Press Releases

 

MEDIA ADVISORY: Additional Government, Corporate, and NGO Leaders Commit to Second Annual Clinton Global Initiative America Lineup

May 31, 2012

U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan; Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel; Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer; Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam; Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber; President of IBM International Foundation and Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs, IBM Corporation Stanley Litow; Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Karen Mills; NYSE Euronext, Inc. CEO Duncan Niederauer; Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter; Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed; San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders; U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis; Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson; President of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten; Chairman and CEO of M&T Bank Robert G. Wilmers; and more than 750 other participants to join President Clinton June 7-8 for a meeting focused on economic recovery and job creation in the U.S.                   

Sessions to cover topics such as workforce development, clean energy, STEM education, small businesses, and housing recovery

NEW YORK, NY – President Bill Clinton announced today the names of additional government, corporate, and nonprofit leaders who will attend the second annual Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI America) meeting in Chicago June 7-8. The newly announced participants will join more than 750 other stakeholders who are gathering at the two-day working meeting to forge cross-sector collaborations that promote economic recovery and job creation in the United States.

The 2012 CGI America Meeting will take place at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers. Gathering in large plenary sessions and smaller working groups, attendees ranging from Fortune 500 CEOs to mayors will discuss and publicly commit to innovative solutions that prepare Americans to be competitive in the global economy.

Participants will join one of the 12 topic-specific Working Groups that will provide them with opportunities to share knowledge, build partnerships, and generate Commitments to Action: new, specific, and measurable plans that address an economic challenge facing the United States.

The 12 CGI America Working Group topics include: Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Electricity and Efficiency, Clean Fuel and Transportation, Early Childhood Education, Entrepreneurship, Financial Inclusion, Housing Recovery, Reconnecting Youth, Small Business, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) Education, Wellness, and Workforce Development.

Newly announced CGI America participants include Regina Benjamin, U.S. Surgeon General; Steve Cahillane, president and CEO, Coca-Cola Refreshments, The Coca-Cola Company; Shaun Donovan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Greg Fischer, mayor, City of Louisville; the Honorable Ms. Katherine Hammack, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment; John Kitzhaber, governor, State of Oregon; Stanley Litow, president, IBM International Foundation, vice president, corporate citizenship and corporate affairs, IBM Corporation; Darlene Miller, chief executive officer, Permac Industries; Karen Mills, administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration; Duncan Niederauer, chief executive officer, NYSE Euronext, Inc.; Michael C. Nutter, mayor, City of Philadelphia; Peter G. Peterson, Chairman and CEO, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation; J.B. Pritzker, managing partner, the Pritzker Group; Kasim Reed, mayor, City of Atlanta; Hilda L. Solis, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor; Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and director, Hayden Planetarium, American Museum of Natural History; Joan Walker, executive vice president, corporate relations, Allstate Insurance; and Mark Zandi, chief economist, Moody’s Analytics.

Previously announced featured participants include Ellen Alberding, president, The Joyce Foundation; Maria Bartiromo, anchor, CNBC; John Hope Bryant, founder, chairman, and CEO, Operation HOPE, Inc.; Chelsea Clinton, board member, Clinton Global Initiative and the William J. Clinton Foundation; Regina E. Dugan, senior vice president, Advanced Technology and Projects, Motorola Mobility; Rahm Emanuel, mayor, City of Chicago; Donna Gambrell, director, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury; Lisa Hall, president and CEO, Calvert Foundation; Bill Haslam, governor, State of Tennessee; Ted Howard, Steven A. Minter Fellow, the Cleveland Foundation; Jim Koch, chairman, the Boston Beer Company, Inc.; Ann Miura-Ko, managing partner, FLOODGATE; Ai-jen Poo, director, National Domestic Workers Alliance; Jerry Sanders, mayor, City of San Diego; Christine Shapard, executive director, Colorado Cleantech Industry Association; Mark Vachon, vice president, Ecomagination, General Electric; Randi Weingarten, president, American Federation of Teachers; Robert G. Wilmers, chairman and CEO, M&T Bank; and Fareed Zakaria, host, CNN-GPS.

