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The Global Good Awards (GGA) took place at BMA House recently. It was BMA House’s seventh year either in-person or virtually (due to COVID) hosting the major event. The GGA honours businesses, NGOs, charities, and social enterprises across the globe for their groundbreaking work in sustainability and ethical leadership. Founded in 2015, GGA made its mark by rewarding leaders who achieve tangible, real-world impact that is both scalable and replicable.
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Speaker: Jam Khan, SVP, Product Marketing at ZoomInfo & guest speaker Amy Hawthorne, Principal Analyst from Forrester
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