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Extraordinary Summer: Real Founder Stories - September 3
Global Innovation Gathering: United Nations Digital Development Goals: Building Global Cities
Sep 3, 2026, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM MST
at E+I @ 850 PBC

Come learn about the United Nations Digital Development Goals for Cities initiative, operating under the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and U4SSC. On August 6, we are showcasing the work of Cluster 4, Digital Technology Itself, which covers infrastructure, AI and emerging technology, cybersecurity, data governance, and long-term technological futures. Cluster 4 is asking what it actually takes to build technology cities can trust, not just what technology can do for them. It's part of a broader U4SSC initiative now drawing contributors from close to a thousand experts worldwide. Cluster 4 is stewarded from three cities: London, Manchester, and Phoenix.

Our fireside chat features the graduate team from Thunderbird School of Global Management's Global Challenge Lab, Arizona State University's flagship capstone consulting program, where Master of Global Management candidates work full-time as consultants for real clients around the world. This team spent time in Rotterdam this year, partnering directly with the city and United Nations Working Group 6 to examine how the UN's forthcoming Digital Development Goals for Cities could take shape on the ground. Over the course of their project, they conducted 27 stakeholder interviews across governance, inclusion, infrastructure, innovation, and citizen engagement, work that's now feeding directly into the Cluster's ongoing framework.

In Partnership With: AZCollab

Featuring

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Melissa Armas
Founder & Lead Strategist
AZ Collab