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Wednesday, September 20
 

7:30am EDT

Leaders Breakfast
Wednesday September 20, 2017 7:30am - 8:25am EDT
The Plaza 768 5th Ave, New York, NY 10019

8:25am EDT

Morning Plenary

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
Moderator: Megan Murphy, Editor, Bloomberg Businessweek
  • 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
Moderator: Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
  • 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
Moderator: Admiral Mike Mullen, U.S. Navy (ret.), 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • 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



Break


Why the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals are Good for Business
Moderator: Francine Lacqua, Anchor, Bloomberg Television

  • 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
Moderator: Tammy Tam, Editor-in-Chief, South China Morning Post
  • 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)


Morning Close
  • Robert K. Steel, Partner and CEO, Perella Weinberg Partners 

Wednesday September 20, 2017 8:25am - 12:00pm EDT
The Plaza 768 5th Ave, New York, NY 10019

12:00pm EDT

Networking Lunch Reception
Wednesday September 20, 2017 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
The Plaza 768 5th Ave, New York, NY 10019

1:00pm EDT

Afternoon Plenary
View from Ankara: Security for a Region in Flux
Moderator: John Micklethwait, Editor-in-Chief, Bloomberg
  • His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Turkey 


Development, Investment and the Future of Energy in the Middle East
Moderator: Ian Bremmer, President and Founder, Eurasia Group
  • 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
Moderator: Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief, The Economist
  • His Excellency Paolo Gentiloni, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic 


How Technology is Disrupting Poverty, Energy and Health Care

Moderator: David Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, The Carlyle Group
  • 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

Wednesday September 20, 2017 1:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
The Plaza 768 5th Ave, New York, NY 10019

3:45pm EDT

Forum Concludes
Wednesday September 20, 2017 3:45pm - 3:50pm EDT
The Plaza 768 5th Ave, New York, NY 10019
 

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