Service Jam, Making the World Work better Through Service

Service Jam, Making the World Work better Through Service
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By engaging prominent leaders, professionals, and passionate individuals, the Jam aims to generate breakthrough ideas that will redefine service and social innovation. Through IBM’s Jam technology, participants can collaborate virtually and have the flexibility to log into the Jam from anywhere in the world at anytime during the three day event.

Featuring special guests:
Former President George H.W. Bush
Ray Chambers, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Malaria
Senator Harris Wofford, Pennsylvania
Mayor Michael Nutter, City of Philadelphia
Jean Case, CEO, The Case Foundation
Sam Palmisano, President & CEO, IBM

During the Jam, invited Hosts—distinguished leaders in the social sector—will be leading specific discussion forums, as well as conversing live with participants. Check out the Discussion Forums and Hosts below!

  • Quantum Leaps in Service
    Groundbreaking innovations fueling the service movement

    Helene Gayle, President & CEO
    CARE USA
    John Bridgeland, President & CEO
    Civic Enterprises
    Stan Litow, Vice President
    Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs, IBM
    Steve Gunderson, President & CEO
    Council on Foundations
  • The Digital Revolution in Service
    Transforming the service sector through technology
    Michael Brown, CEO & Co-Founder
    City Year

  • Empowering the Individual
    Personalizing civic engagement for the individual

    Gloria Rubio-Cortes, President
    National Civic League
    Michelle Nunn, CEO
    Points of Light (POL) & Co-Founder, Hands On Network

  • Increasing Value & Impact of Service
    Maximizing resources within an organization

    Deirdre White, President & CEO
    CDC Development Solutions
    Diana Aviv, President & CEO
    Independent Sector
  • Scaling Impact
    Replicating effective solutions to broaden social impact

    Alan Khazei, CEO & Founder
    Be The Change

  • Measuring Social Impact
    Maximizing and sustaining change through metrics
    Marcia Ito, M.D., PhD ,
    State Technology Education Center Paula Souza, Brazil
    Patrick Corvington    , CEO
    Corporation for National & Community Service

  • Progress through Collaboration
    Building cross-sector partnerships critical to success

    Jane Jamieson, Vice President
    Digital Opportunity Trust, Turkey
    Sidney E. Goodfriend,     Chairman and Founder
    American Corporate Partners

  • Global Challenges, Local Action
    Customizing solutions to solve world issues

    Ariel Kestens, Head of Support Services
    International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Chile
    James Anderson    ,
    Cities of Service

Following the Jam, IBM in collaboration with key partners will produce a white paper summarizing key findings and highlighting creative ideas to share with participants. This document will reveal key trends in social innovation and will serve as a pragmatic guide to help organizations innovate, design and improve service programs.

Join service leaders from around the globe October 10-12 at 10:00 am US Eastern Standard Time, as we discuss the current and future role of Service as a Solution. If you have any questions, please contact your IBM Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs Representative or email ibmjam@us.ibm.com. To see Service Jam start and end times in various parts of the world, please visit the registration page

Service Jam, Making the World Work better Through Service
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