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Nexus Global Youth Summit on Innovative Returning to Berkeley She Plans to Launch Another Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship I P S E 19-22 SEPTEMBER 2012 NEW YORK CITY INFORMATION PACK ABOUT WELCOME Nexus: Global Youth Summit on Innovative Our inaugural Summit last year was an Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship 2012 experiment. We wanted to know what would aims to increase and improve philanthropy and happen if we brought diverse communities of social investment by convening diverse youth together, including young wealth holders communities of youth. and social entrepreneurs. We learned a lot about how to create a space for powerful The Summit will bring together young wealth- conversations. And in doing so we created a holders, social entrepreneurs and allies from new community of change. around the world for a series of inspiring and thought-provoking conversations exploring the Responding both to an urgent need and a most pertinent social issues, the most compelling opportunity that community has innovative approaches to creating change and grown. A little over a year since 400 of the most influential, visionary and resourceful members the most impactful ways to learn and of our generation gathered at the United collaborate together. Nations in New York we have met in ten countries around the world, with regional summits coming together in London and Beijing. This year we will ask not only what can be possible, but what can be promised. Many applied to participate; only a few were chosen. As you take your place, we urge you to make meaningful connections with the people next to you – they are as important as the people on stage. We are a youth movement and a youthful movement. We don’t have the answers but we’re learning to ask the right questions. And our time to take action is now. Thank you for joining us. Nexus is convened by Jonah Wittkamper Co-Founder & Global Director Rachel Cohen Gerrol Co-Founder & Curator 1 TEAM NETWORK If you need more information, or in case of All official participants should have received an emergencies, please contact a member of the invite to join our dedicated online social Nexus team. Either find a Team member network. This allows participants to browse the (wearing a bright yellow Nexus Team t-shirt) or: Summit program, create a personalized agenda, participate in discussions, reach out to and Email [email protected] arrange meetings with other participants and Call Chelsea on +1 202 701 8696 more. If you did not receive your invitation and would like to participate online, please send an Call Bruce on +1 240 688 9914 email to [email protected]. NEXUS ONLINE EVALUATION Find us online! We will be asking every participant to help us make Nexus: Global Youth Summit even better. thenexussummit Please make sure you complete an evaluation nexusyouthsummit form when you leave the Summit. These will be handed out on Friday. To request an electronic www. nexusyouthsummit.org version, please email [email protected]. Official Twitter hashtag #Nexus2012 2 ACTION Nexus: Global Youth Summit 2012 is committed to action. We have developed the following three initiatives for the growing Nexus network: Nexus: Platform Nexus: Fund Nexus: Campaign As a platform, we will Our Global Youth Summit Recognizing the value of tax encourage and support 2012 will offer a space for incentives for philanthropy, participant-led collaborative youth-focused investors and the power of public-private projects that are new, young social entrepreneurs partnerships for innovative and scalable and to design funding philanthropic work, and the that develop new knowledge mechanisms that support social value of public and social impact. youth-to-youth philanthropy, generosity and donor crowd-sourced funding, and education, we will advocate youth-led social impact for public policies that companies. support more effective philanthropy and social impact investing. We want to facilitate greater connections and shared learning and to tell the stories of your successes. If you start a conversation at the Summit that leads to the creation of a new project, or leads to an existing project receiving funding or getting the support it needs – we want to hear from you! Expect to hear from us about our Global Campaign for a Culture of Philanthropy. We’ll want to get you involved so that together we can inspire and enable greater generosity through innovative philanthropy. 