The Ripple Effect: Lifestyle for Impact

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

As sustainability challenges become increasingly interconnected, the ways in which people live, create and experience culture play an important role in shaping innovation and collective action. From fashion and the arts to cultural spaces and sporting events, lifestyle has the power to influence behaviours and bring new ideas into the mainstream. 

This event will bring together perspectives from across fashion, culture, sport and innovation to explore how the spaces and experiences that shape our lives can foster new perspectives, connect communities and contribute to a more sustainable future. The discussion will feature examples from Lagos Fashion Week, Messe Frankfurt, Rio Carnaval, New York Road Runners, Web Summit, and more. 

Registration to attend in person has closed. Please join us online. Watch live on UN Web TV.

Speakers:

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

Lucie Brigham, Chief of Operations, UN Office for Partnerships 

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

Lucy Feldman, Editorial Director, TIME

Ricardo Lima, VP Startups, Web Summit

Julie Pastor, Curatorial Assistant, Cooper Hewitt Museum 

Steven Williams, President and CEO, WBGO Newark Public Radio 

Ursula Wynhoven, Director and Representative to the UN, ITU