Global Minnesota

Ali Diallo, Founder and General Partner, United Capital Group Jean-Paul Smets, Founder and CEO, Nexedi Niousha Roshani, PhD, Co-Founder, Global Black Youth

Geoff Martha, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Medtronic Paurvi Bhatt, President, Medtronic Foundation Jackie Boucher, President, Children’s HeartLink

Michael Osterholm, PhD, Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), University of Minnesota

Henry Ting, MD, Chief Health Officer, Delta Air Lines Margaret-Mary Wilson, MD, Chief Medical Officer/Senior Vice President, UnitedHealthcare Global Pierre R. Theodore, MD, Vice President, Johnson & Johnson Global External Innovation

Michael J. Nyenhuis, President, UNICEF USA Amy Goldman, President, Chief Executive Officer & Chair, GHR Foundation Jakub Tolar, MD, PhD, Dean, University of Minnesota Medical School G. Anton Decker, MBBCh/MD, President, Mayo Clinic International Ed Bastian, Chief Executive Officer, Delta Air Lines James Hereford, President and CEO, Fairview Health Services Helen Clark, 37th Prime Minister of New Z...

Mark Ritchie, President, Global Minnesota Hon. Peggy Flanagan, Lieutenant Governor, State of Minnesota Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, Director-General,  World Health Organization

Global Conversations DIGITAL: The Coldest War – Great Power Competition in the Arctic International Registration Media reports of rumors that the United States might purchase Greenland from Denmark left many scratching their heads. While any potential deal seems unlikely, such rumors demonstrate the fluidity of opinion toward the Arctic region. Talk of new policies toward drilling for oil and natu...

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a United Nations plan to build a better world for people and our planet by 2030. These goals recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth, address social needs such as education, health, and equality, and tackle climate challenges by working to preserve oceans and forests. During the Winter 2021 SDG Ro...

Closing Remarks   Mark Ritchie, President, Global Minnesota

4PM SESSION   Creating the Future of Learning   Melanie Brown, Senior Program Officer, Public Engagement and Insights, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

4 PM SESSION   Creating the Future of Learning   Kathleen Rogers, President, EARTHDAY.ORG

3 PM SESSION   Creative Support for Education   Jennifer Bonine, Founder and CEO, AI AppStore and the RedRex Platform

3 PM SESSION Creative Support for Education Jennifer Williams, Ph. D., Co-Founder, TeachSDGs

2 PM SESSION COVID-19’s Impact on International Education and Exchange Programs Maja Behrens, General Manager, Communicating for Agriculture Education Programs (CAEP)

2 PM SESSION   COVID-19’s Impact on International Education and Exchange Programs   Katherine Brown, Ph. D., President and CEO, Global Ties U.S.

2 PM SESSION   COVID-19’s Impact on International Education and Exchange Programs   Karin Fischer, Senior Writer, Chronicle of Education

1 PM SESSION   COVID-19’s Impact on Education and Creative Responses   Crystal Ikanih-Musa, Nigeria In-Country Representative, Malala Fund Habiba Mohammed, Education Champion, Malala Fund, Center for Girl’s Education, Zaria Nigeria

1 PM SESSION COVID-19’s Impact on Education and Creative Responses Atul Tandon, CEO, Opportunity International

1 PM SESSION   COVID-19’s Impact on Education and Creative Responses   Jack Dangermond Founder and CEO, Esri

Afternoon Session Creative Support for Education Amy Sheehan Director, Talent Attraction, Hormel Foods Jim Sheehan Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Hormel Foods

12:00 PM SESSION   Justice Alan Page and Neel Kashkari

11:30 AM SESSION   Sondra Samuels

10 AM   David Edwards and Lily Eskelsen García

11 AM SESSION   Dr. Linda Darling Hammond

9:30 AM SESSION    Gov. Tim Walz and Audrey Azoulay