Novus Summit
The Novus Summit is an annual summit held at the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York City. First held on July 17th 2016, the summit is a partnership with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in support of the Sustainable Development Goals.2016 Summit
The inaugural summit took place on July 17, 2016.
Among those featured were engineer Anousheh Ansari, psychologist Martin Seligman, Jacque Fresco, astronaut Scott Parazynski, Robert Swan, primatologist Isabel Behncke Izquierdo, Lakshmi Puri, Roya Mahboob, entrepreneur Peter Diamandis, Parisa Khosravi, Vikram Gandhi, Maye Musk, and the founder of the World Toilet Organization, Jack Sim.
There was also a performance by Ricky Kej.