UN Global Compact Leaders Summit

The Leaders Summit is the annual conference for UN Global Compact participants to convene during the UN General Assembly high-level week. The 2024 UN Global Compact Leaders Summit will convene business leaders, SDG stakeholders, civil society, Government and UN officials from around the globe who are committed to raising the bar on sustainability. The Leaders Summit will highlight how the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development can serve as a blueprint for businesses on urgent action and future-proofing, and it will explore the future of responsible business. The 2024 Leaders Summit will provide global sustainability leaders with the tools, networks, knowledge and inspiration needed to scale the impact of private sector contributions to the 2030 Agenda.

The Leaders Summit will be held in-person on 24 September 2024 at the Nest Campus at the Javits Center in New York. A day of optional add-on, in-person workshops will be offered on 25 September 2024. All plenary sessions taking place on 24 September will be live streamed. An additional selection of breakouts will be live streamed and announced in the summer. Registration for live-streamed sessions will be available beginning in August.

All sessions at the Leaders Summit will be conducted in English, but all sessions conducted in the plenary room will be simultaneously translated in Portuguese, Spanish, French, Arabic and Chinese.

Participation eligibility: Individuals that are not associated with a UN Global Compact Participant organization are also welcome to attend the event.

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