September 27th, 2009
The 5th Annual Clinton Global Initiative wrapped up Friday with a keynote address by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The 4-day event, which generated an astounding $9.4 billion in commitments for partnerships intended to address global challenges, featured an impressive slate of participants. Of all of the sessions I attended, it was the [...]
September 23rd, 2009
Yesterday’s Opening Plenary Session featured a panel moderated by President Clinton and remarks by President Obama. The key word from this session was “how.”
Clinton set the frame for these meetings by stating, “This whole initiative is in the how business,” suggesting that #cgi09 (as it is known on Twitter) will go [...]