The Global Insight Summit 2008
The Global Insight Summit is a groundbreaking effort by the United
Nations and the Jackson Hole Film Institute to work with the
entertainment community to highlight critical international concerns.
Actors, writers, producers and directors from film and television will
join the Secretary-General and other senior UN officials to discuss
important global issues and the role of film and television media in
raising public awareness of these problems and of the UN’s role in
addressing them.
Summit Events include:
- A welcome address by the Secretary-General to attendees from the film
and television community and the public.
- Small group meetings between the Secretary-General, senior UN officials
and leading members of the entertainment industry to discuss world events,
to highlight UN activities, and to discuss ways to engage the world on
specific neglected and critical issues.
- Panels open to the public, focusing on the theme (to be announced) of
the Global Insight Summit. Panel participants may include Goodwill Ambassadors,
UN senior officials, media figures and national leaders.
- Private networking reception and dinner for the entertainment industry and UN
officials.
Complementing the Summit will be a selection of films that exhibit the power
of media to address global issues. Through a juried selection process, the Global
Insight Film Award will be given to the film that best demonstrates the use of
film to help highlight an important global issue.
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Global Insight Summit
