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Denis O’Brien: Facebook Foe, Philanthropy Friend

By Niall O'Dowd

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Hall of Fame Inductee and 35th Annual Keynote Speaker After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti Denis O’Brien, Digicel’s founder enabled Haitians to make cash transfers to each other via mobile phones. Former president Bill Clinton called it one of the most innovative ways to fight poverty he had seen. The original idea was typical of O’Brien, a simple extension of his existing … [Read more...] about Denis O’Brien: Facebook Foe, Philanthropy Friend

“Be Not Afraid”

Summer 2021

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When the dust settled on September 11, 343 firefighters were listed as missing, and later pronounced dead. In this excerpt from her upcoming book, Lynn Tierney, then a deputy commissioner at the Fire Department of New York, writes about the difficult task of eulogizing her colleagues. Image: A firefighter walks through the burning rubble at Ground Zero. Photo: … [Read more...] about “Be Not Afraid”