Podcasts about global business coalition

Justin van Fleet, President of Theirworld and Executive Director of the Global Business Coalition for Education, joins us on this episode of Change@Work. He and host, Chris Thornton, discuss the important role businesses play in the education system, how investing in education can help companies to achieve their ESG goals, and outlines key examples of how some of the world's largest organizations are investing in education now. 

Justin W. van Fleet, Ph.D is President of Theirworld and Executive Director of the Global Business Coalition for Education. Justin previously served as the Director of the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity and Chief of Staff to the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education and prior to that as a Fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for Universal Education. On International Student's Day we discuss his commitment to ending the global education crisis, the meaningful steps that can be taken to do so and their awareness campaign centered around adults throwing some very entertaining tantrums.

This Minority Women's Health webinar will focus on health promotion, cardiovascular health, age appropriate screenings and access to health. Moderator Chinonso Ukachukwu, MPH Director, Quality Improvement & Equity National Minority Quality Forum, Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity She is currently the Director, Quality Improvement and Equity at the National Minority Quality Forum's Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity (SHC). In her role, she ensures the engagement and implementation of education projects for clinical teams and community leaders to address health disparities in diverse and underserved populations among other duties. Her programs include the Faith Health Alliance, Community Pharmacist Ambassadors program and the DRIVE program which she co-leads. Panelists Celina Gorre Chief Executive Officer, Women Heart Celina Gorre is the CEO of Women Heart, the leading nonprofit focused on greater awareness and education on the number one killer of women, as well as the injustices that women face in their heart journeys. Prior to Women Heart, Celina served as executive director of the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases, where she led the GACD Secretariat based in London, funding research in over 70 countries around the world. She also worked in the field with United Nations Populations Fund and UNICEF in Angola as a senior advisor to the Angolan government on HIV/AIDS and child survival and to multinational companies on their social and local community investments. Celina also has extensive experience developing health and social programs for multinational companies. She has worked for the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (now GBC Health), guiding companies such as Nike, Volkswagen, Colgate, American Express, and Chevron, on their strategy implementation for employees, consumers, and communities. She holds a Bachelor's degree in psychology, a Master's in Public Health in epidemiology, both from UCLA, and a Master's in Public Administration from Harvard University. Reverend LaChaune Nicole Slater Lead Pastor, Payne Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church LaChaune Nicole Slater is a native of the Magic City - Birmingham, Alabama. Blessed with a servant's heart, Nicole is an ordained minister serving as Lead Pastor at Payne Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church. With 15 years of experience in the death care industry at Davenport & Harris Funeral Homes, Inc, Nicole is credentialed with the International Conference of Funeral Service, and is a Licensed Funeral Director, Cremationist, and Pre-Need Salesperson. Driven by service and making a difference, Nicole volunteers with several civic organizations, and is a distinguished member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She also serves as a member of the Board of Directors for F.I.R.E., Inc. and Davenport & Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. Terrie Branch Serial Entrepreneur, UMD HAIR Wellness Warrior Terrie Branch is a Hampton, Virginia native, who wears many titles. Of those titles, she is a published author. Her author journey began, with her first book "The Game From A Woman's Perspective", which was subsequently received with great reviews! With the success of her first book, she went on to pursue her next writing project. Soon after, she signed with “Kiki Swinson Presents:”, where she released her “Gotta Be Sheisty” series in 2015. She served as the Newport News Branch-NAACP supervisory election committee chairman (2020), served on the WIN (Women in NAACP) committee (2019), Executive Board as Membership CommitteeChairman, and currently serves as 2023 Vice President. Her passion for the homeless lead her to serve on the Board of Directors for Menchville House Ministries. Originally published May 19, 2023

