The Ripple Impact: Lifestyle for Affect

As a part of its Annual Meeting, the United Nations Fashion and Lifestyle Network is convening a collection of occasions at UN Headquarters alongside New York Fashion Week to leverage this world second for dialogue on the Sustainable Development Goals. 

As sustainability challenges turn into more and more interconnected, the methods wherein folks stay, create and expertise tradition play an essential position in shaping innovation and collective motion. From style and the humanities to cultural areas and sporting occasions, life-style has the ability to affect behaviours and produce new concepts into the mainstream. 

This occasion will carry collectively views from throughout style, tradition, sport and innovation to discover how the areas and experiences that form our lives can foster new views, join communities and contribute to a extra sustainable future. The dialogue will function examples from Lagos Fashion Week, Messe Frankfurt, Rio Carnaval, New York Road Runners, Web Summit, and extra. 

Watch it stay on UN Web TV.

Speakers:

Omoyemi Akerele, Founder of Lagos Fashion Week, Executive Director of Style House Files

Lucy Feldman, Editorial Director, TIME

Daniel Calarco, Director of International Relations, LIESA (Rio Carnaval), Sao Paulo Fashion Week and Rio Fashion Week 

Alexandra Criscuolo, Head of Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility, New York Road Runners

Steven Williams, President and CEO, WBGO Newark Public Radio 

Ricardo Lima, VP Startups, Web Summit

Lucie Brigham, Chief of Operations, UN Office for Partnerships