This Friday, 193 world leaders will commit to a set of Global Goals designed to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and fix climate change in the next 15 years.

The Global Goals will be a central topic at this year’s Social Good Summit, with many of the panels honing in on one or more of the goals and the actions that will be taken to turn them into a reality.

Leading up to the summit, LinkedIn asked its Influencers to share insights on the new goals and what we can do to achieve them. Here are excerpts from what five of these thought leaders, including Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, had to say about the Global Goals.