With recently passed anti-LGBT legislation in Uganda, Eric and Ben discuss what role global health diplomacy could play (and most likely was) in upholding human rights and ensuring that essential HIV-related services reach those most in need - especially LGBT communities. And we answer your questions, second episode in. About the hosts: Eric Goosby is an American public health official and professor at UCSF, where he directs the Center for Global Health Delivery and Diplomacy. An infectious disease specialist, he treated patients at San Francisco General Hospital when HIV/AIDS first began to emerge and take its toll in the early 1980s.  Eric joined the Clinton administration to administer newly-authorized Ryan White CARE Act, overseeing the distribution of federal funds and the planning of services in 25 AIDS epicenters, as well as in all 50 states and U.S. territories. He went on to co-found the Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation, where he helped develop and implement HIV national treatment scale-up plans in Rwanda, South Africa, China, and Ukraine. In 2009, he was tapped by President Obama to be his Global AIDS Coordinator, heading up the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a position he held until 2013. He went on to be the UN Special Envoy on Tuberculosis. Eric likes very strong coffee, and is being educated by Ben on the joys of podcasting. Ben Plumley is a global health strategist, currently the Head of Digital Advocacy and Outreach at the Global Health Listening Project, and founder of the Global Health Strategy Agency, Hunuvat. He was Chief of Staff to the Founding Executive Director of UNAIDS, and Executive Director of the Global Business Coalition on HIV & AIDS.  He held senior roles in Glaxo Wellcome and Johnson & Johnson. In 2010, he was appointed CEO of the Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation, succeeding Eric Goosby, where he advised national governments, corporations, the UN and community organizations on infectious disease treatment and prevention strategies in Zimbabwe, Nigeria, China, Ukraine, Laos and South Africa. He is Co-Chair of the MTV Staying Alive Foundation, and President of the San Francisco Community Health Center. His journey into podcasting began in 2018 with A Shot In The Arm Podcast. Eric has been a mentor to Ben since the early 2000s, including his passion for exceptionally strong coffee.

In the series premiere of “Global Health Diplomats”, Eric Goosby and Ben Plumley explore the continuing saga of the origins of SARS CoV2 and the role of global health diplomacy in fostering international collaboration in fighting pandemics threats - and who better to discuss this with than our first guest, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the recently retired director of the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease. -- About the hosts: Eric Goosby is an American public health official and professor at UCSF, where he directs the Center for Global Health Delivery and Diplomacy. An infectious disease specialist, he treated patients at San Francisco General Hospital when HIV/AIDS first began to emerge and take its toll in the early 1980s.  Eric joined the Clinton administration to administer newly-authorized Ryan White CARE Act, overseeing the distribution of federal funds and the planning of services in 25 AIDS epicenters, as well as in all 50 states and U.S. territories. He went on to co-found the Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation, where he helped develop and implement HIV national treatment scale-up plans in Rwanda, South Africa, China, and Ukraine. In 2009, he was tapped by President Obama to be his Global AIDS Coordinator, heading up the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a position he held until 2013. He went on to be the UN Special Envoy on Tuberculosis. Eric likes very strong coffee, and is being educated by Ben on the joys of podcasting. Ben Plumley is a global health strategist, currently the Head of Digital Advocacy and Outreach at the Global Health Listening Project, and founder of the Global Health Strategy Agency, Hunuvat. He was Chief of Staff to the Founding Executive Director of UNAIDS, and Executive Director of the Global Business Coalition on HIV & AIDS.  He held senior roles in Glaxo Wellcome and Johnson & Johnson. In 2010, he was appointed CEO of the Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation, succeeding Eric Goosby, where he advised national governments, corporations, the UN and community organizations on infectious disease treatment and prevention strategies in Zimbabwe, Nigeria, China, Ukraine, Laos and South Africa. He is Co-Chair of the MTV Staying Alive Foundation, and President of the San Francisco Community Health Center. His journey into podcasting began in 2018 with A Shot In The Arm Podcast. Eric has been a mentor to Ben since the early 2000s, including his passion for exceptionally strong coffee.

