Leading media entrepreneur and RED | For Africa CEO, Adebola Williams will feature as plenary speaker at the 2022 NEXUS Global Summit alongside other industry leaders including Chelsea Clinton, Vice-Chair of the Clinton Foundation; Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Global Humanitarian & Peace Envoy; and Elizabeth Tanya Masiyiwa, Executive Director of Delta Philanthropies.
Set to take place at CONVENE (225 Liberty St.) in New York City from Thursday, June 23rd through Saturday, June 25th, this year’s summit aims to tackle pressing issues facing the world today, from refugee response to climate resilience and NFTs.
“I am thankful to the NEXUS team for this great honour. I am eager to share my expertise in the promotion of civic participation of youth in politics. I hope to also engage with them on ways to align themselves with real solutions for inclusive enterprise and active citizenship,” said Adebola Williams.
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Other speakers at this year’s summit include Melissa Grady Dias, Global CMO of Cadillac; acclaimed functional medicine expert Dr. Mark Hyman; Tariq ’Black Thought’ Trotter, Co-Founder & Lead Emcee of The Roots; Paul van Zyl, Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer of The Conduit; Dominic Kalms, Co-Founder & CEO of B Generous; Aza Raskin, Co-Founder of The Center for Humane Technology & Earth Species Project, and Monica Singh, Founder & President of the Mahendra Singh Foundation.
Past speakers include Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations; Jane Goodall, world-renowned environmentalist; Jacqueline Novogratz Founder & CEO of Acumen; Selena Gomez, actor, singer & mental health advocate; H.R.H. Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the U.S.; among others.
The NEXUS Global Summit is an exclusive gathering of the largest network of significant young philanthropists, social entrepreneurs and impact investors globally to bring about our generation’s most promising global solutions.
