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Global Compact Leaders Summit to be Held in Geneva in July

02 Jul 2007
Abu-Ghazaleh: the Leaders Summit is open to all signatories of the UN Global Compact
AMMAN--- July 2, 2007--- The Global Compact Leaders Summit, the largest event ever convened by the United Nations on the topic of corporate citizenship, will be held at the UN Office in Geneva on July 5-6, 2007.
The “Working in Partnership with the United Nations to Create Sustainable Markets” Summit will be chaired by the UN Secretary-General HE Ban Ki-moon and Vice-Chair of the Global Compact Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh.
"The invitation is open to all signatories of the UN Global Compact, and a selective number of senior representatives from governments and other organizations," Abu-Ghazaleh said.
"The Summit will focus on topics such as; human rights, labor market, climate change, anti-corruption, soft power of governments, partnerships for development and responsible investment," he added.
Among the speakers in the Summit are: Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, Chairman- Anglo American PLC; Ms. Anne Lauvergeon, Chairman of the Executive Board- Areva; Captain We Giavo, CEO- China Ocean Shipping Company, Mr. Neville Isdell; Chairman and CEO- The Coca-Cola Company, Mr. Jacob Maroja; CEO- Escom, Toshio Arima, President- Fuji Xerox Company Ltd; Mr. Anthony Ling, Investment Manager- Goldman Sachs; Carl Henrik Sfanburg, CEO- LM Ericsson; Mr. José Sirjio Gabriel, CEO- Petrobras SA; Mr. Pat Davis, Deputy CEO- Sasol United; Ms. Mary Robinson, President- the Ethical Globalization Initiative president; Mr. Guy Ryder, General Secretary- International Trade Union Confederation; Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chairman and CEO- Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization; Mr. B. Mathorman, Managing Director- Tata Steel; Mr. Jeremy Hobbs, Executive Director- Oxfam International; Ms. Irene Khan, Secretary General- Amnesty International; Mr. Jeffrey Satchs, Manager- Earth Institute, University of Colombia; Ms. Huguette Labelle, Chair of the Board of Directors- Transparency International.
The UN Global Compact Leaders Summit will equip leaders from all sectors with the strategic intelligence, resources and tools they need to create value in the broadest sense.
Groundbreaking new studies by Mckinsey & Co. and Goldman Sachs will be released for the first time.