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HEART 17 LAUNCHES HEARTBEAT TO CELEBRATE CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION

April 21 is the official UN World Creativity and Innovation Day, which aims to highlight the importance of creativity and innovation for sustainable development. From this year, April 21 will be celebrated at the event Heartbeat, to spread hope and inspiration about the progress towards the 17 Global Goals. Heartbeat is arranged by the global initiative HEART 17, founded by Anna Ryott and Jörgen Andersson in partnership with UNDP.

Young people around the world feel both fear and hopelessness for the future, as the news is constantly covered with the global climate crisis, pandemic, war and injustice. In collaboration with the UN Development Program, UNDP, Anna Ryott and Jörgen Andersson therefore started the global initiative HEART 17 to spread hope and awareness to accelerate the progress towards the 17 Global Goals. Launched on April 21, which is the official "UN World Creativity and Innovation Day", Heartbeat takes place to celebrate all good initiatives taken to achieve the Goals.

- It feels fantastic to be able to gather so many here today, both business, youth leaders, artists and creators. Heartbeat will be a real injection of inspiration, hope and creativity, strengthened by the fact that there is a plan and that we do this together, says Anna Ryott, founder and chairman of HEART 17.

    Heartbeat is arranged for the first time at Fotografiska in Stockholm, where a broad mix of both business, young people and creators gather for panel discussions, music performances, networking and inspiration.

    Heartbeat April 21, Panelists and artists:

    Ulrika Modéer - UN Assistant Secretary General, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy

    Pascal Brun - Head of Sustainability H&M

    Maria Bystedt - Strategy Lead, H&M Foundation

    Stefan Ytterborn - CEO Cake

    Lisa Lindström - CEO EY Doberman

    Per Olsson - Associate Professor Stockholm Resilience Center

    Fricky – Artist / Creative

    Maxida Märak – Artist / Activist

    Mimmi Bangoura - Artist / Creative

    Jakob Felländer - Artist / Creativity activist

    And more..

    Read more about Heartbeat and the programme here.

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    Topics

    • Art, Culture, Entertainment

    Categories

    • collective act
    • creativity
    • un world creativity and innovation day
    • innovation
    • anna ryott
    • april 21
    • heart 17
    • 21 april
    • collaboration

    Regions

    • Stockholm

    There is a plan. Heart 17 is an initiative dedicated to accelerate progress towards the 17 Global Goals. We do it together with youth leaders, brands, artists, scientists, innovators and other creatives. We believe in the collective act and that the power of creativity will lead to progress. In partnership with United Nations Development Programme.

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    Elisabet Stahlenius

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    Anna Rindefjell

    Press contact CEO / Managing Director + 46 79 39 69

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