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Global Leaders from the world's leading Brands, Companies, Trade Associations, NGOs and Public Sector convened at the Annual Ideagen Empowering Women & Girls 2030 Summit at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on September 13, 2019 to discuss solutions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
George Sifakis, Global Chairman, CEO and Founder of Ideagen Global, shared insights on the overall objective and mission of the summit and achieving the SDGs. Ideagen serves as a global accelerator of solutions and scale. Its objective is to nurture and strengthen connections and communication between organizations, which, together, have the ability to create innovative solutions to some of the most vexing issues of our time.
Inspirational conversation took place at the Summit featuring the participation of companies’ leaders from Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Sodexo, Feeding America, IBM, Goldman Sachs Foundation, AARP, Limbitless Solutions and others.
Ms. Daniela Bas, Director of UN DESA’s Division for Inclusive Social Development highlighted that the role of the CEOs today is to make sure the SDGs are incorporated in the company policies and practices. She also advised the youth to think about social protections floors, safety nets and bringing solutions to promote a healthy community and planet.
UN DESA also participated in the panel discussion moderated by Limitless Solutions on how technology can be used as a powerful tool to empower women and girls with disabilities, reducing social stigma, and allowing active participation in cultural life, leisure and sports.
For more information about the event, please visit: https://www.ideagensummits.com/
Source: UNSDN