Fortune Brainstorm

I will be attending a conference in Aspen, Colorado June 28-30 called Fortune: Brainstorm. It is put on by Fortune Magazine every two years with the goal of bringing global leaders together to create a better future. What impresses me most about the conference is the attendee list, which is a select invite only group of CEOs, politicians, and world leaders. To prepare for the conference, Fortune has asked each participant to prepare an answer to three questions. I thought I would post my responses here:

1. If the collective might of Brainstorm could be channeled to solve one problem, what should it be and why?

I believe that there is no greater problem in our world today than that which is represented by the two following simple facts–that 2.7 billion citizens of our world live on under US$2 per day and that 18 million people die each year from starvation and preventable diseases like malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia, and measles. This is nearly 50,000 unnecessary deaths each and every day. These deaths occur with very little media coverage and without most Americans even being aware such suffering exists. I truly believe it will be the great challenge of my generation to figure out how to substantially reduce absolute poverty in developing nations and create a world that provides the opportunity for all human beings to have a chance to improve their socio-economic status, break out of poverty, reach their full human potential, and live a meaningful and productive life. I strongly believe that the majority of the world

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