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Transformative Impact Summit returns to NYC Climate Week! Impact is too siloed. People, organizations, and events tend to focus on one area of impact - clean oceans, financial inclusion, regenerative agriculture, and so on. Transformative brings the entire impact ecosystem together with three goals: Showcase the work of those doing good Break down the siloes between them Provide funders and policy makers with a curated showcase of world class projects, solutions, technologies, and partners Dubbed, the TED of impact, Transformative is creating the leading conversations in impact. Since its launch in 2022, Transformative has grown from an online gathering into a flagship event of NYC Climate Week - At our events, founders have secured funding and countless partnerships and joint ventures have been sparked through connections made on our stages. Join us - Be part of something Transformative Tickets include: Full access to two days of keynote talks, panels, workshops, and networking Access to curated networking experiences throughout the Summit Doors open at 9:20 AM Opening session begins at 10:00 AM Read more at Transformative.Global Blasts Transformative Wealth Today, 7:00 AM Join Us Live! Transformative Impact Summit 2026 Dear Friends, Transformative Impact Summit 2026 is here! Whether you're joining us from across the world or couldn't make it to New York this year, we're delighted to invite you to experience the Summit virtually through our livestream. Over the next two days, we'll bring together inspiring changemakers, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and impact investors for conversations beyond impact; Systems change. We'd love for you to be part of it, wherever you are! Watch the Day 1 livestream here: Watch on YouTube We start at 10:00 AM EST Feel free to share the link with friends and colleagues who might enjoy joining the conversation. Looking forward to having you with us! Location The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture 18 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012, USA
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The Divinity School is launching an anthology and master's program to train R&D leaders who orient technology toward 'more life' rather than machine needs.
Why it matters: Speakers said frontier AI leaders believe winners may control the world, and warned AI infrastructure could quietly prioritize silicon over living systems.
Learning Equality's free, offline Kolibri platform lets groups like Akshar Foundation adapt tools without permission; it is now taking AI models offline.
Why it matters: Seven in ten children in low- and middle-income countries can't read a simple paragraph by 10, and procurement often favors closed, licensed systems.
Lafiya trains government female health workers in Nigeria and reports contraceptive use rising from 2% to 72% in served areas after 18 months.
Why it matters: Nigeria accounts for roughly a third of global maternal deaths, and the speaker said USAID cuts left empty programs in clinics.
A gallery family launched a foundation with living endowments and residencies, while artists described art as structured trauma therapy and environmental advocacy.
Why it matters: Panelists argued artists lose creative time to fundraising and admin; the foundation seeks donations and land for its first residency next year.
The Gateway described accelerating FDA review, big pharma acquisitions and ketamine clinic growth, and pitched a media series to educate consumers.
Why it matters: Expedited review could bring an approved psilocybin product within quarters while half of veterans who used psychedelics don't know if they can tell their VA doctor.
Good News Network, Culturas and BBMG argued negative news harms mental health and that culture-mapping tools can spread nature-based narratives far wider than climate messaging.
Why it matters: Cited research shows fear headlines nearly tripled and 42% avoid news; reframing climate as nature reportedly travels five times faster among youth.
Panelists discussed job-first city building, vertical farms beside data centers, behind-the-meter rooftop energy, and new verified standards for regenerative projects.
Why it matters: The financing offer targets existing buildings rather than farmland, and a Munich example showed upstream farm support cut water-treatment costs dramatically.
Panelists described watershed-based governance, Indigenous relational capital, bamboo digital twins, and new nature credits, while naming capitalism and funding loss as barriers.
Why it matters: Speakers said jurisdictions fail to coordinate on floods, smallholders can't access carbon markets, and a top movement funder withdrew this year.
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