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US Department of State’s Special Representative for Global Partnerships to Discuss Collaborative Innovation for Peace Making at 10th Annual World Summit on Innovation & Entrepreneurship at United Nations
US Department of State’s Special Representative for Global Partnerships to Discuss Collaborative Innovation for Peace Making at 10th Annual World Summit on Innovation & Entrepreneurship at United Nations.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n NEW YORK, May 17, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITED NATIONS -- One of Wednesday, May 18th's sessions of The 10th Annual World Summit on Innovation & Entrepreneurship (WSIE 2016) at the United Nations' General Assembly hall in New York City will feature a discussion about “Innovating for Peace”.\n The 20-minute unscripted Innovation for Peace conversation will take place on Wednesday at 12:35 PM EDT by U.S. Department of State Special Representative for Global Partnerships, Andrew O’Brien. Andrew O'BrienSpecial Representative for Global Partnershipshttp://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/209622.htm  Titled “Can We Innovate for Peace?” the discussion will center around the following theme: Diplomacy is often thought of as a stodgy process – but like all else in this new hyper-connected world, diplomacy must aggressively embrace the innovative use of new technologies, ideas, sustainable designs, citizen-centric solutions and open innovations to enhance how policy leaders think, learn, work and partner to craft good policy outcomes – and avoid bad ones – like wars. Open models for partnerships in this frenetically fast moving world will foster wider understanding and clearer perceptions of the other side’s interests, needs, fears and requirements --- hence, better diplomatic outcomes. WSIE 2016 is hosted in partnership with the UN Conference on Trade & Development, along with the support of the Secretary of State’s Office of Science & Technology at the Department of State. In celebration of its 10th anniversary on May 18 – 19th, WSIE will feature panel discussions and presentations profiling the challenges and opportunities faced in seven topic areas by entrepreneurs and enterprises around the world: (1) Design (2) Sharing economy (3) Energy (4) Industrial Internet (5) Digital life (6) Commerce (7) Health 10th Annual World Summit on Innovation & Entrepreneurship: New Frontiershttp://bit.ly/1R8hzsv More than 100 presenters — designers, chief executives, innovators, entrepreneurs — will contribute to conversations about new ideas, products, experiences and transformations. The two-day summit, themed \"Celebrating the Crazy Ones: New Frontiers,\" offers a bold and provocative exploration of what the future of business, marketspaces...