WASHINGTON, D.C. - Members of the press are invited to attend and cover the White House Summit on Global Development and President Obama's speech on July 20 in Washington, D.C. The Summit will bring together development leaders, public and private sector partners, civil society, diplomats, and entrepreneurs to discuss the progress achieved by the Administration's approach to development and chart a course forward to continue the progress in the years ahead. There will be a series of panel discussions throughout the day that highlight President Obama's global development initiatives. Strive Masiyiwa will introduce President Obama, who is expected to speak at the summit.

From the very beginning of his Administration, President Obama has defined development as an investment in the future security and prosperity of us all. The U.S. government has established new and effective approaches to development that leverage new models of financing, empower local partners, harness innovation, and measure progress in terms of real-world results. From Feed the Future to Power Africa to the Open Government Partnership, the Administration's signature initiatives have dramatically reduced poverty, malnutrition, and infant and maternal mortality, while spurring entrepreneurship and economic growth, increasing the number of young women in school, and helping to build more stable, accountable and inclusive societies.

Logistics

Media Coverage: The White House Summit on Global Development will be open to media and will be streamed live at  WhiteHouse.gov/GlobalDevelopment.

Media Parking: There is a public parking lot beneath the Ronald Reagan Building. Entrances can be accessed from the parking garage or on the ground level on 14th street.

Media Access Time: Media pre-set will be at 5:00 a.m. - 6:00 a.m. All media with heavy/large equipment and sticks should pre-set equipment on-site. Media will not have access to their equipment during the security sweeps from 6:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.

Small equipment can be screened at 8:00 a.m. -9:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m-2:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m. all media must report to the designated press area in the Atrium Hall and remain inside the designated press area during the President's remarks.

Throw (distance from media riser to podium): 50 feet

Power is available. Wireless internet will be provided.

Media Contacts:

For Inquiries on the White House Summit on Global Development: Ben Edwards (BeEdwards@USAID.gov)

White House contact for logistical purposes only: Matt Baca (Matthew_L_Baca@who.eop.gov)

Confirmed Speakers

• President Barack Obama
• Gayle Smith, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development
• Joseph Brandt, CEO and President of Contour Global
• Dr. Kent Brantly, Doctor, John Peter Smith Family Medicine Residency Program
• Dr. Mohamed A. El-Erian, Member of the Allianz International Executive Board and Chief Economic Advisor to its Management Board
• Shenggen Fan, Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
• Willy Foote, Founder and CEO of Root Capital
• Pape Gaye, President and CEO, IntraHealth International
• Nebiyou Girma, Adviser to Power Africa Transaction and Reform Program
• Shannon Green, Director and Senior Fellow, Human Rights Initiative, Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Gary Hattem, President, Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation and Managing Director, Community Development Finance Group, Deutsche Bank
• Dana J. Hyde, CEO of Millennium Challenge Corporation
• Agnes Kalibata, President of the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
• Julie T. Katzman, Executive Vice President and COO of the Inter-American Development Bank
• Rachel Kyte, CEO of Sustainable Energy for All
• Marisa Lago, Assistant Secretary for International Markets & Development at U.S. Department of the Treasury
• Christiana Ana Lang, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer in Thailand              
• Elizabeth L. Littlefield, President and CEO of OPIC
• Strive Masiyiwa, Global humanitarian, Founder and Executive Chairman of Econet
• Marwa Moaz, Co-founder and Managing Director of El Mashroua LLC, and Middle East/North Africa Regional Director for Bamyan Media
• Michelle Nunn, CEO of CARE USA
• Ambassador Samantha Power, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations
• Rakesh Rajani, Director of Democratic Participation and Governance at Ford Foundation
• Ambassador Susan Rice, Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor
• Douglas Rutzen, President and CEO, International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL)
• Tom Vilsack, United States Secretary of Agriculture
• Luthando Chris Vuba, Assistant Director for Integrated Government Planning, Department of Transport and Public Works, Cape Town, South Africa
• Leocadia I. Zak, Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency
• Hon. Svitlana Zalishchuk, Ukraine Member of the Parliament
• Alix Zwane, CEO of the Global Innovation Fund

Panels

9:30 a.m. - Feed the Future: Partnerships for a Food-Secure 2030

This session will showcase how Feed the Future, the U.S. Government's global hunger and food security initiative, is leading to impressive and sustainable reductions in hunger and malnutrition. The Administration's initial commitment of $3.5 billion over three years leveraged over $18.5 billion from other donors. In 2015 alone, Feed the Future helped over 9 million smallholder farmers and reached nearly 18 million children to get them the nutrition they need.

10:15 a.m. - Transparency, Accountability, and Open Government

In recent years, there has been substantial progress in promoting accountability and transparency as a means for achieving progress on development across all sectors, greater democratic governance, deeper civil society-government engagement, and improved foreign assistance delivery.  This session will serve as an opportunity to reflect on how the United States works through and helps lead multi-stakeholder platforms, including the Open Government Partnership, to generate results at the local level, promote access to justice, and strengthen government accountability.

11:05 a.m. - Transforming Global Health through Evidence and Partnerships

This session will highlight the progress made toward improving global health and chart a course forward for the years ahead. The Obama Administration significantly expanded the Bush Administration's global health initiatives to fight AIDS and malaria, while also making dramatic progress toward ending maternal and child deaths. Through the President's Malaria Initiative, PEPFAR and the contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, the U.S. government has become the largest donor to global malaria and HIV/AIDS efforts.  Over the past 15 years, deaths among children under the age of 5 declined by 65 percent, averting an estimated 6.2 million deaths.  The President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) now supports more than 9.5 million people on antiretroviral treatment and has resulted in more than 1.5 million babies born HIV-free. And, between 2009-2015, efforts to end child and maternal deaths have resulted in 4.6 million lives saved.

11:55 a.m. - Partnering to Finance the Sustainable Development Goals

This session will focus on the Administration's new development model that has led to the dramatic progress in health, food security, and energy. By partnering with the private sector and harnessing innovation and entrepreneurship, the U.S has mobilized more than $100 billion from the private sector to invest in new and proven ways to fight poverty.

12:45 - 1:45 p.m. - Lunch

2:05 p.m. - Engaging Generation Now

This session will focus on investing in and partnering with young people who will help us solve some of the world's biggest problems. With global youth populations concentrated in the least developed countries in the world, providing young people with the tools they need to succeed-education, leadership skills, entrepreneurial values-is a sustainable development solution. Through U.S. programs and initiatives, such as the Young Leaders Initiatives and Let Girls Learn, we have engaged hundreds of thousands of extraordinary young people dedicated to being changemakers in their communities and countries.

2:45 p.m. - Power Africa: Partnerships as a Source of Power

Two out of three people in sub-Saharan Africa do not have access to electricity, severely limiting access to quality health care, education, and economic opportunities for more than 600 million people.  To help overcome this challenge, President Obama launched Power Africa in 2013 to double access to energy in sub-Saharan Africa. The United States' initial $7 billion commitment has leveraged nearly $43 billion in commitments from the public and private sectors, including more than $31 billion in commitments from private sector partners. With Power Africa support, transactions are expected to generate more than 4,600 MW have reached financial closure, putting us on course to increasing access to energy by 30,000 megawatts and add 60 million new electrical connections by 2030.