CGI Conversation hosted by CNN's Sanjay Gupta - CGI 2014 Annual Meeting

A baby’s mind develops into an incredible intelligence machine—from zero to five years old, 700 new neural connections are formed every second. In this critical stage of life, parents and caregivers play a huge part in building their babies’ brains, fostering the abilities that will help them succeed in learning and working. Investing in early childhood development garners phenomenal returns—improving the future health, education, and income of children and creating higher-skilled workers whose increased level of productivity benefits their local economies and society as a whole. This conversation will guide CGI members in reimagining how to:

• equip parents across the world with the tools necessary for providing their children with the best early start in life
• identify proven early childhood interventions that reduce income inequality for individuals, increase economic opportunities for countries, and grow profits for businesses

MODERATOR:

Sanjay Gupta, Chief Medical Correspondent, CNN

PARTICIPANTS:

Geoffrey Canada, President, Harlem Children's Zone
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former U.S. Secretary of State and U.S. Senator from New York
Nadine Burke Harris, Founder and CEO, Center for Youth Wellness
Cindy McCain, Founding Member, Eastern Congo Initiative
Rosemarie T. Truglio, Senior Vice President, Global Education Content, Sesame Workshop