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What is the Solutions Summit?
The Solutions Summit is a catalytic gathering that will
take place on Sunday, September 27th, 2015 at UN Headquarters in New
York City. The event is timed to follow the conclusion of the 3-day
high-level UN General Assembly Summit to adopt the Post-2015 Development
Agenda. The purpose of the Solutions Summit is two-fold 1) to make
visible, and lift-up exceptional innovators -- technologists,
engineers, scientists, and others -- who are developing solutions
that address one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and
2) to catalyze a grassroots effort, where communities scout and
convene resources around solution-makers.
What are the intended outcomes?
During the inaugural Solutions Summit on the 27th of September, a
group of 17-20 global innovators will be invited to give a
well-rehearsed 'lightning talk' outlining their breakthrough efforts
to a juxtaposed audience of senior policymakers who have the means to
pave solid regulatory foundations, investors who care deeply about long-term
change and impact, and industry leaders who are able to deploy
quickly and at scale. The gathering will serve as a catalyst for a
longer-term, locally-led and globally-supported effort to activate
the world's most forward thinking technologists, scientists, and
engineers and to convene the resources and talent to apply their work
in addressing the Sustainable Development Goals.
Who
is organizing the effort?
The Solutions Summit is led by the UN Foundation,
Project Everyone, the UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS),
in collaboration with the White House Office of Science and
Technology Policy, the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and
Innovation, the Kenyan Ministry of Information Communications and
Technology, the Estonian Information System Authority, (with an open
invitation for other governments and collaborators to join), and with
the indispensable support of global friends and colleagues. UN-NGLS
is fully coordinating the selection process to curate solutions to be
featured during the inaugural Solutions Summit.
Help us surface extraordinary individuals and teams who are
developing solutions that address the SDG(s) and encourage them
to apply. Please share this form with others and spread
the word!
APPLY NOW
www.solutions-summit.org - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1guvEnhmCV5vWr2q4zkCaPp9lcT5KL0EBBEg1u9sEEzE/viewform
By
28th August 2015
Apply to be a part of the Selection Committee
By
2nd September 2015
Submit proposals for inclusion in the Solutions Summit
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