Fifth Annual Clinton Global Initiative America Meeting to Convene June 8-10 in Denver
Nearly 1,000 leaders from business, government, and civil society to take action to strengthen communities and the U.S. economy
Chelsea Clinton to kick off meeting with Clinton Foundation Day of Action, leading volunteers in a service project on June 8
Online application for media accreditation available: http://prs.cgilink.org/1Ky4qnG
New York — President Bill Clinton and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton will host the fifth Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI America) meeting June 8-10 in Denver, Colorado, convening leaders across sectors to develop collaborative solutions that encourage economic growth, support long-term competitiveness, and increase social mobility in the United States. Nearly 1,000 business, government, and civil society leaders will join together to address pressing domestic issues such as empowering workers with the skills and training necessary for success in the 21st century; supporting U.S. cities looking to transform their local economies; and harnessing the potential of alternative energy and sustainable infrastructure across the United States.
CGI America is an annual working meeting that encourages leaders to collaborate across sectors to create Commitments to Action: new, specific, and measurable plans to take action. Since its establishment in 2011, CGI America participants have made more than 400 commitments, which have improved the lives of nearly 1.4 million people. As a result of these commitments, 915,000 people have benefitted from professional skills training; more than 420,000 children have gained access to improved quality of education; nearly $225 million of new capital has been invested or loaned to small and medium enterprises; and nearly 4 million metric tons of greenhouse gasses have been avoided. CGI America 2015 Commitments to Action will address important challenges such as closing crucial skill gaps, for those preparing for a first job and those mid-career; introducing urban farming to communities without access to healthy food; and creating affordable opportunities for early childhood education; among many others.
President Bill Clinton, Founder, Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States, and Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair, Clinton Foundation, will be joined at CGI America by April Anderson, Co-Owner and Pastry Chef, Good Cakes and Bakes, LLC; Katia Beauchamp, Co-Founder and CEO, Birchbox; Richard Berry, Mayor, City of Albuquerque; Lucas Benitez, Co-founder, Coalition of Immokalee Workers; Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities; Tonit Calaway, Vice President of Human Resources, Harley Davidson, Inc., President, The Harley-Davidson Foundation; Julian Castro, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; Aneesh Chopra, Co-founder and Executive Vice President, Hunch Analytics; Bob Dixson, Mayor, City of Greensburg, Kansas; Michael Duggan, Mayor, City of Detroit, Michigan; Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, United States Department of Education; Tanya Fiddler, Executive Director, Four Bands Community Fund; Khalil Fuller, Chief Executive Officer, Learn Fresh; Nicole Glaros, Partner, Techstars; Poppy Harlow, Anchor and Correspondent, CNN; Michael Hancock, Mayor, City and County of Denver; Kathy Hochul, Lieutenant Governor, New York State; Betty Liu, Anchor, Bloomberg TV; Mary McBride, President, CoBank; Lisa Nutter, President, Philadelphia Academies, Inc.; Michael A. Nutter, Mayor, City of Philadelphia; Ai-jen Poo, Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance, Co-director, Caring Across Generations; Jennifer Pryce, President and CEO, Calvert Foundation; Rip Rapson, President and CEO, The Kresge Foundation; Zack Rosenburg, CEO and Co-Founder, St Bernard Project; Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent, CNN; Kip Tindell, Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO, The Container Store; Scott Winship, Walter B. Wriston Fellow, Manhattan Institute; Alejandro Villanueva, Executive Director, Televisa Foundation; Lisa Villarreal, Program Officer, Education, The San Francisco Foundation; Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture; and more. For the full program and list of participants, visit cgiamerica.org.
Follow us on Twitter at @ClintonGlobal and Facebook at facebook.com/clintonglobalinitiative for meeting news and highlights. The event hashtag is #CGIAmerica. Plenary sessions will also be livestreamed during the meeting at live.cgiamerica.org.
Support for CGI America 2015 is generously provided by Banc of California, American Federation of Teachers, CA Technologies, The Kresge Foundation, Peter G. Peterson Foundation, Toyota Motors North America, CH2M, Cheniere Energy, The Coca-Cola Company, Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Noble Energy, APCO Worldwide, and Diageo.
Media registration is open, and press planning to cover must be credentialed by the Clinton Global Initiative. To apply, please complete the form at http://prs.cgilink.org/1Ky4qnG. The deadline to apply is June 5. Members of the press are encouraged to submit an online application in advance of this deadline, as credentials will be processed on a rolling basis. If you have any other questions, please contact press@clintonglobalinitiative.org or visit clintonfoundation.org/press.
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What: The 2015 Clinton Global Initiative America Meeting
Where: Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel
1550 Court Place
Denver, CO 80202
Wireless Microphones: Please do NOT bring or use wireless microphones; they will interfere with the wireless PA systems.
Press Working Room: The Press Working Room and Press Registration is located in the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Director Row H on the lobby level. Wireless internet will be available.
Press Registration: Press Credentials will be available for pick up at the Press Registration desk.
Monday, June 8 – 4:00 PM -7:00 PM
Tuesday, June 9 – 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday, June 10 – 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Mult Box:
Analog Audio Mult: XLR Output
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. Email seth@tuckerproduction.com with a request.
Interview Locations: If you are interested in stand-up interview locations on-site at the Sheraton, please email press@clintonglobalinitiative.org.
Access to Sessions:
Plenary Sessions (Open Press)
Plenary Sessions convene the entire CGI America audience and examine critical challenges that cut across multiple topics related to economic recovery and long-term competitiveness. During each Plenary Session, panelists will share specific approaches that have proven to be successful, providing commitment-makers with the inspiration to develop their own creative solutions.
Breakout Sessions (Open press with limited capacity; if interested in attending, please email press@clintonglobalinitiative.org)
These sessions are designed to discuss innovative approaches to economic recovery across the United States. Attendees will examine best practices and models that can be scaled and/or replicated to spur economic recovery and long-term competitiveness, encourage innovation, and appeal to multiple CGI America Working Group audiences.
Working Groups (Open press with limited capacity; if interested in attending, please email press@clintonglobalinitiative.org)
CGI America participants will join one of the 10 topic-specific, simultaneously occurring 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 a challenge facing the United States. The 2015 Working Groups are organized into three categories—Economic Empowerment, Energy and the Built Environment, and Education and Skills Development.
CGI Conversations (Coverage Restrictions Apply)
These sessions are moderated by CNN and Bloomberg TV and will be filmed for air. No video or still cameras will be allowed. Print reporters may attend; however content from the sessions is under embargo per the discretion of each network. Please contact the appropriate network for footage requests and embargo rules.
About Clinton Global Initiative America
The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), an initiative of the Clinton Foundation, convenes global leaders to create and implement solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. Established in June 2011 by President Bill Clinton, the Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI America) addresses economic recovery in the United States. CGI America brings together leaders in business, government, and civil society to generate and implement commitments to create jobs, stimulate economic growth, foster innovation, and support workforce development in the United States. Since its first meeting, CGI America participants have made more than 400 commitments, which have improved the lives of nearly 1.4 million people.
CGI also convenes an Annual Meeting, which brings together global leaders to take action and create positive social change, CGI University (CGI U), which brings together undergraduate and graduate students to address pressing challenges in their community or around the world, and, this year, CGI will also convene CGI Middle East & Africa, which will bring together leaders across sectors to take action on pressing social, economic, and environmental challenges. For more information, visit clintonglobalinitiative.org and follow us on Twitter @ClintonGlobal and Facebook at facebook.com/clintonglobalinitiative.