The Global Social Impact Awards celebrate world-changing leadership and extraordinary individuals whose work improves humanity across communities, industries, and borders.

Hosted in 2026 at the iconic Carnegie Hall in New York, in support of the United Nations, this prestigious annual gathering will honor 15 individuals across 15 distinct categories representing innovation, justice, education, healthcare, sustainability, human dignity, and social progress.

The Awards will convene more than 2,800 leaders across business, philanthropy, technology, government, media, entertainment, and culture, while reaching millions globally through livestream, media, and strategic storytelling amplification.

Designed as more than an awards ceremony, the Global Social Impact Awards serves as a long-term global platform for recognition, inspiration, and collaboration elevating individuals and ideas that deserve broader visibility, partnership, and public awareness.

At a time when the world is increasingly fragmented and overwhelmed by noise, the Awards aim to spotlight credible leadership, measurable impact, and hopeful solutions that inspire collective progress and restore belief in what is possible.

Honorees are identified through a selective nomination and assessment process (details here) evaluating measurable impact, integrity, innovation, influence, and long-term societal contribution. The platform brings together an interdisciplinary network of advisors, partners, and global leaders committed to recognizing those advancing meaningful change.

Following its inaugural New York edition, the Global Social Impact Awards is envisioned as a traveling international platform hosted in different regions of the world each year — creating opportunities to spotlight local and global changemakers while fostering cross-cultural collaboration around humanity’s most pressing challenges and opportunities.

Through recognition, storytelling, and global convening power, the Awards seek to build one of the world’s most respected cultural institutions dedicated to celebrating the individuals improving humanity.