The 2017 Concordia Annual Summit will explore today's most pressing global challenges with the aim of building effective cross-sector partnerships and driving collective action. The Summit will feature over 250 speakers, including Wilbur Ross, U.S. Secretary of Commerce; Tony Blair, former British PM, and Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the IMF. For a full list of speakers and agenda: www.concordia.net/annualsummit/2017annualsummit/

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