The Sustainability Summit will bring together traditional and Web3 companies to highlight the crucial role of digital innovation in achieving climate-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Events 2024
SDG Innovation Challenge 2024
The SDG Innovation Challenge is a virtual ideation marathon for young African community practitioners looking to further sustainable development in their community while contributing to the SDGs globally. The SDG Innovation Challenge was created as a pan-African ideation space for young people to come together in developing and connecting practical solution ideas for challenges faced by their local communities at the grassroots level.
Global Goals Challenge 2024
The Global Goals Challenge is call-to-innovation competition which advances Agenda 2030 and promotes long-term sustainable development.
If you are between the ages of 15 – 24, join the Global Goals Challenge and become an entrepreneur by applying science, technology and heart to tackle the world’s most pressing issues.
Stanford University and Mastercard Foundation are patrons and sponsors of the Challenge.
ASPIRE 2030 Hackathon 2024
Echoing the six core topics to be presented at Summit of the Future, ASPIRE 2030 will organize its annual global hackathon as an opportunity for youth aged 15 to 24 to co-design and co-construct solutions.
Microsoft Innovation Center and MIT D-Lab will provide the learning tools and methodologies to help youth shape the future they wish to aspire for.
The best way to predict the future is to create it!
Let’s Make Housing its Own SDG: Rescuing Housing in the Post-2030 Agenda
In this discussion, city officials and housing leaders will provide recommendations to revise and rescue SDG 11 or create an entirely new SDG focused solely on housing. This event will raise a call to collaborative action for a post-2030 agenda that centers the urgent need for safe, resilient housing for all, elevating the voices and needs of vulnerable populations living in low-income communities and address the underrepresentation of these communities in policy spaces.
OpenAI at UNGA 2024
OpenAI looks forward to contributing to the important conversations at UNGA by hosting a day of events – including demos, panel discussions, and receptions. More details to come.
Future of Equality Forum
To eradicate poverty, 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.
Future of Investment Forum
A number of deeply-rooted forces – megatrends – are driving fundamental changes within the investment industry.
Come explore how ongoing changes in the economy, society, and daily life can power growth for people and for planet through a series of presentations and showcases.
The pace and complexity of change is overwhelming and will only increase. Join the Wharton School and Bloomberg Philanthropies to co-design the future of investment.
Future of Law Forum
For youth, the future of law is human and is focused on innovating legal development, practice and implementation to collectively catalyze broader system change.
We are here to help youth understand the latest industry developments, key market trends, recent technology changes, and paths of success in the law industry.
Stanford Law Scholars Institute and United Nations Peacekeeping will design the programming of this Forum.
Iliauni Science Picnic
Annual Science Picnic offers various exciting programs and activities designed to create memorable experiences for visitors. Event will showcase fascinating experiments and demonstrations in fields like biology, physics, astronomy, chemistry, and architecture, along with impressive on-stage performances.Event also serves as a platform to raise awareness about the UN SDG 4: Quality Education. It’s a great opportunity to present your research,achievements, or innovations to a broader audience.
Future of Technology Forum
Technology holds the key to resolving the issues we face in an ever increasingly “polycrisis”. We require a thriving community of young innovators & entrepreneurs who pursues ideas with a passion for world-changing impact.
The Forum will feature speakers addressing societal challenges through research and education at the intersection of technology, business and policy.
MIT College of Computing and Microsoft will co-host the Forum.
Future of Sciences Forum
As science continues to evolve, leveraging relevant research and technology against the world’s top problems will be the key to success.
The Forum empowers all to recognize what we have in common with each other as the foundation for innovation, through research presentations and showcases.
International Science Council and MIT School of Science will show youth how to turn curiosity into discovery to change the world.
Future of Culture Forum
Culture enriches our lives in countless ways and helps build diverse, inclusive, and resilient communities. No development can be sustainable without a strong cultural component.
Through a series of project showcases, the Future of Culture Forum explores a human-centric approach to development.
The Forum will be co-organized by the teams at Harvard Culture Lab and UNESCO’s Division of Cultural Policies.
Future of Internationalism Forum
Global cooperation requires bringing together diplomats, practitioners, scholars, and youth to explore the evolving demands of diplomatic statecraft.
The Future of Internationalism Forum aims to help youth better understand the nexus of theory and practice, and investigate the future challenges and impact of domestic politics on diplomacy.
Columbia (School of International and Public Affairs) and Georgetown (Walsh School of Foreign Service) will jointly host this Forum.
Future of Sustainability Forum
We are close to the point of no return. We must educate and empower youth to co-create solutions addressing the world’s most pressing environmental issues.
To celebrate Global Goals Week, the Future of Sustainability Forum will curate an intergenerational “think” and “do” program to drive collective action towards sustainable development.
Yale University of the Environment and Yale School of Management will co-host the in-person event. UNEP will co-host the virtual portion.
Camp 2030 Networking Hour
This private event will kick off Camp 2030 – the 6 day Innovation Lab for Changemakers.
SDG Media Zone
Follow the UN Department of Global Communications flagship SDG Media Zone during UNGA79. Live panel sessions center around advancing the 2030 Agenda and takes the conversation out of the policy sphere and into public discourse through impactful in-depth interviews and dialogues on global issues that matter to people everywhere.
This year’s SDG Media Zone will highlight the tracks of the Summit of the Future, including the new agenda for peace, global governance, financing for development, digital cooperation, and future generations, as well as staple SDG issues. Full programme will be available in September on the website: https://www.un.org/en/sdgmediazone. Stay tuned for conversations that matter!
For a one stop shop to all the high-level events during UNGA, please visit https://www.un.org/en/high-level-week-2024.
Youth Studios Spectacle 2024
Youth Studios is committed to developing a world-renowned interdisciplinary professional hub, dedicated to cultivating exceptional humanistic storytellers.
Through Global Goals Week, we seek to champion diverse and innovative voices that have the power to usher in transformative change for a brighter future.
We are grateful to the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television for their mentorship in showcasing next-gen storytellers and leaders.
Future of Economics Forum 2024
Future of Economics is a youth-led think tank which, through an interdisciplinary approach to learning and applying economics, fosters multi-stakeholder action towards stable economic growth and a thriving society as a result.
To collectively advance towards long-term prosperity, the Future of Economics Forum hosts research showcases and experimental workshops on eight key areas of economics.
University of Chicago: Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics is a co-host of this forum.
Ceres at Climate Week
Join Ceres for a two-day residency at the Nest Climate Campus featuring a mainstage program and more than a dozen panels, roundtables, and breakout sessions. Topics will cover the latest trends in sustainable business leadership, the evolving climate disclosure landscape, best practices for transition planning in high-emitting sectors, Paris-aligned responsible policy engagement, investor expectations for water and nature stewardship, and much more. Participants will explore the business challenges and opportunities in the transition to a cleaner, more just, and sustainable economy.