Johns Hopkins SAIS to host The Future of US Leadership with Bill Gates, June 27
MEDIA ADVISORY
Bill Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will join the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) for a Conversation on the Future of U.S. Leadership, 12:00-12:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 27.
Discussion will be moderated by faculty members Cinnamon Dornsife, Associate Practitioner-in-Residence and Senior Advisor of International Development, and Jeremy Shiffman, Foreign Policy Institute Senior Fellow and Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Global Health Policy.
Time and Date
Wednesday, June 27. 12:00-12:45 p.m. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Conversation begins at noon. Event concludes at 12:45 p.m.
Location
Johns Hopkins SAIS
Kenney Herter Auditorium, Nitze Building
1740 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Register
The event is open to the public and media, with registration. Members of the working press may request access to cover the event at [email protected]. Accepted requests will be confirmed at least one day prior to the event. Pre-authorized camera setup will only be permitted from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Media Contact
Sarah Logan (agenda inquiries)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
206.265.9484
[email protected]
Nate Thompson (logistical inquiries)
Johns Hopkins SAIS
202.360.3039
[email protected]
About the speaker
Bill Gates is co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In 1975, Bill Gates founded Microsoft with Paul Allen and led the company to become the worldwide leader in business and personal software and services. In 2008, Bill transitioned to focus full-time on his foundation’s work to expand opportunity to the world’s most disadvantaged people. Along with co-chair Melinda Gates, he leads the foundation’s development of strategies and sets the overall direction of the organization. In 2010, Bill, Melinda, and Warren Buffett founded the Giving Pledge, an effort to encourage the wealthiest families and individuals to publicly commit more than half of their wealth to philanthropic causes and charitable organizations during their lifetime or in their will.
About Johns Hopkins SAIS
A division of Johns Hopkins University, the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) is a global institution that offers students an international perspective on today’s critical issues. For nearly 75 years, Johns Hopkins SAIS has produced great leaders, thinkers, and practitioners of international relations. Public leaders and private sector executives alike seek the counsel of the faculty, whose ideas and research inform and shape policy. Johns Hopkins SAIS offers a global perspective across three campus locations: Bologna, Italy; Nanjing, China; and Washington, DC. The school’s interdisciplinary curriculum is strongly rooted in the study of international economics, international relations, and regional studies, preparing students to address multifaceted challenges in the world today.
For more information, visit sais-jhu.edu or @SAISHopkins.
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