Students! Celebrate UN Global Goals Week with IBM Z, USAID, EQUALS & YouthLead as we learn how to apply our digital skills to grow as changemakers.

What’s the Z4GlobalGoals event series?

From September 17-26, Global Goals Week is celebrated annually by business, academia, the United Nations and the world to boost action towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is a chance to collaboratively ideate and create solutions in the fight against the world’s wickedest, global challenges.

Join our StudEntX hosts, Melissa Sassi – Chief Penguin, IBM Z and Lella Halloum - Diana Award Recipient & the Youngest EVER IBM Z Champion, for a week of live streams (on IBM ExpertTV) that explore the role technology and young people play in achieving the SDGs.

WITH DAILY 30-MINUTE SHOWS FROM SEPTEMBER 20-24, we will tackle some of the world most pressing issues in collaboration with USAID, YouthPower2: Learning and Evaluation’s (YP2LE) YouthLead network, and EQUALS. 

We’re calling all hackers, hustlers, hipsters, and humanitarians (= YOU!) to join us as we explore how to use our digital skills to bring communities together, make the world a better place, and find purpose & passion in our careers. Register for Z4GlobalGoals TODAY

By attending our daily live streams, you’ll be exposed to industry leaders, changemakers & humanitarians-in-tech from around the world. Expect to broaden your exposure to the plethora of careers on offer & learn how to use your digital skills & talent to grow as a leader and changemaker. Start to use tech as your catalyst for social good rather than allowing it to consume you. Who’s ready?

We look forward to sparking meaningful discussions to inform like-minded students of the skills and habitudes (soft skills or professional development skills) necessary to pay your passion for technology forward in your local community and around the world.

Z4GlobalGoals Agenda

The seventeen SDGs will be broken down into five shows, each dedicated to one of the five Ps (UN-approved groups for the SDGs): People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace & Partnership.

#Z4GlobalGoals Week is FREE, VIRTUAL & OPEN TO ANYONE & EVERYONE.

Register today & please share with the future leaders, changemakers & friends. Showcase your passion for making the world a better place and bring change to the world through the power of purpose, action, and technology.

Join #Z4GlobalGoals Week with an open mind ready to learn new skills, engage with changemakers and leaders, and be ready to share your digital skills forward to inspire your classroom, school, community, and the world!

Let us know you are participating by using our customisable social media tiles here, and don't forget the #Z4GlobalGoals hashtag!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Lella Halloum
StudEntX Summer Intern
@LellaVi​

Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin, IBM Z
Student & Entrepreneur Experience
@mentorafrika