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Now is the moment to re-energise business partnerships for a more equitable and resilient future. A confluence of challenges is driving a tsunami of poverty, crashing into the lives of vulnerable people and communities. As the world comes together during the UN General Assembly to review progress on the 2030 Global Goals at their mid-point, we need transformative action and bold partnerships.
Join us at our highly-rated Global Goals Summit, a three-day immersive blend of interactive in-person and online events, for the opportunity to engage in important discussions, make new connections, and gain new insights.
Co-hosted with Barclays, Visa Inc, and other partners, the summit will delve into the key drivers of progress: unlikely partnerships, generative AI, and more.
All of our in-person sessions are now full. However, we invite you to register to join us online.
We look forward to welcoming you to a Summit focused on action, innovation, and collaboration.
Together, we can create a more equitable and resilient future.
Whether you’re a business leader, sustainability professional, policymaker, or early-career professional, this summit is for you. It’s an essential gathering for anyone passionate about business’ role in sustainable development and keen to make a real-world impact.
By attending, you’ll gain invaluable insights, connect with global peers, and learn from best practices in sustainability. You’ll leave equipped with practical advice and the inspiration to drive sustainable development within your organisation.
Expect interactive workshops, engaging peer circles, inspiring talks, and safe-space sharing sessions. Our track record speaks for itself: 97% of past attendees felt more connected, 98% learned something valuable, and 99% would recommend the summit. Reserve your place today!
Join us for compelling sessions to deep-dive into topics such as:
Take part in our hybrid workshop with Barclays to deep-dive into examples of companies collaborating for impact and draw out lessons for your own partnerships.
20 Sept | Online | NYC
Join our hybrid workshop with Visa Inc to be inspired by and learn from the stories of trailblazing refugee women, their incredible impact on their communities and what is required from the ecosystem to enable refugee women to thrive in the future.
19 Sept | Online | London | NYC
Join us for our workshop with Reckitt and WiNFUND to learn from 6 entrepreneurs from across Africa, and share insights on how best to support women entrepreneurs and leverage technology, including AI.
20 Sept | Online | NYC
Tune in for our webinar with IDRC on how businesses can support entrepreneurs in the care economy, and their critical, yet undervalued, work that underpins our economies and lives.
19 Sept | Online
Participate in this hybrid workshop with TechnoServe to explore the latest research on food fortification, the critical role of millers, and how to join the fight against malnutrition.
21 Sept | Online
Listen to our Fireside Chat with Cargill to hear the latest thinking on the intersection between two critical issues: global food security and advancing farmer livelihoods.
20 Sept | Online | NYC
Join our hybrid workshop with Mars Inc to learn from the latest research on the business case for integrating social and environmental strategies into business strategy.
19 Sept | Online | NYC
Tune if for our Fireside Chat with Visa Inc and the Harvard Kennedy School Corporate Responsibility Initiative to explore the trends shaping business action for the future we want.
19 Sept | Online | NYC
Join our hybrid workshop with Anglo American to identify new practical opportunities to collaborate across sectors to tackle the root causes of gender-based violence.
20 Sept | Online | NYC
Listen to our Fireside Chat with Merck to hear about the ways in which the private sector can help overcome health inequities and prevent disease, and how your business can take action to help reach everyone, everywhere.
19 Sept | Online | NYC
Tune in for our Fireside Chat with the UN Foundation’s Business Council for the United Nations and invited experts to learn about how we create system-level partnerships to drive transformational changes to meet the SDGs.
19 Sept | Online | NYC
Join our hybrid workshop with Walmart to hear the latest thinking on how businesses can partner on an inclusive digital future for employees, suppliers and customers.
20 Sept | Online | NYC
Listen to our Fireside Chat with Novozymes to explore how companies can bring the voice of youth into their SDG thinking and innovation and get ideas for your own approaches.
20 Sept | Online | NYC
Join our hybrid workshop with Meta to explore the latest research by the UN on transformations to accelerate progress towards the SDGs, and what this means for business partnerships.
21 Sept | Online | NYC | Nairobi
Be a part of our hybrid workshop with Pearson to map out the opportunities and risks of generative AI for access to quality education for all, and explore the role business can play.
19 Sept | Online | NYC
Listen to our Fireside Chat with the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) to find out how businesses are driving inclusive employment practices that enhance participation, advancement, and empowerment of workers at the base of the pyramid, and the benefits to both business and employees.
21 Sept | Online
Building an Equitable and Resilient Future
Tune in for our Fireside Chat with Visa Inc and the Harvard Kennedy School Corporate Responsibility Initiative to explore the trends shaping business action for the future we want.