What: The 2012 Clinton Global Initiative America Meeting

Who: President Clinton and more than 750 leaders from government, nonprofit, and business. A full list of participants is available here: http://www.cgiamerica.org/2012/participants

When: June 7-8, 2012 (FULL SCHEDULE BELOW)

Where: Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
301 East North Water Street
Chicago, IL 60611

ALL PRESS MUST BE CREDENTIALED BY THE CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE. All media must apply for credentials and must be approved by CGI in order to attend. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, June 5 at 6:00 p.m. EDT. Journalists may apply for credentials on-site, but pre-registered media will be given priority. A valid government-issued ID is required to pick up your credential. If applying on-site, you MUST bring a press ID as well. For questions about press registration, contact Rachel Tennenbaum at rachel.tennenbaum@clintonglobalinitiative.org.

CGI Press Center and Workspace
The CGI Press Center is located in River Exhibition Hall B on the lower level of the Sheraton. Wireless internet will be available.

Access to Sessions
All plenary sessions are open press.

Press access to the CGI America Working Group sessions will be by invitation only. If you are interested in attending one of the sessions, please email press@clintonglobalinitiative.org and specify which of the following you are interested in attending:

  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Clean Electricity and Efficiency
  • Clean Fuel and Transportation
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Financial Inclusion
  • Housing Recovery
  • Reconnecting Youth
  • Small Business
  • STEM Education
  • Wellness
  • Workforce Development

CGI will notify you if you have been accepted to participate in a Working Group.

Useful Links

Wireless Microphones
Please do NOT bring or use wireless microphones on-site, as they will interfere with the wireless PA systems.

Mult Box
SD Mult Box: Output specifics are XLR for audio and BNC connection for video.
HD Mult Box: Output specifics are HDSDI with embedded audio.

Sat Truck Parking
There are a limited amount of satellite and microwave truck parking spaces available. Please contact seth@tuckerproduction.com with a request by June 6, 5:00 p.m. CDT.

Interview Locations
If you are interested in stand-up interview locations on-site at the Sheraton, please email press@clintonglobalinitiative.org.

Live Webcast
View and share session webcasts from the CGI America 2012 by visiting: live.cgiamerica.org.

Photos
Photos from the meeting will be available on CGI’s Flickr account at flickr.com/cgiphotos.

Facebook
Highlights, news, and photos will be shared on the CGI Facebook page: facebook.com/clintonglobalinitiative.

Twitter
Follow @ClintonGlobal for meeting news and highlights. The event hashtag is #CGIAmerica.



MEETING AGENDA

Session Descriptions and Speakers Available Here: cgiamerica.org/2012/agenda/

Logistics

What: CGI America

Where: Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
301 East North Water Street
Chicago, IL 60611

When: June 7-8, 2012

Wednesday, June 6

5:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Press Registration
Location: First Floor

Thursday, June 7

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Press Registration
Location: First Floor

10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks (OPEN PRESS)
The State of Our Union: Opportunities and Challenges to Economic Recovery
Location: Sheraton Ballroom
Remarks:

  • President Bill Clinton, Founding Chairman, Clinton Global Initiative; 42nd President of the United States 
  • J.B. Pritzker, Managing Partner, The Pritzker Group
  • Fareed Zakaria, Host, CNN - GPS

Dynamic Duo:

  • Rahm Emanuel, Mayor, City of Chicago
  • Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers

10:45 – 11:30 a.m.

