we have spent 25 human hours producing version 0 of the top 10 zoom summits to sustain the human race - disagree with our un/september selections- rsvp chris.macrae@yahoo.co.uk - please note unless you are a un insider the official events shown on un tv are not yet known ; i time, we will issue a 2nd league table - we will also tidy up research in due course at www.economistUN.com and abeduni.com - where the 11 years search for 200 most collaborative universities of the sdg generations continues -the final coalition challenge by the most exciting servant leader of ending poverty fazle abed 1 2
10 bloomberg 4 day summit the Green Festival celebrates thinkers, scientists and practitioners leading the way in the climate era .one day each for 4 conversational pillars
- Business & Finance-Climate change poses important new risks and opportunities We’ll talk to top names in business, markets, and finance about how and why they’re making the investment in climate action.
- Government: The Role of Policy, Power and Law. Policy incentives are key tool in the battle against climate change, and the economic recovery.We’ll talk to top lawmakers, policy makers, and government executives about their plans to address climate change and what they see as the path forward.
- Science Data and Insights: Notes from Field. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has proven that “scientific evidence for warming of the climate system is unequivocal.” Responsible, collective decision making can only be made when there is an agreed upon set of facts upon which to base assumptions about the future.We’ll engage top scientists working at the edge of change to get their inputs on what can still be done to mitigate the worst of climate change effects.
- The Cultural Imperative- A growing number of cultural leaders are using their platform to address climate change. We’ll talk to top cultural influencers and activists about what why they are calling for real climate action and what they’re doing to enact lasting positive change.
9 sept 21: sarah (mrs gordon) brown's summit on educational transformation -gordon brown is un envoy for edu---Unlock Big Change – Education: the key to a better future: join a digital conference featuring interactive panels, debates and presentations with world leaders, celebrity advocates, business executives, and leading advocates, innovators and changemakers.business, foundations, governments, international organizations and academia. At the event, we will be launching a new open source, digital report to support all of the ongoing community, national and global campaign efforts to advance education – from the early years to youth skills for the next generation.
First of the Moody’s ESG Digital series in 2020.... the fifth time we host such a themed event during Climate Week NYC and can be accessible across APAC, EMEA and Americas.
Some of the topics in focus: • What are the key climate challenges facing policy makers, regulators and the market participants? • The $80 trillion question – integrating credit rating and climate scenarios• The new risk dynamics: embedding scenarios into risk analysis. Hosted in partnership with Climate Bonds Initiative
7 18 SEPT 10AM YOUTH AND HEALTH SWITCHPOINT https://event.switchpointideas.com/global-fund-virtual-switchpoint-exchange SPEAKERS INCLUDE
CJ SUITT
POET LAUREATE, TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL
CJ Suitt is the poet laureate of Chapel Hill, NC. He is a performance poet, arts educator, and community organizer whose work is rooted in storytelling and social justice.
PETER SANDS
THE GLOBAL FUND
Peter Sands became Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in March 2018. Sands is the former Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered PLC, one of the world’s leading international banks operating across over 70 markets, primarily in emerging markets.
CJ SUITT
POET LAUREATE, TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL
CJ Suitt is the poet laureate of Chapel Hill, NC. He is a performance poet, arts educator, and community organizer whose work is rooted in storytelling and social justice. He is committed to speaking truth to power and aims to be a bridge for communities who can't always see themselves in each other. Suitt facilitates dialogue in spaces that are often dominated by fear-driven stereotypes. He is the co-creator of the podcast Sitting in the Intersection, which explores the radical nature of relationships across differences. CJ has served as SwitchPoint’s MC for several years.
MINISTER OF EDUCATION & CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER, SIERRA LEONE
David Moinina Sengeh is the Minister of Education & Chief Innovation Officer-Sierra Leone; a Harvard & MIT PhD; an AI & Biomechatronics Researcher; a Lemelson-MIT/TED/Obama/National Geographic Fellow, Forbes 30 under 30, Wired Smart List, artist, lyricist, rapper, fashion designer and all-around groundbreaking leader. Don’t miss his inspiring address.
