Hugh Jackman, Rachel Brosnahan, Common, Adam Lambert, H.E. Gaston Browne, Ayra Starr, Kat Graham, Marcus Samuelsson, Gianni Infantino, Nir Bar Dea, Jamie Salter, and Tom Taylor Set to Participate in Global Citizen NOW in New York City

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global Citizen NOW, the impact summit to end extreme poverty, returns to New York City for its fifth year on Thursday, May 14. This year, leaders in government, policy, advocacy, business, entertainment, and philanthropy will convene at Spring Studios to deliver the fundamentals on education, food security, energy, and global health.

“At a moment when the world’s challenges can feel overwhelming, the antidote is action. Global Citizen NOW is where leaders come to announce solutions and take action. We mobilize real commitments in real time to help end extreme poverty." - Hugh Evans

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Participants in Global Citizen NOW include: Adam Lambert, Artist, Actor, Global Citizen Ambassador; Ayra Starr, Artist and Advocate; Common, Award-Winning Artist, Activist, Global Citizen Ambassador; H.E. Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda; Gianni Infantino, FIFA President; Hugh Jackman, Global Citizen Ambassador; Jamie Salter, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Authentic Brands Group; Kat Graham, Actress, Singer, Humanitarian; Marcus Samuelsson, Award-Winning Chef, Restaurateur, Author, Activist; Nir Bar Dea, CEO, Bridgewater Associates; Rachel Brosnahan, Actor, Producer, Global Citizen Ambassador; Dr. Sania Nishtar, CEO, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; Tom Taylor, President and CEO, Bezos Earth Fund; Vladimir Duthiers, Featured Co-Host of CBS Mornings & Anchor for CBS News 24/7; and Zoisa North-Bond, CEO, Octopus Energy Generation.

Pedro Sánchez, President of the Government of Spain; Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda; and Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia, will join the summit virtually for live conversations.

Hosted by Global Citizen, the world’s largest movement to end extreme poverty, the 2026 edition of Global Citizen NOW will drive action to expand access to education through the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, improve food security and economic opportunity, expand access to electricity and cut emissions, and address global health and nutrition for the world’s underserved communities. The program is set to include major announcements on Global Citizen’s upcoming campaigns, intimate conversations with industry titans, the Global Citizen Prize, and more.

“At a moment when the world’s challenges can feel overwhelming, the antidote is action,” said Hugh Evans, Co-Founder & CEO, Global Citizen. “Global Citizen NOW is not another conference where leaders gather to talk about problems. It’s where leaders come to announce solutions and take action. By bringing together governments, businesses, philanthropists, and artists, we mobilize real commitments in real time to help end extreme poverty.”

“Culture can be a catalytic tool to inspire change, and it’s an honor to stand with an international movement that recognizes the collective power of dreams and purpose,” said Common, Global Citizen Ambassador. “I’ve long advocated for education and justice, knowing them to be critical pathways that hold the power to transform life outcomes. This spring, I look forward to taking the Global Citizen NOW stage alongside changemakers across activism, business, policy, philanthropy, and the arts to drive real, lasting impact in communities at home and around the world.”

Additional participants in this year's Global Citizen NOW summit include: Lord Alok Sharma KCMG PC, President, COP26 and Member of House of Lords; Diego Scotti, General Manager, Consumer Group, PayPal; Erna Solberg, Former Prime Minister of Norway; Fran Katsoudas, Executive Vice President and Chief People, Policy & Purpose Officer, Cisco; Leo Varadkar, Former Taoiseach of Ireland; H.E. Mariam Almheiri, Vice Chair and Managing Director of 2PointZero; Marcelo Thomé, President of Institut Amazônia+21; Mark Tinkess, President, RVCA; Michael Roberts, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, MetLife; Raj Kumar, President & Editor-in-Chief, Devex; and Randall Lane, Chief Content Officer, Forbes.

During the summit, the Global Citizen Prize and Cisco Youth Leadership Award will be presented to honor young leaders from around the world making extraordinary efforts to impact their communities. The Prize will honor four young people who are taking action to end extreme poverty by tackling issues in this year’s four policy focus areas.

Global Citizen NOW is supported by major partners Authentic Brands Group, Bridgewater Associates, Cisco, Delta Air Lines, IHC, MetLife, PayPal, and P&G.

This year’s Global Citizen NOW summit builds on the event’s expanding global footprint. In 2025, the summit was held in New York and Detroit, United States; Sevilla, Spain; Belém, Brazil; and Johannesburg, South Africa. The series will continue to grow internationally to new cities in 2026, delivering action to end extreme poverty.

Additional details will be announced in the coming weeks. For more information visit globalcitizen.org/now/nyc.

About Global Citizen
Global Citizen is the world’s largest movement to end extreme poverty. Powered by a worldwide community of everyday advocates raising their voices and taking action, the movement is amplified by campaigns and events that convene leaders in music, entertainment, public policy, media, philanthropy and the private sector. Since the movement began, more than $50 billion in commitments announced on Global Citizen platforms has been deployed, impacting 1.3 billion lives. Established in Australia in 2008, Global Citizen operates in the US, the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, the UAE, and across Asia. Join the movement at globalcitizen.org, download the Global Citizen app, and follow Global Citizen on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, X and LinkedIn.

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