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GlobalMindED Partner Events: Building Inclusive and Sustainable Futures with the Blind Institute of Technology & the World Academy of Art and Science

GlobalMindED is proud to highlight the important work of our partners—the Blind Institute of Technology (BIT) and the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS). Both organizations are leading meaningful conversations on accessibility, sustainability, and leadership. We encourage our readers to explore and register for these impactful events.

In honor of the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), BIT presents Buy-In or Backfire: Leadership & the Legal Realities of Accessibility—a powerful discussion on the realities and responsibilities of accessibility in today’s landscape.

Date: Tuesday, July 22

Time: 10:30 AM MT / 12:30 PM ET

Discussions will explore what accessibility really demands—beyond compliance checklists and minimal legal requirements.

Key Takeaways:

• Why a “wait and see” approach backfires – ignoring accessibility risks won’t make them disappear.

• Current and emerging ADA requirements – what organizations need to know now.

• How to frame accessibility in terms of risk, ROI, and innovation to drive true buy-in.

Click here to register.

Can’t attend live? Register to receive the event recording.

WAAS@65 Conference: Addressing Global Social Turbulences: Sources & Solutions, July 21st-24th

Join the World Academy of Art and Science’s virtual conference, featuring dynamic discussions on urgent global challenges—from climate change and ecological security to technological disruption and economic inequality.

Key topics included the transformative impact of AI and automation, which are reshaping the workforce and heightening the need for lifelong learning, job security, and equitable economic systems. Climate action and ecological stability were highlighted as essential to human security, with calls for renewed multilateral cooperation and stronger global governance.

Day 2 (Tuesday, July 22, 2025)

Below are topics that will be covered.

• Planetary Consensus on Climate Change: Examines strategies to reinvigorate global momentum and public commitment to tackling climate change, regarded as the greatest threat to human security.

• Conscious Social Evolution: Highlights the need for collective, deliberate action to navigate an interconnected world where traditional, slow-paced evolution cannot meet modern challenges.

• Science & Technology for Good: Explores harnessing the positive potential of science and technology to foster peace and security while managing their disruptive impacts.

• Managing Global Social Transformations: Organized by UNESCO MOST Bridges, this session emphasizes the need for transdisciplinary approaches and effective institutions to address global turbulence.

• Redesigning Multilateralism: Focuses on strengthening international cooperation and multilateral institutions to counter rising nationalism and instability.

• The Future of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence): Examines the promises and risks of AGI, the race for dominance, and the need for global governance to prevent excessive power concentration.

• Rethinking Education for Human Security: Proposes embedding human-centered values and conscious evolution into global education systems to address uncertainty and rapid social change.

• Ecological Security Solutions: Discusses strategies to tackle ecological threats—such as climate, land, water, and ocean challenges—that fuel global insecurity.

Register Here to join upcoming sessions and be part of these vital conversations.

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June 9-11

Denver, CO

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United Nations Event Conference 2024

Our 2024 conference at the United Nations, co-hosted by the Foundation for the Support of the United Nations, Brave Solutions Fueling Our Economic Future, gathered a diverse group of students, graduates, funders, and leaders from industry and education for a day of dynamic conversation at the United Nations in New York. See more and view the session below.

GlobalMindED Conference 2025

Thank you to all of the students, partners, sponsors, speakers and attendees who made our 2025 conference such a success!

More than 300 students from over 60 community colleges and universities were able to learn from 400 speakers, hundreds of attendees, and each other. Please see photos from the Inclusive Leader Awards dinner, First Gen Leadership Program, main stage sessions and breakouts.

Thanks to our sponsors, presenters, and students who made GlobalMindED 2025 such a success!

GlobalMindED class of 2015: Click to see 1-minute Student Testimonial from Amelia Mawlawi

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