Paris Forum PDF

In this day and age, we live in a world filled with technology. Technology that has made it easier for us to find our ways no matter where we are in the world. We could be in the furthest city ever and still know exactly where to go. But we’re gathered here today because it often feels our world it...

In this day and age, we live in a world filled with technology. Technology that has made it easier for us to find our ways no matter where we are in the world. We could be in the furthest city ever and still know exactly where to go. But we’re gathered here today because it often feels our world itself has lost its way. Everywhere we turn, we’re confronted with complex crises that demand collective action. Our world is off-balance. Simply trying to keep things steady is not enough. We should treat this moment like the shake-up it is. It's time for a paradigm shift. And that will take four critical realignments Which are: Renewing our faith in truth. Recognizing that we all have equal worth. Safeguarding the future. And believing in our ability to remake the world as we wish it could be Let’s start with the truth. We must tell it like it is, and act on what we say. Honesty is the foundation of trust, but words are not enough. Take, for example, the climate crisis. We have shown we can set ambitious goals. But what’s the point if we don’t follow through? What is our excuse for further delay Is it selfishness? Denial? An expectation that if we wait, someone else will fix it for us? The planet is burning and melting and flooding before our eyes. It’s too late for wish lists. We need binding to-do lists… to save both our credibility and our planet. And let's move on to the second alignment: We all live in the same world. Self-sufficiency is an illusion. None of us can truly thrive unless we all do. And that leads to part three of the paradigm shift: We have to act in the service of future generations. Because what we do today is about tomorrow, too. Our choices will affect people we will never meet, but who matter as much as we do. Which is why the last piece of our paradigm shift must be renewing hope and confidence in ourselves. With each new day, we read of advances and breakthroughs that sound like miracles. know every one of you, whether strangers or old friends, we share common faith. Faith in truth, in one another, in our future, and in ourselves. Let us prove we are not too lost… we are not too late. Every moment we have an opportunity to get it right. Let us meet our moment together. Thank you.