NEW YORK (June 8, 2016) – Today, Forbes hosts its fifth annual Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy under the theme “Moonshots — Big Bets for Social Change.”  This exclusive event brings together 200 of the world’s leading philanthropists, social entrepreneurs and business leaders for a critical discussion on how to apply wealth and resources to solve today’s most intractable problems.  Forbes turns the lens on the audacious thinkers, entrepreneurs, inventors and scholars who are proposing and initiating these radical ideas, creating philanthropic solutions to change our world.  Royal Bank of Canada is a presenting sponsor, and McKinsey & Company is the Knowledge Partner.

Attendees and speakers include Warren Buffett, CEO, Berkshire Hathaway; Bill Gates, Co-Chair & Trustee, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Sean Parker, Co-Founder, Napster, Founding President, Facebook, and Founder, Parker Foundation;Martine A. Rothblatt, Founder & CEO, United Therapeutics Corporation; Hamdi Ulukaya, Founder, Chairman & CEO, Chobani, and Founder, Tent Foundation; Alicia Keys, Grammy award-winning artist and activist; Buzz Aldrin, Astronaut, Gemini 12 & Apollo 11; Laura E. Arnold, Co-Chair, Laura and John Arnold Foundation; Danny Meyer, CEO, Union Square Hospitality Group, and Founder, Shake Shack; plus many others.

“The theme this year is moonshots – big, bold ideas to create dramatic and positive social change,” said Randall Lane, the editor of Forbes magazine, who oversees the Summit. “By bringing this unprecedented group together, and pushing them toward grand visions that can solve problems, we’re making a difference in the world that hopefully will echo for decades.”

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