Is the Clinton Global Initiative Becoming Too Big for Its Own Good? 

Since rebooting after a pandemic-related hiatus in 2022, the Clinton Global Initiative, or CGI as the annual two-day summit has become to be known, has sought to bring together an assemblage of A-list celebrities, policymakers, politicos, CEOs, nonprofits heads and other global do-gooders who are attempting to address the planet’s most pressing problems.

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The event, which is held on the sidelines of the annual ‘High-Level’ Week of the United Nations General Assembly (or ‘UNGA’ for short) when Heads of State and a phalanx of other bold-faced names descend on New York City, has become, along with the Concordia Summit, the tier-one gathering among a host of competing conclaves taking places during the same week, such as the Bloomberg Global Business Forum, Axios House Climate Week, and Devex’s “The Future Can’t Wait” Summit, to name just a few. And as far as star-power is concerned, this year’s CGI didn’t disappoint. From Prince Harry to Spanish celebrity chef José Andrés to actor Matt Damon to even a surprise cameo by President Joe Biden, CGI had something for........

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