Before the Social Good Summit, we asked the world to take on two big questions:
How can new media and technology create solutions in your community?
What can the world learn from your community?
The response was overwhelming. More than 300 communities held Meetups in 100 countries around the world, taking on issues from global health to governance to sustainability.
A summary of the events that took place around the world.
China’s Social Media for Social Good Alliance, Tsinghua University, and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced the lineup for the Social Good Summit in Beijing.
The eight-hour program brings together leaders from major new media organizations, Chinese philanthropies, and international NGOs will discuss the unique role of Chinese social media for social good.
Here’s a sneak peek….
AFTERNOON SESSION (14:30- 18:00 CST)
Session One: Social Media, Connecting to the World, Connecting to the Good
Mr. Jet Li, Goodwill Ambassador of the UN Foundation; Founder of One Foundation
Ms. Kate James, Chief Communications Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Mr. Wenbin Yan, Director of China News for World Service Desk, Xinhua News Agency
Ms. Feng Chen, Chief, UN Website Chinese Unit, Department of Public Information / Ms. Fang Yang, Assistant Country Director, UNDP China
Session Two: Technology Innovation and Social Good
Mr. Bing Wang, Chairman of Ai You Foundation
Mr. Joe Chen, CEO of RenRen Group
Mr. Yuxiao Li, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Tencent
Mr. Jianhang Jin, Vice President of Alibaba Group
Session Three: Social Media to Serve the Community
Mr. Feng Cheng, China Region Chief Representative, Family Health International
Ms. Qing Hai, Oxfam Ambassador, Actress
Mr. Zhe Feng, Men’s Horizontal Bar Champion, 2012 Olympics
Mr. Xiaohua Ji, CEO of Guokr.com, founder of Science Squirrels
Mr. Yongyuan Cui, Founder of Cui Yongyuan Foundation, CCTV anchor
EVENING SESSION (20:00-24:00 CST)
Session Four: New Media
Shuxin Liang, Founder, Micro-Fundation
Changju Xu, Leading Member, Xiaoti DaZuo Micro-philanthropy
Session Five: New Fields
Peng Guo, Founder, imore.net
Kui Zhou, Leading Member, NGO20.org
Interactive Activity: Xunqian Ye, Theatre Director, Hong Kong
Session Six: New Content
Yan Zhai, Founder, Huizeren.org.cn
Min Shen, Leader, Black Apple Youth
Performance: He Fan, Member, Blackapple Youth
Interactive Activity: Xunqian Ye, Theatre Director, Hong Kong
