UN Solutions Summit 2018 Highlights!

Watch this highlight video of the 2018 UN Solutions Summit, which took place at United Nations Headquarters in the UN SDG Media Zone from 25-27 September. Solutions Summit is an annual catalytic gathering at UN Headquarters in New York during UN General Assembly high-level week in September. This initiative lifts up and advances the work of exceptional teams who are already developing innovative solutions that address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is co-organized by UN Local2030, shift7, UN Foundation, and Global Innovation Exchange.

UN Solutions Summit involves lightning talks by innovators and entrepreneurs selected through an open, participatory process, as well as in-person accelerator sessions and social media interaction with several acceleration partners helping to scale the work of the solution-makers.

The 10 extraordinary solution makers selected for 2018:
aQysta Barsha Pump
Beacon of Hope UAE
BeeLine Reader
D-Kimia Innovative Diagnostic Solutions - Egypt
Cyber Harassment Helpline - Pakistan
GIResilience Project - Mexico
Logistimo - India
Powerstove - Nigeria
Recode - Brazil
SEAB Energy - Flexibuster & Muckbuster

Thank you to UN Youth Envoy Jayathma Wickramanayake and to Michelle Gyles-McDonnough, Director of the Sustainable Development Unit in the UN Executive Office of the Secretary-General for sharing their insights and enthusiasm for these SDG solutions during this event.

Watch all of their presentations at this playlist:
   • UN Solutions Summit 2018  

We thank our 2018 acceleration partners for their time, guidance and commitment to supporting the innovators, including:
Accelerate2030, Acumen, Equal Innovation, Equator Prize, Humanitarian Tracker, MIT Solve, Salesforce, SDG Philanthropy Platform, Skoll Foundation, Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), Startup Bootcamp, University of Denver, Unreasonable Group, Walker Impact, World Bank Connect4Climate.

We dedicate this video in loving memory of Max Thabiso Edkins of World Bank Connect4Climate:
https://www.connect4climate.org/initi...

Thank you to the UN Solutions Summit 2018 sponsors for supporting travel for the solution-makers, and event production:
American Institute of Architects, Barclays, Ericsson, Google, Schmidt Ventures, Consensys.

The first Solutions Summit in 2015 immediately followed the adoption of the SDGs by all UN Member States. It showed that people already have extraordinary solutions in progress to our most complex challenges. Today the Solutions Summit format has been adopted around the world for gatherings to help solve local and global challenges.

Find information about the selected entrepreneurs, and more at:
http://solutions-summit.org
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