JohnWoodHope in the Battle for Global Literacy Whose Version of the future Will Win?

5:30 - 6:30 p.m. I Thursday, September 24, 2015Pollack Hall, Strathcona Music Building, 555 Sherbrooke Street West, MontrealA book signing will follow the lecture.McGill University is proud to host John Wood, former Microsoft executive and founder of the global non-profit organization Room to Read, which has opened 1,900 schools and over 17,600 libraries since 2000, as the 2015 Beatty Memorial Lecturer. Since leaving Microsoft to change the world, Mr. Wood has become a leading social entrepreneur, helping 10 million children pursue an education in the developing world. Join him as he discusses the next steps and the latest challenges in the battle for global literacy.

MA, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University

Learn more and register online at www.mcgill.ca/beatty

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