Uzo Aduba, Amber Heard, Padma Lakshmi among first confirmed 2018 Social Good Summit speakers

Uzo Aduba, Amber Heard, and Padma Lakshmi are among the first speakers announced for this year’s Social Good Summit.

Recently named one of Forbes's Five Social Impact Conferences Guaranteed To Inspire You, the Social Good Summit is the one place granting everyday activists access to some of the world's most progressive thought leaders as they discuss issues affecting the connected generation. Aduba, Heard, and Lakshmi will join other activists and world leaders on Sept. 23 in New York City to discuss how the global community can work together to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by the year 2030.

The deadline for goal achievement is fast approaching, which is why the Summit’s hashtag, #2030NOW, is not just a tagline, but a message: What can we do today to change the world for the year 2030?

The stories and experiences our speakers bring to the Summit stage, like the Global Goals themselves, are interconnected. An effect on one has an effect on them all. As we apply forward-thinking solutions to today's global challenges, we must ensure that no one gets left behind.

So we invite you to take part in the #2030NOW conversation IRL. General admission and student tickets are now available; and with the growing lineup of speakers we have in store, you’ll want to make sure you’re in attendance.

Confirmed speakers for the 2018 Social Good Summit include:

• Uzo Aduba, Emmy-winning Actress, Advocate & Heifer International Ambassador to Africa

• Sonita Alizadeh, Rapper, Activist

• Zubaida Bai, Founder & CEO of ayzh Inc. and UBS Global Visionary

• Kathy Calvin, President & CEO of the United Nations Foundation

• Pete Cashmore, Founder & CEO of Mashable

• Nanette Cocero, Regional President, Emerging Markets, Pfizer Innovative Health

• Amber Heard, Actress, Activist & Human Rights Champion, UN Human Rights

• Padma Lakshmi, New York Times Best-Selling Author, Host/Executive Producer of “Top Chef,” & Advocate for the UN Development Programme

• Andrew Lee, Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing, Chief Investment Office Americas, UBS Global Wealth Management

• Monica Ramirez, Founder, Justice for Migrant Women

• Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme

• Henry Timms, Executive Director of 92Y, Founder of #GivingTuesday

Held annually during UN General Assembly week, the Summit is produced in partnership by Mashable, the United Nations Foundation, the United Nations Development Programme and the 92nd Street Y. The Summit also partners with brands and organizations who are equally devoted to achieving the Global Goals. UBS, the Social Good Summit's premier sponsor, takes their investment in building a better world literal. Their sustainable investing program seeks to connect private capital to global development.

Many more speakers will be announced in the coming weeks. For updates, be sure to follow @MashableEvents on Twitter or sign up to join our monthly newsletter.

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