Global Goals Dinner: for Innovation and Financing
1 October 2024

Co-hosted by the UN Office for Partnerships and Project Everyone, the Global Goals Dinner brought together leaders from multilateral organizations, governments, businesses, philanthropy, civil society, and media.

The evening focused on two critical accelerators for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): financing and technological innovation. Distinguished speakers, including Ruth Porat, President and Chief Investment Officer of Google and Alphabet, Mark Suzman, CEO of Gates Foundation, and Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, CEO of the One Campaign, shared insights on leveraging these tools to  advance the 2030 Agenda.

 Discussions emphasized translating innovation and funding into meaningful action for a sustainable and equitable future. With the 10th anniversary of the SDGs approaches, the dinner underscored the urgency of accelerating progress and fostering partnerships to make the second half of this decade a period of transformative change.