Press Conference: EDISON Alliance - From Promise to Progress

January 18, 2023
12:00–12:30 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

The EDISON Alliance – a global movement of public and private sector leaders committed to prioritizing digital inclusion – launched the 1 Billion Lives Challenge to improve 1 billion lives globally through affordable access to digital solutions across healthcare, finance, and education by 2025. During the press conference, the EDISON Alliance will share its first impact report highlighting the...
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Speakers

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Shobana Kamineni
Director
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise
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Rima Qureshi
Executive Vice-President and Chief Strategy Officer
Verizon Communications
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Robert F. Smith
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Vista Equity Partners
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Naoko Tochibayashi
Communications Lead, Japan
World Economic Forum

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