COVID-19

Remote Learning: How to Fix Virtual Education

19 Aug 2020

I remember the exact moment last spring that I gave up on my son’s education. I had just finished a grueling call with my board of directors while rocking my newborn, as my husband paced outside on another call, when Shaan sauntered away...

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Reshma Saujani

Founder, Girls Who Code

Ep. 92: Skills, with Facebook's Nicola Mendelsohn CBE

“There’s so much more that unites us than separates us. And at the same time, also from a business perspective, the small businesses around the world, well, they’re looking for the same thing too. … I’ve been on the streets of the Soweto...

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Skills, with Facebook's Nicola Mendelsohn CBE

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Ep. 91: Transparency, with MCC’s Sean Cairncross

“Government funds alone simply aren't going to get the job done. What's needed is the engagement of the private sector and the private capital flows that come into these markets to make lasting change sustainable.” Created in 2004 with...

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Transparency, with MCC’s Sean Cairncross

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Power of Ideas

The Future of Inclusive, Sustainable Cities Relies on Public-Private Partnerships

12 Aug 2020

In light of COVID-19, it is evident that the government plays a pivotal role in taking measures to address some of society’s biggest problems. From climate change to food insecurity and affordable housing, cities face unique challenges...

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Chante Harris

Venture Partner, Republic; Co-Founder, WOC/CS; Vice President, Capalino+Company

Power of Ideas

Stepping Off the Sidelines to Build Back Better

12 Aug 2020

The confluence of crises spurred by the spread of COVID-19 and concurrent social upheavals demanding racial justice present a wealth of opportunity for philanthropists to rethink their current strategies and create enduring change. Too...

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Melissa Stevens and Richard Ditizio

12 Aug 2020

Power of Ideas

Telehealth Expansion during Pandemic Ushers in New Era of Medicine

12 Aug 2020

However we choose to envision the future of health care, we can expect technology to play a central role by breaking down the traditional walls of the exam room and connecting patients with physicians like never before. This new frontier...

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Susan R. Bailey

President, American Medical Association

Ep. 90: Well-Being, with the Motsepe Foundation’s Precious Moloi-Motsepe

“Your well-being, your wealth, is very intertwined and dependent on other people's well-being....That is the philosophy that also drives us because we know that our children's well-being cannot be isolated from the well-being of the other...

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Well-Being, with the Motsepe Foundation’s Precious Moloi-Motsepe

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Ep. 89: Impact, with GPIF’s Hiro Mizuno

“For us to have a sustainable portfolio, we have to have a sustainable capital market. And for us to have a sustainable capital market, we need to have a sustainable society. And for us to have a sustainable society, we need to have a...

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Impact, with GPIF’s Hiro Mizuno

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Ep. 88: Ownership, with Liberty Media’s Greg Maffei

“We developed a green team and a red team. The red team's job was to play defense, and first think mostly about liquidity and our downside. And the green team was supposed to think about where could we take advantage of this?” With COVID...

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Ownership, with Liberty Media’s Greg Maffei

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Ep. 87: Time to Reflect, with Larry Gagosian

Photo © Roe Ethridge, 2016. Courtesy Gagosian. “Many great artists have dealt with the tragedies and the turmoil of the time they lived in. I think the artist needs some time to reflect; you take it in, you process it, and maybe not...

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Time to Reflect, with Larry Gagosian

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