CONCORDIA WELCOMES SPACE FOR GIANTS AS PROGRAMMING PARTNER FOR THE 2020 ANNUAL SUMMIT
Concordia is proud to announce Space for Giants, an international conservation organization that protects the wildlife landscapes of Africa’s elephants, as a Programming Partner for the upcoming 2020 Annual Summit. Founded in 2011, Space for Giants protects elephants and their landscapes by raising awareness of the value they generate for both people and nations, particularly […]
Remembering September 11th: An Interview with Daniel Hoffman, Former CIA Chief of Station & Concordia Advisor
DH: First and foremost, I think it’s important for us to remember all of those innocent victims, over 3,000 of them, who were murdered on that day 19 years ago. They were innocent civilians, ruthlessly attacked, and we need to remember them and honor their memory. But the second reason is that we still have […]
Concordia Welcomes Visa As A Lead Programming Sponsor For The 2020 Annual Summit
Concordia is delighted to announce VISA as a Lead Programming Sponsor for the upcoming 2020 Annual Summit. Launched in 1958, VISA has grown into a global payments technology company connecting consumers, businesses, banks, and governments in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. VISA recognizes that in order to build a more resilient and inclusive […]
2020 Concordia Americas Partnership Accelerator Report
In July 2020, Concordia hosted a special, invitation-only working session that convened leaders from the private, public, academic, and civil society sectors working across Latin America under its ‘Partnership Accelerator’ format. The session, which highlighted innovation and impact in the Latin American financing space, had an objective of sharing insight regarding tangible, action-ready interventions underway […]
Reporte del 2020 Concordia Americas Innovative Financing Partnership Accelerator
En julio de 2020, Concordia organizó una sesión de trabajo especial, solo por invitación, que reunió a líderes de los sectores privado, público, académico y de la sociedad civil que trabajan en toda América Latina bajo su formato de ‘Partnership Accelerator’ (Acelerador de asociaciones). La sesión, que destacó la innovación y el impacto en el […]
Concordia to Present the 2020 Leadership Award to Doug McMillon at the 10th Anniversary Celebration
Concordia is proud to present the 2020 Leadership Award for the Private Sector to Doug McMillon, the President and CEO of Walmart. Since assuming the role of CEO in 2014, Mr. McMillon has vastly expanded Walmart’s commitment and capacity to drive social impact. Under his leadership, Walmart launched Project Gigaton to combat climate change and work […]
W-GDP 2X Americas: Investing in the Future of Women Report
On August 6, 2020, Concordia held W-GDP 2X Americas: Investing in the Future of Women, an exclusive half-day digital event in partnership with the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative. With a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean, the event highlighted women’s economic empowerment as […]
Concordia to present the 2020 Leadership Award to António Guterres at the 10th Anniversary Celebration
Gender Lens Investing: A Female-Focused Future
Gender equality, Goal 5 of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, is defined as the state in which access to rights and opportunities is unaffected by gender. As a society, progress has been made toward this goal over recent years. Today, there are more girls in school than ever before. Between 2000 and 2017, maternal mortality […]
Concordia welcomes DIAL as Lead Programming Partner for the 2020 Annual Summit
Concordia is proud to partner with the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) around the upcoming 2020 Annual Summit. Established in 2015, DIAL is an independent global alliance that advances digital inclusion to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). DIAL identifies barriers to the routine use of digital solutions and data, tests ways to remove them, and […]
Concordia to present the 2020 Leadership Award to Christiana Figueres at the 10th Anniversary Celebration
