Meghan Markle, Michelle Obama, and More Team Up for the Girl Up 2020 Leadership Summit

Girl Up, a campaign by the United Nations Foundation, is hosting its 2020 virtual leadership summit on Monday, 13 July to Wednesday, 15 July. The three-day event will feature global leaders, change makers, and allies who are committed to engageing teenage girls in conversations on gender equality. Special guests and speakers include Meghan Markle [1], Michelle Obama [2], Nadia Murad, and Chloe x Halle [3] — and it's completely free to attend.

The focus for this year's Girl Up leadership summit [4] is "We Need To Talk", and aims to connect the global movement for gender equality. The three-day agenda [5] and lineup of speakers is impressive. In addition to Michelle Obama [6], Megan, Duchess of Sussex, 2018 Nobel Peace Laureate Nadia Murad, and musicians Chloe x Halle, attendees will get a front row seat to listen to inspiring thoughts from the director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Facebook COO and founder of Leaninin.org Sheryl Sandberg, Iranian-American historian Nina Ansary, Zimbabwean-American educator Tererai Trent — and some of our favourite celebrities like Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Storm Reid, and Jameela Jamil.

Ahead, a closer look at some of the headlining speakers, and make sure to reserve your free ticket at Eventbrite [7].