Newport Global Summit 2023
Lab Founding Co-Directors Stephen Stapleton and Dr Nisha Sajnani addressed the Newport Global Summit on the role of museums on health and wellbeing.
Date
21 – 22 August 2023
Location
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Host
Partners
UN Affiliate
The Lab hosted the opening session of the Newport Global Summit on the impact of the arts on health. Held at the Newport Art Museum, the session explored a future where the health and wellbeing of communities are at the top of the global museum agenda. The panel was hosted by John Blaffer Royall, and featuredStephen Stapleton and Dr Nisha Sajnani (Founding Co-Directors, JAHL), and Thomas Krens (former Director and Senior Advisor, International Affairs of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation).
Bringing together leaders of the global economy to share knowledge and build bridges through business and investment, the Newport Global Summit, whose 2023 attendees included Steve Forbes (Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Media) and New York Times bestselling author Philip K. Howard gave the Lab the opportunity to present to potential investors and forge connections with US philanthropists.
Hero image photographer: Ajay Suresh
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Participants
John Blaffer Royall
Chief Business Officer, PMB Capital; Chairman of Board of Advisors, CULTURUNNERS
Thomas Krens
Former Director and Chief Artistic Officer of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation; Director, GCAM
Dr. Nisha Sajnani
Founder of Arts and Health at NYU; Co-founder and Co-director, Jameel Arts & Health Lab
Stephen Stapleton
Founder and CEO of CULTURUNNERS; Co-founder and Co-director, Jameel Arts & Health Lab