Plenary Session: Jumpstart Nation: Getting America Back to Work (OPEN
PRESS)
Location: Sheraton Ballroom
Moderator:

  • President Bill Clinton, Founding Chairman, Clinton Global Initiative; 42nd President of the United States

Participants:

  • Ellen Alberding, President, The Joyce Foundation
  • Steve Cahillane, President and CEO, Coca-Cola Refreshments, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Darlene Miller, Chief Executive Officer, Permac Industries 
  • Robert G. Wilmers, Chairman and CEO, M&T Bank Corporation 

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Working Group Session #1:

  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Clean Electricity and Efficiency
  • Clean Fuel and Transportation
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Financial Inclusion
  • Housing Recovery
  • Reconnecting Youth
  • Small Business
  • STEM Education
  • Wellness
  • Workforce Development

4:45 – 5:45 p.m.

Plenary Session: Place-Based Innovation: Creating Centers of Prosperity
(OPEN PRESS)
Location: Sheraton Ballroom
Remarks:

  • Bill Haslam, Governor, State of Tennessee

Moderator:

  • Maria Bartiromo, Anchor, CNBC

Participants:

  • John S. Butler, Director, IC2 Institute, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Ann Miura-Ko, Managing Partner, FLOODGATE
  • Jerry Sanders, Mayor, City of San Diego
  • Christine Shapard, Executive Director, Colorado Cleantech Industry Association

Friday, June 8
7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Press Registration
Location: First Floor

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.

Plenary Session: Sustainable Finance (OPEN PRESS)
Location: Sheraton Ballroom
Dynamic Duo:

  • Stanley Litow, President, IBM International Foundation; Vice President Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs, IBM Corporation 
  • Karen Mills, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration

Moderator:

  • Laura D’Andrea Tyson, S.K. and Angela Chan Professor of Global Management, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

Participants:

  • Donna Gambrell, Director, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • Lisa Hall, President and CEO, Calvert Foundation
  • Ted Howard, Executive Director, The Democracy Collaborative 
  • Jim Koch, Chair and Founder, The Boston Beer Company, Inc.

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Working Group Session #2:

  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Clean Electricity and Efficiency
  • Clean Fuel and Transportation
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Financial Inclusion
  • Housing Recovery
  • Reconnecting Youth
  • Small Business
  • STEM Education
  • Wellness
  • Workforce Development

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Plenary Session: Pathways to Opportunity (OPEN PRESS)
Location: Sheraton Ballroom
Dynamic Duo:

  • Michael Nutter, Mayor, City of Philadelphia 
  • Peter G. Peterson, Chairman and CEO, The Peter G. Peterson Foundation 


Moderator:

  • Chelsea Clinton, Board Member, Clinton Global Initiative and William J. Clinton Foundation 

Participants:

  • John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Operation HOPE, Inc.
  • Kyle McCollom, Founder, Triple Thread Apparel  
  • Ai-jen Poo, Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance 
  • Jerry Sue Thornton, President, Cuyahoga Community College 
  • Joan Walker, Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations,
    Allstate Insurance Company

 

2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Working Group Session #3:

  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Clean Electricity and Efficiency
  • Clean Fuel and Transportation
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Financial Inclusion
  • Housing Recovery
  • Reconnecting Youth
  • Small Business
  • STEM Education
  • Wellness
  • Workforce Development

4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Plenary Session: What’s Next?: Towards a More Perfect Union (OPEN PRESS)
Location: Sheraton Ballroom
Remarks:

  • Shaun Donovan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Moderator:

  • President Bill Clinton, Founding Chairman, Clinton Global Initiative; 42nd President of the United States

Participants:

  • Regina E. Dugan, Senior Vice President, Advanced Technology and Projects, Motorola
         Mobility
  • Duncan Niederauer, Director and CEO, NYSE Euronext, Inc.
  • Kasim Reed, Mayor, City of Atlanta
  • Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist and Director, Hayden Planetarium, American Museum of Natural History
  • Mark Vachon, Vice President, Ecomagination, General Electric




 
 
CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE  |  ABOUT US  |  CONTACT  |  TERMS OF USE  |  PRIVACY POLICY