Ryan Patel, a global business executive, is widely regarded as a thought-leader in global business and an expert in scaling companies and brands. His deep knowledge in economies, innovation, strategy, and consumer trends has made him an expert in growing public traded companies, as well as startups, worldwide. He is a frequent CNN contributor and …

Juan Elias Chebly is a Sustainable Development Economist currently serving as Visiting Professor of Economics at the Tobin College of Business, St. John's University in New York. He has served as Lead Adviser to the UN Assistant Secretary General at the United Nations Environment Programme and as Global Coordinator at the UN Development Programme…

Babatomiwa Adesida is the Private Sector and Philanthropy Engagement Consultant for the Sustainable Development Goals Fund (SDG Fund). His primary role is to engage the Private Sector to establish sustainable partnerships with the UN through the SDG Fund in numerous countries around the world…

Katie Strock is the lead project manager for the Gates foundation’s largest campaign, Goalkeepers. In this capacity she is responsible for stakeholder engagement, managing timelines and deliverable due dates across the campaign elements (report, event, campaign & accelerators).  In addition, she manages…

Matthew Swift is the Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO of Concordia. Since its inception in 2011, Matthew and his business partner, Nicholas Logothetis, have grown Concordia into a reputable and impactful nonpartisan organization dedicated to actively creating, elevating, and sustaining cross-sector partnerships for positive social impact…