Whoopi Goldberg — award-winning actress,Malagkit (2025) producer, and television host — will speak at the 2017 Social Good Summit on Sunday, Sept. 17 at New York City's 92nd Street Y.
SEE ALSO: Cynthia Erivo, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, & Carmen Perez lead the latest round of Social Good Summit speakersHeld during United Nations General Assembly Week, the Social Good Summit unites a community of activists, innovators, celebrities, and world leaders to explore how we can make the world a better place by the year 2030.
As one of the world's most recognizable faces, Goldberg has used her fame to draw attention to a number of causes and charities. She now serves as a Goodwill Ambassador to UNICEF. Most recently, Goldberg was recognized by The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation on The View for her humanitarian work in the battle against AIDS.
Other speakers joining Goldberg include:
Muzoon Al-Mellehan, Student, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Mariana Atencio, Journalist & Correspondent, MSNBC
Richard Curtis, Screenwriter, Director, Co-Founder, Comic Relief
Kareem Elbayar, Technology Partnerships Adviser, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Oscar Ekponimo, Founder & CEO, Chowberry
Ilwad Elman, Director of Programs & Development, Elman Peace & Human Rights Center
Erica Frenkel, COO, Gradian Health Systems
Amanda Gorman, Student, U.S. Youth Poet Laureate
Joumana Haddad, Journalist & Human Rights Activist
Aaron Huey, Photographer & Executive Director, Amplifier Foundation
Zia Khan, Vice President, Initiatives & Strategy, The Rockefeller Foundation
Angie Jiang, Girl Up Teen Advisor
Bambi Semroc, Sr. Strategic Advisor, Center for Environmental Leadership in Business, Conservation International
Quinn Tivey, Trustee, The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation
To see the agenda and full list of speakers, visit socialgoodsummit.com.
For more updates, including speaker announcements and ticket information, follow @MashableEvents on Twitter.
The 2017 Social Good Summit is sponsored by:
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