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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, guided by the belief that every life has equal value, is working to help people lead healthy, productive lives. Based in Seattle, it is led by Chief Executive Officer Mark Suzman, under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett. The foundation supports work in over 100 countries.
Nov 16, 2017 · Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has purchased nearly 25,000 acres of land in southwestern Arizona for the construction of a brand-new "smart city," AZ Central reports. In conjunction with Belmont Partners, who holds the property, Gates's investment firm Cascade Investment LLC has committed $80 million to build a community composed of ...
Sep 19, 2018 · Rapid population growth in some of Africa’s poorest countries could put at risk future progress towards reducing global poverty and improving health, according to a report by the philanthropic foundation of Bill Gates. Demographic trends show a billion people have lifted themselves out of poverty in the past 20 years, the report found.
As co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates shapes and approves foundation strategies, advocates for the foundation’s issues, and sets the organization’s overall direction. He works with grantees and partners to further the foundation’s goal of improving equity in the United States and around the world. Bill co-founded Microsoft Corporation in 1975 with Paul Allen ...
Nov 23, 2020 · Avery Hartmans. Bill Gates is predicting that business travel and office work won't return to pre-pandemic levels in the future. The Microsoft founder and philanthropist believes that at around half of business travel will go, along with a third of working in the office. Many major companies are reconsidering the future of work.
Mar 28, 2023 · Here's what the age of AI means for the world, according to Bill Gates. Mar 28, 2023. This article is published in collaboration with Gatesnotes. AI will change the way people work, learn, travel, get health care and communicate with each other. Image: Unsplash/Christopher Burns.
Sep 22, 2020 · Bill Gates said "The COVID-19 pandemic has not only stopped progress — it's pushed it backwards." Image: REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has released its annual Goalkeepers report, measuring global progress on development goals. These include reducing poverty, improving access to clean water, healthcare, and vaccines.
Jun 3, 2020 · Visit the Great Reset microsite here. Hear Klaus Schwab on these podcast episodes: the Great Reset launch and his book. We can emerge from this crisis a better world, if we act quickly and jointly, writes Schwab. The changes we have already seen in response to COVID-19 prove that a reset of our economic and social foundations is possible.
Oct 15, 2019 · In addition, Bill Gates co-chaired a simulation at the Forum’s Annual Meeting 2017, resulting in the creation of the Epidemics Readiness Accelerator, a public-private platform to address effective readiness in issues including travel and tourism, supply chain and logistics, legal and regulatory, communications and data innovations.
Apr 25, 2020 · Global innovation and science is the key to limiting the impacts of coronavirus, writes Bill Gates. From treatment to testing, a range of measures and approaches need to be considered. The COVID-19 pandemic will define this era, he believes. The coronavirus pandemic pits all of humanity against the virus.
