In 2012, Charlie founded the Global Orchestra Foundation with Nathan Waks (Cellist) & Justin Baird (Technologist).

The Global Orchestra is a not-for-profit organisation with an ambitious vision: to use music as an agent for social and environmental change.

During Earth Hour 2015 the Global Orchestra, with the support of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, facilitated the Concert for the Planet. This was a mass-participation, multi-location, simultaneous performance of  Holst’s The Planets.

From the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House Chief Conductor David Robertson led thousands of musicians all over the world in performance watched by millions. The synchronisation of the musicians was made possible by Conductor-Cam, a technology developed by Charlie Chan.