Apply now to join us for an inspiring and action-focused half-day event on how business, government and civil society are collaborating to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals. 

 
Timed to coincide with the UN General Assembly, our annual invite-only Business Fights Poverty NYC event brings together 100 senior business professionals and development partners.  

The event combines inspiring panel discussions with opportunities for genuine peer engagement and networking.
 
The event will include a set of themed lunches, as well as a general networking lunch. 

FEATURED SPEAKERS
MICHELLE NUNN
UK PRESIDENT AND CEO, CARE USA
DANIEL EPSTEIN
CEO & FOUNDER, UNREASONABLE GROUP
JANE NELSON
DIRECTOR, CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVE, HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL 
MARK THAIN
FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR, SOCIAL INNOVATION FACILITY, BARCLAYS

 
ALEX MACGILLVRAY
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT IMPACT, CDC
KATE JAMES
CHIEF CORPORATE AFFAIRS & GLOBAL MARKETING OFFICER, PEARSON 
PETER WHITE
VICE PRESIDENT AND COO, WORLD BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUE ADKINS
INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR, BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY

 
KATE WYLIE
GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR, MARS INCORPORATED
PETER ROBINSON
PRESIDENT AND CEO, US COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
ZAHID TORRES-RAHMAN
FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR, BUSINESS FIGHTS POVERTY
GRAHAM BAXTER
SENIOR ADVISER, BUSINESS FIGHTS POVERTY
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AGENDA
Registration and Networking Breakfast
7.30 - 8:30AM
Welcome and Opening
8.30 - 9:00AM

Zahid Torres-Rahman, Founder and Director, Business Fights Poverty

Business Innovation to Deliver the SDGs
9.00 - 10:30AM
Mark Thain, Founder and Director, Social Innovation Facility, Barclays
Kate James, ‎Chief Corporate Affairs and Global Marketing Officer, Pearson
Daniel Epstein, Founder and CEO, Unreasonable Group
Sue Adkins, International Director, Business in the Community

Moderator: Jane Nelson, Director, Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
Networking Break
10.30 - 11:00AM
Business Collaboration to Deliver the SDGs
11.00AM - 12:30PM

Michelle Nunn, President and CEO, CARE USA
Kate Wylie, Global Sustainability Director, Mars Incorporated
Andrew MacGillvray, Director of Development Impact, CDC
Peter Robinson, President and CEO, United States Council for International Business
Peter White , Vice President and COO, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Laura Gitman, Senior Vice President, BSR

Moderator: Graham Baxter, Business Fights Poverty

Networking Lunches
12.30 - 2:00PM

Collaboration Lunch: Social Innovation (by invite)

Collaboration Lunch: Investing for Impact (by invite)

Collaboration Lunch: Embedding the SDGs (by invite)

Open Networking Lunch

Watch the video of Business Fights Poverty Oxford 2017!
Learn more about the mission of Business Fights Poverty, hear from some of our supporters and get a flavour of how, through our Challenge process, we are building deep connections among those committed to collaborating around pressing global issues.  This video was taken at our recent event at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.  The event was supported by Mars Inc, as well as a number of other partners incuding Diageo and the International Finance Corporation.
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