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3 days of global action for the planet
1,000
solutions
500
speakers
120
countries
1
Planet
World-class speakers
GLOBAL LEADERS
KATE
RAWORTH
Economist & Founder
TOMMY
REMENGESAU Jr
Former President
BERTRAND
PICCARD
Founder and Chairman
CHIVONA RENEE
NEWSOME
Co-founder
INNOVATORS
JULIA
MENAYAS
Co-Founder
TOM
SZAKY
CEO & Founder
HENRIETTA
MOON
Co-Founder & CEO
PAUL
DUAN
Co-Founder
Policy makers
INGER
ANDERSEN
Executive director
FRANS
TIMMERMANS
ExecutiveVice-President
ADITI
MAHESHWARI
UN Secretary General's Director for Climate Action
MARIEKE
VAN DOORNINCK
Deputy Mayor
CEOs
STEPHANE
RICHARD
Chairman and CEO
MEKA
BRUNEL
CEO
AIMAN
EZZAT
CEO
BRIS
ROCHER
CEO
Investisseurs
SIR RONALD
COHEN
Chairman
AGATE
FREIMANE
General Partner
MARIE
EKELAND
Founder
CLARA
GAYMARD
Co-founder
Young leaders of change
CLOVER
HOGAN
Founder & Executive Director
THEO
SCUBLA
Founder & CEO
CAMILLE
ETIENNE
Co-Founder
FABIAN
BOLIN
CEO and Co-founder
Inspirational leaders
SATISH
KUMAR
Founder
ALEXANDRA
COUSTEAU
President & Co Founder
SACHA
DENCH
CEO
ALEXIA
BARRIER
Skipper
HEIDI
SEVESTRE
Director of Outreach
Top innovations for the planet
Discover our 2021 official selection of innovations and meet them live during the 3 days of the summit!
A platform for major partner events
As the world's largest event for the planet, ChangeNOW 2021 also gathers over 20 partner events complementing the official programming
ChangeNOW 2021 was*s hosting the HeforShe International Summit celebrating the solutions implemented over the past five years to build a more diverse, inclusive, and gender-equal world. This special event was also the occasion to announce the campaign’s new ambition, surrounded by a line-up of 35 world-class speakers, including:
- H.E. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
- H.E. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
- H.E. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland
- Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women
- Geri Halliwell, Singer and Songwriter
- John J. DeGioia, President of Georgetown University
We are coming together with our partners to build momentum around women dedicating their lives to creating positive change in the world.
For the 2021 edition of ChangeNOW, we were delighted to host a panel of inspiring leaders, including:
- Wingee Sampaio, Global Programme Director of the Cartier Women’s Initiative
- Zoe Kinias, Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD and Academic Director of the INSEAD Gender Initiative
- Shabana Basij-Rasikh, Co-founder & President of the School of Leadership in Afghanistan
- Julien Pellaux, Executive Director of UN Women
- Lavina Sequera, Hon. Executive Director and Global Goodwill Ambassador for Human Rights and Peace for the International Human Rights Advisory Council and Founding member of Soil of India
- Yumiko Murakami, Head of Tokyo Center at OECD
- Amanda Nguyen, Founder & CEO of Rise, 2019 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee
Session folloed by an international-wide networking session, animated by our partner The Wonders, for participants to connect together and with our partners, including UN Women, One Young World, Women in Africa, Women’s Forum, HeforShe, Women in Tech, ELLE and The Cartier Women’s Initiative.
Among the other ecosystem highlights:
WORLD PREMIERE!
Johan Rockström’s new documentary, starring Sir David Attenborough had its world premiere at ChangeNOW 2021!
Breaking Boundaries : The Road to a Cleaner, Healthier and More Peaceful World
Documentary introduced by Sir David Attenborough, followed by a discussion with Johan Rockström
The documentary takes the audience on a journey to discover the planetary thresholds we must not cross, not only for the stability of our planet but for the future of humanity. It also explores the solutions we can and must put in place now if we are to protect the Earth’s life support systems.
And also...
with films that change the world, followed by meetings with filmmakers, and personalities of positive-impact cinema
And the first sustainable art auction, in partnership with Christie’s!
Discover committed artists, promoting art as a medium for positive change
And many other suprises to come over the 3 days!
Join us !
- May 19, 20, 21
- Paris (& online)
- Grand Palais Ephemere & Eiffel Tower