Ten years ago, world leaders agreed upon a set of measurable goals to achieve poverty reduction. The targets addressed hunger, illiteracy, disease, gender equality and the empowerment of women, environmental sustainability and a global partnership for development.

The 2010 Media Summit focused on an exchange of innovative media/programmatic experiences and best practices relating to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). What are the political and programmatic challenges facing the United Nations Millennium Development Goal Review Summit September 2010? Will the MDGs be met by 2015?

The Summit brought together a broad group of national and international journalists, media educators, development and humanitarian practitioners, donors and media decision makers.

Panels:

  • Emerging Issue Trends: Women, Children and Education
  • Conversation with UN Correspondents
  • Challenges and Solutions: A Focus on Global Health, Hunger and the Environment
    The global economic crisis reversed many of the gains made in this area. Are countries, NGOs and donors intensifying efforts to compensate?
  • Shaping a New Architecture of Global Partnerships
    Achieving the MDGs will require a framework that captures the collective actions of a broad group of stakeholders

 

LUNCHEON SPEAKER
James Makawa, Founder and CEO of Africa HD

James Makawa, Founder and CEO of Africa HD was the luncheon speaker. Anative of Zimbabwe, he created Africa HD to address and fill a glaring void in the global television programming marketplace; Africa-inspired content produced in High Definition. Until mid-2009, Makawa was CEO of The Africa Channel, a 24 hour cable and satellite channel currently broadcasting in the United States, Caribbean and the United Kingdom.

Panelists included:

Amanda Fox – Vice President, Fenton Communications
Veronica Pollard – Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications, U.S. Fund for UNICEF
Amna Nawaz – Producer, NBC News
Linord Moudou – Health Correspondent, Voice of America (VOA) Television
Melorine Mokri – United Nations Correspondent, Al Jazeera English
Mark Wilson – Executive Director, Panos Institute London
Mike Thomson – Foreign Affairs Correspondent, BBC London
Patrick Butler – Vice President, Programs, International Center for Journalists
Kate Felsen – Senior Producer, ABC News
John McArthur – Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director, Millennium Promise
Todd Jacobson – Vice-President, Community Relations, National Basketball Association of America (NBA)

 

For information on the 2009 Media Summit and to see video excerpts, click here.

For more information, please contact Tawana Jacobs.