Anitta, Danai Gurira, Hugh Jackman, Dakota Johnson and Michelle Yeoh are the co-chairs set for this yr’s World Citizen NOW, a two-day management summit deliberate for Could 1-2 at Spring Studios in New York Metropolis.
The Brazilian star, who will communicate on the summit, is ready to affix political, company and philanthropic leaders for this system that’s centered on driving motion for a world the place “everybody’s primary wants are fulfilled” the advocacy group introduced on Thursday (March 28).
Moreover, the 2024 version of the World Citizen NOW summit will zoom in on concepts for “pressing motion” to realize entry for all individuals to meals, vitality, healthcare and schooling; advocate for the flourishing of the planet by pushing for elevated local weather financing and the part out of fossil fuels; and drive towards a future the place each particular person and nation can prosper by way of financial growth, entry to finance, innovation and job creation, based on a press launch.
Additionally introduced as members on the occasion are Mokgweetsi Masisi, president of Botswana; Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda; Philip Davis, Prime Minister of the Bahamas; and Janja Lula da Silva, First Girl of Brazil.
“The world is standing at a crossroads and we’ve a alternative: we are able to watch the impoverished go hungry, undergo by way of pure disasters, and die from preventable ailments, or we are able to take daring motion to defeat poverty, defend the planet and course right towards a extra equitable future,” Hugh Evans, co-founder & CEO, World Citizen, mentioned in an announcement. “We’ve the facility to create monumental impression this yr, however provided that we’ve the braveness to face up and take motion now.”
Extra particulars in regards to the World Citizen NOW summit will change into out there within the coming weeks.
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