
IDEAS FOR URGENT ACTION
NOVEMBER 17 | RIO DE JANEIRO
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About
Global Citizen NOW: Rio de Janeiro, an action summit hosted by Global Citizen and the 2024 G20 Presidency, and supported by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, convened over 450 world leaders, innovators, and advocates on the eve of the G20 Summit for one primary reason: to drive urgent action to defeat poverty and address the climate crisis.
Kumi Naidoo President, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, speaks during the Global Citizen Panels & Fireside Chats on November 17, 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Buda Mendes/Getty Images for Global Citizen
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Pessimism is a luxury we cannot afford
Kumi Naidoo, President, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
Our Partners
Speakers
SUPPORTED BY
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
President of Brazil
FEATURING
Ursula von der Leyen
President of the European Commission
Tarciana Medeiros
CEO of Banco do Brasil
Helder Barbalho
Governor, Pará State
H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa
President of the Republic of South Africa
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister of Canada
ALOK
Two-time Latin GRAMMY nominated musician & philanthropist
Doron Avni
Vice President, Government Affairs & Public Policy, Emerging Markets at Google
Júlia Forlani
Strategic Partnerships Manager of Amazônia +21 Institute & FAIS
Sonia Guajajara
Minister of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil
Mitzi Jonelle-Tan
Climate Justice Activist and Steering Committee of Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
Jin Liqun
President, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Larissa Pinto Moraes
Executive Director of Engajamundo
Paul Newnham
CEO, SDG2 Advocacy Hub
Eduardo Paes
Mayor of Rio de Janeiro
Diego Scotti
Global Citizen Board Member and EVP, General Manager - Consumer Group & Global Marketing and Communications at PayPal
Rene Silva
Businessman, Communicator and Activist at Jornal Voz Das Comunidades
Ginga Tropical
Performers
Tori Tsui
Climate Justice Activist, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
Laurence Tubiana
CEO, European Climate Foundation
Célia Xakriabá
Federal Deputy of Brazil, Indigenous Activist, Co-Founder of ANMIGA (National Articulation of Indigenous Women Warriors of Ancestry)
Luiza Zveiter
Journalist
Juliana Wallauer
Founder of "Mamilos" Podcast & Milos Consulting
Rodrigo Medeiros
Senior Brazil Lead, re:wild
Vanessa Oliveira
Reporter, Um Só Planeta
Michael Sheldrick
Co-Founder and Chief Policy, Impact and Government Affairs Officer, Global Citizen
Maria Netto
Executive Director, Instituto Clima e Sociedade - iCS
Athirson Mazzoli E Oliveira
National Secretary of Football and Defence of the Rights of Fans, Ministry of Sport
André Corrêa Do Lago
Secretary of Climate, Energy and Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil
Suelma Rosa
Vice President of Corporate Affairs for PepsiCo Latin America
Máximo Torero
Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
João Paulo Capobianco
Deputy Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Brazil
Jonas Gahr Støre
Prime Minister of Norway
Kumi Naidoo
President, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
Marciely Ayap Tupari
Coordinator Secretary COIAB
Txai Suruí
Indigenous Warrior of the Paiter Suruí People and General Coordinator of the Kanindé Association
Hugh Evans
Co-Founder & CEO

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Global Citizen NOW brings together the brightest minds, influential decision makers, and the biggest names in pop culture to create a global agenda for urgent action. The summit is about more than talking about the world’s biggest challenges, it is about taking action to solve them.
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