The 2nd Global Issues Summit (GIS) was held on April 12, 2014 in the CHS Auditorium.
2014 GIS Sponsors
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Our sponsors donated time, products, and money. Because of these companies and individuals, the 2nd Global Issues Summit was a huge success.
2014 GIS Speakers
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Through first-hand accounts, audiovisual documentaries, performances and organizational speakers from UNICEF ,Ayzh, the U.S. Department of State and many more, the Summit discussed issues of poverty, education, gender inequality, maternal health, diseases, sustainability, child mortality, and global partnership.
GLOBAL ISSUES SUMMIT 2014
Ms. Mitchell is beginning her second term serving on City Council representing District 3. She is a well-known business professional, long recognized for her dedication to community service. Ms. Mitchell has served on several City of Sugar Land committees including: the Finance, the Intra-governmental Relations, and the Economic Development Committees. As a community leader, Ms. Mitchell remains active with a number of community organizations.
Rogelio Garcia-Contreras, Ph.D., is an associate professor of international development and international politics at the Center for International Studies at the University of St. Thomas. He is also the founder and director of the university's Social Entrepreneurship Program, where he conducts research on microfinance, social enterprise, economic development and poverty alleviation. He has authored articles for a variety of journals and is an active member of several professional organizations.
Benjamin Thomson is a financial economist in the State Department’s Office of Development Finance located within the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, where he is responsible for coordinating development policy in multi-lateral fora such as the G8, G20, and U.N. He was previously posted overseas in Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Nigeria, and domestically as the senior watch officer at the U.S. Nuclear Risk Reduction Center.
Ms. Mitchell is beginning her second term serving on City Council representing District 3. She is a well-known business professional, long recognized for her dedication to community service. Ms. Mitchell has served on several City of Sugar Land committees including: the Finance, the Intra-governmental Relations, and the Economic Development Committees. As a community leader, Ms. Mitchell remains active with a number of community organizations.