GloCha Global Philanthropy & Impact Entrepreneurship Event – Emergent Futures
Organizers:
– GloCha Global Challenges Foundation New York Inc. / International Association for the Advancement of Innovative Approaches to Global Challenges IAAI
– UN Environment Early Warning and Data Analytics Branch
Objective:
This upcoming event, aligned with the UN Summit of the Future 2024, aims to explore transformative solutions and pathways for effective responses to emerging global challenges by harnessing technology for multi-stakeholder engagement. Organized by the Global Challenges Action Empowerment (GloCha) partnership, the event will highlight innovative approaches to local action, focusing on geospatial information, citizen science, web3 technology, AI, and innovative funding mechanisms.
The event will unfold in four parts:
– Thematic Introductions: Experts will discuss the potential of various technologies and methods, such as the UN Environment’s One Map initiative, citizen science, and Web3, to empower multi-stakeholder responses to global challenges.
– GloCha Solutions Presentation: Key solutions will be presented, including: (1) GloCha Challenges Mapping: A Web3-powered platform supporting impact entrepreneurship and philanthropy through citizen science data, (2) Edutainment & Creative Economy Programs, (3) We the People Center / Global Challenges Action Centers: Spaces for empowering non-state actors and especially youth, creatives, social entrepreneurs and local communities to take action on global goals, both in NYC and bio-regional centers.
– Tour de Table: Participants will share best practices and solutions.
– Networking Reception: Attendees will network over light refreshments.
This event is a timely opportunity to exchange insights, knowledge and collaborate as we surface innovative approaches to solving critical global challenges to implement the vision of UN 2.0 and work together to collectively fulfill the 2030 agenda.
Welcome and Introductory Presentations Speakers:
– Miroslav Polzer, Christina Stevens, Susanna Choe, GloCha Global Challenges Foundation New York Inc.
– N.N., Eric and Wendy Schmidt Foundation / Special Competitive Studies Project (tbc)
– Alexandre Caldas, Yigang Li, Douglas Ragan, UN Environment Early Warning and Data Analytics Branch
– WINGS Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (tbc)
– Joao Pita Costa, IRCAI – International Research Center for Artificial Intelligence – Center under the auspices of UNESCO
– Matthew Grace & Bridie Schultz – Global Citizen Science Partnership & Australian Science Foundation – One Map, Citizen Science, Incentivization & Philanthropy
– Alexey Shadrin, Climate Chain Coalition – COP29 Digital Innovation Pavilion opportunities (& digital finance innovation)
Benefits for partnering philanthropists:
– Digital solutions/Tools for philanthropy innovation, connected to UN global goals/ geospatial / early warning information systems
– Involvement in conference and exhibit, 18th Sept 2024 at UN HQ NY
– Involvement in COP29 Digital Innovation pavilion
References:
– Climate Week New York 2020 Webinar: Blockchain Technology and Digital Finance for Climate Action Empowerment, https://www.glocha.org/2020/09/11/blockchaindigitalfinancecwny2020/
– Climate Action Giving Pledge meeting at the Bay Aquarium in San Francisco in the context of the California Global Climate Action Summit 2018 https://globalclimateactionsummit.org/events/giveyouthachance-call-for-…
– GloCha Conference with the European Foundation Center, “Global Philanthropists: Partners for a Knowledge based Response to Climate Change”, June 2008, Portorož, Slovenia https://drive.google.com/file/d/15_AXiRJgabPwhAAH_BDOANNtBPZKnx-N/view?…