When the Clinton Global Initiative, one of the world's preeminent not for profit initiatives, envisioned presenting a Global Citizens Award program and concert at the world famous Carnegie Hall, they and the overall production company for the Clinton Global Initiative Conference, Five Currents, chose Empire as their producer partner for the prestigious project.  

Given the stature of the audience and the large concentration of heads of state attending the event, every facet of the engagement would need to be executed at the highest caliber.  The high expectations of the client, attendees, performers, award presenters & recipients and the venue dictated the need for producers capable of delivering excellence.  

Working with Carnegie Hall, Empire created a budget reflecting the cost-effective use of the venue's innate elegance, and successfully managed to keep the budget far lower than would usually be the case with an event featuring as much as this one. Empire worked tirelessly to come up with cost-effective production solutions, always focusing on the foundation's goal of keeping the event both as elegant and appropriately simple as possible.  In the end, neither the production value of the celebration nor the foundation's budget was ever compromised during the show that evening.

Welcoming and closing remarks were delivered by President William Jefferson Clinton. Actress Jessica Biel served as host and the award presenters included Tom Golisano, Senator John Glenn, Nobel Laurate Wangari Maathai and author Tony Morrison. The recipients of the evening's Glabal Citizen Awards were Cisco Chairman, John Chambers, Fazle Hasan Abed, Tennis player and humanitarian Andre Agassi and Educator Vicky Colbert. Each presenter and recipient delivered inspiring remarks in connection with their respective awards.
 
But these stellar individuals were not the only stars brightening Carnegie Hall's stage that evening.  A performance by legend Tony Bennett wowed the audience, including an a capella version of the classic Jazz standard - "Fly me to the moon".   The African Children's Choir also performed, inspiring attendees with the hope that only can be conveyed through the purity of children's voices raised in song.

Working with the foundation, Empire provided each participant involved in the awards ceremony detailed support materials so that all were well prepared and directed for this monumental gala. Simultaneously, Empire coordinated with the musical performers to ensure that the concert was executed flawlessly.  The result was sheer success - the awards ceremony and the musical performances were seamless. This evening, packed full of spectacular speakers and entertainers, concluded, without intermission, in less than 90 minutes!

Empire is a leading producer of award programs of the highest stature.