(09.30-11.00) Session 11
Thematic Panel (Repositioning the United Nations system)
Moderator: Dr. Petru Dumitriu, Inspector, Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system
Rapporteur: Nurulayn Binte Noor, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
- Bernhard Kowatsch, Head of Innovation Accelerator, World Food Programme (WFP)
- Christopher Clark, Head, Membership and Partner Relations Division, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Marina Skuric-Prodanovic, Chief, System-wide Approaches & Practices Section, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
- Virpi Stucki, Business Partnership Officer, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- Marilena Viviani, Director Geneva Liaison Office, Public Partnerships Division, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
- Monica Ferro, Chief of the UNFPA Office in Geneva, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- Andy Garner, Laboratory Coordinator, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
(11.00-12.30) Session 12
SDG I7 (Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development)
Moderator: Dr. Susann Stritzke, Research Associate Renewable Energy, University of Oxford, UK
Rapporteur: Mahmood Habib Alaafia, Head Admin Services & Coordination and Coordinator of Research & Development, Northern Municipal Council, Kingdom of Bahrain
- Public private partnerships (PPPs) in history, theory and practice
Bhabani Shankar Nayak, Coventry University, UK - Public Private Partnerships in Services
Ronald McQuaid, University of Stirling, UK - Public-Private Partnerships and their relationship with sustainable development in Brazil
Danilo de Oliveira Sampaio, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil - Public-Private Partnerships for sustainable development: how customers, employees and investors can inform the selection process
Beverlee B. Anderson, California State University San Marcos, USA - Multiple pathways to form PPPs for urban public service delivery: a case study of bicycle-sharing service in China
Huanming Wang, Dalian University of Technology, China
(14.00-15.30) Session 13
Goals 7/11/13/16 (Affordable and clean energy/Sustainable cities and communities/Climate action/Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions)
Moderator: Dr. Moazzem Hossain, Associate Professor, International Business and Asian Studies, Griffith University, Australia
Rapporteur: Dr. Nahlaa A. Khalifa, Assistant Professor, Clinical Nutrition, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
- Implementing the first solar PPP in Zambia: Policy implications & learning lessons
Susann Stritzke, University of Oxford, UK - A synergistic evaluation of the ecological view and the government performance concept: an exploratory study of 45 cities in western China
Yan Li, Dalian University of Technology, China - Combating desertification in Sudan: experiences and lessons learned
Sarra A. M. Saad, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Sudan
Allam Ahmed, University of Sussex, UK
Sufyan A. M. Ossman, Ministry of Oil, Sudan - Understanding the attitude of generation Y towards transport apps: the case of Dubai
Ghassan Abu-Lebdeh, American University of Sharjah, UAE - Sustainable economic development in post-conflict Colombia
Vilma Dahiana Bedoya Bahamón, University of Tolima, Colombia
(15.30-17.00) Session 14
SDG 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure)
Moderator: Dr. Adil Dafa’Alla, Specialist, Aero Data for Loads, Airbus UK Ltd Group, UK
Rapporteur: Vilma Dahiana Bedoya Bahamón, University of Tolima, Colombia
- Innovation platforms fostering communities of practice in a low carbon economy towards 2030
Cristian Matti, EIT Climate-KIC , Belgium and Utrecht University, the Netherlands - Individual factors affecting administrative innovation in Lebanon
Hala Abou Arraj, American University of Beirut, Lebanon - Promote sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation through a PPP in Africa
Abdelkader Djeflat, University of Lille, France - Research and development collaboration between the Northern Municipal Council and local universities in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Mahmood Habib Alaafia, Northern Municipal Council, Kingdom of Bahrain - Demystifying China’s environmental governance system 1973-2016: role of law, position of actor and linkage of policy
Rui Mu, Dalian University of Technology, China
