SEMC Becomes Official Sponsor of Clinton Global Initiative

The 2024 meeting, themed "What's Working," brought together hundreds of leaders from around the world, including 8 heads of state and government, 22 CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, chairs of the world's top 30 family foundations, and A-list celebrities. They focused on initiatives making significant impacts, exploring solutions, and taking action to address major global challenges, including climate change, health equity, business, and philanthropy. The meeting resulted in 175 new action commitments, expected to positively impact the lives of over 280 million people, including providing maternal and child health services to 435,000 people, improving educational resource access for 275,000 people, addressing water and sanitation in Africa, distributing $54 million in humanitarian aid supplies, and reducing or avoiding over 7.3 million tons of CO2 emissions annually.

President Clinton presented the 2024 Clinton Global Citizen Award to President Joe Biden, recognizing his extraordinary leadership

Pope Francis delivered a special address

Hillary Clinton engaged in dialogue with U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen, sparking discussions on interest rate cuts

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex: Systemic change in social media to address youth mental health issues

Bill Gates in conversation with AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden: $500 million investment in maternal and child health

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Bangladesh's interim government leader Muhammad Yunus gave a special address

Laurene Powell Jobs: Emerson Collective's new innovations

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in dialogue with GSK CEO Emma Walmsley

Celebrities Matt Damon, Dwyane Wade, Madison Tevlin, and Bill Nye lent their support

The event was covered by AP, People, Fortune, ABC News, and others. The New York Times' Dealbook called the meeting a "Who's Who of business and philanthropy"

The SEMC entrepreneur delegation, as one of the few Asian faces at the event, engaged in friendly and in-depth exchanges with CGI members, sharing insights on sustainable development and investing in China during the U.S. interest rate cut cycle, becoming one of the highlights of the event. SEMC Chairman Jason Xiang stated that they would continue to support CGI's joint actions and explore how to integrate these global initiatives with China's development strategies, making due contributions to the sustainable development of China, the U.S., and the world.

Chairman Jason Xiang and Abanti, Executive Director of India's Mahindra Group, were invited to participate in the closed-door electric vehicle seminar.

Chairman Jason Xiang with President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Executive Chair Chelsea Clinton.

As the 2024 CGI Annual Meeting drew to a close, President Bill Clinton held a special farewell ceremony and took photos with sponsors and VIP guests. Meanwhile, we have begun planning for our 2025 participation, aiming to further enhance our joint impact. Let's meet again in New York in September 2025!