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.

Charu Adesnik [More Info]
Manager, Corporate Affairs
Cisco Systems and Cisco Foundation
 
Rajesh Anandan [More Info]
Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
U.S. Fund for UNICEF
 
Matthew Arnold [More Info]
Managing Director, Head of Environmental Affairs
JPMorgan Chase
 
Ahmad Ashkar [More Info]
Founder & CEO
Hult Prize
 
Lois Backon [More Info]
Executive Director, Head of Strategic Community Partnerships, Global Philanthropy
JPMorgan Chase
 
Caroline Barlerin [More Info]
Director of Global Community Involvement
HP
 
Amy Bell [More Info]
Vice President, Social Finance
JPMorgan Chase
 
Charles Best [More Info]
Founder & CEO
DonorsChoose.org
 
Bill Brindley [More Info]
CEO & Executive Director
NetHope
 
Derek Brooks [More Info]
Director, System Development
ChildFund International
 
Kathy Brown [More Info]
SVP, Public Policy & Corporate Responsibility
Verizon
 
Jimmy Canton [More Info]
CEO
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
 
Maureen Casey [More Info]
Managing Director, Military & Veterans Affairs
JPMorgan Chase
 
Dr. Jason Clay [More Info]
SVP, Market Transformation
World Wildlife Fund
 
Glenn Close [More Info]
Actress/Producer, Trillium Productions Inc.; Co-Founder
Bring Change 2 Mind
 
Andrea Coleman [More Info]
CEO, Office of Innovation
NYC Department of Education
 
Nimrod Elmish [More Info]
CEO
I.G. Cardboard Technologies
 
Dawn Engle [More Info]
Co-Founder & Executive Director
PeaceJam
 
Daniel Epstein [More Info]
CEO
Unreasonable Group
 
Jeffrey Falkenstein [More Info]
Vice President for Data Architecture
Foundation Center
 
Kate Fletcher [More Info]
Founder & Executive Director
Hekima Place
 
Willy Foote [More Info]
Founder & CEO
Root Capital
 
Alexia Forhan [More Info]
Science Teacher and Technology Coach
Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School
 
Heather Franzese [More Info]
Executive Director
Good World Solutions
 
Steve Gleason [More Info]
Former NFL Player; Founder
Team Gleason Foundation
 
Adam Grant [More Info]
Author, Award-Winning Teacher, Researcher & Tenured Management Professor
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
 
Richard Hall [More Info]
Director, Global Strategic Alliances
Intel Corporation
 
Alan Hassenfeld [More Info]
Chairman of the Executive Committee
Hasbro
 
Henry Hipps [More Info]
Senior Program Officer
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
 
Adam Hirsch [More Info]
SVP, Emerging Media and Technology
Edelman Digital
 
Michael Horn [More Info]
Co-Founder
Clayton Christensen Institute
 
Jonathan Hsu [More Info]
CEO
Recyclebank
 
Claire Huang [More Info]
Chief Marketing Officer
JP Morgan Chase
 
Vanessa Hurst [More Info]
Founder, Developers for Good; Co-Founder
Girls Develop It
 
Jane Hynes [More Info]
SVP, Communications
Salesforce.com
 
Okello Kelo Sam [More Info]
 
Randall Kempner [More Info]
Executive Director
Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE)
 
Will Kennedy [More Info]
Senior Programme Officer, UN Office for Partnerships
United Nations
 
Noah Kerner [More Info]
CEO & Chief Creative Officer
Noise
 
Craig Kielburger [More Info]
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Free the Children
 
Rose Kirk [More Info]
President
Verizon Foundation
 
Zeev Klein [More Info]
General Partner
Landmark Ventures
 
Allyson Knox [More Info]
Director Education Policy, US Government Affairs
Microsoft
 
Libby Leffler [More Info]
Strategic Partner Manager
Facebook
 
Dr. Michael Levine [More Info]
Executive Director
Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Street Workshop
 
