Key Components of the Summit
BRIEFING SESSIONS AND PRESENTATION OF 100 TOP COMPETITIVELY SELECTED PROPOSALS for new, innovative programs from citizen diplomacy organizations and their international partners
Hear from task force leaders working in twelve sectors: Business, Community-based Organizations, Development Assistance, Faith-based Organizations, Global Health, Higher Education, International Cultural Engagement, International Voluntary Service, K-12 Education, Travel & Tourism, and Youth Service
NEW ROUNDTABLE REPORTS ON SEVEN CRITICAL ISSUES impacting citizen engagement in international affairs with recommendations for future action
THE ROLE OF U.S. CORPORATIONS IN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) INITIATIVES worldwide will be the focus of a major plenary, with major U.S. corporations, a forum on best CSR practices, and a task force presentation led by Business for Diplomatic Action and the Business Council for International Understanding
FOUR MAJOR PLENARY SESSIONS INCLUDING: The British Council joined by international guests will present a view of U.S. citizen diplomacy from abroad
A view from the administration on U.S. citizen diplomacy in the 21st century from Departments of Defense & State, Peace Corps, National Endowment of the Humanities, and Congress
SPECIAL INVITATION TO THE NATIONAL AWARDS for Citizen Diplomacy during a cultural evening event featuring seven honorees and world class performing artists including the Liz Lehrman Dance Exchange
RECEPTIONS AND REMARKS BY NATIONALLY KNOWN EXPERTS in international affairs, high ranking officials of the administration, and members of congress—including special briefing sessions on the role the military, and new government public diplomacy
DEMONSTRATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES and media to expand the reach of citizen diplomacy engagement
FILM SCREENING: A special preview of Our Summer in Tehran, a documentary film from award winning Promises Films' co-director/co-producer, Justine Shapiro