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Global Stage virtual events return this fall

August 30, 2021

We're back!

On Wednesday, September 15th, Global Stage returns to the UN General Assembly for a series of critical discussions facing governments, societies and economies.

GZERO Media and Microsoft launched the virtual series in 2020, during the peak of the pandemic, to ask tough questions and determine how united countries were in the fight against COVID-19.

12 months on, progress has been fitful. The delta variant has forced many countries back into lockdown; the virus has taken an extreme toll on fragile communities and developing nations; the disparity in access to vaccines between rich and poor countries is extreme; and the IPCC claims that climate catastrophe is on track. The pandemic has exacerbated racial, gender, and socioeconomic inequality and pushed many into unemployment and poverty.

Join us for live virtual events together with world leaders in politics, business, science and technology to debate how to achieve digital equity, whether inclusive recovery is a realistic goal, the growing threat of disinformation, and priorities for COP26.

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Digital Equity: Should Internet Access Be Free for Everyone?
Wednesday, September 15, 11am ET

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Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary General (moderator)
Amaka Anku, Practice Head, Africa, Eurasia Group
Jessica Rosenworcel, Acting Chairwoman, Federal Communications Commission
Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Director, ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau
Vickie Robinson, General Manager, Microsoft Airband Initiative
Vuyani Jarana, Chairman, Mobax Group

Unfinished Business: Is the World Really Building Back Better?
Wednesday, September 22, 11am ET

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Susan Glasser, staff writer and Washington columnist, The New Yorker (moderator)
Ian Bremmer, President and Founder, Eurasia Group & GZERO Media
Brad Smith, President and Vice Chair, Microsoft
Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Dr. Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme
David Malpass, President, World Bank Group

Infodemic: Defending Democracy Against Disinformation
Wednesday, October 13, 11am ET

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Yasmin Green, Director, R&D, Jigsaw
Ginny Badanes, Director of Strategic Projects, Cybersecurity & Democracy, Microsoft
Matt Masterson, Non-Resident Policy Fellow, Stanford Internet Observatory
Nina Jankowicz, Director of External Engagement, Alethea Group & Global Fellow, Wilson Center
Kevin Allison, Director, Geo-technology, Eurasia Group
Richard Stengel, former Under-Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Obama Administration

Climate Crisis: is net zero really possible?
Tuesday, November 2, 11am ET

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Gerald Butts, Vice Chairman, Eurasia Group
Katharine Hayhoe, Director, Climate Science Center
Naoko Ishii, Director, Center for Global Commons
Lucas Joppa, Chief Environmental Officer, Microsoft
Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Government of Canada

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