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NEXUS Global Summit 2018 transcribed by artists
NEXUS Global Summit 2018 was a success! We hope you all enjoyed the wonderful weekend we had filled with discussions on impact, sustainability, and development. Here is a recap of the Summit drawn by a few talented artists.
LATAM Summit Countdown
Hungry for more NEXUS Summits? With the NEXUS Global Summit coming to a close, we know you must be missing us, we miss you too. Fortunately, the Latin American Summit is coming up in September 26th-28th in Quito, Ecuador. This will be the first LATAM Summit in Latin...
NEXUS Spotlight: Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Working Group
According to the United States Department of State, modern slavery is a crime, which includes forced and bonded labor, migrant labor debt bondage, sex or human trafficking, involuntary domestic servitude and child soldiering. Human trafficking, or the trafficking in...
NEXUS Spotlight: Steve McKnight- Lavit
NEXUS Member Steve McKnight, integrates environmental sustainability with beverage consumption in an evolutionary way. As co-founder of Lavit, it was McKnight's goal to create a company that reduces our overall plastic consumption in a cool way. Lavit is the first...
NEXUS Global Summit Social Media Raffle
As the 2018 NEXUS Global Summit quickly approaches, we are excited to announce our first ever Social Media raffle. We are pleased to share the new products of many of our members. Over the course of the Summit by using the hashtag #WeAreNexus on any social media...
The New School’s Impact Entrepreneurship Initiative (IEI)
The 8th Annual NEXUS Global Summit is fast approaching and set to convene July 26th through 28th. Once again, delegates will gather on the The New School campus in New York City to discuss innovative models to philanthropy and impact investing, brainstorm solutions to...
Member Spotlight: (Naps) Nophol Techaphangam
It is no question that, as humans consume more and more resources, the amount of waste has been increasing. NEXUS member, Naps, believes we can use the product-as-a-service business model to shift our economy towards a more environmentally sustainable path. ...
Member Spotlight: Jabber Al-Bihani & Nasser Jabber
Nexus members, Jabber Al-Bihami and Nasser Jaber have taken the quote, “Instead of building a bigger wall, build a bigger table”, and turned it into a reality. After the first Muslim ban early in the Trump presidency, the two were just beginning their startup Komeeda....
Member Spotlight: Blythe Hill
Published by Millennial Magazine https://millennialmagazine.com/tag/blythe-hill/ By: Melissa Jane Kronfield & Megan Legband What started as a simple personal challenge to wear a dress every day during the month of December has become Dressember – a global movement...
Member Spotlight: Winston Ibrahim
Nexus member, Winston Ibrahim is turning the water industry (worth $100 billion) on its head. The founder of the Ibrahim Leadership and Dialogue Project has launched his product, Hydros, giving customers an affordable, efficient way to eliminate their use of single...