Daniel Hoffman, former three-time station chief and senior executive Clandestine Services officer at the Central Intelligence Agency sat down to speak to Concordia about remembering September 11th and the work yet to be done. Read More
Concordia is delighted to announce VISA as a Lead Programming Sponsor for the upcoming 2020 Annual Summit. Launched in 1958, VISA has grown into a global payments technology company connecting consumers, businesses, banks, and governments in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. VISA recognizes that in order to build a more resilient and inclusive… Read More
En julio de 2020, Concordia organizó una sesión de trabajo especial, solo por invitación, que reunió a líderes de los sectores privado, público, académico y de la sociedad civil que trabajan en toda América Latina bajo su formato de ‘Partnership Accelerator’ (Acelerador de asociaciones). La sesión, que destacó la innovación y el impacto en el… Read More
In July 2020, Concordia hosted a special, invitation-only working session that convened leaders from the private, public, academic, and civil society sectors working across Latin America under its ‘Partnership Accelerator’ format. The session, which highlighted innovation and impact in the Latin American financing space, had an objective of sharing insight regarding tangible, action-ready interventions underway… Read More
Concordia is proud to present the 2020 Leadership Award for the Private Sector to Doug McMillon, the President and CEO of Walmart. Since assuming the role of CEO in 2014, Mr. McMillon has vastly expanded Walmart’s commitment and capacity to drive social impact. Under his leadership, Walmart launched Project Gigaton to combat climate change and work… Read More
On August 6, 2020, Concordia held W-GDP 2X Americas: Investing in the Future of Women, an exclusive half-day digital event in partnership with the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative. With a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean, the event highlighted women’s economic empowerment as… Read More
Gender equality, Goal 5 of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, is defined as the state in which access to rights and opportunities is unaffected by gender. As a society, progress has been made toward this goal over recent years. Today, there are more girls in school than ever before. Between 2000 and 2017, maternal mortality… Read More
Concordia is proud to partner with the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) around the upcoming 2020 Annual Summit. Established in 2015, DIAL is an independent global alliance that advances digital inclusion to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). DIAL identifies barriers to the routine use of digital solutions and data, tests ways to remove them, and… Read More
We’re excited to be partnering with SpotMe to design the ultimate digital platform for the upcoming 2020 Annual Summit. Today, we’re bringing you a sneak peek into what you should expect as a Summit Attendee. Think of the Annual Summit digital platform as your virtual conference center: it’ll be home to all of our sessions—available… Read More