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Welcome to the Science Summit at UNGA76, a major contribution to advancing Science for the UN SDGs. Online from 14- September - 5 October 2021.
ISC will organise the second edition of the UNGA76 Science Summit around the 76th United Nations General Assembly (SSUNGA76) in September 2021. The objective of the virtual meeting will be to raise awareness of the role and contribution of science to the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It will demonstrate initiatives that provide models for global science mechanisms and activities in support of the SDGs, particularly in science infrastructure and capacity building. Science is and will enable sustainable economic, environmental, and societal development. Science is more than a funding prioritisation exercise: science is impacting all areas of policy-making and is playing a more critical role in how policy objectives are achieved and the consequent benefit to people everywhere, including responses to global challenges.
Engagement with policy leadership is more important than ever: UNGA76 is a unique forum for science to demonstrate how policy and political leadership can benefit from innovation. Central to this is the role of nonstate actors and the multilateral fora, which increasingly determine how priorities are set. Science needs to be part of this dialogue and inform outputs through thought leadership, evidence, insights, analysis, and innovation.

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Cyndi Coon

Applied Futures Lab
Experiential Futurist
New Mexico USA
Cyndi Coon is a time traveler and rule-bender, nerding out for good using data and science. She is an author, creative, ecosystem builder, facilitator, narrative builder, producer, and an applied futurist for higher education, industry, governments, the military and NGOs.  She is the Founder of Laboratory5 Inc., Founder and Futurist at the Applied Futures Lab and Co-Founder of the Threatcasting Lab.  She is the Ecosystem Builder for the Digital Equity Institute, on the Board of Directors People Centered Internet (i4j (global workforce) and Coolabilities) Affiliate Center for Emergency Management & Homeland Security. Publishing Navigator Lead at Content Evolution.
Co-Chair Human Wisdom Committee IEEE Planet Positive 2030 Global Sustainability Standards.