Concordia is honored to welcome The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) as a 2020 Annual Summit Programming Partner. Founder, President, and Leadership Council Member, Her Excellency Toyin Saraki, began this organization in Nigeria in 2004, out of hopes of improving health care for women, infants, and children. Through a multi-faceted strategy consisting of research, programmes, policy,… Read More
The COVID-19 crisis has reinforced the importance of sustaining cross-sector collaboration. Calamos Investments has demonstrated critical leadership in charting a course for economic recovery and relief amid the COVID-19 crisis, as an extension of its longstanding focus on philanthropy, conscious capitalism, and navigating market uncertainties. During the pandemic, John Koudounis, CEO of Calamos Investments, founded… Read More
Addressing poverty through disaster response, food & nutrition, health, and education & work, CARE seeks to provide support for vulnerable communities. For the past 75 years, CARE has worked tirelessly to offer guidance and support in the hope of alleviating the stresses of poverty. With more than seven decades of experience in delivering emergency aid… Read More
Concordia is pleased to announce the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) as a 2020 Programming Partner. The DFC is America’s development bank. Investing in sectors such as energy, healthcare, critical infrastructure, and technology, the DFC is an avid supporter of cross-sector collaboration. Through partnership with private sector organizations, the DFC seeks to positively affect… Read More
Globally, 540 children are born each day with a cleft. Barriers to treatment mean that children with untreated clefts face physical difficulties eating, breathing, hearing, and speaking. Smile Train is an international children’s charity with a sustainable approach to a single, solvable problem: cleft lip and palate. For 21 years, Smile Train has provided safe… Read More
Throughout history, sport has been used as a means to influence diplomatic, social, and political relations. Sport has also contributed to breaking racial and gender barriers, creating a more inclusive world for millions of people worldwide Over the last two decades, Laureus Sport for Good, a global organization that uses sport to end violence, discrimination… Read More
Concordia is proud to welcome the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as a 2020 Annual Summit Programming Partner. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business organization and represents the interests of more than three million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions in Washington, D.C. During the 2020 Annual Summit, Concordia and the… Read More
Concordia is proud to partner with The Global Citizen Forum around the upcoming 2020 Annual Summit. The Global Citizen Forum is a social action platform built on a community of leaders committed to improving the state of global citizenship for the generations to come. The GCF community is bound by the shared belief that citizenship… Read More
Concordia is proud to announce Vodafone as a Programming Sponsor for the upcoming 2020 Annual Summit. Vodafone is a leading technology communications company keeping society connected and building a digital future for everyone. The company is focused on two scaled and differentiated regional platforms in Europe and Africa, operating mobile and fixed networks in 22… Read More
Today’s COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that we must bolster health care systems worldwide if we are to defeat infectious diseases and save the most vulnerable. For this to become a reality, major investments must be made to fight existing epidemics as well as new ones. Concordia is proud to announce the Global Fund… Read More
Technological innovation has created a plethora of new opportunities for companies and organizations to leverage their expertise to create a long-lasting positive impact on a global scale. Microsoft is committed to leveraging technology to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems, and has recently established a representation office to the United Nations (UN) in… Read More