General Wesley K. Clark (ret.) will deliver the 2015 C3 US-Arab Business Summit keynote address on Monday (Oct. 19) at the Union League Club in New York City.

General Clark will receive the summit’s highest award in recognition of his distinguished public service as a decorated military leader, his efforts to educate on major global issues, and his commitment to American business success.

Held in New York City and Riyadh each year, C3 summits are the fastest growing and most important interdisciplinary global conferences for senior business and health care professionals in the US-Arab world.

C3 focuses on the most important aspects of relations between the United States and Arab World — community, collaboration, and commerce.

The keynote panel will be from the C3 summit partners with the US State Department, dozens of government and business leaders, the US Chamber of Commerce, organizations such as XS Conferences and Exhibitions and L-3 Communications.

The theme of the summit is "Smart cities, cyber Security and bilateral prosperity."

General Clark serves as chairman and CEO of Wesley K. Clark & Associates, a consulting firm. He is co-chairman of growth energy, senior Fellow at UCLA's Burkle Center for International Relations, adviser at the Blackstone Group, trustee of International Crisis Group, founding chair of City Year Little Rock/North Little Rock, and chairman of Enverra Inc., a banking and strategic advisory firm.

General Clark, who has authored four books, is a founding member of the Clinton Global Initiative's energy and climate change advisory board, and is director of the Atlantic Council.

In his last assignment as supreme allied commander Europe, he led NATO forces to victory.

“We are honored to host General Clark at this year’s summit and humbled to present our Lifetime Achievement Award to him,” said Ransel Potter, founder and MD, C3 International.