International data company and news wire organisation Bloomberg has concluded plans to convene a select eminent speakers for its first-ever Global Business Forum, which brought together heads of state and global CEOs scheduled for September in New York, USA, to discuss opportunities for advancing trade and economic growth, and issues relating to societal challenges – from climate change to workplace automation to terrorism – facing countries and businesses.
The daylong unprecedented convention of major business and government leaders from all regions of the world, to be hosted by the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, September 20th, 2017 in New York City, during the week of the
The Forum was inspired by the Bloomberg U.S.-Africa Business Forum, which in 2014 and 2016 brought business leaders together with heads of state from every African nation, and the Clinton Global Initiative, which held its Annual Meeting during U.N. General Assembly week and established a new model to bring together global leaders from all sectors to create and implement tangible solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.
The Global Business Forum would seek to build on their success by convening leaders who are best positioned to expand trade, drive economic growth, and tackle our most pressing common challenges. World leaders from over 30 countries along with more than 100 global CEOs have confirmed attendance.
“Global trade and investment are the most powerful forces we have for reducing poverty and spreading opportunity – but too often, business and government leaders don’t realize how they can help each other,” said Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies, and 108th Mayor of New York City.
“The Africa Summit we hosted demonstrated how much can be gained by bringing the two groups together, and the annual meetings held by the Clinton Global Initiative showed the incredible opportunity the U.N General Assembly week presents for forging new partnerships. The Forum will be a great opportunity for heads of state and CEOs to speak directly with one another about ways they can work more closely together.”
Bloomberg is sponsoring the forum in partnership with the Alibaba Group; Dangote Industries Limited; EXOR, the holding company controlled by the Agnelli family; the Mahindra Group; and MiSK, the philanthropic foundation of His Royal Highness Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz.
The featured speakers and participants at the Global Business Forum will include:
The Honorable William J. Clinton, 42nd President of the United States
Bill Gates, Co-Founder, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations
Jack Ma, Executive Chairman, Alibaba Group
Lloyd Blankfein, CEO and Chairman, Goldman Sachs
Laurence Fink, CEO and Chairman, BlackRock
Jim Kim, President, World Bank Group
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever
Indra K. Nooyi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo
David Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, The Carlyle Group
Masayoshi Son, Chairman and CEO, SoftBank Group Corp
Mary Callahan Erdoes, CEO, J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management
Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Chair, E.L. Rothschild
Aliko Dangote, President and CEO, Dangote Industries Limited
John Elkann, Chairman and CEO, EXOR
Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group
Ajay Banga, President and CEO, Mastercard
Arif Naqvi, Founder and Group Chief Executive, The Abraaj Group
Euisun Chung, Vice Chairman, Hyundai Motor Company
Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah, Chairwoman, Henkel
Eileen Murray, Co-CEO, Bridgewater Associates
Isabelle Kocher, Chief Executive Officer, ENGIE