Sanjana Sanghi meets Bill Gates at global Goalkeepers event after her address at UN Summit

In a crossover we are sure you never saw coming in your 2024 calendars, Bollywood actress Sanjana Sanghi met with tech tycoon Bill Gates. The young star was one of the attendees at this year's?Goalkeepers event, which is organised by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation every year?to advance the UN's sustainable development goals.

Sanjana Sanghi meets Bill Gates

Dressed in an intricately embroidered pantsuit from the luxury fashion label Jade by Monica and Karishma, Sanjana shared a series of photos from the star-studded event. The most prominent of them though was the former Microsoft CEO and philanthropist Bill Gates himself. The Befikre actress shared how honoured she was to be invited to the Lincoln Center event. Recently the diva was also?appointed as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India Youth Champion.

What is the Goalkeepers event?

According to the CEO of the foundation?Mark Suzman, the 'Goalkeepers' session gathers several global heads of state, advocates, leaders, philanthropists and entertainers to discuss how to achieve the?United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which focus on health, nourishment and climate change in the world.?Held in New York City during the UN General Assembly (UNGA) week manually, the event highlights the importance of providing nutrition to children, worldwide.

Agenda of Goalkeepers 2024

Termed 'Goalkeepers 2030', this year's agenda was all about nutrition! Well-known chefs and healthcare professionals were invited to raise awareness regarding the importance of malnutrition while also suggesting simple and sustainable measures to work around the worldwide problem of hunger. Highlighting the issue of global malnutrition, the initiative aims to bring innovative advancements in the sector into the spotlight.

Other attendees at this year's Goalkeepers event

Other than our Bollywood diva, several Hollywood entertainers like singer-songwriter Jon Batiste were also present at the event. In a first, the event was hosted by renowned media personality Janet Mbugua who became the first Kenyan to do so.

Another familiar face at the event, who also features in Sanjana's photos was Mumbai-based writer and producer Nikhil Taneja. Taneja is also one of the co-founders of Yuvaa

On the work front, Sanjana was last seen in the ZEE5 movie Woh Bhi Din The in early 2024 and the thriller Kadak Singh opposite Pankaj Tripathi, late last year.

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