Innovate for Impact (IFI) NYC 2026 - The Power of Human Connection
Register for the Morning Main Program — Monday, September 21, 2026 · 9:00 AM–1:00 PM ET
Six interconnected conversations. One central question: can innovation make us more connected — to each other, to ourselves, to the places we experience and to the planet?
Innovate for Impact NYC 2026 brings together business leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, institutions and changemakers during New York Climate Week for an open morning program exploring The Power of Human Connection.
Leaders from across industries, disciplines and perspectives come together for six interconnected conversations, moving from the places we experience to the communities we build, our capacity to thrive, what humans should learn, the technologies reshaping our lives and the future those choices create.
PLACE → EACH OTHER → SELF → LEARNING → TECHNOLOGY → FUTURE
Across travel and hospitality, sport and entertainment, health and wellbeing, learning, artificial intelligence, infrastructure, energy and investment, the morning asks not only what innovation makes possible — but what it enables us to become.
Now in its 3rd Edition.
WHAT YOUR REGISTRATION INCLUDES
This registration covers the open morning main program only: 9:00 AM–1:00 PM ET at The Loft at Virgin Hotels New York City.
Registration for the morning program does not include admission to the afternoon workshops or the evening experience. Each requires separate registration — details at the bottom of this page.
MORNING AGENDA
9:00–9:10 AM — Opening | The Power of Human Connection: Innovation in a World Being Rewritten
9:10–9:45 AM — Place | The Places That Connect Us: Reimagining Travel Through People, Place & Nature
9:45–10:20 AM — Each Other | The Experiences That Unite Us: How Sport, Culture & Entertainment Can Mobilize Communities for Impact
10:20–10:35 AM — Connection | Human Connection Break: fifteen minutes designed for participants to meet someone outside their own industry
10:35–11:10 AM — Self | The Connection Within: Human Performance in an Always-On World
11:10–11:45 AM — Learning | The Humans We Are Becoming: Rethinking Learning, Skills & Human Potential in the Age of AI
11:45 AM–12:20 PM — Technology | Can AI Make Us More Human?
12:20–12:55 PM — Future | The Future We Choose: Building a World Where Innovation, Prosperity & Planet Can Thrive Together
12:55–1:00 PM — Connection | Where It All Connects: closing reflection
Agenda and participating speakers are subject to change.
SPEAKERS
Confirmed speakers will be announced soon.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This program is designed for leaders, founders, investors, innovators, policymakers, creatives and changemakers interested in the intersection of business, technology, human experience and planetary impact.
Registration is open and confirmed automatically. Capacity at The Loft is limited, so we recommend registering early.
ALSO ON SEPTEMBER 21 — SEPARATE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
AFTERNOON — Innovate for Impact Innovation Labs Paid, small-group working sessions. Separate registration required. Registration coming soon.
EVENING — Pura Vida NYC: The Reset Experience 6:00–7:30 PM. An immersive sound experience. Separate paid registration required: https://luma.com/rwlgid9f
ORGANIZERS AND PARTNERS
Presented by: Rise & Shine Foundation
Produced by: Overview Effect
Event Partner: Singapore Global Network
Supporting Partner: Green My Experience
Join us for a morning of ideas, perspectives and human connections that cross industries and move from conversation toward action.
Singapore Global Network communications are optional and collected separately during registration. Singapore Global Network Privacy Statement: https://singaporeglobalnetwork.gov.sg/privacy-statement/
Speaking at Innovate for Impact: applications for the 2026 program are at https://tally.so/r/xXbr29
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