20–23 September 2021
Sustainable Development Impact Summit
Geneva, Switzerland
For over a year, countries have struggled to address a pandemic that respects no borders, destroys lives and livelihoods, and deepens pre-existing global challenges like inequality, climate change and education. With less than a decade left to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, the fully virtual Sustainable Development Impact Summit 2021, hosted alongside the United Nations General Assembly, will bring together global leaders from diverse sectors, disciplines and geographies. Ensuring the world exits the pandemic stronger than it entered it will only be possible if leaders work together across sectors and borders to share and deploy know-how, innovation and promising approaches to accelerate the recovery.
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Toxic smog can cause chaos. In major cities low visibility has led to health problems, temporary school closures and air traffic diversions. Through a new partnership with the Clean Air Fund, the World Economic Forum has committed to accelerating solutions to air pollution.
The world is not on track to achieve Sustainable Development Goal No. 6 on water and sanitation. We’re looking to change that.
Drains, illegal dumps and beaches are choked with discarded bottles and plastic packaging, but waste pickers are making an impact. A new multistakeholder pilot aims to increase visibility within the supply chain and bring benefits to people, companies and the environment.
Featured speakers
The Sustainable Development Impact Summit brings together the world’s top academics, politicians, and business, youth and civil society leaders to address the most pressing issues on the global sustainability agenda.
Mari Elka Pangestu
Managing Director, Development Policy and Partnerships, World Bank Group
Hans Vestberg
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Verizon Communications
Magdalena Skipper
Editor-in-Chief, Nature
Hamilton Mourão
Vice-President of Brazil, Office of the President of Brazil
Carrie Chan
Chief Executive Officer, Avant Meats
Joseph Mucheru
Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and Technology (ICT), Innovation and Youth Affairs, Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs of Kenya
Sharan Burrow
Mathias Cormann
Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Geraldine Matchett
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Royal DSM, Netherlands
Ken Hu
Deputy Chairman, Huawei Technologies, People's Republic of China
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