3 PROGRAM TRACKS The following tracks can help guide you through the many sessions and workshops we have to offer: Business How are young entrepreneurs and investors doing well by doing good? Philanthropy How are donors learning to give in new a better ways? Wealth & Wellness How can individuals and families steward their resources in healthier ways? Networks & Skills How can you live your life more strategically? Development Global Issues How are young innovators addressing issues of poverty, health, the environment and more? World Regions What are young people, philanthropists and social entrepreneurs doing in your region of the world? Spotlight What trends should be on your radar these days? PLATFORM We appreciate that you want to hear from experts in the field. But sometimes you want to take center stage and share your expertise and experience, pitch your ideas and create your own discussions too. Here’s where we hand over to you: Gallery Reception Affinity Dinners Hosted by Fonderie 47 Collaboration Pitches Open Saturday These interactive Come raise a glass to A meaningful gathering After brunch and a dinners offer a chance Fonderie 47 and all of of young change- closing plenary session, for Nexus participants the NEXUS alumni makers isn’t complete we finish early. But we to network around working together for without the opportunity encourage you to make shared areas of interest change! Join us for an to discuss the different your own plans to keep while dining on a 3 exclusive pre-launch projects you’re meeting, talking, course meal. preview of "The interested in seeking planning and exploring Phoenix Collection" by collaborators for in a the city together! world renowned safe, supportive setting. jewelry artist James de This is your moment! Givenchy. And don’t forget that you can organize your own 1-to-1 and group meetings with other participants via the Nexus online network too: www.nexusyouthsummit.org/network. We’ll also be throwing a Nexus Wrap Party (for registered Nexus participants only) at 10:30pm on Friday 21 September at Crimson, 915 Broadway, 21st St, NYC. 4 PROGRAM: WEDNESDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2012 Venue: Prince George Ballroom, 15 E. 27th St, NYC 6:00pm Reception and Registration 6:45pm Welcome Jonah Wittkamper , Co-Founder & Global Director, Nexus Rachel Cohen Gerrol, Co-Founder & Curator, Nexus 7:00pm Opening Plenary – Highlighting Change Makers Juliette Gimon John Steiner Jourdan Urbach, Goodwill Ambassador & Artist-in-Residence, UN Arts for Peace Scott Beale, CEO, Atlas Corps PROGRAM: THURSDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2012 Venue: NYU Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, NYC 9:00am Welcome E&L Auditorium Jonah Wittkamper , Co-Founder & Global Director, Nexus Rachel Cohen Gerrol, Co-Founder & Curator, Nexus Charles Eisenstein, Author, Sacred Economics 9:15am Plenary 1 – Youth Leadership in Philanthropy and Global Campaign for a E&L Auditorium Culture of Philanthropy Ana Lucia Villela, Founder & President, Instituto Alana Luiza Esteves, Manager, Satisfeito Hadeel Ibrahim, Director of External Relations, Mo Ibrahim Foundation Toni Anne Kruse, Associate, McDermott Will & Emery LLP Dame Stephanie “Steve” Shirley Sergio Fernandez de Cordova, Co-Founder, PVBLIC Foundation Antonio Ruiz-Gimenez, Co-Founder, PVBLIC Foundation 10:45am Breakout Sessions 1 Business Breakout 1.1 – Innovative Business Solutions to Social Problems E&L Auditorium Melissa Bradley, CEO, TIDES Foundation Ankur Jain, Founder & Chairman, Kairos Society Gita Drury, Senior Program Director, ImpactAssets Alexandra Peterson Cart, Co-Founder, Madeira Global Daniel Izzo, Co-Founder, Vox Capital 5 Philanthropy Breakout 1.2 – Next Gen Philanthropy: The UN Foundation and Young 802 Entrepreneurs Elizabeth Gore, Vice President of Global Partnerships, UN Foundation Sergio Fernandez de Cordova, Co-Founder PVBLIC Foundation Zaw Thett, CEO, 4INFO Wealth & Wellness Breakout 1.3 – The Arts as a Vehicle for Social Change 912 Monica Yunus, Co-Founding Director, Singing for Hope Alex Nechita, Artist Grady Spivey, CEO, Full Service Management Megan Preston, Director, Awareness Through Dance Jourdan Urbach, Goodwill Ambassador & Artist-in-Residence, UN Arts for Peace World Regions Breakout 1.4 – After the Spring: The Coming of the Age of Arab Youth 405 Ghanem Nuseibeh, Founder, Cornerstone Global Ron Bruder, Founder, Education for Employment Hazami Barmada, President & CEO, Al-Mubadarah: Arab Empowerment Initiative Rachel Beth Anderson, Filmaker & Photographer, Ishta Productions Global Issues Breakout 1.5 – New Strategies for Girls’ and Women’s Education and Economic 914 Empowerment Lindsey Taylor Wood, Communications & Marketing Strategist, Catapult Elizabeth Dearborn-Hughes, CEO, Akilah Institute for Women Yann Borgstedt, Founder & President, The Womanity Foundation Tammy Tibbetts, President & Founder, She’s The First Amina Doherty, Coordinator, FRIDA – The Young Feminist Fund Spotlight Breakout 1.6 – Giving Youth a Voice 909 Margarita Kogan, Human Resources Manager, Business Management Systems Sean Keith, Director of Operations, TakingITGlobal Deon Jones, National Spokesperson, Campaign for Youth Justice Eric Braxton, Executive Director, Funders Collaborative on Youth Organizing Neil Pharaoh, Head of Partnerships,
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