SDG Innovation Talks @UNEA4: Programme starting Monday 11th at UNEP in Nairobi

SDG Innovation Talks @UNEA4: Programme
If you are attending UNEA4 then this next week has some very interesting SDG Talks
Organized by UN Environment’s Policy and Programme Division, the planned event serves two purposes. First, it aims to provide a platform for colleagues to promote their good work. Second, it seeks to inform and inspire participants of the UN Environment Assembly about the Sustainable Development Goals.
Of course, I would love anyone at UNEA4 to come to the talk Llorenc Mila I Canals, and I are giving on Tuesday at 3pm Sustainable development: Life cycle and historical perspectives

Description

There will be in total 11 one-hour sessions. Each session will run in the format described below.
First 10-15 minutes:
Settling down participants; Welcome; Introduction
Next 15 minutes:
First talk
Next 15 minutes:
Second talk
Final 10-15 minutes:
Questions and answers

Date/time:
11 to 15 March 2019, all afternoons
Venue:
Faith & SDGs Tent, near the UN’s main entrance
Presentation:
Visual presentation such as PowerPoint is possible, there’ll be a big screen
Style:
Ted talk style, highly engaging, fun, inspiring, nothing too technical
Speakers:
External high-profile speakers; UN Environment colleagues
Audience:
Expecting 30 to 50 participants per session

Programme

Date
Time
Session
Speakers
11 March, Monday
14:00 to
15:00
Innovative approaches for measuring
and discovering SDGs
Mr. Bryan Adkins, Mullion Group;
Mr. Pier Luigi Buttigieg, Alfred Wegener Institute
15:00 to
16:00
Trade and economy: Devils or angels?
Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, UNCTAD Secretary-General; Ms. Ligia Noronha, UN Environment
16:00 to
17:00
Ecosystems as solutions for climate
change and social progress
Ms. Lis Mullin Bernhardt and Mr. Joakim Harlin; Ms. Jessica Troni, UN Environment
12 March, Tuesday
14:00 to
15:00
Life is good: The Good Life Goals
Ms. Solitaire Townsend, Futerra; Dr. Leyla Acaroglu, UNSCHOOL
15:00 to
16:00
Sustainable development: Life cycle
and historical perspectives
Mr. Llorenc Mila I Canals, UN Environment; Mr. Felix Dodds, University of North Carolina
16:30 to
17:30
Let’s play: Sports for sustainability,
and people
Mr. Slava Fetisov, Ice hockey celebrity Ms. Musonda Mumba, UN Environment
13 March, Wednesday
13:00 to
14:00
From solar to forest: Where does the
money come from?
Ms. Mohua Mukherjee, International Solar Alliance; Mr. Tim Christophersen, UN Environment
14:00 to
15:00
Leave no one behind: Tackling poverty
and gender inequality
Ms. Isabell Kempf, UN Environment Mr. Victor Tsang, UN Environment
14 March, Thursday
14:00 to
15:00
Sustainable food systems and
consumer rights
Ms. Naomi Scott-Mearns, Consumers International Ms. Mei-Ling Park, UN Environment
15:00 to
16:00
Sustainability from the publishing
business to eco-tourism
Mr. Gauranga Das, Govardhan Ecovillage; Dr. Elmer Lenzen, Macondo Publishing
15 March,
Friday
13:00 to
14:00
Time is running out: 2030 is not far,
can we really achieve the goals?
Ms. Susan Gardner, UN Environment Mr. Gary Lewis, UN Environment


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