A New Generation of Impact for the Global Goals
Breakout Session | Stage 3 Host: Youtube We are looking forward to convening a global range of influencers to discuss how the role of creators has changed in recent years in response to the way in which activism has evolved and the expectation of those with a channel, to also have a cause. With the […]
IMMERSIVE PRODUCTIONS AND PERFORMANCES
Immersive Productions and Performances |Stage 1 The future is ours: Uncle Sam’s Alphabet Soup by Meera DasGupta The Future Is Ours: Uncle Sam’s Alphabet Soup is an original work, written, performed and filmed by Meera DasGupta. It speaks to civic engagement and ways to promote the quality of life in communities. Girl Be Heard cast […]
Immersive Productions and Performances
Immersive Productions and Performances | Stage 1 Better World 2030 MY World 360° 2020 Collection Better World 2030 is an AR experience to help us visualize a world in which the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have already been achieved. You can visualize virtual ecosystems in AR that demonstrates that SDG being accomplished (in both obvious […]
Video games for behavior change
Lightning Talk | Stage 1 GRID is a social impact gaming studio which aims to create digital games that educate, engage and empower people, especially those among the bottom billion, towards positive behavior change. GRID games target 60% of the SDGs with topics including reproductive health, climate action, tolerance and diversity, animal compassion, financial literacy […]
Utilizing NASA Technology and Innovation to Clean the World
Reimagine Talk | Stage 1 At NASA Kennedy Space Center, Sergie Albino worked as an aerospace engineer contractor, helping prototype a green, sustainable technology to clean persistent toxins from contaminated sediment called SPEARS. Recognizing the potential of this cost-effective and environmentally-friendly technology, he co-founded an innovative cleantech company to take this solution to market. In […]
Intergenerational Solutions: Life in harmony for nature
Breakout session | Stage 3 Host: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity Biodiversity and healthy ecosystems are a foundation for sustainable development, and thus play a key role in supporting the achievement of all 17 SDGs. Advancing global biodiversity objectives will be key to advancing the SDGs including SDG 14 on life below water, […]
Inclusive Solutions: Game on for climate change
Breakout session | Stage 1 Host: UN Foundation The United Nations Foundation will host “Game On for Climate Action!” during the Zone. Using data to both challenge and inform, the conversation will thread the moment we are in now – young people challenging international climate action, 2020 on track to be the hottest year on […]
10 Years of Promoting Sustainable Consumption
Lightning Talk | Stage 1 In this talk, Ren Wan will share the failures and insights she has gained from the past 9 years of upcycling and promoting secondhand clothing to modern-day consumers in Hong Kong. Her experiences have demonstrated that sustainable fashion consumption is not about products – it is about education and experience. […]
UN Digest: UNESCO
UN Digest As a series of touch points each day, UN leaders will share a thematic digest in short ‘explainer’ videos. UN leaders from across the UN System will share the vision for their organization’s efforts responding to the urgency to accelerate action to deliver the SDGs. These digests will illustrate their priorities, and to […]
Climate and Education: Urgency + Optimism = Action Through Climate Education
Breakout session | Stage 3 Host: World’s Largest Lesson Education is so central for facilitating development that each one of the 17 SDGs includes a target which relates to or depends upon learning and education. Yet education curricula still remain rooted in the past. If we want to find solutions for the climate and environmental […]