Past Event
September 23, 2018
New York, NY
Held annually during the United Nations General Assembly week, the Summit united a lively community of global citizens and progressive thought leaders around a dynamic exploration of the world we want to live in by 2030. As well as ticketed attendance, the event was livestreamed and shared on social media, helping us reach a huge global audience with trending moments throughout the day. Read highlights from the 2018 program here.
Social Good Summit meetups took place across the globe. View the global #2030Now conversation:
The #SocialGood Summit is live in New York and #2030Now has spread the conversation around the world!
Follow this thread throughout the day to see how different communities are coming together to create a better world. pic.twitter.com/3U2z7SJp6V
— UN Foundation (@unfoundation) September 23, 2018
Notable speakers for this year included:
Program highlights:
Lilly Singh and Jayathma Wickramanayake on the power of youth
View hereJacinda Ardern opens the Social Good Summit
View hereNyle DiMarco on the power of language
View hereIntroducing the Chef's Manifesto
View herePadma Lakshmi, Ingrid Silva, and Achim Steiner on leaving no one behind
View hereUzo Aduba on her work with Heifer International
View hereMari Copeny on the importance of clean water
View hereSonita Alizadeh on fighting child marriage and gender-based violence
View here