Global Goals Summit 2026
Building a Future of Resilience and Shared Prosperity
Building a Future of Resilience and Shared Prosperity
The Global Goals Summit 2026 brought together leaders from business, government and civil society and explored a renewed shared vision for business beyond 2030. The Summit fostered this conversation.
Explore the Summit conversations
Explore the session recordings and insights from the Summit in New York and online.
Tuesday 22 September
Community Clinic
What should define the next decade of business and social impact?
An interactive global clinic opened the Summit with a collaborative discussion about the challenges and opportunities shaping the next decade. Participants shared perspectives on resilience, inclusion, livelihoods and responsible leadership, helping to identify priorities and questions that carried through the day.
Tuesday · 22 September · 7:00-8:30 AM EDT / 12:00-1:30 PM BST · Online
Welcome
How do we build a future of resilience and shared prosperity, together?
The Summit welcome set the frame for the day, connecting the sessions around a shared ambition to build more resilient, inclusive and people-centred pathways forward, and considered the role of business, collaboration and innovation in shaping the next decade.
Tuesday · 22 September · 8:30-8:45 AM EDT / 1:30-1:45 PM BST · New York + Online
Hybrid workshop
How Can We Prepare Early-Career Talent for a Changing World of Work?
This workshop examined the forces reshaping entry-level employment and widening the gap between education and first good jobs. It explored how employers, universities and leading workforce development organisations could work together to better prepare graduates for a fast-changing labour market.
Tuesday · 22 September · 8:45-10:00 AM EDT / 1:45-3:00 PM BST · New York + Online
Hybrid workshop
How Can Business Think Bigger and Do Better by Embedding Sustainability More Deeply for the Decade Ahead?
With the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda approaching the end of their target period, this session explored how organisations were prioritising their contribution to sustainable development and what this meant for strategy, stakeholder engagement and implementation. It considered how companies could better connect economic, environmental and social agendas, translate ambition into practical action, and help shape progress beyond 2030.
Tuesday · 22 September · 10:15-11:30 AM EDT / 3:15-4:30 PM BST · New York + Online
Hybrid Workshop
How can people-centred business model design shape better outcomes?
As companies navigated rapid technological, economic and business model change, this workshop explored how choices about business design, technology adoption and value chains could shape outcomes for workers, suppliers, communities and consumers. It considered how more people-centred approaches could strengthen agency, expand opportunity and create greater resilience and shared value across the business ecosystem.
Tuesday · 22 September · 11.45 am–1.00 pm EDT / 4.45–6.00 pm BST · New York + Online
Networking lunch
How can purposeful connection spark stronger collaboration?
A curated opportunity enabled in-person participants to continue conversations, deepen relationships and connect across sectors. The lunch helped participants identify shared interests, build trust and surface practical opportunities for collaboration emerging from the Summit discussions.
Tuesday · 22 September · 1:00-2:30 PM EDT · New York
Private Workshops
Private Lunch Session
How can cross-sector partnerships drive impact and support positive behaviour change?
A private, invitation-only lunch explored how unlikely allies can advance audacious goals. Drawing on examples from moderation, mega-events and road safety, expert panels examined how trusted partnerships, consumer engagement, and evidence-based approaches can shift social norms and encourage balanced choices.
Monday · 21 September · 12:00-2:00 PM EDT · New York
Private Lunch Session
How can preparedness become a defining principle of humanitarian action?
This private leadership roundtable examined the capabilities, partnerships and investments needed to put preparedness at the heart of humanitarian action and help communities anticipate, withstand and recover from crises more effectively.
Wednesday · 23 September · 12:00-2:00 PM EDT · New York