OPENING SPEAKERS:
Jane Nelson, Director, Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
Michelle Gethers, Chief Diversity Officer & Head of Corporate Responsibility, Visa Inc
Overcoming Challenges and the Journey Ahead for Refugee Women
Join our hybrid workshop with Visa Inc to be inspired by and learn from the stories of trailblazing refugee women, their incredible impact on their communities and what is required from the ecosystem to enable refugee women to thrive in the future.
OPENING SPEAKERS:
Graham Macmillan, President, Visa Foundation
Shirin Pakfar, Chief of Section, Private Partnerships and Philanthropy, UNHCR
Ghadah Alnasseri, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Hibiscus Initiatives
Veronica Rossini, Vice-President for Europe, Tent Partnership for Refugees
Sheyda O’Rang, Freelance Artist and Facilitator, Pan Intercultural Arts
Addressing Health Inequities and Preventing Disease
Listen to our Fireside Chat with Merck to hear about the ways in which the private sector can help overcome health inequities and prevent disease, and how your business can take action to help reach everyone, everywhere.
INTERVIEWEES:
Drew Otoo, President, Vaccines, Merck
INTERVIEWER:
Lola Adedokun, Executive Director, Aspen Global Innovators Group and Co-Chair of the Aspen Institute Forum on Women and Girls, Aspen Institute
How Business Can Unlock the Benefits of Integrating Social and Environmental goals
Join our hybrid workshop with Mars Inc to learn from the latest research on the business case for integrating social and environmental strategies into business strategy.
OPENING SPEAKERS:
Lisa Manley, Vice President, Sustainability, Mars Inc
Priya Kvam, Associate Director, Americas and Global Development, Forum For the Future
Victor Dagnelie, Innovation Manager on Better Environment, IDH – The Sustainable Trade Initiative
Supporting Care Economy Enterprises Across Global Value Chains
Tune in for our webinar with IDRC on how businesses can support entrepreneurs in the care economy, and their critical, yet undervalued, work that underpins our economies and lives.
OPENING SPEAKERS:
Lisa Hawkes, Global Sustainability Senior Manager, Unilever
Matthew Davidson, Senior Social Impact Executive, Ethical Trade, Primark
Anne Njambi Kabugi, Regional Gender Lead – Africa, IFC
Md. Zia Uddin, Director, Planning & Development, Folia Water Global Inc.
Erin Tansey, Director, Sustainable and Inclusive Economies Program Division, IDRC
Katja Friewald, Head of Women’s Economic Empowerment and Migration, UN Women Asia and the Pacific
Melina Cruz Villafaña, Co Founder, Homely
Harnessing Generative AI for Social Impact: Driving Access to Quality Education
Be a part of our hybrid workshop with Pearson to map out the opportunities and risks of generative AI for access to quality education for all, and explore the role business can play.
OPENING SPEAKERS:
Kacper Łodzikowski, Vice President, AI Capabilities, Pearson
Brigid Evans, Director of Government Relations, Pearson
Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi, Managing Director, Digital Planet, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Naria Santa Lucia, General Manager, Digital Inclusion and Community Engagement, Microsoft Philanthropies
Kasia Jakimowicz, International Digital Development Expert, Human Capital Development, World Bank
Harnessing the Potential of the Private Sector to Deliver the SDGs
Listen to our Fireside Chat with Barclays and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to hear how governments see the role of business in delivering the SDGs.
OPENING & WELCOME SPEAKERS:
Deborah Goldfarb, Global Head of Citizenship, Barclays
Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell, Minister of State, UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
INTERVIEWEES:
Pamela Molina, Director of Sustainability and President, Agrolibano and Fundación Agrolibano
Liz Patterson, Deputy Director, Partnerships and Infrastructure, UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
INTERVIEWER:
Zahid Torres-Rahman, Co-Founder and CEO, Business Fights Poverty
Building Unlikely Partnerships to Tackle Global Challenges
Take part in our hybrid workshop with Barclays to deep-dive into examples of companies collaborating for impact and draw out lessons for your own partnerships.
OPENING SPEAKERS:
Ajaita Shah, Founder and CEO, Frontier Markets
Eric Hudson, Founder and CEO, Preserve
Pratibha Vuppuluri, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Unreasonable Collective
MODERATOR:
Frances Cabrera, VP, Barclays
Taking a Farmer-Centric Approach to Boost Global Food Security
Listen to our Fireside Chat with Cargill to hear the latest thinking on the intersection between two critical issues: global food security and advancing farmer livelihoods.
