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
Tourism and Hospitality
March 2, 2024
Arizona Falls Canal 5802 E Indian School Rd Phoenix, AZ 85018 United States
Join us on March 2 at Arizona Falls, located at 5802 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ 85018. Overflow parking is available at the Lutheran Church, just north of the Falls off 56th Street.
