UN Summit of the Future

The Summit of the Future is a high-level event, bringing world leaders together to forge a new international consensus on how we deliver a better present and safeguard the future.

Climate Week NYC

Climate Week NYC is the largest annual climate event of its kind, bringing together over 500 events and activities across the City of New York – in person, hybrid and online. Each year, business leaders, political change makers, local decision takers and civil society representatives of all ages and backgrounds, from all over the world, gather to drive the transition, speed up progress, and champion change that is already happening. 2024 Theme: It’s Time.

The Climate Film Festival

The Climate Film Festival (CFF), New York City’s premier film festival dedicated exclusively to climate-related film and media, is set to make its debut September 20-22, 2024, coinciding with the opening weekend of Climate Week NYC.

HUMAN Education Summit 2024

HUMANE.S. 2024 is a unique event about AI and the Future of Education. It will gather 15 thought Leaders, Educators, Regulators, and Innovators to discuss and debate around the future of Human Societies in the age of AI.

Business lunch included. Registration required.

Global Goals Week: Liverpool

2030hub will host and support a wide variety of launches, interactive events, workshops, networking opportunities, and online content all designed to inspire and empower participants to take action to leave nobody behind and tackle climate change.

Clinton Global Initiative 2024 Meeting

The CGI Annual Meeting is the world’s leading partnership conference that brings leaders from all backgrounds and all corners of the globe to New York City to build a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable world, together. This year, you can expect a dedicated focus on proven and scalable solutions; business, philanthropic, and government leaders who are on the forefront of global progress; and a curated agenda and networking designed to provide you with the insights, tools, and partners to more effectively drive impact in your communities and beyond.

2024 Concordia Annual Summit

Concordia presents Navigating a New Era, its theme for its 14th Annual Summit, providing the preeminent forum for the private sector and equipping the Concordia community with the network and platform to understand the unique challenges and opportunities presented by today’s global environment – along with the tools and partnerships to build for tomorrow.

Global Goals Summit

Taking place online, in New York and Nairobi, coinciding with the UN General Assembly and reinforcing the themes of the UN’s Summit of the Future. Together, we will explore how businesses can collaborate more effectively with each other, governments, the UN, and civil society. Use promo code GGW24FRIEND for free online access.

Global Citizen Festival

The Global Citizen Festival is set to return to the iconic Great Lawn of Central Park for the twelfth year on Saturday, September 28 to continue its mission to end extreme poverty. Tickets to Global Citizen Festival are free, and can be earned by taking action to create a world where everyone’s basic needs are fulfilled, our planet is flourishing, and every person and country can prosper.

UN Summit of the Future Action Day 2

To generate additional opportunities for the engagement of all actors, the Secretary-General of the United Nations is convening the Summit of the Future Action Days on 20 and 21 September 2024 at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Bringing together representatives from Member States, civil society, private sector, academia, local and regional authorities, creative communities, youth, and many more, everyone will be present, included and engaged during the Action Days. These stakeholders have all played a key role in shaping the Pact for the Future and will be critical to its implementation. Their participation, contributions and catalytic mobilization will be essential to the success of the Summit of the Future and its follow-up. Expected participants include Heads of State, Ministers, senior UN officials and representatives from the private sector, civil society and other actors.

Action Day 2 will focus on multistakeholder partnership and action – paving a way towards a next chapter of multilateralism that is more inclusive and networked. To achieve this, the Action Day 2 will address three priority themes (session names are working titles and subject to change).

Camp 2030

Each year, 200+ young trailblazers, social entrepreneurs, and innovators from over 50 countries gather in New York for 6 days to co-create dynamic new solutions that solve the world’s biggest challenges, increasing their knowledge, confidence and community, all while having the time of their lives. It’s everything you remember about Summer Camp, but for some of the coolest, most passionate, and action-oriented young adults across the world.

International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) 2024

The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) is proud to present the 12th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD).

The theme of the 2024 ICSD is “Solutions for the Future”. The aim of the conference is to bring together persons involved in research, policy, practice, and business, in advance of the United Nations Summit of the Future. Participants will share practical solutions for achieving the SDGs.

GBBC’s Blockchain Central UNGA

GBBC members and Ambassadors are invited to attend GBBC’s 7th annual Blockchain Central UNGA at the Offices of the UNJSPF in New York on September 23rd.

GBBC’s Blockchain Central UNGA, a Global Goals Week partner, is designed to bring together thought leaders and changemakers across blockchain, government, technology, and business industries to examine how we can empower blockchain powered solutions to accelerate progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Better Together World Congress 2024

Co-creating and co-collaborating on our collective future is an important step in our global recovery.

Join youth from around the world as they present their real-life impact through building intergenerational initiatives.

Co-designed by youth from 10+ countries, this World Congress will be co-hosted by the Rockefeller Foundation.

Catalysing Research Convention 2024

The convention aims to highlight the urgency of encouraging and empowering sound and suitable research methodology for changemakers across all age groups to advance the 2030 Agenda.

There will be expert showcases, research presentations and prototype demos in order to share knowledge to the wider Global Goals Week community.

MIT’s Institute for Data, Systems and Society (IDSS) will co-host the event.

Forever Youth Festival 2024

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 (Western Pacific Region) and University of Tokyo will support youth to co-design future of healthcare.

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.

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.

Unlocking People Power: Why investing in local leadership development will accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals

Join the Africa Leadership Institute, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Global Health Corps, Lemann Foundation, Teach For All and WomenLift Health and members of the People First Community, for an in-person conversation on how we can transform both the who and the how of local leadership in service of lasting transformation. Through both a panel discussion and spotlight talks, we’ll hear the perspectives from established and emerging leaders in education, health, and gender.

Salon: The Culture of Environmental Justice

Join us for an illuminating panel discussion during New York Climate Week, where we’ll explore the powerful intersection of culture and environmental justice. The panel, titled The Culture of Environmental Justice, will delve into how arts and culture are vital tools in promoting environmental justice and strengthening community resilience.