Bill Clinton and other leading topic experts and celebrities will aim to empower 1,000 students from around the world at Washington University on April 5-7.

Chelsea Clinton announced the University will be the site of next year’s Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting Tuesday afternoon at the group’s annual conference in New York City.

As a result of hosting the conference, Washington University will be able to have 200 of its undergraduate and graduate students participate in the weekend of workshops. The Gephardt Institute for Public Service will be heavily involved in promoting and putting on the event, which will include live streaming speeches for students unable to get seats in the Athletic Field House.

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More information on the CGI program is available here.