Meeting

20/20 for All: Clear Vision for Social and Economic Development

Thursday, February 13, 2020
REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Speakers
Alexis Bonnell

Chief Innovation Officer, U.S. Agency for International Development

Sean Cady

Vice President, Global Sustainability and Responsible Sourcing, VF Corporation

Ella R. Gudwin

Chief Executive Officer, VisionSpring

Walton A. Webson

Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations

Presider
Sylvana Q. Sinha

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Praava Health

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