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is proud to be working with the United Nations Foundation and 92nd Street Y to host the first ever UN Week Digital Media Lounge this week. Today’s speakers include recording artist Lupe Fiasco, Helene Gayle, president & CEO of CARE USA, and leaders in social good. We’ve also added 100 slots for the week to allow more media and bloggers to attend.
The conversation about the world’s biggest challenges no longer belongs to a small set of voices — it is a global conversation with an increasingly online pulse. As the world’s leaders convene in New York, the UN Week Digital Media Lounge offers a dedicated venue that is completely wired and accessible to today’s top online voices and up-and-coming bloggers. The Lounge brings the conversations from this historic UN Summit out of the halls of the UN and into the 92nd Street Y, where digital media will deliver it to the world.
A comprehensive agenda will give bloggers the chance to interact with thought leaders on the most important global issues. Confirmed briefings include experts such as Samuel Kargbo, Department of Health, Sierra Leone; Martha Kwataine, executive director, Malawi Health Equity Network; and Steve Cockburn of EndWater Poverty. We will also announce the participation of high-level government officials, UN Goodwill Ambassadors and celebrity advocates shortly. This is truly a unique program bringing the best of UN week to the leading voices in the digital world.
Wednesday, September 22
9 a.m. – Lounge Opens
9:30-10:00 a.m. – Oxfam’s “breakfast with the world”
Live via SkypeSkype
, Oxfam brings us experts from around the globe to discuss the reality of issues on the ground. Get answers for your community from people who live and know the situation firsthand.
10:30-11:00 a.m. – The Media Map Project: Media’s Impact on Development
While there is general agreement about the importance of free and independent media in
developing countries, the media is an often overlooked and under-invested sector with great potential to scale up improvements across all development goals. Internews, The World Bank and The Brookings Institute are collaborating to bridge the gap in current research by analyzing empirical correlations in the data on media and development. Funded by the Gates Foundation, The Media Map Project aims to answer the questions: What does the evidence say about media’s role in development? And what are the most effective ways to strengthen media?
12:00-12:30 p.m. – Philanthropy goes viral: what girls can teach women
Moderated by the CEO of Vivanista – the go-to site for women bridging social and impact discuss how girls worldwide are embracing social media to drive social change.
1:00-2:00 p.m. – Keynote Session: Saving 16 million lives – the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health
To set the context for the UN’s groundbreaking new strategy – to be launched by the Secretary General directly following this briefing – a panel of leaders take on the big issues and challenges faced by women and children worldwide.
2:30-4:00 p.m. – LIVE BROADCAST: Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon Special Event “Every Woman, Every Child.”
Watch the UN Secretary General’s special launch live on the 92Y’s state of the art big screen.
4:30-5:00 p.m. – Live in the lounge: music, media, & activism
Closing out the day, a group of world-famous musicians and social activists team up to discuss the power of music, social media, and some-good-old-fashion adventure to change lives!
6:00 p.m. – Lounge Closes
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