About PGR
Phoenix Global Rising (PGR) is a transformative multi-stakeholder initiative committed to making the city a cosmopolitan innovation and inclusion vanguard for the 21st century. It supports the inspirational leadership of Mayor Kate Gallego and focuses on five major collaborative action projects with leading global organizations based across the private, public and nonprofit sectors.
Action Team Goals
Strengthening the Global Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Fostering International Trade and Investment
Achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Promoting Full Inclusion of Immigrants and Refugees
Advancing Urban Innovation and a Smart Community with Sisters Cities Worldwide
Uplifting Tourism and Hospitality Industry of the Valley
A City Rising: How Phoenix Is Harnessing the Power of SDG 17
Once dubbed “America’s least sustainable city” for its record-breaking temperatures and water scarcity, Phoenix is taking on the challenges of climate change, rapid population growth, and water scarcity. How? By rallying local officials and its most global management school around the Sustainable Development Goals to take action.
Upcoming Events
Trade and Investment
January 17, 2023
401 North 1st Street (5th floor) Phoenix, Arizona
Join us for a conversation with distinguished experts on Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia as they discuss this multifaceted dynamic. They will explore how the Great Power Competition affects economic growth, political systems, diplomatic relations, social issues, and more in the Global South.
Tourism
January 18, 2024
The Sheraton Phoenix Downtown 340 North 3rd St. Phoenix, AZ 85004
Please join the Arizona Lodging & Tourism Association on Thursday, January 18, 2024, for our annual Lodging & Tourism Legislative Industry Kick-Off Breakfast. Our event convenes industry, community and thought leaders for a bipartisan legislative panel to discuss the most pressing topics facing our industry and provides an opportunity to learn more about our policy priorities heading into the 2024 Legislative Session.
Tourism and Hospitality
February 1, 2024
Great Wall Cuisine 3446 West Camelback RoadPhoenix, AZ, 85017United States
Join Global Ties Arizona in celebrating the Year of the Dragon.
Trade and Investment
February 29, 2023
The Global Ambassador 4360 E Camelback Rd Phoenix, AZ 85018 United States
Phoenix Sister Cities invites you to the 2024 Global Links Business Luncheon at Phoenix’s newest premiere hotel, The Global Ambassador.
