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Brain Days at the 79th United Nations General Assembly
September 19 @ 8:00 am - October 20 @ 5:00 pm
Imagine if a society treated brain power as its most precious natural resource. How would that shape its economy, government, security, health, education, and environment?
Join us in New York City on September 18-20, 2024, for the Brain Days at the 79th United Nations General Assembly to meet key stakeholders from across the brain community – patients, scientists, clinicians, policymakers, industry leaders, economists – and other relevant actors, who will present on their work and co-create towards further action to place brain health and brain skills at the top of global policy agendas in the post-Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) era.
This action is incredibly timely, as dozens of countries worldwide host major elections and we are witnessing times of major political, economic, and overall societal shifts and instability. Furthermore, at the global level, the United Nations enters a period of preparation for the future, with the Summit of the Future kicking off during UNGA79 to plan for the post-2030 agenda and a High-Level Conference on NCDs planned in 2025.
The Brain Days at UNGA79 consist of two major events:
— The Brain Economy for One Health: 21st Century Response to 21st Century Challenges
(September 18, 2024 at Steelcase Worklife Center)
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— Neuroscience and Society: A Life Course Approach to Brain Health
(September 19-20, 2024 at Cure.)