2019 NEXUS Global Summit
July 25-27 | NYC
join us to catalyze Change in the world
The 9th Annual NEXUS Global Summit will convene July 25-27 in New York City. The Summit is an exclusive gathering of 600+ leading next gen philanthropists, impact investors, and social innovators from nearly 70 countries. We will hear from inspiring young leaders and explore solutions to pressing problems facing our generation and the world in 2019 and beyond.
Discover NEXUS ↓
join us to catalyze Change in the world
The 9th Annual NEXUS Global Summit will convene July 25-27 in New York City. The Summit is an exclusive gathering of 600+ leading next gen philanthropists, impact investors, and social innovators from nearly 70 countries. We will hear from inspiring young leaders and explore solutions to pressing problems facing our generation and the world in 2019 and beyond.
Discover NEXUS ↓
Connecting the financial, intellectual, creative and social capital of our generation in an action-oriented, solutions-focused and safe space, the NEXUS Global Summit aims to inspire learning and collaboration between a uniquely powerful network of peers.
2019 Global Summit Speakers Preview
Kojo Annan
Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist (Swiss/Ghanian)
Cara Delevingne
Actress, Model & Activist (British)
Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
Musician & Youth Director, Earth Guardians (Indigenous)
Rana Nawas
Celebrated International Podcaster, “When Women Win” (Lebanese)
Ibrahim Alhusseini
Founder and CEO, FullCycle (Jordanian/American)
Henrietta Fore
Executive Director of UNICEF (American)
Wilmer Valderrama
Actor & Activist (Venezuelan/American)
Anne-Marie Slaughter
CEO, New America (American)
Gunnar Lovelace
Founder, Good Money & Thrive Market (Spanish)
Kavita Shukla
Founder and CEO, Fenugreen (American)
Inge Solheim
One of the World’s Leading Explorers (Norwegian)
Elvana Shala
Ambassador of Goodwill for Kosovo at IHRC
Greg Bresnitz
Global VP Concept and Programming, Selina (American)
A few more of this year’s speaker highlights:
Danny S. Growald, Trustee, David Rockefeller Foundation
Anne Finucane, Vice Chairman Bank of America
Seth Godin, Celebrated Author & Dot Com Executive
Mercedes Abramo, President & CEO North America, Cartier
Gunnar Lovelace, Founder, Good Money & Thrive Market
Ari Afsar, Former Star of “Hamilton”, Activist & Entrepreneur
Damien Mander, Founder, International Anti-Poaching Foundation
Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO, New America
Jonathan Safran Foer, Award Winning Writer
Jessica O. Mathews, Founder & CEO, Unchartered Power
Lindsey Darwin Growald, Spirit Naturalist & Imaginologist
Joshua Gao, 2019 Teenage Conrad Challenge Prize Winner
Valarie Kaur, Civil Rights Activist & Founder – Revolutionary Love Project
Mandell Crawley, Head of Private Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley
Michelle Tung, 2019 Teenage Conrad Challenge Prize Winner
Lester Toledo, Head of International Humanitarian Aid, Interim Government in Venezuela
Past speakers Include
Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
Lucy Turnbull AO, First Lady of Australia
HRH Haakon Magnus, Crown Prince of Norway
Mohammed Yunus, Nobel Prize Winner
Sir Ronald Cohen, Chair, G8 Social Impact Investment Task Force
HRH Princess Eugenie of York
Dan Schulman, President & CEO, Paypal
HRH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal, Founding Chairman, KBW Investments
Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO, Chobani
Cynthia Germanotta, Co-Founder, Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation
Deepak Chopra, Celebrated Author & Ayurvedic Advocate
Ashley Judd, Actress & Activist
Kweku Mandela, Filmmaker & Activist
General Wesley Clark, NATO Supreme Allied Commander for Europe
Ray Chambers, UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Health MDG’s
Hadeel Ibrahim, Executive Director, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Cory Booker, U.S. Senator for New Jersey
Laura & John Arnold, Co-Founders, The Laura & John Arnold Foundation
Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder & CEO of Acumen
Peter Buffet, Philanthropist
Randi Zuckerberg, Entrepreneur & Philanthropist
Nyaniso Tutu-Burris, Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation
Justin Rockefeller, Co-Founder, The ImPact
Wendy Kopp, CEO, Teach for America
Jeb Bush Jr., Managing Partner, Jeb Bush & Associates
Ashely Judd, Actress & Activist
Minka Kelly, Actress & Actitvist
Lauren Bush Lauren, CEO & Founder, FEED
