In a rapidly changing world, addressing global challenges is more urgent than ever. The future can't wait for solutions to health crises, climate change, technological risks, and systemic inequalities. Join us from September 24-26 in New York City and online on the sidelines of UNGA 79, Climate Week, and the Summit of the Future for a series of live interviews, networking moments, and conversations.
On September 25-26, the Devex summit, The Future Can’t Wait: Shaping Tomorrow, Today, will tackle four critical themes:
Adapting to a changing planet
Explore support for climate adaptation, secure food systems, and managing crises in the climate context.
Innovating for global health and well-being: Discover insights on accelerating health solutions, tackling noncommunicable diseases, preventing pandemics, and combating antimicrobial resistance.
Partnering for a better future: Learn how partnerships and technologies, including artificial intelligence, can drive the Sustainable Development Goals and manage associated risks.
Renewing trust and rethinking systems: Engage in fostering trust, promoting youth leadership, advancing gender equality, and rethinking political, economic, and social systems for a more equitable future.
Be part of dynamic debates, uncover opportunities, and explore big ideas to enhance global development cooperation with the Devex reporting team. Devex will also host a series of events, dinners, and receptions with our partners. Request your invitation to join our activities throughout the week.
In partnership with AXA EssentiALL
This event will explore what it takes to foster improved financial health and create inclusive insurance products that effectively serve low-income individuals, especially in the face of growing climate impacts.
Learn more about the event here.
In partnership ATscale, the Global Partnership for Assistive Technology
As part of the Unlock The Everyday campaign, ATscale and Devex will showcase an exciting public mobilization event designed to capture the attention of media and decision-makers drawing urgent attention to the millions of people around the world in need of assistive technology. Following the mobilization we'll host a reception where we will hear from people and artists with lived experiences representing inclusion and accessibility.
Learn more about the event here.
In partnership with MSD for Mothers
This event aims to spotlight the ongoing work to strengthen systems for safer childbirth, or S3C, and the vital role of public and private sector partnerships in advancing maternal health.
In person only.
In partnership with MSD Global Health Equity
This event will explore innovative financing solutions aimed at enhancing health care delivery across all levels of care—from primary prevention and early detection to advanced tertiary treatment.
Learn more about the event here.
In person only.
In partnership with GSK and Amref Health Africa
This event will explore challenges and barriers, and spotlight how local solutions can be scaled through multistakeholder partnerships in order to build the capacity and awareness needed to effectively respond to the AMR challenge on the African continent, including through a regional action group.
Learn more about the event here.
In person only.
In partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim
This experiential dinner event will shine a spotlight on the realities of living with serious mental illness through the premiere of a powerful docuseries produced by Fixing Us, along with a captivating photo exhibit, dynamic on-stage conversations, and vibrant networking moments over dinner.
Learn more about the event here.
In person only
Chairman and CEO, Holsman International
Founder and CEO, the Education Outcomes Fund
Co-founder, Re-Earth Initiative
In partnership with CGAP
CEO, CGAP
International senior vice president, NRDC
Founder and CEO, Co-Impact
CEO, Climate Resilience for All
Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
President, Refugees International
Executive director, World Peace Foundation
Advocacy, campaigns and media manager, Oxfam
In partnership with Food for the Hungry
Assistant secretary for international trade and development, U.S. Department of Treasury
Vice-president, external engagement, Food for the Hungry
More details coming soon.
Special envoy for Global Food Security, U.S. Department of State
United Nations assistant secretary-general; coordinator of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement
In person only.
In partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim
Global head of mental health, Boehringer Ingelheim
Managing director, Nigeria Health Watch
Former director general, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
In partnership with Gilead Sciences
Vice president, ESG and corporate citizenship, Gilead Sciences
Executive director, UNAIDS
CEO, Access to Medicine Foundation
In partnership with the International Society of Nephrology
Chair of advocacy working group, International Society of Nephrology
Principal, The Voice of the Patient
U.K. government's special envoy on antimicrobial resistance
Co-founder and CEO, BUGWORKS
President and senior fellow, One Health Trust
In partnership with PAI
President and CEO, PAI
Chief of the sexual and reproductive health and rights branch, UNFPA
U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator for the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative
CEO and co-founder, Khushi Baby
Community health worker, Partners in Health
In partnership with Operation Smile
Chief of policy and advocacy, Operation Smile
Senior program officer, Open Philantropy
In person only.
In partnership with Astrazeneca & Boehringer Ingelheim, ISN & Global Patient Alliance for Kidney Health
This event will deep-dive into the challenges and opportunities surrounding cardiovascular, renal and metabolic conditions, including the urgent need for global recognition of their close interconnections and for prioritizing their care.
Learn more about the event here.
In partnership with MSD and American Cancer Society
This event will explore what’s needed to advance equitable and high-quality cancer care for all, as well as current obstacles to accessing cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Learn more about the event here.
In person only
Director of the Summit of the Future/Common Agenda team, United Nations Executive Office of the Secretary-General
Deputy CEO, Millenium Challenge Corporation
Vice president, IMANI Centre for Policy and Education; Founder, mPedigree
Director of Safeguarding and Recipient Advocacy, GiveDirectly
CEO and co-founder, Common Good Marketplace
Executive chairman, Guggenheim Partners
Founder, Social Asset Management
More details coming soon.
Chief data & technology officer, data.org
Senior resident fellow for China, Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab)
Program director of inequality and exclusion, NYU Center on International Cooperation
CEO, Chobani
In person only.
Head of research, Edelman Trust Institute
In partnership with FORGE
Vice president of US Programs, Ford Foundation
Founder and CEO, Equidem
Executive director of the Green Climate Fund
Chief strategy officer, Gates Foundation
In person only