Denver was the host city for the 2014 CGI America conference, the flagship gathering where business and government leaders, philanthropists and NGO join forces to brainstorm ideas that promote economic recovery in the United States. More than 1,000 business, government and philanthropic leaders converged for a few days of brainstorming and commitments toward a better economic future.
Former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton hosted the fourth meeting of CGI America, part of the Clinton Global Initiative. The conference, held June 23-25, is a continuation of breakthrough collaborations that have thusfar formed more than 300 commitments valued at more than $15.3 billion when fully funded and implemented.
Mr. Clinton established the Clinton Global Initiative in 2005 to convene leaders to seek — and put into motion — solutions to the world’s biggest problems. In 2011, he began the nationally focused CGI America to take on domestic issues — including jobs, the economy, education and health care.
The Denver host committee was chaired by Steve Farber of Brownstein Farber Hyatt Schreck and Steve Bachar of Silver Bullet Water Treatment Co. Three host dinners were held to top off the first day of the conference, and photos here are from the Brownstein Farber Hyatt Schreck dinner at the History Colorado museum.
Farber recently told the Denver Post, “President Clinton’s work — both during his time in office and with CGI America — has reached across party lines.”
For more information on the conference and the Clinton Global Initiative, log on to www.cgiamerica.org.
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- Vanecia Kerr, left, Margaret Coady (both were forum speakers), Robin Goggs, Kristin Meyer, Carolynne White (session moderator)
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- Yifan Zhang, left, Micki Clark, Linda Frank
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- Cynthia Johnson, left, Rose Rorvik, Marcy Buren and Caroline Battles
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- Ginger Miller, left, and Ruth Ann Norton
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- Ron Busby, left, and Dan Caruso
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- Mark Goodman, left, Mary Hagerty Ehrsam, Bruce Alexander
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- Brent Neiser, left, John McDermott, Jerome Tinianow
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- Patricia Barela Rivera, left, Molly Hughes, Representative Angela Williams, Keri Christiansen
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- Ruth Ann Norton, left, Rob Kaufmann, Janice Sinden
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- Tara Mackay, left, and Mary Ricketson
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- Dan Nissenbaum, left, David Sand and Nicholes Prouty
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- Al Mottur, in from Washington for BFHS, and Shanda Zavalsky
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- Brad Farber, left, and Chuck Morris
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- David McReynolds, left, Amy Venturi and Scott Moore
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- Doug Friednash, left, and the Denver Post’s Greg Moore
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- Nancy Reichman, left, and Susan Aspey
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- Laura Warren, left, Michael Stratton, Cynthia Johnson, Tamra Ward
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- Brent Neiser and Patricia Barela Rivera
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- Lee McIntire, left, Brent Farber and Matt Joblon
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- Marcy Buren, left, Caroline Battles, Marcella Klein Williams and Vera Oziransky
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- David McReynolds, left, Janice Sinden and Dan Scherer
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- Chuck Morris chats with Micki Clark
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- Matt Joblon chats with Susan McIntire
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- Lee McIntire talks with Don Elliman
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- Natalie Byrne, left, and Linda Alvarado
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- David Stern and Linda Alvarado
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- Steve Farber welcomes everyone
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- Steve Farber jokes on stage
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- Denver Mayor Michael Hancock says a few words
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- Carolynne White begins the moderating of the discussion panel
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- Discussion panel members: Margaret Coady, CECP, left, Vanecia Kerr of City Year and Gail Gershon of Gap Inc.
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- Margaret Coady, left, Vanecia Kerr and Gail Gershon talk about corporate citizenship
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- Panelists smile about a good point
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- Amy Venturi asks a question of the panel