In the final episode of Theirworld's 20th anniversary special, Theirworld Chair Sarah Brown talks with Beatrace Ndisha Mwanjala, a Global Youth Ambassador from Kenya, about what needs to be done to ensure we meet the United Nations goal of inclusive and quality education for all children by 2030.  Beatrace shares some of her own struggles accessing education, including what it was like to walk long distances to school when faced with the threat from wild animals.  Sarah also speaks with Justin van Fleet, President of Theirworld and Executive Director of the Global Business Coalition for Education, about his hopes for the future, and the power of education to fight inequality.   “Education has the power to be a great equaliser,” Justin says. “It can be a rising tide that can lift all boats, and I think getting equity in educational access and then the quality of education delivery that all young people deserve, that's going to be the biggest challenge we're facing.”

Sarah Brown is the Chair of Theirworld. Their mission is to end the global education crisis. She's also the Executive Chair for the Global Business Coalition for Education.  She joins Krishnan to talk about Theirworld's work and how they are helping Ukrainian children. She also speaks about her experience of losing her daughter, Jennifer, and her time at Downing Street.  Producer: Freya Pickford

The Quirk Mini-series is a new program where we highlight the unusual abilities we possess. These unusual abilities might stem from a unique physical or mental situation that we live through. We believe that these conditions privy us to some experiences, perspectives, and opportunities that others do not have access to. We want to put these out there. Through 'The Quirk', we are reimagining conditions that are out of our control. In this third and final episode, we speak with two scholars, Ademola Adesokan and Nina Mbah, and we talk about the virtue of Passion and Community. As usual, this episode also includes a 10-second 'behind-the-scenes' at the end. Host Keyukemi Ubi Keyu is the Chief Operating Officer at DIgiLaw, a law-tech consulting Start-Up. She is passionate about Global Leadership, and Community Relevance. At NSP, she ever seats at only one seat in the auditorium; If you need to find her during class, first find that seat. Oluwafemi Akinseye Oluwafemi Akinseye is a people person. He's passionate about developing people and building products that can transform Africa. When he's not working, he enjoys debating and reading. Guests Ademola Adesokan Ademola is a technology enthusiast interested in making enhancements to the SAP backup system. At university, he was the president of the Association of Computer Science Students and recently served as the president of the Information Technology Development Service Group in his local community. Ademola would like to be involved in breakthrough research in big data and machine learning and hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in this field. Nina Mbah Nina is a social entrepreneur and founder of Developing Talents Initiative, a youth development center dedicated to improving learning outcomes for young Nigerians in underserved communities. Her contributions to education and youth development have earned her membership admission to the Youth Council of Global Business Coalition for Education. She is also the recipient of the Ignite Entrepreneurship Innovation Lab award. The next episode in one week

In this episode, we hear some highlights from Theirworld's International Women's Day event and speak with some of the event's attendees about girls’ education and gender equality Theirworld hosted its 7th annual International Women’s Day event on Thursday 4 March - but went virtual for the first time ever, due to Covid-19.  Covid-19 has put the issue of girls’ education firmly in the spotlight. Now more than ever, it’s important that we come together to hear from those who are campaigning to break down the barriers facing girls and discuss how we can act to unlock big change in the coming year. Hear from inspiring women, including Maysa Jalbout, Global Business Coalition for Education Advisory Member. Hiba Zakka al-Jamal, Head of SKILD ; Zarlasht Halaimzai, Director and Co-Founder of RTI. And Unlock Big Change Award winner - Theo Sowa, Former CEO of The African Women's Development Fund. As well as Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, Barrister and Director of the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute. Jasvinder Sanghera CBE, Activist campaigner and founder Karma Nirvana. Tamara Box, Managing Partner, Europe and Middle East, and Senior Management Team, Reed Smith. Lorraine Candy, Journalist, Podcaster and parenting Author. Lorriann Robinson, Founder and Director, The Advocacy Team. Angela Saini, science journalist and author.  

Activist and administrator Jamira Burley, the Head of Youth Engagement and Skills at the Global Business Coalition, joins Blackstage to discuss her journey as well as the importance of championing Black women.

