Altruism
Satisfaction comes from affecting positive change in the world.
Featured Attendees
Tiki Barber
Former Running Back, New York Giants; Correspondent, Today Show; Board Member, Robin Hood
What's his real passion? As a board member of Robin Hood, Tiki uses his resources and public image to fight poverty in New York City. Tiki serves on the board of the Harlem Success Academy, a leading charter school in New York.
Charles Best
Founder, DonorsChoose.org
After five years of teaching high school in the Bronx, Charles founded Donors Choose. To date, they have raised over $47,000,000 helped more than three million students, and funded over 115,000 projects.
Peter Borish
Founder & CEO, Computer Trading Corporation; Co-Founder Tudor Investment Corp; Co-Founder Robin Hood
A prolific day trader, who is recognized as one of the all time greats, Peter has another passion: philanthropy. He's the Co-Founder of Robin Hood and was a leader in pioneering the venture philanthropy model.
Howard Buffett
White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Engagement
Howard is known for two things in the White House: building partnerships and his love for Nebraska. In his role, he implements innovation strategies that build better partnerships between the White House, federal departments, agencies, corporations, nonprofits and foundations.
Lauren Bush and Ellen Gustafson
Co-Founders, FEED Projects
Lauren and Ellen began with a simple goal of feeding impoverished children around the world. They have sold over 500,000 bags and have provided more than 50,000,000 meals.
Kathy Calvin
CEO, United Nations Foundation
As CEO of the UN Foundation, Kathy oversees the Foundation's work on decreasing child mortality, empowering women and girls, creating a clean energy future, and protecting diverse cultures and environments.
Elizabeth Gore
Executive Director, Nothing But Nets; UN Foundation
When she isn't climbing Kilimanjaro to raise awareness about the world's water crisis in Ethiopia or distributing mosquito nets in Uganda, Elizabeth directs the UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign.
Scott Harrison
Founder, Charity: Water
From club promoter to world saver: In three years Scott and Charity: Water have delivered clean drinking water to more than 1 million people.
Wendy Kopp
Founder & CEO, Teach for America
During the 2009-2010 school year 7,300 corps members will teach more than 450,000 students. All this from an idea Wendy had in her 1989 college thesis.
Don Moody
Founder, WordWorld
WordWorld is a children's education television show on PBS. The show has won three Emmy's including Outstanding Children's Animated Program.
Laren Poole and Jason "Radical" Russell
Co-Founders, Invisible Children
As Co-Founders of Invisible Children, Laren and Jason lead an organization who's aim is to end Africa's longest running war.
Peter Thum
Founder, Ethos Water & Giving Water
Peter had the idea for Ethos Water in 2001 while working for McKinsey & Company on a project in South Africa where he saw water issues firsthand. He led Ethos as President through its acquisition by Starbucks in 2005. From 2005 to 2008, he managed Ethos and other businesses as a vice president of Starbucks and guided its philanthropy as a Director of the Starbucks Foundation.
Jamie Tworkowski
Founder, To Write Love on Her Arms
After working for Hurley and Quicksilver for years, Jamie was inspired to start his own t-shirt company. TWLOHA began as an effort to help a friend, but turned into a nonprofit movement to present hope for people struggling with depression, addiction and suicide.
Doug Ulman
CEO, LIVESTRONG
Doug is a three time cancer survivor, who leads all strategic vision and direction of LIVESTRONG. Under his guidance, they have raised more than $325 million in the fight against cancer and pioneered campaigns such as the LIVESTRONG worldwide social movement.
Ann Veneman
Executive Director, UNICEF
As the leader of UNICEF, Ann oversees a budget of more than $2 billion. From 2001-2005 Ann served as the Secretary of Agriculture under President Clinton. In 2009, Forbes ranked Ann as the 46th most powerful woman in the world.
Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen
Inventor, Life Straw & PermaNet
Mikkel leads the iconic firm Vestergaard Frandsen in it's quest to develop emergency response and life saving products. An inventor, philanthropist and leading figure in the fight against Malaria, Vestergaard Frandsen has sold more than 170 million lifesaving PermaNets.
David Saltzman
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Robin Hood
As the leader of Robin Hood, David runs a non-profit which gives more than $100 million annually to fight poverty in NYC. Robin Hood is credited as a pioneer in venture philanthropy.
David Washington
CEO, "Change the Equation" Foundation
David is serving as the CEO of the "Change the Equation" Foundation, created by the Gates & Carnegie Foundations to improve the science, technology, engineering and math of America's children. David is a former aid to President Obama and previously served as an Associate Director for the White House Office of Public Engagement where he oversaw the public-private partnerships portfolio.
Panels
Innovation in Education
Teaching today's youth
- Marc Ecko, Founder, Ecko Unlimited, Avirex, Zoo York & Sweat Equity Enterprises
- John Legend, Musician & Activist
- Don Moody, Founder, WordWorld
- Wendy Kopp, Founder & CEO, Teach for America
- Jim Shelton, Deputy Secretary, Department of Education
Humanitarian Entrepreneurship
Creating life saving products
- Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen, Inventor, Life Straw & PermaNet
The Robin Hood Way
Results-driven philanthropy
- David Saltzman, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Robin Hood
- Tiki Barber, Former Running Back, New York Giants; Correspondent, Today Show; Board Member, Robin Hood
- Peter Borish, Founder & CEO, Computer Trading Corporation; Co-Founder Tudor Investment Corp; Co-Founder Robin Hood
Grassroots Fundraising
Leveraging small donations to make a big difference
- Charles Best, Founder, Donors Choose
- Jessica Jackley, Co-Founder, Kiva.org
- Peter Thum, Founder, Ethos Water & Giving Water
- Deborah W. Brooks, Co-founder The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Waiting for Superman
Ways Business, Government, & Foundations Are Coming Together to Save the World!
- Sonal Shah, Director, White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Engagement
- Howard Buffett, Partnerships, White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Engagement
- David Washington, CEO, "Change the Equation" Foundation
- David Katz, VP Corporate Responsibility, Viacom
Haiti Right Now
- Scott Harrison, Founder, Charity: Water
Women's Leadership Forum Co-Hosted by the United Nations Foundation
A conversation with women who are changing the world
- Elizabeth Gore, Executive Director, Nothing But Nets; United Nations Foundation
- Ann Veneman, Executive Director, UNICEF
- Kathy Calvin, CEO, United Nations Foundation
- Lauren Bush & Ellen Gustafson, FEED Projects
- Nancy Jarecki, Co-Founder, Moviefone