EDITOR’S LETTER

ome say the new year is a fresh start — a chance to look back and reflect on our past and a time to plan for our future.

In this issue, we take a dive into a variety of topics—from sports to conservation—to share new perspectives on how people and organisations are changing the world with grit and determination. We start with Lionel Messi, who came from humble beginnings and has achieved global juggernaut status (or his favourite moniker—Football’s GOAT) in the world of sports. Then, we move into what the world has in store with the future of the Internet with an exclusive interview with Mirko Maccarrone, an award-winning marketer, public speaker and guest lecturer, specialising in the new frontiers of WEB3 Marketing. Did you know that Sheba— the leading cat food brand—has begun work on the world’s largest coral restoration program? Check out how this incredible initiative aims to restore more than 185,000 square meters of coral reefs around the world by 2029.

Are you more interested in the technology side? We’ve discovered that innovation shows no boundaries to the human mind—something that is being revealed daily with the development of new tech-innovative products.

Speaking of planning for the future, our destination features highlight three bucketlist-worthy trips you’ll want to plan for. We’re heading to Japan, Costa Rica, and Sri Lanka, and we’re sharing the experts’ top tips on what to look for while you’re there!

For us here at Global Citizen, we like to take the beginning of the year to plan and look at what we have coming up in the year ahead. Planning a magazine is not exactly a walk in the park and can take months to plan, execute and perfect all before it ever hits the stands, but with every magazine comes the untold stories of visionaries, movers and shakers, philanthropy, and more importantly, our global landscape. We hope every issue serves in a way to inspire your interests, and ultimately, to become a global citizen yourself.

Cheers

GLOBAL CITIZEN

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Andrea Antal

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