Group Of 50 Foundation Inc

THE GROUP OF 50 IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND HAS NO PARTISAN, IDEOLOGICAL, RELIGIOUS OR COMMERCIAL AFFILIATIONS OF ANY KIND. ITS MEMBERS ARE SELECTED NOT ONLY FOR THE SUCCESS OF THEIR ENTERPRISES, BUT ALSO FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO DEMOCRACY AND THEIR IMPECCABLE REPUTATION FOR ETHICAL BUSINESS BEHAVIOR; THE G50 MEMBERS ARE ALSO SOME OF THE LEADING PHILANTHROPISTS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. THE G50'S ANNUAL MEETINGS HAVE BECOME A LEADING FORUM FOR EXCHANGING IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES IN RESPONSE TO THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL TRENDS AFFECTING IBEROAMERICA AND THE WORLD. THE GROUP ALSO INCLUDES THE MILLENNIUM LEADERS OF THE GROUP OF 50 (ML50), A SELECT GROUP OF ENTREPRENEURS UNDER 40 WHO ARE ALREADY INFLUENTIAL BUSINESS FIGURES IN THE REGION.

ANNUAL MEETING - THE G50 HOSTS AN ANNUAL MEETING (IN-PERSON OR VIRTUALLY) WITH LEADING THINKERS FROM DISCIPLINES THAT RANGE FROM ECONOMICS, GEOPOLITICS, HEALTHCARE, THE ARTS, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND BUSINESS STRATEGY, AMONG MANY OTHER TOPICS. OVER THE COURSE OF THESE MULTI-DAY FORUMS, MEMBERS ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL DEBATE ACROSS A BROAD SET OF ISSUES. THESE INTIMATE, OFF-THE-RECORD, AND ENGAGING GATHERINGS HAVE ALLOWED FOR THE GROWTH OF A DYNAMIC NETWORK OF OUTSTANDING BUSINESS LEADERS AS WELL AS A FLUID EXCHANGE OF INNOVATIVE AND SOCIALLY FOCUSED BUSINESS PRACTICES WHICH ARE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. FOR OVER MORE THAN TWO DECADES, THE G50 HAS HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF HOSTING SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS AT ITS ANNUAL GATHERINGS; THESE INCLUDE FORMER HEADS OF STATE, NOBEL LAUREATES, PRIZE-WINNING AUTHORS, TOP BUSINESS EXECUTIVES, RENOWNED GLOBAL PHILANTHROPISTS, LEADING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHERS AND INNOVATORS, AND INFLUENTIAL FIGURES IN THE ARTS. THE MEETINGS FOSTER COLLABORATION BETWEEN LEADERS IN AN ATTEMPT TO SOLVE SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES.

G50 MEMBERSHIP DUES - THE G50 MEMBERSHIP IS COMPOSED OF A SELECT GROUP OF BUSINESS LEADERS WHO HEAD SOME OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND DYNAMIC ENTERPRISES IN IBEROAMERICA. G50 MEMBERS ARE: A) HIGHLY REGARDED IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES AND INTERNATIONALLY, AND REPRESENT A WIDE RANGE OF SECTORS, POLITICAL VIEWS, AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES; B) EXECUTIVES IN POSITIONS OF GREAT RESPONSIBILITY, ATTAINED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL MERIT IN COMPANIES IMPORTANT TO THE REGION; C) INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR INTELLECTUAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND MORAL INTEGRITY BY IMPORTANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, AND PROMINENT BUSINESS FORUMS; D) ENTREPRENEURS WHO UNDERSTAND THAT IN ADDITION TO GENERATING PROFITS, THEIR BUSINESS STRATEGIES MUST ALSO BE DIRECTED AT CORRECTING SOME OF THE SOCIAL AILMENTS AND INEQUALITIES OF THE HEMISPHERE; AND E) LEADERS WHO REMAIN COMMITTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR COUNTRIES AND IN STRENGTHENING THE FLOW OF IDEAS BETWEEN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THE REST OF IBEROAMERICA. MEMBERSHIP IN THE G50 IS BY INVITATION ONLY.

GRANTS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS - THE G50 SUPPORTS OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING IN LATIN AMERICA BY PROVIDING DONATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE FOCUSED ON EDUCATION, ALIVIATION OF POVERTY, AND THE ENVIROMENT.