Los Angeles / New York, September 2025

Novara Global Impact participated in the 15th edition of the Concordia Annual Summit, held from September 21 to 24, 2025, in New York City, in parallel with the United Nations General Assembly.

Marking its 15th anniversary under the theme “Shared Purpose, Lasting Influence,” the Summit convened nearly 4,000 leaders from 110 countries and featured more than 130 mainstage and studio sessions. This landmark gathering brought together heads of state, business executives, scholars, philanthropists, and civil society representatives to foster meaningful cross-sector collaboration on some of the most pressing global challenges of our time, including democracy and institutional trust, climate action and sustainable finance, inclusive economic growth, ethical technology deployment, health equity, and geopolitical stability.

The Summit emphasized the power of market-led solutions and multi-stakeholder partnerships in driving tangible impact. Through high-level plenaries, roundtables, bilateral meetings, and networking receptions, participants explored innovative approaches to strengthening supply chains, advancing financial inclusion, rebuilding trust in global institutions, and promoting equitable and sustainable development worldwide.

During the four-day event, Novara Global Impact’s Executive Director Artur Manukian and Board Chair Davit Chitchyan engaged in numerous high-level meetings with partners, experts, and international delegations. They presented Novara’s strategic vision, ongoing initiatives, and future plans, while identifying concrete opportunities for collaboration in key areas such as human rights, democratic governance, gender equality, climate justice, civic space protection, and ethical leadership.

“These strategic engagements at Concordia highlighted the vital role of principled, values-based partnerships in addressing today’s complex global challenges,” said Artur Manukian, Executive Director of Novara Global Impact. “The Summit reinforced that meaningful progress emerges when diverse stakeholders unite around shared purpose. We look forward to translating these connections into sustained, impactful action in the months and years ahead.”

Novara Global Impact’s participation in the 2025 Concordia Annual Summit reflects the organization’s deep commitment to active engagement in leading global forums. By fostering dialogue and building strategic alliances, Novara continues to advance its mission of promoting human rights, strengthening democracy, advancing gender equality, advancing climate justice, and protecting civic space through collaborative, solutions-oriented approaches.

Los Angeles / New York, September 2025

As the world faces rising instability and deepening humanitarian need, Novara Global Impact joined global leaders at the 2025 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting in New York to contribute to discussions on how values-based collaboration can help address today’s most complex global challenges.

This year’s CGI brought together heads of state, business leaders, philanthropists, and civil-society representatives.Through sessions, participants emphasized the importance of authentic connection and shared purpose in confronting uncertainty, and the need to rebuild trust, foster inclusion, and empower local leadership as foundations for sustainable change, principles deeply embedded in Novara’s work.

A central session, “A Critical Moment for Humanitarian Response,” set the tone for this year’s humanitarian agenda. Participants underscored both the urgent need to support local humanitarians as global donors withdraw from critical programming, and highlighted the moral imperative of keeping humanity at the heart of humanitarian response. Speakers reflected that “we all need to be more in community with one another and in authentic connection,” emphasizing that compassion and cooperation across sectors are essential to addressing the widening gap between global aid and solidarity.

The discussion also emphasized that, while individuals and communities cannot always control what happens to them, they can shape their future circumstances by shifting toward gratitude, agency, and action. The call to recognize the “human” in “humanitarian” was woven into the fabric of the event as participants were reminded that progress begins when dignity and empathy guide global response.

These reflections echo Novara Global Impact’s mission and strategic vision, affirming that principled collaboration, moral clarity, and local leadership remain indispensable in addressing today’s interconnected challenges.Looking ahead, Novara Global Impact will continue building partnerships that transmute shared values into long-term impact, including upcoming engagements with like-minded institutions at the 2025 Aurora Prize Ceremony in November 2025.