Clinton global initiatives -ASIA

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Building on the global outreach of current CGI members, supported by the Annual Meetings in New York, CGI has created a new membership opportunity to engage business, government, civil society, and philanthropic leaders across Asia. This week, the 2008 CGI Asia Meeting in Hong Kong provides an opportunity for Asia’s most influential leaders to come together and take action to solve the region’s most pressing issues. As an integral part of membership, each CGI Asia participant must make a Commitment to Action—a new, specific, and measurable initiative that addresses a social, economic, or environmental problem of the member’s choosing. CGI Asia will catalyze innovative solutions and cross-sector partnerships among regionally based members in Asia and CGI’s global community to address critical challenges with global implications. Many commitments already in action are featured in the Commitments section of the website.

Beyond transforming the global economic landscape, growth in Asian countries is expanding the capacity of Asian leaders to address contemporary challenges at the local, regional, and international levels. Corporations, governments, and non-governmental organizations in Asia continue to increase their engagement on climate change, education, health, and other pressing issues. In December 2008, President Clinton will travel to Hong Kong to join several hundred Asian leaders from a wide variety of backgrounds to further strengthen social and global responsibility in Asia, and move toward the benefits achieved through collaboration.

This meeting will be similar in format to the Annual Meeting in New York. In Hong Kong, President Clinton will engage a distinguished group of leaders for two days of panel discussions and interactive working sessions, each of which will examine specific challenges and opportunities for action. The meeting will focus on three primary areas of discussion: education, energy & climate change, and public health.

The complete 2008 Asia Meeting schedule is available here. To read more about CGI Asia, download the complete CGI Asia Info Kit and the CGI Asia Program Update.

To apply to become a volunteer at CGI Asia, click here.