Besides being an internationally recognized speaker, Jamira Burley is a social justice advocate and a next-gen social impact consultant. Jamira joins Alaa to discuss her inspiration to become an advocate against gun violence, the impact of collective responsibility, and the importance of diversity when attempting to make changes.Being At The Table means: “Recognizing that you have a responsibility to open doors for folks behind you. It's not about giving folks a handout, it's actually about sharing your power, which is what we're asking everyone to do… share their power.” – Jamira BurleyHighlights from the Conversation:Being nervous about the current situation in the US and our need to have a full understanding of what it is going to take to get where we want to beHaving had a brother who was killed at an early age, Jamira started her life of activism focusing on gun violence and finding outlets for young people to address their anger and emotionsLosing our sense of collective responsibility to each otherEverybody must do their share to address oppression within their own immediate environment but it important to be providing opportunities and space for those communities to speak for themselvesUnderstanding the nuances and language before attempting to speak about them and learning from people that do not look like youFeeling like a sell out between her political world and the social economic background she was raised inViewing herself as an advocate more than a leader and her first time realizing the influence, she has had a leaderHow the opposition wins by creating a division within the communitiesAnd More…About the Guest: Activist, storyteller, and strategist, Jamira Burley reduced the rate of violence in her high school by 30% as a fifteen year-old. Today, she is Head of Youth Engagement and Skills at the Global Business Coalition for Education, and has been recognized by the Obama White House as a Champion for Change and a 2020 Oprah Magazine Visionary.https://www.jamiraburley.com/https://twitter.com/JamiraBurleyhttps://www.instagram.com/jamiraburley/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiraburley/About the Host: Alaa Murabit is an award-winning medical doctor, global security strategist, women's rights advocate and United Nations High-Level Commissioner on Health, Employment & Economic Growth and Sustainable Development Goal Global Advocate.https://alaamurabit.com/https://www.instagram.com/alaamurabit/https://twitter.com/almmurahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/alaamurabit/Thanks for listening!Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!Subscribe to the podcastIf you would like to get...

June Sarpong MBE, writer and broadcaster, takes over as guest host, talking to Justin van Fleet, President of Theirworld and Executive Director of the Global Business Coalition for Education. Justin describes how a trip to Bolivia as a teenager inspired him to work in education, and how education is providing hope and a degree of normality to thousands of young people trapped in desperate conditions in refugee camps on the Greek islands.  They discuss Theirworld’s #WriteTheWrong campaign to provide an education to the 260 million children around the world who every day are denied a place in school. This podcast interview was recorded in New York in September 2019 during the United Nations General Assembly. This episode of Better Angels was edited by Warren Borg, Worgie Productions.

Steven is 17 years old, and cares about closing the youth skills gap and empowering young entrepreneurs. He’s the founder of ProjectileX, a youth business education non-profit organization that has impacted over 120,000 students, Managing Editor of Youth Business Collective a youth-run publication with over 17,000 readers, Fellow at Stanford’s Designership Institute, Member of the Youth Skills Initiative at Global Business Coalition for Education, and Head of Youth Engagement for Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang.

In this episode of Better Angels with Sarah Brown, we hear from high profile leaders live from Washington DC during the World Bank Spring Meetings. These leaders came together at a breakfast hosted by The Global Business Coalition for Education, to focus on the need for innovative thinking around education delivery, and why it is so important for business, government and civil society to all work together on this cause. Speakers include CEO of the World Bank Kristalina Georgieva and Adviser to The Global Business Coalition for Education Professor Tom Fletcher. A panel discussion follows with speakers including UNHCR’s Filippo Grandi, Norway’s Minister for Development Nikolai Astrup, Denmark's Minister for Development and Cooperation Ulla Tørnæs and Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology, African Union, Professor Sarah Anyang Agbor Contributors to the episode discuss issue around the skills young people need for the jobs of the future and how innovation can help deliver a thorough education to everyone.

Tom Fletcher is the former British Ambassador to Lebanon, an author and the current Global Strategy Director for the Global Business Coalition for Education. Tom's interview was featured in Better Angels episode 'Finding Your Voice'. Listen to the full conversation in this interview special.