Global Challenges Action Innovation Partnership – Public Event on the Eve of the UN Partnership Forum 2025

February 4th 2025, 3 – 6 PM

UN HQ NY, Conference Room 6, with live and on-demand broadcast on UN WebTV

Organizer:

Permanent Mission of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas to the United Nations, in cooperation with IAAI GloCha, Climate Chain Coalition, Council of Global Change, International Research Center on AI under the Auspices of UNESCO, UN Geospatial Network, UN Environment Early Warning and Data Analytics Branch, et al.

Aim:

Presentation of the “Global Challenges Action Day” (GCAD) initiative and the Data and Digital Innovation Consortium in the context of the Partnership for Global Challenges Action Innovation on the eve of the UN Partnership Forum 2025

Registration and additional information:       

https://www.glocha.org/partnership/

Draft Agenda

3.00 – 3.30 Welcome & Thematic introductions

  • Amb. Stan Smith, Mission of the Bahamas 
  • Miroslav Polzer, Founder and CEO of IAAI GloCha & Strategic director of the Climate Chain Coalition, Susanna Choe, Bioregional Embassy & GloCha Innovation Director, Giselle Alers, Knowledge Innovation Summit & GloCha Partnerships Director, Christina Stevens, Revolution Love & GloCha Creative Director 
  • David Sanchez, Council of Global Change & International Youth Organization (OIJ)
  • Global Digital Compact expert

3.30 – 4.00 Presentation of the Global Challenges Action Day (GCAD) initiative & UN GA GCAD resolution outline

4.00 – 4.45 Presentation of Emerging Technologies / AI Capacity Building Programs of the Partnership and its shared infrastructure governance innovations

4.45 – 5.30 Presentation of Partners, Advisors and Friends of the Partnership (draft list)

  • youth
  • local communities/cities
  • philanthropy 
  • private sector
  • research
  • creative community
  • GCF project partners
  • member states/missions

5.30 – 5.45 Implementation Action Plan & Mass mobilization 

5.45 – 6.00 Wrap up and group photo

6.15 – 8.00 Global Challenges Action Innovation Celebration Reception and Partnership exhibit opening at the UN HQ Curved Wall Space

Organized on the Eve of the UN ECOSOC Partnership Forum 2025