(10.00-11.30) Session 1
Welcome Remarks by the conference chairs
- Petru Dumitriu, Inspector, Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system
- Allam Ahmed, President, World Association for Sustainable Development
Keynote Statements
- Mr. Michael Møller, Under-Secretary General, Director General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (delivered by Mr. Clemens Adams, Director, Division of Administration, Officer in Charge, United Nations Office at Geneva)
- Ms. Arancha González, Under-Secretary General, Executive Director of the International Trade Centre
- Ms. Olga Algayerova, Under-Secretary General, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
- Hon. Dr. Gale T. C. Rigobert, Minister of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development, Government of Saint Lucia
- Mr. Erol Kiresepi, President of the International Organisation of Employers, CEO of Santa Pharma
- Ms. Lise Kingo, Executive Director and CEO, United Nations Global Compact, USA (Delivered by Angus Rennie, Senior Manager, Partnerships, United Nations Global Compact)
- Miss Lena Alam, Year 3 student and Mrs Sarah Collymore, Headteacher and National Leader of Education, St George’s CE Primary School, UK
(11.30-12.00) Session 2
Introduction of flagship documents
Moderator: Urenthren Pillay, Executive Secretary, Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system
- The United Nations System – Private sector partnership arrangements in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, JIU/REP/2017/8
Petru Dumitriu, Inspector, Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system - World Sustainable Development Outlook 2018
Allam Ahmed, President, World Association for Sustainable Development - Global Compact International Yearbook: Sustainability in Troubled Times
Elmer Lenzen, Chair, Macondo Foundation
(13.30-15.00) Session 3
Thematic Panel (Incentivizing the private sector)
Moderator: Professor Beverlee Anderson, Professor Emerita Business Administration, California State University San Marcos, USA
Rapporteur: Professor Nassr Ahmad, Professor of Accounting Ghrian University and General Manger of Agricultural Bank, Libya
- Dorothea Wehrmann, German Development Institute
- Christian Pirzer, Poject Manager and Consultant, Endeva
- Agustìn Delgado, Sustainability Director, Iberdola Group
- Angus Rennie, Senior Manager, Partnerships, United Nations Global Compact
- Rajinder Jhol, Executive Director, Sustainable Development Global Partnership Association, Switzerland
(15.00-16.30) Session 4
Thematic Panel (Investing in SDG)
Moderator: Dr. Mohammed Nurul Alam, Yorkville University, Canada
Rapporteur: TBC
- Albena Melin, Head, Multilateral Engagements, International Finance Corporation
- Philip Moss, Head, Sustainable Development Investment Partnership, World Economic Forum
- Barbara Adams, Board Chair, Global Policy Forum, USA
- Phaedon Stamatopoulos, Director, Refining and Banking, Argor-Heraeus SA, Switzerland
Jérôme Stucki, Industrial Development Officer, United Nations Industrial Development Organization - Carolien de Bruin, Founder & CEO C-Change, the Netherlands
(16.30-18.00) Session 5
Special dialogue (How can blockchain technology help us to finance the SDGs?)
Moderator: Dejan Dincic, International Consultant, Digital Transformation of Organisations, Switzerland
Rapporteur: Shraddha. S. Sathe, Deputy General Manager, Internal Audit Department, The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd, India
- Main presentation: How can blockchain technology help us to finance SDGs?
Stefan Brunnhuber, Professor dr., Member of the Club of Rome and European Academy of Science and Arts - Discussants:
- Bernhard Kowatsch, Head of Innovation Accelerator, World Food Programme
- Jan Ohnesorge, Associate Researcher, German Development Institute, Germany
- Maria Teresa Pisani, Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
