We created the Summit of Seven Fund in collaboration with Mayor Wellington Webb to fundraise and advocate for an informal meeting of international leaders from Canada, Japan, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and the U.S.
In a surprise turn of events, the president of Russia joined, making it the Summit of the Eight (now known as the Group of 8, or G8). This effort to create space for political discourse proved key to the foundation’s efforts in helping lay the groundwork for bringing the Democratic National Convention to Denver in 2008.
