Concordia Announces Third Annual Concordia Summit to be Held September 26th and 27th

NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Leadership Council and Co-founders of Concordia, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting public-private partnerships, today announced that the third annual Concordia Summit will be held on September 26^th at the New York Stock Exchange and September 27^th at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.  The Summit will convene the world's most prominent business, government and non-profit leaders to discuss the instrumental role of public-private partnerships in tackling the global crisis of youth unemployment.  At this year's Summit Concordia will unveil the results of the 2013 Index, a composite rating tool covering 17 emerging and growing markets, with insightful case studies into key regions.  Attending this year's Summit are the newest members of the Concordia Leadership Council: former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, Dr. Jacob A. Frenkel, Chairman, JP Morgan International, and Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer.

"The Concordia Summit is unlike any other event of its kind," said Concordia Co-founder and Chairman Nicholas M. Logothetis. "We believe in the transformative power of public-private partnerships and believe they can be used to create meaningful employment for youth in high-growth sectors."

"Concordia is an organization that has experienced immense growth and we are excited as we publish our first piece of research," said Concordia Co-founder and Chairman Matthew A. Swift. "We look forward this year to presenting the Concordia Index and a series of case studies exploring youth opportunity in Egypt, Colombia and Vietnam."

Attendees of this year's Summit will hear insights from experts from around the world and participate in closed door, peer-to-peer discussions on how to leverage the strength of public-private partnerships to empower our next generation of global citizens.  The Summit will include the following sessions:

• Creating Jobs for our 21st Century Workforce
• Solutions for Stability: Beyond the Traditional Security Model
• Forging the Path Toward an Inclusive Financial Sector
• Innovations in Education: New Developments in the Classroom
• Youth Entrepreneurship: Supporting Tomorrow's Business Leaders
• The 2013 State of P3s: Assessing the Partnership Environment
• Advancing Opportunities for Girls: A High Return on Investment

Concordia is pleased to receive strategic counsel from the Concordia Leadership Council – comprised of:

Alvaro Uribe, Former President of Colombia
Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Former President of Latvia
Jose Maria Aznar, Former President of Spain
Aleksander Kwasniewski, Former President of Poland
Suwat Liptapanlop, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
HRH Prince Abdul-Aziz bin Talal, Chairman of the Arab Open University Forum
Paula Dobriansky, Former Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs
Dr. Jacob A. Frenkel, Chairman, JP Morgan International
Thomas Kean, Former Governor of New Jersey and Chairman of the 9/11 Commission
George M. Logothetis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Libra Group
Teri Ardleigh Swift, Founder, Xcovery Vision
John Negroponte, Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State and U.S. Director of National Intelligence
Constantine M. Logothetis, Executive Vice Chairman, the Libra Group
Sheridan G. Snyder, Founder of Genzyme Corporation
Anita B. McBride, Executive-in-Residence, The Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University School of Public Affairs
Frances Fragos Townsend, Former Homeland Security Advisor to the President of the United States

For more information regarding the Concordia Summit, please visit the website www.theconcordiasummit.org or email [email protected]. Follow us on Twitter @ConcordiaSummit and 'Like' us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/theconcordiasummit. 

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