How will the world look in 2030?
The Social Good Summit and #2030NOW
Megan Ranney
For six years, Mashable has brought together world leaders, grassroots activists and global citizens to discuss digital solutions to the some of the greatest challenges of our time.We're proud to carry on that tradition at our 2015 Social Good Summit in New York City, where speakers from around the globe will meet to discuss how communities can use technology and new media for social good.
The theme of the event is #2030NOW.Through panel discussions and across social media, we want to encourage people to think about how they can shape the future for themselves and others — as well as how they can start living that vision of the future today.Last year, we asked people to answer one important question: what type of world do you want to live in by the year 2030? From global healthcare to the democratization of education, here were some of their answers.
"I want to make incredible change for women and girls in my lifetime, but it's going to take all of us to do it." - MelindaGates #2030Now— Tracey Wallace (@TraceWall) September 22, 2014
By the year 2030, we want to live in a world where no woman dies giving life. #MerckforMothers #2030NOW— Merck (@Merck) September 22, 2014
A woman with a laptop can be more powerful than a man with a gun #2030Now pic.twitter.com/qpPlMR42oD— Mashable Social Good (@socialgood) September 21, 2014
By #2030, @hughcevans hopes there is "equity of opportunity", your place of birth shouldn't dictate your potential #2030Now #sgs2014— Maddie Cleland (@maddie_cleland) September 22, 2014
For the 1st time in human history it is conceivable that we could end preventable child deaths & eradicate hunger & poverty by #2030NOW— Save the Children US (@SavetheChildren) September 21, 2014
"It's not by chance we say, 'We can eliminate child marriage in one generation'" -@G_MachelTrust YES WE CAN! #2030NOW #socialgood— Aaron Sherinian (@ASherinian) September 21, 2014
The world that I want to live in by 2030 will hopefully look like "A world where love trumps division" - @humanloveshuman #2030NOW— Yesenia Lugo (@YesLugo) September 22, 2014
from jo'burg to NYC - bringing message from around the world: we must end newborn deaths @SaveChildrenSA #2030NOW pic.twitter.com/rOqNfOOLLt— Alice Macdonald (@Alicemac83) September 21, 2014
"If we all come together we can end #HIV/AIDS by 2030"~@humanloveshuman #2030NOW #MDG456Live— Sharon K. D'Agostino (@SharonDAgostino) September 22, 2014
"My vision for 2030 is that we will see 30-40 million women employed across the developing world." - @VickiEscarra #2030Now #MDG456Live— GirlsGlobe (@GirlsGlobe) September 22, 2014
What do you hope to see in the world by 2030? #2030NOW #socialgoodsummit @mashable A photo posted by Fiorelli Salvo (@fiosalvo) on Sep 22, 2014 at 3:00pm PDT
Together with our partners, including the United Nations Foundation, the United Nations Development Programme and the 92nd Street Y, we're poised and ready for the 2015 Social Good Summit to be bigger than ever.
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