Holy shit, Kofi and Lee just walked up Low Steps like it was no big deal. Bwog is kvelling!
Photo by Brandon Thompson
Tags: celebrities walk among us, kofi annan, kvetching and kvelling, low steps, prezbo
11 October 2010 @ 5:47 PM · 6 comments
One of the greatest perks of an Ivy League education is having all sorts of guest lecturers and talks hosted right on campus. Yet many of these great talks are not publicized enough. Enter Bucket List, a weekly feature that aggregates these events in a single location that will hopefully make you realize, like Bwog has, how special our campus is. Our recommendations for this week are below; the full list is after the jump. Have a gander, who knows what you’ll find!
Recommended:
Mon, Oct. 11
Tues, Oct. 12
Wed, Oct. 13
Thurs, Oct. 14
Fri, Oct. 15
Sat, Oct. 16
Sun, Oct. 17
Tags: barnard founder's day is adorbs, bucket list, fool's house, harry and the potters, Jeffrey Sachs, kofi annan, The justice cascade: the justice league remake
11 October 2010 @ 11:30 AM · 6 comments
Eva Suarez attends a plenary session of the Clinton Global Initiative, feels poor.
This week marked the fifth annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative — in other words, what the former President spends his time on when he’s not jetsetting with pretty ladies or hobnobbing with Kim Jong II. Clinton provides a forum for world leaders, major philanthropists, international CEOs, and prominent members of the media to discuss solutions for global problems. Unlike the Davos Convention, the emphasis is less on talking and more on creating “commitments”– explicit promises to give money to a specific plan or cause. Clinton expects his invites to give money, even without the prospect of taking a catnap in the Lincoln Bedroom, and he strives to make sure they don’t forget it. This was an event for the best and brightest, or at least the richest, of Clinton’s honchos. Before a panel on developing Northern Ireland, Clinton played the schoolyard bully and had the house lights brought up so he could call audience members who had not yet given money out by name. Sessions seemed like trade fairs; each presenter was out for the crowd’s money as much as their interest. Thursday’s plenary session on infrastructure was no different, with panelists Jeffrey Immelt, the head of GE, Carlos Ghosn, the head of Nissan-Renault, John T. Chambers, the head of Cisco, Kristina Peterson, the head of finance of Suntech America, and Kofi Annan, Columbia Global Fellow. Moderating the panel was Ray Suarez, of the PBS Newshour.
In the green room before the show, Suarez brought the panelists together with Bill Clinton for a warm up discussion. There was continental breakfast, and Usher was also there, maybe to serve as a subtle reminder to Clinton that he’s not the first black president, no matter how many gospel churches he cries in. There was lots of juicy “off the record” conversation, and lots of swag. Repeatable from backstage — Kofi Annan likes orange juice, and Bill Clinton knows a surprising amount about planes. After about 45 minutes of croissants and basking in each other’s glory, the session began.
Tags: africa, bill clinton, Cliton Global Initiative, kofi annan, rich people
29 September 2009 @ 12:05 PM · 3 comments
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It’s that time again! The seventh annual Columbia University World Leaders Forum, brainchild of our own Lee C., is right around the corner. This year, PrezBo “invites you to join him in welcoming” exciting people such as Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the President (and former first lady) of Argentina, Martti Ahtisaari, Nobel laureate and former President of Finland, and everyone’s favorite, Kofi Annan (PrezBo’s email thoughtfully lists “Columbia Global Fellow” ahead of “former Secretary-General of the United Nations”–we’re very important here, did you know?). The first talk (by Mrs. Fernández de Kirchner) is next Monday afternoon, and online registration opens tomorrow (or today, depending how you keep score) Tuesday, the 15th, at 9 in the morning. Check out the full email after the jump. Read more…
Tags: kofi annan, oh fancy!, prezbo, waiting on the world to change, world leaders forum
14 September 2009 @ 9:18 PM · 7 comments
As seniors pack their bags, one Nobel-ballin’ senior citizen is unpacking his. Yes, that’s right, Kofi Annan, the former Secretary-General of the U.N., is coming to Columbia. This spring!
Bwog thought spring was already over, but then again, Bwog has never been an expert on the equinoxes.
In an email sent to the Columbia community this afternoon, President Bollinger outlined the Global Fellows program Annan will be joining, and hinted at all the hijinks he’ll soon be up to with fellow, um, “global practitioners.” A penny for whomever knows what those are.
PrezBo’s full email is after the jump.
Tags: Jeffrey Sachs, kofi annan, model united nations, nobellin it, peace on earth, PrezBo's menagerie, united nations
14 May 2009 @ 1:17 PM · 13 comments
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