INTERVIEWEES:
Michelle Grogg, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainable Development, Cargill
César Galaviz, Rancher, Farmer and Agronomist, Río Fuerte Sur
INTERVIEWER:
Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership, Business Fights Poverty
Creating On-Ramps for a More Inclusive Digital Future
Join our hybrid workshop with Walmart to hear the latest thinking on how businesses can partner on an inclusive digital future for employees, suppliers and customers.
OPENING SPEAKERS:
Welby Leaman, Senior Director, Global Public Policy, Walmart
Aiaze Mitha, Global Lead, Digital Finance for the SDGs, UNDP / UNCDF
Katarina Kahlmann, Chief Program Officer, TechnoServe
Drew Keller, Director, Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society, Harvard Business School
Inspiration and Innovation: Engaging Youth in Delivering on the SDGs
Listen to our Fireside Chat with Novozymes to explore how companies can bring the voice of youth into their SDG thinking and innovation and get ideas for your own approaches.
PANELISTS:
Morten Enggaard Rasmussen, Executive Vice President, People, Sustainability & Brand, Novozymes A/S
AiLun Ku, President & CEO, The Opportunity Network
Working Together to Tackle Gender-Based Violence
Join our hybrid workshop with Anglo American to explore lessons and practical opportunities to collaborate across sectors to tackle the root causes of gender-based violence.
OPENING SPEAKERS:
Jane Pillinger, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Department of Social Policy and Criminology, Open University
Natalie Deacon, Director Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, Avon International
Hermien Botes, Head of Sustainability Engagement, Anglo American
Thokozile Mcopele, Vice-President: Global Corporates and Development Organisations, ABSA
MODERATOR:
Alice Allan, Collaborations Director, Business Fights Poverty
Catalysing female entrepreneurship and improving access to healthcare
Join us for our workshop with Reckitt and WiNFUND to learn from 6 entrepreneurs from across Africa, and share insights on how best to support women entrepreneurs and leverage technology, including AI.
OPENING SPEAKERS:
Hamzah Sarwar, Global Social Impact and Partnerships Director, Reckitt
Patty O’Hayer, Global Head Communications & Government Affairs, Reckitt
Pradeep Kakkattil, CEO, HIEx and Co-founder, WiNFUND
Dr. Shamim Nabuuma Kaliisa, CEO and Co-founder, Chil Femtech Center Inc
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Executive Director, Kofi Annan Foundation
Judith Oketch, Founder and CEO, Ambulex Solutions
Olivia Koburongo, Co-Founder and CEO, MamaOpe Medicals
Belinda Shaw, Founder, Cape Bio Pharms
Adeola Ayoola, Co-founder and CEO, Famasi Africa
Dr. Mercy Ashaba, CEO & Co-Founder, Peleyta Health
Corinne Hart, Senior Gender Advisor and Team Lead, Energy, Environment and Climate, USAID
MODERATOR:
Her Excellency Toyin Saraki, Founder & President, The Wellbeing Foundation Africa
Driving Inclusive Employment at the Base of the Economic Pyramid
Listen to our Fireside Chat with the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) to find out how businesses are driving inclusive employment practices that enhance participation, advancement, and empowerment of workers at the base of the pyramid, and the benefits to both business and employees.
INTERVIEWEES:
Alexis Geaneotes, Operations Officer, Gender and Economic Inclusion, IFC
Iqbal Muslimin, Co-founder & Chief of Sustainability, Evermos
INTERVIEWER:
Yvette Torres-Rahman, Co-Founder and CFO, Business Fights Poverty
Acting Together to Achieve Large Scale Food Fortification Excellence
Participate in this online workshop with TechnoServe to explore the latest research on food fortification, the critical role of millers, and how to join the fight against malnutrition.
OPENING SPEAKERS:
William Warshauer, CEO, TechnoServe
Christina Tewes-Gradl, Founder and Managing Director, Endeva
Paloma Fernandes, CEO, Cereal Millers Association
Dominic Schofield, Program Director – IGNITE, TechnoServe
Building System-Level Partnerships for Transformative Change
Tune in for our Fireside Chat with the UN Foundation’s Business Council for the United Nations and two authors of the just-launched UN Global Sustainable Development Report to learn about the levers that will drive transformational changes to meet the SDGs.
