In 2015 the member nations of the UN arrived at an unprecedented agreement on 17 Sustainable Development Goals – an ambitious vision for transforming the world. While it was always clear no one sector alone could realize the SDGs, geopolitical changes over the last two years have made cross-sector collaboration even more central to the vision encapsulated in the goals. How can the UN work in concert with other institutions and sectors to achieve the global goals? We will discuss promising developments and share lessons learned from across sectors and geographies.
Session Description
Time & Location
Time:
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM, Wednesday, April 5, 2017 BSTLocation:
Pyramid Room
Speakers
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ModeratorPrincipal, SEM StrategiesSusan has served as Strategic Advisor to Goal 17 Partners, a non-profit organization that provides a platform for private-private collaboration toward sustainability, equality and accessibility since January 2020. She also serves as an adviser to the UN World Food Programme and a social impact firm…
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SpeakerCEO, Biocarbon EngineeringLauren Fletcher is the Founder and CEO of BioCarbon Engineering which has the objective to plant 1 billion trees a year with drones. He holds a PhD in Physics (Oxford) and M.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering (Stanford). He has 20+ years of experience as an Engineer and Scientist for NASA and…
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SpeakerPresident, Ford FoundationDarren Walker is president of the Ford Foundation, a $16 billion international social justice philanthropy. Under his leadership, the Ford Foundation became the first non-profit in US history to issue a $1 billion designated social bond to stabilize non-profit organizations in the wake of COVID-19…
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SpeakerCEO, NamatiVivek founded Namati in 2011 to grow the movement for legal empowerment around the world. Namati and its partners have built cadres of community legal workers – sometimes known as “barefoot lawyers”– in ten countries. The advocates have worked with over 65,000 people to protect community…