The Co-Chairs of the 11th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals will hold a briefing for Member States and STI stakeholders. This briefing is organized by DESA in collaboration with DGACM as preparation for the main STI Forum in May 2026.

A half-day event uniting GovSpend current & prospective clients, experts, and peers to explore how innovation is reshaping government sales. At GovSpend, we're transforming how vendors excel in the public sector market by combining unmatched data with the power of AI. This experience explores how intelligence is powering innovative approaches to shape the next chapter of government sales. Includes breakfast & networking, keynote presentation, and coffee & networking sessions.

Part of Purdue's Presidential Lecture Series. Narayen is driving Adobe's AI agenda, delivering transformative innovations across creativity, productivity and customer experience. He cofounded early photo-sharing startup Pictra and has been recognized as one of the world's leading executives. Specific location will be announced later this semester.

With each passing year, technology innovation in school systems becomes more and more critical. The reality is that without strong leadership from a district superintendent, continued success with technology for both teaching and learning as well as managing a school district is highly unlikely. In this panel presentation four highly innovative superintendents will share the history behind the success of each of their school districts when it comes to technology innovation as well as current challenges and solutions they are implementing. A discussion on how each superintendent is leading the use of artificial intelligence resources in their district will also be covered. Participants will be invited to share the effective strategies they are using to lead technology innovation in their school districts and may also pose questions to the panel.

Part of Purdue's Presidential Lecture Series. Leak worked at Microsoft testing early Microsoft Word prototype, led development of QuickTime foundation at Apple, co-founded Rocket Science Games, and founded WebTV. Currently backs founders working at the edge of engineering and sciences through Playground Global. Specific location will be announced later this semester.

The eleventh annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will focus on 'Transformative, equitable and coordinated science, technology and innovation for the 2030 Agenda and a sustainable future for all.' The Forum will review five SDGs: SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). Organized by the UN interagency task team on STI for the SDGs (IATT), convened by UN-DESA and UNCTAD, and the 10-Member Group of high-level representatives.