Conference to Help End Poverty
Celebrating Hope, Community & Human Excellence: Honoring Heroes in High Impact Social Innovation
Sponsored by
Hope Collaborative, Divine Will Foundation and Meketa Investments with People Shores and Sai Global Federation of Foundations
On June 19th, leaders and social mission advocates from around the world came together for the 2018 Human Excellence Awards at Harvard University. The conference sought to understand, support, and promote the skills and qualities of leaders who are capable and committed to delivering lasting and durable solutions for society's mission-critical problems.
Distinguished friends and guests joined from around the country and the world. It was a joyful day of learning, sharing, and spring weather set against a beautiful setting on Harvard yard.
The conference audience included aspiring young leaders, students in middle school, high school and college. It was broadcast to more young leaders from the United States and overseas.
We held the morning's presentations and videos honoring the Human Excellence Award winners at Memorial Church of Harvard University. The setting was an inspiring location to host the Human Excellence Awards.
Co-Chairs, Kevin Sheehan, Executive Director of Hope Collaborative, and Shyam Kamath, Dean of the College of Business at California State University at Monterey Bay started the day with inspiring discussions about the power of vision and impact through inner transformation and new ways of organizing and leading.
Keynote speakers were Bunker "Sanjit" Roy, Founder of Barefoot College and Sam Vaghar, Director of Millennium College Network.
Our sponsors conferred Human Excellence Awards to exceptional social innovators who help establish peace in conflict ridden areas, use educational institutions as catalysts for change, support and strengthen communities, and provide high quality free health care to those in need.
- Nancy Lindborg, President of the United States Institute of Peace.
- Eduardo Ochoa, President to California State University Monterey Bay
- Rev. Dr. Raymond Rivera, Chairman of the National Latino Evangelical Association
- Steve Stirling, Chief Executive Officer and President of MAP International
- Mr. C Sreenivas, Chairman of the Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital
The Corporate Courage Awards featured exemplar corporations that leverage their success towards social innovation, philanthropy, and sustainability:
- Driscoll's, Inc.
- Gravity Payments
- IBM
- State Street
Overall, The 2018 Human Excellence Awards conference showcased the kinds of leadership, hope, and new approaches and systems necessary to deliver on humanity's promise of greater civilization and more equitable and lasting ways of partnering for better futures. The days' attendees together composed a vision for what is possible and for a future that can serve to optimize the life and health of people everywhere.