The Challenge:

The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) annual meeting brings together world leaders, innovators, and luminaries to tackle global challenges. The producers wanted to ensure that each speaker delivered a compelling and cohesive message that aligned with the event’s strategic theme. The challenge was connecting the diverse stories of entrepreneurs, researchers, and social impact leaders to CGI’s larger narrative, ensuring their unique perspectives contributed to the event’s purpose. For many speakers, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a meaningful impact, so delivering with excellence was essential.

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The Solution:

Over a multi-year engagement, Dia worked closely with each speaker, coaching them to connect their personal stories to the event’s strategic theme. By helping speakers be clear, courageous, and compelling, Dia ensured their messages aligned with CGI’s mission while allowing them to maintain their personal and professional authenticity.

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The Outcome:

Collaborating with the production team, Dia developed an engagement model that achieved three key goals: elevating the quality of each speaker’s performance, enhancing the audience experience, and seamlessly integrating each speaker’s story into CGI’s strategic platform. This helped drive meaningful commitments and impactful initiatives from the CGI community.