2018 NEXUS USA Summit

Washington, DC, USA – Jan. 31 – Feb. 2, 2018
The 4th annual NEXUS USA Summit will convene on January 31 – February 2, 2018 in Washington, DC. It brings together young philanthropists, impact investors, and allies – including family business members, successful entrepreneurs, and inspiring social change leaders. They will discuss challenges facing our country and the world today and innovative solutions to address them.

Connecting the financial, intellectual, creative and social capital of our generation in an action-oriented, solutions-focused and safe space, the NEXUS USA Summit aims to inspire learning and collaboration between a uniquely powerful network of peers.

A varied and interactive program of panels, workshops, and social activities will explore philanthropy, impact investing, and social entrepreneurship as well as the challenges of wealth stewardship, family dynamics, strategies for investing, and attracting investment, and more. Sessions will cover a range of social and environmental issues.

2018 NEXUS USA SUMMIT – WASHINGTON, DC

View the 2017 NEXUS USA Summit Agenda

Wednesday, January 31
NEXUS Working Group & Lab Led Programming*
9am-4pm
 
New to NEXUS Orientation
4:30pm-6pm
 
Official Opening Reception & Program
5pm-8:30pm
(Plenary presentation begins at 6:30pm)
Thursday, February 1
NEXUS USA Summit
United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
 
Official Summit Programming
9am-6:30pm
 
Affinity Dinner & Concert*
7:30pm-10:30pm
Friday, February 2
NEXUS USA Summit
United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
 
Official Summit Programming
9am-6pm
Saturday February 3 – NEXUS Working Group & Lab Led Programming
Including Brunches, Trainings, Site Visits, Receptions & Film Screenings*

*These events are optional
 
CONFIRMED 2018 USA SUMMIT SPEAKERS:
Patrick McCarthy, CEO, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Aria Finger, Chief Old Person, DoSomething.org
Commissioner Mignon L. Clyburn, Federal Communications Commission
Kriss Deiglmeier, CEO, Tides
John and Laura Arnold, Laura & John Arnold Foundation
Thomas Hübl, Mystic, Spiritual Teacher & Author
Amb. Susan Coppedge, Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Amb Mark Lagon, Former US Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Justin Baldoni, Actor & Activist
Caitlin Crosby, Singer/Songwriter & Founder, The Giving Keys
Riccardo Sabatini, Human Genome Scientist
Cheryl Dorsey, President, Echoing Green
Royce Mann, Acclaimed Teen Poet