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December 3 – 4, 2024
Microsoft Conference Center, Redmond WA

Advancing Social Impact in a Rapidly Changing World

Thank you to those who joined us for our 15th Annual Goalmakers Conference where we explored the current global challenges, examined how organizations are responding, and discussed how we can prepare for the challenges yet to come.

Over the two days fo the conference, the 300+ attendees:

  • HEARD from experts, practitioners, policymakers, and leaders.
  • PARTICIPATED in breakout session working groups.
  • NETWORKED with past colleagues and created new connections.
  • LEARNED about current solutions to some of the most pressing issues.

Today’s geopolitical climate is shifting every day, and the Earth’s climate is changing faster than predictions can keep up. Refugee numbers are at an all-time high, and livelihoods are being threatened by resource depletion.

Despite the formidable challenges we face in global development, we see communities building resilience, innovations changing the narrative, and new technologies driving impact in exciting ways. Organizations globally – and locally – are responding and keeping pace with our rapidly changing world.

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Featured Speakers

Michelle Burns

Michelle Burns
Vice President – Global Coffee, Social Impact & Sustainability
Starbucks
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Steve Davis

Steve Davis
Partnerships Senior Advisor & Interim Director of Philanthropic Partnerships
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Kate Behncken

Kate Behncken
CVP, Global Head
Microsoft Philanthropies
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Adesuwa Ifedi

Adesuwa Ifedi
Africa Senior Vice President
Heifer International
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Beth Kanter

Beth Kanter
Trainer, Thought Leader
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Esther Mwaura-Muiru

Esther Mwaura-Muiru
Global Advocacy Director
Landesa / Stand for Her Land Campaign
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Freddy Nkosi

Freddy Nkosi
Acting Vice President, Partnerships & Impact; Senior Director, Global Programs (West and Central Africa)
VillageReach
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Alice Shobe

Alice Shobe
Global Director
Amazon Community Impact
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Akhtar Badshah

Akhtar Badshah
Distinguished Practitioner & Senior Lecturer, University of Washington; Chief Catalyst, Catalytic Innovators Group; Author, The Purpose Mindset
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Tim Prewitt

Tim Prewitt
President & CEO
The Hunger Project
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Atul Tandon

Atul Tandon
CEO
Opportunity International
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Janet Tinsley

Janet Tinsley
Chief Global Impact Officer
Water.org
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Victoria Vrana
CEO
Global Giving
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With special thanks to Microsoft for hosting our 15th Annual Goalmakers Conference

In celebration of our 15th year producing these conferences and our amazing partnership with Microsoft for the past 15 years, the in-person day of Goalmakers was held at the Microsoft Conference Center on the Microsoft Redmond campus. Learn more.