On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, the Atlantic Council hosted a series of dynamic events addressing the world’s most pressing issues and spotlighting the leaders shaping the global future. We celebrated this year’s honorees at our flagship Global Citizen Awards gala; explored transformative ideas, forces, and people at the Global Future Forum; and convened leaders in government, business, and finance from both sides of the Atlantic at the Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics.

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Mon, September 23, 2024

Global Citizen Awards

The Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards is the premier forum for world leaders, diplomats, C-suite executives, and the philanthropic, social, and entertainment communities to celebrate the highest expression of global citizenship. In recognizing the contributions of key global citizens to improving the state of the world, this special evening underscores the Atlantic Council’s mission to shape the global future together.

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Mon, September 23, 2024

Arsht-Rock Resilience Center at Climate Week NYC

Our Resilience Center was on the ground at Climate Week NYC, co-hosting Resilience Day at the Resilience Hub. Over the course of the week, they brought together policymakers, scientists, private sector representatives, and community leaders to explore innovative climate finance mechanisms, gender-responsive strategies for addressing extreme heat, nature-based solutions, and advancing global efforts in heat resilience and sustainable cooling.

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Tue, September 24, 2024

Global Future Forum

During the United Nations General Assembly In New York, we brought together diverse and influential leaders to chart the way forward on the world’s defining challenges and to spotlight the people, forces, and ideas shaping the world.

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Thu, September 26, 2024

Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics

The third iteration of the Transatlantic Forum, hosted by the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center and Atlantik-Brücke, gathered senior government and private-sector leaders together to discuss cross-cutting policies affecting finance, technology, and energy, and to identify multilateral solutions for securing the global financial system, boosting technological innovation, and advancing the energy transition.

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