2014 Conference
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Bell Harbor International Conference Center
Seattle, WA
Global Washington’s annual conference is well known and well respected for convening the international development community on the west coast. Participants include NGO practitioners, corporate sustainability executives, research experts, philanthropists and others working on global issues.
Featured Speakers
Sonia Nazario
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist
Author of national best-selling book Enrique’s Journey
Debora Comini
Deputy Regional Director
UNICEF
Highlighted Speakers
- Therese Caouette, Co-Executive Director, Partners Asia
- Patricia Devereux, Senior Advisor, Global Philanthropy, MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth
- Renee Kaplan, Chief Strategy Officer, Skoll Foundation
- Shaunta Hyde, Managing Director, Community Relations, Alaska Airlines
- Manisha Kathuria, Associate Director, Non-Profits, Russell Investments
- Peiman Milani, Project Director, Maternal & Child Health and Nutrition, PATH
- Steve Schwartz, Co-Founder and Director of External Relations, Upaya Social Ventures
- Dan Schmitz, Director of Analytical Research and Development, Abbott Nutrition
- John Tippett, Director, Mobile Health Innovations, Grameen Foundation
- Joe Whinney, Founder, Theo Chocolate
