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The Novus Summit is a periodic summit held at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, New York, U.S. Founded by social-impact strategist, Kunal Sood, the Novus Summit is an independently organized summit, supported by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The summit's aim is to support the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by bringing together members of the world's science, technology and innovation communities in an effort to mobilize action and solutions in support of the SDGs.

History
The SDGs were adopted by the member states of the United Nations on September 25, 2015 for the year 2030. They are part of Resolution 70/1, entitled "Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" (the 2030 Agenda). The 2030 Agenda calls for countries in the United Nations to adopt a set of goals to "end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda." The 17 SDGs feature 169 targets to be met by governments worldwide by the year 2030. Some criticism has been raised that the SDGs are over-ambitious and that formidable obstacles stand in the way of achieving some of these goals.

Sustainable Development Goals
The 17 SDGs are as follows:
 * 1) No poverty.
 * 2) Zero hunger.
 * 3) Good health and well-being.
 * 4) Quality education.
 * 5) Gender equality.
 * 6) Clean water and sanitation.
 * 7) Affordable and clean energy.
 * 8) Decent work and economic growth.
 * 9) Industry, innovation and infrastructure.
 * 10) Reduced inequalities.
 * 11) Sustainable cities and communities.
 * 12) Responsible consumption and production.
 * 13) Climate action.
 * 14) Life below water.
 * 15) Life on land.
 * 16) Peace, justice and strong institutions.
 * 17) Partnerships for the goals.

2016 Novus Summit
The 2016 Novus Summit was held on July 17, 2016 at the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York, New York, U.S. It was a one-day summit attended by participants and audience members from fields such as science, technology and innovation. It was also attended by United Nations Youth Delegates and university student scholars.

Participants
The 52 primary participants of the 2016 Novus Summit were:

Honorees
The 2016 Novus Summit also honored 17 people who were determined to represent positive changes in each of the 17 SDGs. These honorees were:
 * Lakshmi Puri
 * Karl Mehta
 * Anousheh Ansari
 * Scott E. Parazynski
 * Scott Hassan
 * Fabien Cousteau
 * Kim Cameron
 * Sabrina Kay
 * Jacque Fresco
 * Robert Swan
 * Maye Musk
 * Daniel T. Barry
 * Zafra M. Lerman
 * Jack Sim
 * Martin Seligman
 * Christopher Fabian
 * Matthew Bishop

2019 Novus Summit
The 2019 Novus Summit will be a one-day summit held on July 20, 2019 and follow closely on from the High-Level Political Forum which will be convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council from July 9-18, 2019.

Related events
The UN High-Level Event on Innovation and Technology was held on September 18, 2017. For this event, the Novus team partnered with the Office of the UN Secretary General and the SDG Action Campaign, to bring together technology experts such as Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn, Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce and Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia and Wikia. The event also included various heads of state, such as the President of Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid.