7 AM Continental Breakfast

7:30-8:30 Presentation

Presenter:  Deidre White, President & CEO

CDC Development Solutions, Washington, DC

Join Deidre White of Washington, DC based CDC Development Solutions, a non-profit organization that leverages public, private and volunteer resources to advance human well-being around the globe.  The organziation recently merged with the U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy, based in Des Moines.

This presentation will explore how corporations are creating shared value around the globe by tying the corporate citizenship work to core business strategies. Case studies from IBM, Chevron, Dow Corning and John Deere will demonstrate recent innovations in this evolving field of public-private-social sector partnerships designed to address critical social challenges to improve human wellbeing while at the same time enhancing business value.