The 6th edition of the G-STIC Conference will take place in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) at the headquarters of Fiocruz, one of the G-STIC co-hosts. The focus of this conference will be on the importance of mainstream science, technology and innovation, social technologies, and traditional knowledge as tools to manage global ecological challenges to accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda. Which market-ready technologies have the best potential to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs? How can the transfer of technological solutions between countries be accelerated?