Dr. Madeleine K. Albright, Former United States Secretary of State, to Keynote Everbridge COVID-19: Road to Recovery (R2R) Executive Summit, May 26-27, 2021
The Georgetown University Professor, Diplomat and Medal of Freedom Recipient Joins 42nd United States President Bill Clinton, Publishing Icon Steve Forbes, and C-Level Business Leaders from Lululemon, Philips, Salesforce.com, and many more, to Discuss Post-Pandemic Resiliency
BURLINGTON, Mass. – Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG), the global leader in critical event management (CEM), today announced Dr. Madeleine K. Albright, professor, author, diplomat and businesswoman who served as the 64th Secretary of State of the United States, will keynote its Spring 2021 COVID-19: Road to Recovery (R2R) virtual leadership summit taking place May 26-27, discussing government and business resiliency in a post-pandemic world. The two-day symposium will feature keynote addresses from world leaders like the 42nd President of the United States Bill Clinton, industry icons such as Chairman & Editor-In-Chief of Forbes Media Steve Forbes, as well as discussions with C-level business executives across industries and global markets, including Lululemon, Philips Domestic Appliances, Salesforce.com, and many others.
Dr. Albright received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, from President Obama on May 29, 2012. In 1997, Dr. Albright became the first female Secretary of State and became, at that time, the highest-ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government. From 1993 to 1997, Dr. Albright served as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations and served as a member of the President’s Cabinet. From 1989 to 1992, she served as President of the Center for National Policy. Previously, she served as a member of President Jimmy Carter’s National Security Council and White House staff and served as Chief Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Edmund S. Muskie.
“We welcome the very accomplished Dr. Madeleine Albright to Everbridge’s Spring COVID-19: Road to Recovery Symposium series and look forward to her insights about organizational resiliency garnered from years of diplomatic service and business leadership,” said David Meredith, Chief Executive Officer, Everbridge. “As governments, businesses and individuals transition to the post-pandemic ‘new normal,’ all benefit from sharing best practices on a global basis to increase safety and grow economies.”
New Speakers and Sessions
The multi-year Everbridge symposium series offers global leaders a valuable forum to exchange best practices on how to protect people and business assets; build back and grow revenue streams; increase business resiliency; and mitigate potential threats like IT outages, cyber-attacks, natural disasters, and many other critical events. Speakers and participants represent all sectors of society from business and government, community organizations and advocacy groups, to science, medicine, transportation, sports & entertainment, and academia.
The latest Everbridge Spring 2021 symposium speakers and sessions include an impressive lineup spanning sectors, industries, and job functions. New speakers include:
Keith White, Chief of Safety & Security, Salesforce.com
Dimitri van Zantvliet Rozemeijer, Chief Information Security Officer, Dutch Olympic Committee
Sarah Wilkinson, Chief Executive Officer, NHS Digital
Greg Kwiat, Chief Executive Officer, Kwiat & Fred Leighton
Jeff Marrazzo, Chief Executive Officer, Spark Therapeutics
Chris Marinak, Chief Operations and Strategy Officer, Major League Baseball (MLB)
John Beattie, Stadium & Facilities Director, Arsenal FC
Saskia Van Uffelen, Inclusion & Diversity in IT Services and Public Warning, Corporate Vice President, Inetum
Ede Ijjasz-Vásquez, former Senior Director, Risk Resilience Global Practice, World Bank
Tim Trytten, Public Warning Specialist and former Team Lead, Alberta Emergency Management Agency
Abinash Mohanty, Lead Risks and Adaptation Program, Center for Energy, Environment, Water (CEEW)
Benoit Vivier, Public Affairs, European Emergency Number Association (EENA)
Katie Kulikoski, Chief People Officer, Progress
Sarah Matthew, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, The Vibrant Company
Uma Subramanian, Chief Executive Officer, AERO
Tricia Glynn, Managing Director, Avent International & Board of Directors, Lululemon
Jonathan R. Alger, President, James Madison University (JMU)
Machiel toe Water, CSO & Head of Real Estate, Philips Domestic Appliances
Fran Lawler, Chief Human Resources Officer, athenahealth
Udayan Goyal, Managing Partner, Apis Partners
Tricia Glynn, Managing Director, Advent International
Michael T. Evanoff, Vice President & Global CSO, Jabil Inc.
Last year, Everbridge welcomed President George W. Bush, Anthony Fauci, MD, Scott Gottlieb, MD, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, MD, U.S. General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.), and Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson, among others, to serve as keynote speakers. The events attracted more than 40,000 participants including government officials, healthcare experts and senior executives from 150 countries, as well as participants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Mayo Clinic, Goldman Sachs, Fannie Mae, Ford Motor Company, Humana, IBM, and others.
To register for the Everbridge Spring 2021 COVID-19 R2R: The Road to Recovery Symposium, click here.
About Everbridge
Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG) is a global software company that provides enterprise software applications that automate and accelerate organizations’ operational response to critical events in order to Keep People Safe and Organizations Running™. During public safety threats such as active shooter situations, terrorist attacks or severe weather conditions, as well as critical business events including IT outages, cyber-attacks or other incidents such as product recalls or supply-chain interruptions, over 5,600 global customers rely on the Company’s Critical Event Management Platform to quickly and reliably aggregate and assess threat data, locate people at risk and responders able to assist, automate the execution of pre-defined communications processes through the secure delivery to over 100 different communication modalities, and track progress on executing response plans. Everbridge serves 8 of the 10 largest U.S. cities, 9 of the 10 largest U.S.-based investment banks, 47 of the 50 busiest North American airports, 9 of the 10 largest global consulting firms, 8 of the 10 largest global automakers, 9 of the 10 largest U.S.-based health care providers, and 7 of the 10 largest technology companies in the world. Everbridge is based in Boston with additional offices in 20 cities around the globe. For more information visit www.everbridge.com.