Concordia welcomes Nancy Brinker to the Leadership Council

Concordia welcomes Nancy Brinker to the Leadership Council

Brinker has shared her insight at numerous Concordia Regional and Annual Summits in the past and played an influential role in the organization as a Senior Advisor in 2020.Read More

Welcoming our newest Leadership Council Members

Concordia today announces the appointment of five distinguished individuals to its Leadership Council: Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker, Founder of Susan G. Komen and Co-Founder of Promise Fund of Florida Lord Dr. Michael Hastings CBE, Chancellor of Regent’s University London Gillian Tett, U.S. Editor-at-Large & Chair of the Editorial Board at The Financial Times Nate Morris,… Read More

Concordia shocked & saddened to learn of assassination of Jovenel Moïse, President of Haiti and 2018 Annual Summit Speaker

Concordia’s condolences are with the president’s family and the people of Haiti. Read More

Concordia’s 2021 Leadership Award goes to Former U.S. First Lady Laura Bush, the LEGO Group CEO Niels B. Christiansen, and Justice for Migrant Women Founder & President Mónica Ramírez

The Concordia Leadership Award recognizes global leaders within the public, private, and nonprofit sectors who inspire others through their ability to turn vision into impact.Read More

Having Fled War, Syrian Mothers Give Birth During a Deadly Pandemic

By Clara Long and Ryan Stafford, International Medical Corps, Photos by Nadia Bseiso

This maternity ward in northern Jordan serves one of the biggest Syrian refugee populations in the world—but chances are you’ve never heard of it. Read More

Concordia appoints Carmen Castillo to its Leadership Council

Concordia announces the appointment of Carmen Castillo, President & CEO of SDI International Corporation, to its Leadership Council. Read More

New CARE Report Finds COVID-19 is Increasing Short-term Needs and Degrading Long-term Outcomes for Women and Girls

The recently-launched report from Concordia Global Patron Member CARE, Magnifying Inequalities and Compounding Risks: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Health and Protection of Women and Girls on the Move, reveals growing evidence that COVID-19 is increasing short-term humanitarian needs and degrading longer-term outcomes for marginalized and vulnerable populations.   The report shows that forcibly-displaced women… Read More

Concordia announces 2021 Programming Partnership with the University of Kentucky

Concordia is proud to welcome three academic units of the University of Kentucky to its community as 2021 Programming Partners. Read More

A Conversation with Concordia’s Newly-Appointed Director of Programming, Anna Dawson

As Concordia gears up for its action-packed 2021 agenda, we are excited to welcome newly-appointed Director of Programming, Anna Dawson, who gives us a sneak peek into the key themes for this year’s agenda and the most exciting moments you won’t want to miss.  How does your background in events at the Brookings Institution equip… Read More

Concordia announces a Programming Partnership with The Policy Circle

The Policy Circle Joins Concordia as a 2021 Lead Programming Partner for both the Annual and Lexington Summits Concordia is proud to announce a comprehensive collaboration with The Policy Circle as a Programming Partner for both the 2021 Annual Summit and 2021 Lexington Summit.  The Policy Circle was co-founded in 2015 by Sylvie Légère Ricketts to… Read More

Three Organizations Charting the Path to Racial Equity 

In June 2020, Concordia committed to gifting three Global Patron Memberships to organizations advancing racial equity in the U.S. The three organizations—Birth Queen, Greyston, and Black Crown Media—are each addressing a critical challenge disproportionately facing the Black community, from post-incarceration employment to BIPOC entrepreneurship and Black maternal mortality. Today, on Juneteenth, we’re spotlighting the important… Read More