Brian Lewis [More Info]
CEO
International Society for Technology & Education
 
Nastia Liukin [More Info]
Olympic Gold Medalist, 2008 Beijing Olympics Champion
 
Sebastian Majewski [More Info]
Impact & Analysis Coordinator
UNICEF
 
Rooney Mara [More Info]
Actress; Ambassador, Oxfam America; President
Uweza Foundation
 
Ali Marano [More Info]
Head of Technology For Good
JPMorgan Chase
 
Ken Mehlman [More Info]
Member & Global Head of Public Affairs
KKR
 
Juan Montes [More Info]
Chief Technology Officer
Museum of Modern Art
 
Bridget Moynahan [More Info]
Actress; Celebrity Ambassador
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
 
Dr. Maura O'Neill [More Info]
Chief Innovation Officer
USAID
 
Johann Olav Koss [More Info]
Founder, President & CEO
Right to Play
 
Dr. Robert C. Orr [More Info]
Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Strategic Planning
United Nations
 
Dan Pallotta [More Info]
Entrepreneur, Author, and Humanitarian Activist
Advertising for Humanity
 
Marc Pollick [More Info]
Founder and President
The Giving Back Fund
 
Zeenat Rahman [More Info]
Secretary Kerry’s Special Adviser on Global Youth Issues
U.S. Department of State
 
Ben Rayer [More Info]
Founder & CEO
Touchstone Education
 
Denise Restauri [More Info]
Founder & CEO
GirlQuake
 
Dr. Karen Rheuban [More Info]
Professor of Pediatrics, Director
UVA Center for Telehealth
 
Annette Richardson [More Info]
Senior Advisor
United Nations Office for Partnerships
 
Stephen Ritz [More Info]
Vice President, Poverty Tools & Insights
Green Bronx Machine
 
Kathleen Rooney Mara [More Info]
Philanthropist
 
Christopher Rush [More Info]
Co-Founder & Chief Program Officer
New Classrooms
 
Jesse Schultz [More Info]
Social Innovation Coordinator
Warby Parker
 
Shannon Schuyler [More Info]
US Corporate Responsibility Leader
PwC
 
Jeff Senne [More Info]
Director of Corporate Responsibility & Operations Lead
PwC
 
Premal Shah [More Info]
Co-Founder & President
Kiva.org
 
Jennifer Silberman [More Info]
VP for Global Corporate Responsibility
Hilton Worldwide
 
Jack Sim [More Info]
Founder & Director
World Toilet Organization
 
Andrew Solomon [More Info]
Award-Winning Writer and Lecturer
Far From the Tree
 
Jessica Stam [More Info]
Model, Celebrity & Activist; Ambassador
PeaceJam
 
Zak Stengel [More Info]
Camper
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
 
Dr. Scott Stimpfel [More Info]
Assistant Dean of Student Engagement & Innovation
NYU Stern School of Business
 
Rebecca Stoeckle [More Info]
VP, Director, Health & Technology
Education Development Center (EDC)
 
Colonel David W. Sutherland [More Info]
U.S. Army (Ret.); Co-Founder & Chairman
Center for Military & Veterans Community Services (Dixon Center)
 
Ivan Suvanjieff [More Info]
Co-Founder
PeaceJam
 
Tom Szaky [More Info]
CEO
Terracycle
 
Chade-Meng Tan [More Info]
Jolly Good Fellow
Google
 
Rob Tarkoff [More Info]
President & CEO
Lithium
 
Robert Tas [More Info]
Managing Director, Head of Digital Marketing
JPMorgan Chase
 
Robert Torres [More Info]
Senior Program Officer
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
 
Alan VanderMolen [More Info]
Vice Chairman, President & CEO, Global Practices
Edelman
 
Magatte Wade [More Info]
Founder & CEO
Tiossano
 
Yana Watson Kakar [More Info]
Partner
Dalberg Global Development Advisors
 
Dalila Wilson-Scott [More Info]
Acting President, Global Philanthropy
JPMorgan Chase
 
John Wood [More Info]
Founder & Board Co-Chair
Room to Read
 
Steve Wright [More Info]
Vice President, Poverty Tools & Insights
Grameen Foundation
 
Pat Yongpradit [More Info]
Teacher, Springbrook High School
 

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