Event: Business Champions Supporting Early Childhood Development to Transform the Future
Join Childhood Education International for a webinar on May 16, 2024, to learn how businesses globally and locally are pivotal partners in advancing child development, and how child development and business leaders can build lasting and productive partnerships.
The webinar is an offsite event associated with the 2024 UN Civil Society Conference and is free and open to the public.
During the event, Dr. Amlata Persaud, Dr. Sara Watson, and Billy Canary will discuss the value of partnerships between business executives and child development leaders. Business leaders possess a wide range of assets, resources, and influence which make them compelling and unexpected champions for childhood development and giving children a strong start in life.
During this webinar, participants will learn more about CE International’s new Center for Business Champions (CBC), which supports business executives and child development leaders around the world in building effective and lasting partnerships, and discover the importance of building business partnerships and explore some of the challenges and opportunities. Through insights from CE International and practical examples from around the world, participants will gain actionable strategies to initiate impactful change in their communities.
Business Champions Supporting Early Childhood Development to Transform the Future
May 16, 2024 – 10:00 ET / 17:00 Kenya
About the Speakers
Dr. Sara Watson
Sara Watson is Director of CE International’s Center for Business Champions. She has worked in many U.S. states and cities, at the U.S. national level, and with partners in several countries worldwide to create networks of business champions for child development. Sara founded and was the National and then Global Director of ReadyNation/ReadyNation International, where her hands-on work included personally persuading more than a thousand executives to join campaigns for early childhood investments and supporting them to take action.
Billy Canary
With more than 40 years of experience in leadership and public service at the U.S. national level, Bill Canary leverages his vast knowledge of public policy, leadership coaching, crisis management, and government to provide solutions that allow organizations to meet their strategic objectives. Over the course of his career, he has been an advocate for businesses and champion of economic growth, holding roles as CEO of the Business Council of Alabama and CEO of the American Trucking Association. Currently, he is an Advisor to the United States Chamber of Commerce and a faculty member for the United States Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Institute for Organizational Management. He founded Canary & Company Consulting in 2018 and launched the Intergovernmental Affairs Group in 2020.
Dr. Amlata Persaud
Amlata Persaud is a Global Practice Area Lead at CE International. She is committed to work that supports the equitable and inclusive provision of high-quality education for all persons around the world. She has worked in education research, training, project management and policy analysis roles in multiple countries around the world. In her role at CE International, Amlata supports the organization’s work in fostering education leadership and strengthening education systems as key pillars for educational reform.