PETER SANDS
THE GLOBAL FUND
Peter Sands became Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in March 2018. Sands is the former Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered PLC, one of the world’s leading international banks operating across over 70 markets, primarily in emerging markets. After a distinguished career in banking, Sands was a research fellow at the Harvard Global Health Institute and the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard Kennedy School, where he immersed himself in a range of global public health projects. Sands chaired the International Working Group on Financing Pandemic Preparedness at the World Bank and he was Chairman of the U.S. National Academy of Medicine’s Commission on a Global Health Risk Framework for the Future, which published the influential report “The Neglected Dimension of Global Security: a Framework to Counter Infectious DiseasenThreats.” Sands is also a member of the U.S. National Academy of Science’s Forum on Microbial Threats and is serving on a Committee on Ensuring Access to Affordable Drugs.
FRANK MUGISHA
SOUL-XPRESSIONS
Frank Mugisha is a Rwandan-Ugandan dance artist based in Kampala. He has trained in contemporary dance, breakdance and African traditional dances, which he fuses to create a unique artistic identity. As a creative facilitator, movement student, educator, and performer, Mugisha uses dance as a tool for self-expression, bridge-building and a vehicle for social change. Mugisha's work has sent him all around the world. He focuses on the continuous unlearning of all he's been taught as an African man that he feels belittles him
DAVID MOININA SENGEH
MINISTER OF EDUCATION & CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER, SIERRA LEONE
David Moinina Sengeh is the Minister of Education & Chief Innovation Officer-Sierra Leone; a Harvard & MIT PhD; an AI & Biomechatronics Researcher; a Lemelson-MIT/TED/Obama/National Geographic Fellow, Forbes 30 under 30, Wired Smart List, artist, lyricist, rapper, fashion designer and all-around groundbreaking leader. Don’t miss his inspiring address.
DAVID MOININA SENGEH
Culture Mill is an artist-driven organization made up of working professional artists who believe that culture is an investment in civil society, and such an investment benefits from the existence of open, dynamic, and fluid enclaves fostered by artists and other creative people.
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- Join the UN75 Global Governance Forum this September 16th-17th 9am to discuss building a more effective and inclusive UN.The Honorary Co-Chairs include Ban Ki-moon, eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway, Dr. Madeleine K. Albright, Former U.S. Secretary of State and Mary Robinson, the first woman President of Ireland.
5 8.30 SEPT 29 EDUCATION NEVER SAME AGAIN WITH WISE
WISE’s Special Edition E-Book, Education Disrupted, Education Reimagined: Thoughts and Responses from Education’s Frontline During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond will be launched followed by a panel discussion, which will feature speakers from WISE, our partner in producing this book, Salzburg Global Seminar, and other e-book contributors.
Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Rebecca Telford, Chief, Education Section – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
Daniela Labra Cardero, Co-Founder, Atentamente
Asif Saleh, Executive Director, BRAC Bangladesh
Staneala Beckley, Chair, Sierra Leone Teaching Service Commission
Marc A. Brackett, Director of Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
4 7pm 21 sept DRAWDOWN 2020 -the latest from lynne twist- before there were social entrepreneurs or results new york's most extraordinary ngo was the hunger project led by lynne- as far as i know it was the first us org to discover empoering women in india was core to every sdgs
3 SEPT 15 10M ai for earth - can mobile billionaires and operators save humans - a keynote coordinated by the UN's ITU IN GENEVA
2 sept 9 charity in age of epidemic ---9th annual celebration of “International Day of Charity” by the UN General Assembly commemorating anniversary of the passing away of Mother Teresa, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 “for work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitute a threat to peace.” In this spirit, on September 9th, Rumi Forum and UNA-NCA would like to invite you to a virtual panel highlighting how individual and/or collective initiatives keep us connected.speakers Katherine Marshall, Executive Director, World Faiths Development Dialogue, Jerome Tennille, Manager, Marriott International. Kim R. Ford, President and CEO, Martha's Table
1 sept 25 the new york school of arts invites the world of artists to join in celebrating how they cheer up communities and the world through thick and thin https://ungaguide.com/event/art-and-activism-nourishing-conscious-communities/
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