INTERVIEWEES:
Imme Scholz, Co-Chair of the Independent Group of Scientists, Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR)
Ambuj Sagar, Deputy Director, Strategy & Planning and Vipula and Mahesh Chaturvedi Professor of Policy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, and Co-Author, GSDR
INTERVIEWER:
Ilze Melngailis, Senior Director, Business Council for the UN and Private Sector Engagement, UN Foundation
Rethinking Business Partnerships for the SDGs
Join our hybrid workshop with Meta to build on the latest research by the UN on transformations to accelerate progress towards the SDGs, and what this means for business partnerships.
OPENING SPEAKERS:
Amanda Gardiner, Head of ESG, Meta
Payal Dalal, SVP, Social Impact, International Markets, Center for Inclusive Growth, Mastercard
Astra Bonini, Senior Sustainable Development Officer, United Nations Department Of Economic And Social Affairs
Duncan Muriira Koome, Program Project Manager, African Futures & Foresight Action Forum
MODERATOR:
Jane Nelson, Director, Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
César Galaviz
Rancher, Farmer and Agronomist
Rancher, Farmer and Agronomist
Río Fuerte Sur
Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell
Minister of State,
Minister of State,
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Dominic Schofield
Program Director - IGNITE
Program Director - IGNITE
TechnoServe
Frances Cabrera
Vice President - Citizenship
Vice President - Citizenship
Barclays
Sheyda O’Rang
Freelance Artist and Facilitator
Freelance Artist and Facilitator
Pan Intercultural Arts
Melina Cruz Villafaña
Co Founder
Co Founder
Homely
Katja Friewald
Head of Women’s Economic Empowerment and Migration
Head of Women’s Economic Empowerment and Migration
UN Women Asia and the Pacific
Her Excellency Toyin Saraki
Founder & President
Founder & President
The Wellbeing Foundation Africa
Thokozile Mcopele
Vice-President: Global Corporates and Development Organisations
Vice-President: Global Corporates and Development Organisations
ABSA
Welby Leaman
Senior Director, Global Public Policy
Senior Director, Global Public Policy
Walmart
Victor Dagnelie
Innovation Manager on Better Environment
Innovation Manager on Better Environment
IDH - The Sustainable Trade Initiative
Veronica Rossini
Vice-President for Europe
Vice-President for Europe
Tent Partnership for Refugees
Christina Tewes-Gradl
Founder and Managing Director
Founder and Managing Director
Endeva
William Warshauer
CEO
CEO
TechnoServe
Liz Patterson
Deputy Director, Partnerships and Infrastructure
Deputy Director, Partnerships and Infrastructure
UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Duncan Muriira Koome
Program Project Manager
Program Project Manager
African Futures & Foresight Action Forum
Astra Bonini
Senior Sustainable Development Officer
Senior Sustainable Development Officer
United Nations Department Of Economic And Social Affairs
Corinne Momal-Vanian
Executive Director
Executive Director
Kofi Annan Foundation
Drew Keller
Director, Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society
Director, Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society
Harvard Business School
Kasia Jakimowicz
International Digital Development Expert, Human Capital Development
International Digital Development Expert, Human Capital Development
World Bank
Priya Kvam
Associate Director, Americas and Global Development
Associate Director, Americas and Global Development
Forum For the Future
Ghadah Alnasseri
Head of Policy and Public Affairs
Head of Policy and Public Affairs
Hibiscus Initiatives
Imme Scholz
Co-Chair of the Independent Group of Scientists
Co-Chair of the Independent Group of Scientists
Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR)
Pamela Molina
Director of Sustainability and President
Director of Sustainability and President
Agrolibano and Fundación Agrolibano
Michelle Grogg
Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainable Development
Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainable Development
Cargill
Md. Zia Uddin
Director, Planning & Development
Director, Planning & Development
Folia Water Global Inc.
