American Express Hosts Its Largest-Ever Leadership Academy Global Alumni Summit to Back the People Who Move the World Forward
27 Março 2019 - 9:47AM
Business Wire
MOVING TO WASHINGTON, D.C. IN ITS FIFTH YEAR, THE SUMMIT HELPS
EMERGING SOCIAL PURPOSE LEADERS GAIN THE TRAINING AND CONTACTS TO
MAKE A LASTING IMPACT
American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) announced today its annual
Leadership Academy Global Alumni Summit on April 1. The intensive
two-day immersive program offers professional development and
networking opportunities to cultivate emerging nonprofit and social
purpose leaders. Marking its fifth year, the summit will convene
outside New York for the first time, taking place in Washington,
D.C., a major hub for nonprofit organizations. A signature event of
the American Express Leadership Academy, this year’s summit is
expected to draw a record 80 alumni from around the world and will
feature its annual Leadership Academy Alumni Award.
“As the nonprofit sector has grown significantly in recent years
and the workforce is increasingly purpose-driven, it’s become
crucial to provide rising social organization leaders with the
required skills and broad networking opportunities to help them
enrich their communities,” said Timothy J. McClimon, president,
American Express Foundation. “American Express will continue to
back this talent with robust programs like the Leadership
Academy.”
One of the key summit highlights, Bill Drayton, founder and CEO
of Ashoka, will hold a conversation with Stacy Palmer, editor of
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, in a session called Engaging All:
Strategies for Thriving in Complexity. The session will be held on
April 1 at 3:30 p.m. EDT and streamed live on LeaderStories.org.
Mr. Drayton will share his extensive experience in the social
sector and will discuss strategies for engaging various
stakeholders to thrive in a complex society. He and Ms. Palmer will
take questions on Twitter during the session through #amexleads.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy will also host a special
Facebook Live preview of the session on the same day at 2:45
p.m. EDT.
At the summit, American Express will also honor an alumnus or
alumna with the 2019 American Express Leadership Academy Alumni
Award for demonstrating strong leadership while continually
impacting his or her community. The Award includes a $25,000 grant
to the recipient’s organization and the honoree will be announced
during the livestream.
The five nominees for the award include:
- Vanessa Ho, executive director, Project
X – Singapore, Singapore
- Jacob Ireri, chief executive officer,
Deaf Empowerment Society of Kenya – Embu, Kenya
- Wesner Pierre, vice president, CAMBA,
Inc. – New York, New York
- Prakash Tyagi, executive director,
GRAVIS - Jodhpur, India
- Maco Yoshioka, founder and CEO,
MadreBonita – Tokyo, Japan
The American Express Leadership Academy Global Alumni Summit is
produced in partnership with Atlas Corps, a nonprofit organization
focused on developing leaders through an overseas fellowship.
Representatives from the Leadership Academy’s 12 training partner
organizations will also be on-site for continued professional
development, relationship building and collaboration.
About American Express’ Leadership Initiatives
One of American Express' three philanthropic platforms
is Developing New Leaders for Tomorrow. Under this giving
initiative, which recognizes the significance of strong leadership
in the nonprofit and social purpose sectors, American Express makes
grants focused on training high potential emerging leaders to
tackle important issues in the 21st century. More than 100,000
emerging nonprofit and social sector leaders worldwide have
benefitted from American Express leadership programs, including its
signature initiative, the American Express Leadership Academy.
Founded in 2008 in partnership with the Center for Creative
Leadership, the American Express Leadership Academy builds the
personal, business and leadership skills of emerging nonprofit
leaders and social entrepreneurs through multi-day, in-person
trainings. The initiative has grown to a global program, training
world-class leaders in the areas of education, the arts, social
services, health, the environment, and more. To date, the company
has hosted more than 130 Leadership Academy programs across 12
countries, training more than 4,300 nonprofit and social sector
leaders.
More information about the American Express Leadership Academy
and to register for the live stream, please click here and follow
LeaderStories.org for updates throughout the event.
About American Express
American Express is a globally integrated payments company,
providing customers with access to products, insights and
experiences that enrich lives and build business success. Learn
more at americanexpress.com and connect with us on
facebook.com/americanexpress, instagram.com/americanexpress,
linkedin.com/company/american-express, twitter.com/americanexpress,
and youtube.com/americanexpress.
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