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Seizing the Moment: Investing and Partnerships in the Longevity Market, the virtual event offers an expanded audience an online learning and networking experience with leading authorities on the future trends in the $8 trillion U.S. longevity economy. The event also brings together engaged investors from multiple funds, including Flare Capital, Primetime Partners, Ziegler Link-Age, Healthcare Angels, Nationwide Ventures, HealthTech Capital, 7wire Ventures, Generator Ventures and others. The Summit aims to live up to its reputation as the event where deals get done, companies get financed, and great leaders get discovered.
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An app developed by Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy students has won a top prize in Samsung s Solve for Tomorrow contest.
The school is one of three national winners in the contest and will receive $130,000 worth of technology plus an additional $15,000 as the Samsung Employee Choice Award Winner.
That total includes $65,000 worth of technology won in April for being among the 10 national finalists in the contest, a Samsung spokeswoman said Tuesday. This diverse group of students came together to make a positive change in our society, Joe Stinziano, an executive vice president with Samsung Electronics America, said in presenting a top award to Collegiate virtually Tuesday evening.
Ivan Menezes, CEO, Diageo
Since becoming the CEO of Diageo (DGE.L) in 2013, Ivan has been passionate about driving inclusion and diversity at the company.
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In 2020 he launched a new 10-year sustainability action plan titled ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’.
The plan laid out goals including increasing the representation of ethnic minorities in leadership positions to 45% by 2030, as well as increasing the percentage of Diageo suppliers from female and minority-owned businesses year-on-year.
2020 also saw the roll-out of a new learning intervention ‘Confronting Racial Bias Learning’, and the opening of Diageo’s fourth global ‘INC’ week; an employee-led, grassroots movement encouraging employees around the world to celebrate diversity.