Patty O’Hayer
Global Head Communications & Government Affairs
Global Head Communications & Government Affairs
Reckitt
Erin Tansey
Director, Sustainable and Inclusive Economies Program Division
Director, Sustainable and Inclusive Economies Program Division
IDRC
Lola Adedokun
Executive Director, Aspen Global Innovators Group and Co-Chair of the Aspen Institute Forum on Women and Girls
Executive Director, Aspen Global Innovators Group and Co-Chair of the Aspen Institute Forum on Women and Girls
Aspen Institute
Hermien Botes
Head of Sustainability Engagement
Head of Sustainability Engagement
Anglo American
Amanda Gardiner
Head of ESG
Head of ESG
Meta
Ambuj Sagar
Deputy Director, Strategy & Planning and Vipula and Mahesh Chaturvedi Professor of Policy Studies and Co-Author
Deputy Director, Strategy & Planning and Vipula and Mahesh Chaturvedi Professor of Policy Studies and Co-Author
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and GSDR
Iqbal Muslimin
Co-founder & Chief of Sustainability
Co-founder & Chief of Sustainability
Evermos
Alexis Geaneotes
Operations Officer, Gender and Economic Inclusion
Operations Officer, Gender and Economic Inclusion
IFC
Pradeep Kakkattil
CEO and Co-founder
CEO and Co-founder
HIEx and WiNFUND
AiLun Ku
President & CEO
President & CEO
The Opportunity Network
Naria Santa Lucia
General Manager, Digital Inclusion and Community Engagement
General Manager, Digital Inclusion and Community Engagement
Microsoft Philanthropies
Shirin Pakfar
Chief of Section, Private Partnerships and Philanthropy
Chief of Section, Private Partnerships and Philanthropy
UNHCR
Aiaze Mitha
Global Lead, Digital Finance for the SDGs
Global Lead, Digital Finance for the SDGs
UNDP / UNCDF
Katarina Kahlmann
Chief Program Officer
Chief Program Officer
TechnoServe
Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi
Managing Director, Digital Planet, The Fletcher School
Managing Director, Digital Planet, The Fletcher School
Tufts University
Deborah Goldfarb
Global Head of Citizenship
Global Head of Citizenship
Barclays
Drew Otoo
President, Vaccines
President, Vaccines
Merck
Graham Macmillan
President
President
Visa Foundation
Lisa Manley
Vice President, Sustainability
Vice President, Sustainability
Mars Inc
Michelle Gethers
Chief Diversity Officer & Head of Corporate Responsibility
Chief Diversity Officer & Head of Corporate Responsibility
Visa Inc
Morten Enggaard Rasmussen
Executive Vice President, People, Sustainability & Brand,
Executive Vice President, People, Sustainability & Brand,
Novozymes
Dr. Mercy Ashaba
CEO & Co-Founder
CEO & Co-Founder
Peleyta Health
Adeola Ayoola
Co-founder and CEO
Co-founder and CEO
Famasi Africa
Belinda Shaw
Founder
Founder
Cape Bio Pharms
Olivia Koburongo
Co-Founder and CEO
Co-Founder and CEO
MamaOpe Medicals
Judith Oketch
Founder and CEO
Founder and CEO
Ambulex Solutions
Corinne Hart
Senior Gender Advisor and Team Lead, Energy, Environment and Climate
Senior Gender Advisor and Team Lead, Energy, Environment and Climate
USAID
Dr. Shamim Nabuuma Kaliisa
CEO and Co-founder
CEO and Co-founder
Chil Femtech Center Inc
Pratibha Vuppuluri
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Unreasonable Collective
Eric Hudson
Founder and CEO
Founder and CEO
Preserve
Chuck Melley
Senior Vice President, Global Government Relations and Policy
Senior Vice President, Global Government Relations and Policy
Pearson
Kacper Łodzikowski
Vice President, AI Capabilities
Vice President, AI Capabilities
Pearson
Anne Njambi Kabugi
Regional Gender Lead - Africa
Regional Gender Lead - Africa
IFC
Matthew Davidson
Senior Social Impact Executive, Ethical Trade
Senior Social Impact Executive, Ethical Trade
Primark
Lisa Hawkes
Global Sustainability Senior Manager
Global Sustainability Senior Manager
Unilever
Paloma Fernandes
CEO
CEO
Cereal Millers Association
Brigid Evans
Director of Government Relations
Director of Government Relations
Pearson
Payal Dalal
Senior Vice President, Social Impact, International Markets, Center for Inclusive Growth
Senior Vice President, Social Impact, International Markets, Center for Inclusive Growth
Mastercard
Ilze Melngailis
Senior Director, Business Council for the UN and Private Sector Engagement
Senior Director, Business Council for the UN and Private Sector Engagement
UN Foundation
Jane Nelson
Director, Corporate Responsibility Initiative
Director, Corporate Responsibility Initiative
Harvard Kennedy School
Ajaita Shah
Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO
Frontier Markets
Jane Pillinger
Visiting senior research fellow at Dept. Social Policy and Criminology
Visiting senior research fellow at Dept. Social Policy and Criminology
Open University
Hamzah Sarwar
Global Social Impact and Partnerships Director
Global Social Impact and Partnerships Director
Reckitt
Natalie Deacon
Director Corporate Affairs and Sustainability
Director Corporate Affairs and Sustainability
Avon International
Katie Hyson
Director, Thought Leaderships and CEO
Director, Thought Leaderships and CEO
Business Fights Poverty
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