December 15-16, 2020 | Hybrid | In Geneva and Online
A joint initiative of the United Nations Office at Geneva and the World Academy of Art & Science to develop catalytic strategies for addressing the complex nexus of global leadership challenges.
The conference was the culmination of a one-year joint project to develop cross-sectoral catalytic strategies to address current global leadership challenges. It was held from the Palais des Nations, with over 800 participants from around 100 countries joining online.
Based on findings of 16 working groups, a major e-conference held in June 2020, and several smaller events involving over 70 partner organizations of the UN system, academia, civil society and 400 experts, the project’s objectives are to develop forward-looking recommendations for dynamic and efficient global leadership strategies, in support of the findings of the UN75 report: “The Future We Want, The UN We Need”.
The two-day conference included thematic sessions on peace and human security, economy and employment, health and food security, environment, financing, education and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. It also examined leadership strategies for a renewed multilateralism through the engagement of civil society, the media, youth networks, social movements, and the private sector. In addition, it explored the integration of research into policy making and implementation.
15 Dec 2020 - LEADERSHIP FOR PEACE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Opening Session
Tatiana VALOVAYA, Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva
Micheline CALMY-REY, former President and former Foreign Minister of Switzerland, professor, Global Studies Institute, University of Geneva
Vaira VIKE-FREIBERGA, President of Latvia (1999-2007); Co-Chair of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC)
Garry JACOBS, President & CEO, World Academy of Art and Science
Moderator: David CHIKVAIDZE, Chef de Cabinet of the Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva
Human Security and Peace Building
Moderator:Jonathan GRANOFF, President, Global Security Institute
Yukio TAKASU, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Human Security
Christian DUSSEY, Ambassador, Director, Geneva Center for Security Policy
Elisabeth TICHY-FISSLBERGER, President of the Human Rights Council, Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva
‘Funmi OLONISAKIN, Vice-President & Vice-Principal International Professor of Security, Leadership & Development, King’s College London
Martin GRIFFITHS, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Yemen
Tibor TOTH, Executive Secretary Emeritus, Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization
Q&A
Economy and Employment
Moderator: Phoebe KOUNDOURI, President, European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
Olga ALGAYEROVA, Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Europe
Sangheon LEE, Director of the Employment Policy Department, ILO
Pavlina TCHERNEVA, Bard College, author of Case for a Job Guarantee
Umej Singh BHATIA, Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva
Q&A
Environment And Climate
Moderator: Elise BUCKLE, Facilitator, Planetary Emergency Partnership Network
Sandrine DIXSON DECLEVE, Co-president, Club of Rome
Mami MIZUTORI, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction
Michel JARRAUD, Secretary-General Emeritus, World Meteorological Organization
Bruno POZZI, Director, United Nations Environment Programme, Europe Office
Oliver GREENFIELD, Convener, Green Economy Coalition
Ana HANHAUSEN, Youth leader, Protect Our Planet Movement
Q&A
Health and Food Security
Moderator: Chantal LINE CARPENTIER, Chief, UNCTAD New York Office
Ibrahima Socé FALL, Assistant Director-General, World Health Organization
Catherine BERTINI, Distinguished Fellow, Global Food and Agriculture, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Gerda VERBURG, Coordinator, Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement
Ismail SERAGELDIN, co-Chair, Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC),
Hazel HENDERSON, Founder, Ethical Markets Media
Q&A
Education
Moderator: Alberto ZUCCONI, Chair of the Board, World Academy of Art & Science
Remus PRICOPIE, Vice President, International Association of Universities
Irina BOKOVA, former Director General, UNESCO
Ralph WOLFF, Founder and President, The Quality Assurance Commons
Marie-Laure SALLES, Director, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Christine KADDOUS, Professor, Director of the Master of Advanced Studies in European and Global Governance (MEIG), University of Geneva
Ekaterina ZAGLADINA, President, Permanent Secretariat of World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
Q&A
Leadership for Financing Implementation of the SDGs
Moderator: Ketan PATEL, CEO and the founder of Greater Pacific Capital
Stefan BRUNNHUBER, Future of Finance Project, World Academy of Art & Science
Nadia ISLER, Director, SDG Lab, United Nations Office at Geneva
Fiorenzo MANGANIELLO, Managing Partner, LIAN Group
Chantal LINE CARPENTIER, Chief, UNCTAD New York Office
Marcos NETO, Director, UNDP SDG Finance Sector Hub
Dusan VUJOVIC, World Bank Expert, Minister of Finance of Serbia (2014-2018)
Q&A
16 Dec 2020 – LEADERSHIP FOR A RENEWED MULTILATERALISM
Academia: Integrating Research into Policy Making and Implementation
Moderator: Emil CONSTANTINESCU, President of Romania (1996-2000)
Michael MØLLER, Chair, Diplomacy Forum, Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator
Piero DOMINICI, Scientific Director, International Research and Education Programme on Human Complex Systems
Afshan KHAN, UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia
Paul LADD, Director, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
Peter MCGRATH, Executive Director, InterAcademy Partnership
Q&A
Mobilizing Civil Society: Building Global Social Consciousness
Moderator: Mila POPOVICH, Member, Executive Committee, WAAS
Liberato BAUTISTA, President, CoNGO – The Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations
Gabriela BARRON, Honorary President, Inter-Parliamentary Union
Jovan KURBALIJA, Founding Director, DiploFoundation and Head, Geneva Internet Platform
Cecilia CANNON, Co-Director, Executive Master in International Negotiation and Policymaking, Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Alejandro BONILLA GARCIA, President, Greycells
Q&A
Restoring Public Trust and The Role Of Media
Moderator: Donato KINIGER-PASSIGLI, Vice President, World Academy of Art & Science
Noel CURRAN, Director General, European Broadcasting Union
Catherine FIANKAN-BOKONGA, Vice-President, Geneva Press Club
Yasuhiro UEKI, Professor, Faculty of Global Studies, Sophia University, Tokyo
Meera SELVA, Director, Journalism Fellowship Programme, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford
Xin LIU (Ms.), Host, China Global Television Network (CGTN)
Q&A
Mobilizing Youth Networks and Social Movements
Moderator: Olena PRYKHODKO, 2021 Vice President, Junior Chamber International
Kehkashan BASU, Founder, President, Green Hope Foundation
Jodi CULLITY, Head of Partnerships, Youth Leadership Network
Ash PACHAURI, Founder, POP Movement
Luke ADDISON, UK Rotaract Chair
Q&A
Closing Session
Jeffrey SACHS, Director, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University, Special Advisor to the Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC)
Fabrizio HOCHSCHILD-DRUMMOND, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on the Commemoration of the United Nations 75th Anniversary
Jane FONDA, Academy Award-winning actor, producer, activist and author
Garry JACOBS, President & CEO, World Academy of Art and Science
Tatiana VALOVAYA, Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva
Moderator: David CHIKVAIDZE, Chef de Cabinet, Office of the Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva
Q&A