Bill Gates To Give Speech To Education Conference In Cleveland

CLEVELAND, OH — Bill Gates, the world famous founder of Microsoft and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, will be speaking Thursday in Cleveland. Gates is set to address the 61st Annual Conference of The Council of the Great City Schools. The event is being held at the Hilton Cleveland downtown.

The conference brings together superintendents, senior officials, college deans and school district board members from big city school districts across the nation. The attendees can then share best practices, discuss pressing issues and set a course forward for the U.S.'s urban public schools.

The event is being hosted by the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and will feature a star-studded lineup of speakers, including Gates, actress Rosario Dawson and CNN commentator Van Jones. (To stay up to date on these stories, subscribe to the Patch Cleveland newsletter. As news breaks and the story develops, you will be the first to receive updates from Patch.)

Gates' speech can be seen live by clicking here.

Photo from Julio Cortez, Associated Press