Programme - At a Glance

August 15 through 17, 2012 - Igniting social innovation with an extravaganza of art, technology and cross-cultural celebration, The Global Summit has something for everyone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday August 16 - Friday 17, 2012

Over two days of social impact training, innovation showcases, solution councils, and cultural celebrations, delegates will identify shared values, discover synergies and advance year-round collective impact.

The Global Summit unites change-makers across the planet working in business, media, arts, education, social investment & impact arenas.

Each day begins with thought leaders unleashing new world views; followed by transformative workshops, multi-sector dialogues and opportunities for critical mass collaboration. Through The Global Summit, participants gain the tools, partners and inspiration they & their communities need to thrive.

SEED (Social, Economic & Environmental Diversity) Change Forum Global thought leaders illuminate leverage points for action. The voices of those working on the front lines inspire a whole system redesign.

Sustainable Human, Business & Community Development Training - Using 7 Stages to Sustainability (7SS) as a collaboration framework, transformative workshops, leading-edge techniques and innovations to empower us all to co-create the change we wish to see in the world.

Millennium Solution Councils - Sourcing Community Solutions from Katmandu to Timbuktu; Calling upon Olympic Athletes and world leaders to unite with grass-roots and civil society stakeholders to advance cross-cutting solutions to achieve the Millennium Development Goals – the UN Challenge to resolve poverty by 2015.

Multi-Sector Impact Standards - Finding common ground for impact investing from the ground up. Transparency and standards in business inform consumer and investor choices, IT protocols enable global collaboration in technical innovation. What would a cross-sectors language for development change? Greater than the sum of our parts.

Featured Speakers
As a demonstration of their commitment to social change, in addition to sharing visions of their own, The Global Summit Speakers co-create solutions hands-on with delegates, as true Partners in Empowerment.

Art & Culture - 15-17 Aug 2012:
Starting off with a cultural benefit on Aug 15, Live Music, Art Installations, Poetry, Fashion & Dance, short Films, and Theatrical performances will be woven throughout The Global Summit to inspire global awareness, local action and community transformation. Read more

Key Features:

Future Faire: Aug 16-17 Art & Culture: Aug 15-17 1PIE Convergence: Aug 16-17
Sustainable Tech Showcase Crystal - Middle Eastern Dance SEED Change ForumSpeakers, Debates
Beyond Fair Trade Global Bazaar A Dream of Camelot w/ Richard Shulman Networking & Millennium Solutions Councils
Open Space Community Conscious World Film Festival- Weaving throughout 7 Stages to Sustainability Impact Training (7SS)
Tea Break (20 min)
Interactive Tech Demos Beyond Fair Trade Fashion
SEED Forum PM Report & Global Virtual Participation
Global Citizen’s Choice Voting & Awards Greece to Italy with Alessandra Belloni Tarantella Spider Dance Investment Forum / MixersGlobalNet 21 Dialogues