“MTV vs HIV - How Media Can Save Lives” at TEDxAmRing

Bill Roedy is the former Chairman and CEO of MTV Networks International, where he and his team built from scratch a global operation of 200 channels, 20 brands (including MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central) in 200 countries, reaching a potential audience of 2 billion people. Roedy currently serves as Chairman of the Staying Alive Foundation, which provides young people with resources to fight the epidemic at the grass roots level, in combination with MTV's award winning HIV/AIDS programming. He has received numerous awards - including Individual Business Leadership Award presented by US President Bill Clinton, the International Emmy Founder's Award, amfAR's Award of Courage, Doctors of the World Leadership Award and the UN Correspondents Association Global Citizen of the Year Award presented by UN Secretary General Ban--Ki-Moon in 2009. May 30, 2014 at Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria.