Future of Healthiness Forum 2025

To realise long-term planetary and people health, we need to collaborate on building the future of healthcare, medicine and well-being

Together, we must accelerate precision health technology research and development as well as the clinical adoption. Further, we should empower youth to become medical innovators and lead with conscience and commitment.

Stanford University (Stanford Healthcare Innovation Lab) and World Health Organization (WHO Innovation Hub) are co-hosting this Forum.

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Youth Global Creative Challenge 2025

To envision and empower change, youths and their creativity hold the key to unlock our collective super-power.

There should be a dedicated effort to help build new pathways for all youths to narrate their futures. The Challenge is open to all aged 15-24 to share their ambitions in multi-media formats.

Youth Studios and Netflix (Netflix Fund for Creative Equity) are Lead Sponsors of the Challenge.

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Global Goals Week 2025: Partnerships for the economy of the future

Global Goals Week 2025 in Poland (19–26 Sept) mobilizes business, institutions and communities to champion the 2030 Agenda. Theme: “Partnerships for the economy of the future” – advancing resilient, fair and low-carbon growth through cross-sector collaboration. Key focus: circular economy; ESG & future skills; sustainable cities; social equality; partnerships; webinars; reports; main conference.

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Global Goals Summit 2025 (NYC)

The Global Goals Summit 2025 will unite leaders in New York, Nairobi and online to co-create solutions for decent jobs, resilient livelihoods, and inclusive economic opportunity. Use promo code BFPGGS25FRIEND to secure a free online space or apply to attend in person via the event site.

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Global Goals Summit 2025 (Nairobi)

The Global Goals Summit 2025 will unite leaders in New York, Nairobi and online to co-create solutions for decent jobs, resilient livelihoods, and inclusive economic opportunity. Use promo code BFPGGS25FRIEND to secure a free online space or apply to attend in person via the event site.

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Future of Equality Forum 2025

To eradicate poverty and foster sustainable development, we must aspire towards full equality.

This Forum will present evidence-based recommendations for better research, data, and evaluation to support organizations in government, philanthropy, and the community to achieve equality.

Thank you to Stanford Institute for Research in the Social Sciences, UN Women and UNHCR for their thought leadership and research contribution.

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Forever Youth Festival 2025

Youth is both a physical and mental state of being. Through emphasizing holistic health and well-being, we can build a sound and sustainable foundation for humankind to better co-exist with our planet.

Focused on healthtech, biotech, medtech and foodtech, the Festival is co-curated by youth globally.

World Health Organisation (WHO) and University of Tokyo will support youth to co-design future of healthcare.

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Future of Investment Forum 2025

A number of deeply-rooted forces – megatrends – are driving fundamental changes within the investment industry.

Join Future of Investment Forum to explore how ongoing changes in the economy, society, and daily life can power growth for people and for planet.

Join us with the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania and JP Morgan for a series of presentations, showcases, and panels.

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GBBC’s 9th Annual Blockchain Central UNGA

Blockchain Central UNGA will bring together thought leaders and changemakers across blockchain, government, technology, and industry to examine how we can leverage blockchain-powered solutions to accelerate progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Global Goals Challenge 2026

The Global Goals Challenge invites young people ages 15 – 24 to become entrepreneurs by applying science, technology, and heart to tackle the world’s most pressing issues. Sponsored by Stanford University and Google for Startups, the Challenge is hosted by Global Citizen and Forum of the Future. The 2025 edition saw over 15,000 entries from 78 countries.

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Youth Global Creative Challenge 2026

Sponsored by Netflix and Harvard University, the Youth Global Creative Challenge empowers young people aged 15–24 to articulate their ambitions through impact-led projects presented in compelling multimedia formats. Supported by Youth Studios, the Challenge recognises that influence-building is essential to turning individual ideas into generation-led action — enabling young creators to mobilise peers, shape public dialogue, and develop practical solutions to global challenges.

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Global Youth2030 Challenge

Co-sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies and University of Pennsylvania, the Challenge invites young people aged 15–24 to submit a 1,000-word orally narrated video story inspired by real-world events which collectively advance the UN SDGs. Co-hosted by the Multi-Literacy Project, entries should dynamically shape the future direction of meaningful, inclusive youth engagement in decisions that align with UN’s Youth2030 strategy.

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Forum of the Future 2026

Under the theme “Elevating and Empowering Success,” the Forum brings together educators, youth, innovators and sustainability leaders for a joint Google for Education and Forum of the Future event, co-hosted by Stanford University. Youth advocates will present solutions that equip peers to co-design practical, inclusive responses to sustainability challenges — driving systems-level change and advancing sustainable development across their communities and beyond.

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Frontier Research Forum 2026

When young minds tackle real-world problems — climate, materials science, health and more — they generate breakthroughs untethered by legacy thinking. Backed by Springer Nature’s publishing rigor and Bloomberg New Economy’s market lens, this Forum empowers youth age 15-24 to turn curiosity into commercially viable innovation. Together with Princeton University and Future of Sciences, let us transform student research into investable, planet-positive impact.

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Building the Research We Need: Toward an Integrated Research Environment in the Amazon

The Science Panel for the Amazon (SPA), convened by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), invites you to the launch of its new White Paper, “Supporting a Thriving, Integrated, and More Equitable Science Community Across the Amazon”. This will be held as an official Science Summit event on the occasion of New York Climate Week 2026 and the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81).

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The Caffaestro Challenge 2026

The Caffaestro Challenge, launched during World Food Forum 2025, empowers youth to become smarter about caffeine. While calories, protein and hydration are commonly tracked, caffeine often is not — despite its effects on sleep, mood, focus and long-term health. With support of Global Citizen and Harvard University, let us research and innovate on how to log caffeine intake and learn healthier, more sustainable habits. Do you have what it takes to become the next Caffeine Maestro?

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