--- description: Watch what happens when the world's most influential people come together in one place for an evening of talk, laughter and music. title: 2014 TIME 100 in Two Minutes image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe1bb35356897dfd/69868d28cd804da8ddcca983/sister-rosemary-nyirumbe.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [TIME 100 Gala](/tag/time-100-gala/) ## TIME 100 Gala Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The TIME 100 Gala in Two Minutes by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 30, 2014 9:12 AM CUT  Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe attends the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 most influential people in the world at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City. Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe attends the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 most influential people in the world at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City.Kevin Mazur—Getty Images for TIME by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 30, 2014 9:12 AM CUT They are the [artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, leaders, writers, activists and performers](http://time.com/collection/2014-time-100/ "undefined") who most profoundly shape our world. And each year, TIME invites 100 of them to meet for an evening of conversation, laughter and music. Watch what happens when these “influentials” get together to share a meal and compare notes on what makes things tick. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/82116/time-100-gala-in-two-minutes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/82116/time-100-gala-in-two-minutes/"},"headline":"The TIME 100 Gala in Two Minutes","datePublished":"2014-04-30T09:12:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:34:24.402Z","description":"Everything you need to know about the event of the year","url":"https://time.com/82116/time-100-gala-in-two-minutes/","keywords":["TIME 100 Gala","Seth Meyers","Influence"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe1bb35356897dfd/69868d28cd804da8ddcca983/sister-rosemary-nyirumbe.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe1bb35356897dfd/69868d28cd804da8ddcca983/sister-rosemary-nyirumbe.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 Most Influential People In The World - Dinner","caption":"Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe attends the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 most influential people in the world at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City.","creditText":"Kevin Mazur—Getty Images for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-100-gala/","name":"TIME 100 Gala"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/82116/time-100-gala-in-two-minutes/","name":"The TIME 100 Gala in Two Minutes"}}]}] ```