Leading media entrepreneur and RED | For Africa CEO, Adebola Williams, will feature as plenary speaker at the 2022 NEXUS Global Summit alongside other industry leaders, including Chelsea Clinton, Vice-Chair of the Clinton Foundation; Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Global Humanitarian and Peace Envoy; and Elizabeth Tanya Masiyiwa, Executive Director of Delta Philanthropies.
The Summit will take place at CONVENE (225 Liberty St.) in New York City from June 23 to June 25, 2022.
This year’s summit aims to tackle pressing issues facing the world today, from refugee response to climate resilience and NFTs.
Williams said: “I am thankful to the NEXUS team for this great honour.
“I am eager to share my expertise in the promotion of civic participation of youth in politics.
“I hope to also engage with them on ways to align themselves with real solutions for inclusive enterprise and active citizenship.”
Other speakers at this year’s summit include Melissa Grady Dias, Global CMO of Cadillac; acclaimed functional medicine expert, Dr. Mark Hyman; Tariq ’Black Thought’ Trotter, Co-Founder and Lead Emcee of The Roots; Paul van Zyl, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of The Conduit; Dominic Kalms, Co-Founder and CEO of B Generous; Aza Raskin, Co-Founder of The Center for Humane Technology and Earth Species Project, and Monica Singh, Founder and President of the Mahendra Singh Foundation.
Past speakers included Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations; Jane Goodall, world-renowned environmentalist; Jacqueline Novogratz Founder and CEO of Acumen; Selena Gomez, actor, singer and mental health advocate; H.R.H. Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the US.
The NEXUS Global Summit is an exclusive gathering of the largest network of significant young philanthropists, social entrepreneurs and impact investors globally to bring about our generation’s most promising global solutions.
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