#TimesUp & Farmworker Rights Activist Mónica Ramírez Talks Activism & Identity
How did your upbringing in an immigrant, farmworker family shape your values and sense of identity? I am a third-generation Mexican-American, but I am the first generation of my family that did not work in agriculture growing up. My family settled in rural Ohio, where most of the Latinos who lived there were agricultural workers […]
Sustainable Snacks: The Bronx-Based Company Making Healthy Snacks Accessible
Concordia’s Day of Engagement connects the issues discussed during the Annual Summit to high-impact social alliances with one goal: to highlight public-private partnerships in action. This year’s Day of Engagement was co-hosted by Envolve, a nonprofit that connects diverse communities to resources to realize their business goals. Hosted by The Lit Bar, the Bronx’s only […]
Building the Next Generation of Puerto Rican Entrepreneurs
At the Concordia Annual Summit, you noted Puerto Rico’s bilingual and skilled workforce –– what makes the often-forgotten American territory one of opportunities? The fact that we are a small island in the Caribbean and we are far from the mainland contributes to Puerto Rico oftentimes being out of sight. In 2015 you launched Friends […]
Top Brand Expert, Beth Doane, Talks Mental Health
Why did you decide to share your own story at the 2019 Concordia Annual Summit? Why this platform? People are finally recognizing the prevalence and seriousness that mental health challenges pose around the world. However, it’s incredibly rare for a person in a position of power to admit they are struggling or have struggled, and […]
Summit Stars
The summer after college, Matthew Swift and Nicholas Logothetis worked together as interns for News Corp’s Wall Street Journal CEO Council, a gathering of top executives. Seeing firsthand the workings of a major conference of celebrity leaders didn’t intimidate the two young men. In fact, it started them wondering: How hard can it be? Joe […]
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TAKE THE STAGE AT THE CONCORDIA SUMMIT
A MESSAGE FROM CONCORDIA’s CO-FOUNDERS
In the summer of 2011, on the 10-year anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Concordia was founded by two friends with the goal of building cross-sector partnerships to counter extremism. Since then, we’ve grown into a platform that brings together disparate political voices, emerging activists, budding entrepreneurs, and business leaders from across all political, socioeconomic, […]
CONCORDIA WELCOMES THE HON. JEH JOHNSON TO ITS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Today Concordia welcomes Jeh Johnson, Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security (2013-2017), to its Leadership Council. From Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York to General Counsel of the Department of Defense, Secretary Johnson’s career has been rooted in public service and equality. Most recently, Secretary Johnson led the U.S. Department of […]
CONCORDIA LE DA LA BIENVENIDA AL HONORABLE JEH JOHNSON AL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Hoy Concordia le da la bienvenida a Jeh Johnson, ex Secretario de Seguridad Nacional de los Estados Unidos (2013-2017), al Leadership Council. Desde ser Fiscal Asistente en el Distrito Sur de Nueva York hasta Asesor General del Departamento de Defensa, la carrera del Secretario Johnson se ha basado en el servicio público y en la […]
2019 Concordia Europe – AmChamSpain Summit Report
The inaugural Concordia Europe – AmChamSpain Summit took place in Madrid, Spain on June 26, 2019. Through a unique partnership between Concordia and the American Chamber of Commerce in Spain, the Summit provided an international platform through which to elevate action-oriented dialogue around the outlook for both Spain and Europe as a whole, while also […]
2019 Concordia Europe – AmChamSpain Summit Report
La cumbre inaugural Concordia Europe – AmChamSpain se celebró en Madrid, España, el 26 de junio de 2019. Gracias a la colaboración entre Concordia y la Cámara de Comercio de EE. UU. en España, la conferencia dio lugar a un encuentro global, con el objetivo de promover un diálogo orientado a la acción sobre las […]