Organization:Bloomberg Global Business Forum
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Overview
The Bloomberg Global Business Forum is a conference in New York City that brings together many of the most significant world leaders and international CEOs to address some of the most critical questions facing the global economy. Some of the topics addressed in the forum are related to sustained job and economic growth, international trade and immigration policies, the climate change crisis, and reducing inequality while driving economic prosperity. The forum is held during UN General Assembly week, and participation is by invitation only.
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Lebron James introduces Global Business Forum:
Jack Ma on Driving Economic Growth:
Sponsors
- Hyundai
- Mastercard
- Uptake
2017 Agenda
Opening:
- The Honorable William J. Clinton, 42nd President of the United States
- Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies
- His Excellency Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic of France
- Jack Ma, Executive Chairman, Alibaba Group
Civic Leadership from CEOs; Challenges and Opportunities
- Tim Cook, CEO, Apple
- Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies
Perspective: How Financial Institutions Can Deliver Broad-Based Prosperity
- Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairman, State Bank of India
The Prospects for Expanding Trade
- The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
- His Excellency Mr. Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Laurence D. Fink, Chairman and CEO, BlackRock
- Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder, Blackstone
View from Europe: The European Union in the Twenty-First Century
- The Honorable Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the European Commission
Perspective: Africa and the Sustainable Development Goals
- His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana
Why the UN's Sustainable Development Goals are Good for Business
- Ajay Banga, President and CEO, Mastercard
- John Elkann, Chairman and CEO, EXOR
- Anand G. Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group
- Arif Naqvi, Founder and CEO, The Abraaj Group
- Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever
China's Belt and Road Initiative and the Changing Landscape of Global Commerce
- The Honorable Cui Tiankai, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the United States
- Lucy Peng, Executive Chairman, Ant Financial
- Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and CEO, Paytm
- Zhang Xiaoqiang, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the Executive Office and Legal representative of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE)
View from Ankara: Security for a Region in Flux
- His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Turkey
Development, Investment and the Future of Energy in the Middle East
- His Excellency Yasir bin Othman Al-Rumayyan, Chief Executive, Managing Director and Secretary-General of the Board, Public Investment Fund, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and ADNOC Group CEO
- Lloyd Blankfein, Chairman and CEO, Goldman Sachs
Climate Change, Mass Migration and Economic Transformations
- His Excellency Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of the Republic of Gabon
- His Excellency Frans Timmermans, First Vice-President of the European Commission
- Isabelle Kocher, CEO, ENGIE
- Strive Masiyiwa, Founder and Executive Chairman, Econet Wireless
Perspective: The Future of Global Cities
- Jean Liu, President, Didi Chuxing
View from Rome: Global Challenges - a Holistic Approach
- His Excellency Paolo Gentiloni, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic
How Technology is Disrupting Poverty, Energy and Health Care
- Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Limited
- Bill Gates, Co-Founder, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo
- Masayoshi Son, Chairman and CEO, SoftBank Group Corp.
Afternoon Close
- Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies