth, Mastercard Astra Bonini, Senior Sustainable Development Officer, United Nations Department Of Economic And Social Affairs Duncan Muriira Koome, Program Project Manager, African Futures & Foresight Action Forum MODERATOR: Jane Nelson, Director, Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School

Future Cities, Partnerships, Technology

September 29, 2023

Inspiration and Innovation: Engaging Youth in Delivering on the SDGs

Listen to our Fireside Chat with Novozymes to explore how companies can bring the voice of youth into their SDG thinking and innovation and get ideas for your own approaches. INTERVIEWEES: Morten Enggaard Rasmussen, Executive Vice President, People, Sustainability & Brand, Novozymes A/S AiLun Ku, President & CEO, The Opportunity Network

Partnerships, Youth

September 29, 2023

Creating On-Ramps for a More Inclusive Digital Future

Watch this hybrid workshop with Walmart to hear the latest thinking on how businesses can partner on an inclusive digital future for employees, suppliers and customers. SPEAKERS: Welby Leaman, Senior Director, Global Public Policy, Walmart Aiaze Mitha, Global Lead, Digital Finance for the SDGs, UNDP / UNCDF Katarina Kahlmann, Chief Program Officer, TechnoServe Drew Keller, Director, Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society, Harvard Business School

Future Cities, Partnerships, Technology

September 29, 2023

Taking a Farmer-Centric Approach to Boost Global Food Security

Watch this Fireside Chat with Cargill to hear the latest thinking on the intersection between two critical issues: global food security and advancing farmer livelihoods. INTERVIEWEES: Michelle Grogg, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainable Development, Cargill César Galaviz, Rancher, Farmer and Agronomist, Río Fuerte Sur INTERVIEWER: Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership, Business Fights Poverty

Food and Nutrition, Livelihoods

September 29, 2023

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