UN Social Innovation Summit 2012
 

2012 Social Innovation Summit Speakers


The Social Innovation Summit brings together top executives and thought leaders from around the globe to discuss opportunities for leveraging technology & innovation to affect social change. Attendees will discuss philanthropic trends, analyze innovative approaches for problem solving and build lasting partnerships that enable them and their organizations to discover new methods of engaging with social challenges.

John Abele [More Info]
Founder
Boston Scientific Corporation
 
Rajesh Anandan [More Info]
Senior Vice President, Private Sector Partnerships and UNICEF Ventures
UNICEF USA
 
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen [More Info]
Founder and Chairman
Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society
 
Akhtar Badshah [More Info]
Senior Director of Global Community Affairs
Microsoft
 
Tiki Barber [More Info]
NFL Former Pro Bowl Running Back & NBC Broadcaster
 
Nick Beim [More Info]
General Partner
Matrix Partners
 
Cynthia Bissett Germanotta [More Info]
Co-founder and President
Born This Way Foundation
 
Peter Bloom [More Info]
Advisory Director
General Atlantic
 
Talya Bosch [More Info]
Director, Social Ventures
Western Union
 
William Brindley [More Info]
Chief Executive Officer
NetHope
 
Adam Brotman [More Info]
Chief Digital Officer
Starbucks
 
Howard W. Buffett [More Info]
Executive Director
Howard G. Buffett Foundation
 
Dr. Soon-Hong Choi [More Info]
Assistant Secretary-General and Chief Information Technology Officer
United Nations
 
June Cohen [More Info]
Executive Producer
TED Media
 
Petri Darby [More Info]
Director of Marketing, Communications & Digital Strategy
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America
 
Tara DeGeorges [More Info]
Online Content Manager of Public Affairs
Time Warner Cable
 
Desh Desphande [More Info]
Trustee
Deshpande Foundation
 
Amir A. Dossal [More Info]
Chairman
Global Partnerships Forum
 
Bruce Gibney [More Info]
Partner
Founders Fund
 
Steve Gleason [More Info]
Former NFL Player; Founder
Team Gleason Foundation
 
Ellen Goldberg Luger [More Info]
Executive Director of the General Mills Foundation
Vice President, General Mills
 
James Gowen [More Info]
Chief Sustainability Officer
Verizon
 
Jonathan Greenblatt [More Info]
Director, Office of Social Innovation
White House
 
Bill Gross [More Info]
Chairman & CEO
Idealab
 
Richard Hall [More Info]
Director, Global Strategic Alliances
Intel Corporation
 
Alan Hassenfeld [More Info]
Chairman of the Executive Committee
Hasbro
 
Jeffrey Hollender [More Info]
Co-Founder
Seventh Generation
 
Peter Hopkins [More Info]
President
Big Think
 
Jennifer Houston [More Info]
President
WE Studio D, of Waggener Edstrom Worldwide
 
Aaron Hurst [More Info]
Founder
Taproot Foundation
 
Alicia Keys [More Info]
Artist; Global Advocate for HIV/AIDS; Co-Founder
Keep a Child Alive
 
Zeev Klein [More Info]
General Partner
Landmark Ventures
 
Kay Koplovitz [More Info]
Chairman
Liz Claiborne
 
Libby Leffler [More Info]
Strategic Partner Manager
Facebook
 
Francine LeFrak [More Info]
Producer, Philanthropist; Founder
Same Sky
 
Eric Lewis [More Info]
(ELEW) American Jazz Pianist
 
Monica Lozano [More Info]
Chief Executive Officer
impreMedia
 
Rebecca Lucore [More Info]
Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Bayer Corporation
Executive Director, Bayer USA Foundation
 
Ali Marano [More Info]
Head of Technology for Social Good
JPMorgan Chase
 
Ross Martin [More Info]
Executive Vice President
Viacom Media Networks
 
Dan Matte [More Info]
EVP, Marketing and Business Development
F5 Networks
 
Timothy McClimon [More Info]
President, American Express Foundation
Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, American Express
 
Rhonda Mims [More Info]
President
ING Foundation
 
Aziz Mohamed [More Info]
Manager Global Healthcare Initiatives
Hewlett-Packard Company
 
Nicholas Negroponte [More Info]
Founder & Chairman
One Laptop Per Child
 
Dr. Maura O’Neill [More Info]
Chief Innovation Officer and Senior Counselor to the Administrator
U.S. Agency for International Development
 
Shelly Palmer [More Info]
Host of NBC Universal's Live Digital with Shelly Palmer
Fox 5 New York's On-air Tech Expert
 
Katherine Pickus [More Info]
Divisional Vice President Global Citizenship and Policy – Abbott
Vice President – Abbott Fund
 
Marc Pollick [More Info]
Founder and President
The Giving Back Fund
 
Gina Reiss-Wilchins [More Info]
Director, Girl Up
United Nations Foundation
 
Annette Richardson [More Info]
Senior Advisor
United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP)
 
Jean-Pierre Rosso [More Info]
Chairman
World Economic Forum USA
 
Jason Saul [More Info]
Founder & CEO
Mission Measurement
 
Shannon Schuyler [More Info]
Senior Managing Director, Corporate Responsibility Leader
PwC
 
Jeff Seabright [More Info]
Chief Environmental Officer
The Coca-Cola Company
 
Tom Shadyac [More Info]
Director, Screenwriter & Film Producer (I am)
 
Brian Sirgutz [More Info]
Senior Vice President of Social Impact
AOL/ Huffington Post Media Group
 
Doug Smith [More Info]
VP, Global Partner Strategy & Operations
VMware
 
Dr. Nancy Snyderman [More Info]
Chief Medical Editor
NBC News
 
Jeff Swartz [More Info]
Former CEO & President
Timberland
 
Robert Torres [More Info]
Senior Program Officer
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
 
Dr. Craig Venter [More Info]
Chairman & President
J. Craig Venter Institute
 
Judy Vredenburgh [More Info]
President and CEO
Girls Inc.
 
Aleem Walji [More Info]
Innovation Practice Manager
World Bank
 
Hunter Walk [More Info]
Director of Product Management
YouTube