Programme
Science Summit for the Sustainable Development Goals
New York Programme
17th - 27th of September 2024
(All sessions streamed live)
17th of September
9h – 14h
- Lidia Borrell – Damian, Science Europe
- Mari Sundli Tveit, Chief Executive of the Norwegian Research Council (RCN), President of Science Europe
- Alejandro Adem, President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Chair of Global Research Council (GRC) Governing Board
- Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences at UNESCO (online)
18th of September
9h – 14h
- José Jackson-Malete, Co-Director of the Alliance for African Partnerships (AAP) at Michigan State University
19th of September
Parallel I: Rooftop (Auditorium)
9h – 16h30
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Parallel II: 2nd Floor (Science room)
8h30 – 16h30
- Suzanne L Dickson, President of the European Brain Council
- Devora Kestel, World Health Organisation
- Zeinab Hijazi, UNICEF
- Others
Parallel III: 12nd Floor (Innovation room)
9h – 13h
- Selamawit Hirpa, Addis Ababa University School
20th of September
Parallel I: 2nd Floor (Science room)
9h – 16h30
- Paweł Świeboda, Brain Capital Alliance
- Alfred K. Njamnshi, Africa Research Initiative
Parallel II: 12nd Floor (Discovery room)
9h – 11h
- Nic Palmarini, Director UK’s National Innovation Centre for Ageing
- Joachim Rautter, Berlin Innovation Center for Ageing and Longevity (BiCAL).
- Others – see full agenda
11h – 13h
- Arun Prabhu. Landcent
- Peter Atadja, Landcent
- Prof. Motlalepula, University of Free State, South Africa
- Ben Dotsei Malor, United Nations
- H.E.Amb. Cessouma Minata Samete, African Union
- Mosoka P. Fallah, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
- Magdalena Skipper, Nature Research
- Others
23rd of September
Parallel I: Rooftop (Auditorium)
Parallel II: 2nd Floor (Science room)
9h – 13h
- Thomas Kariuki, CEO Science for Africa Foundation
- Jennifer Molwantwa, CEO, Water Research Commission
- Dominic O’Neill, Executive Director of the Sanitation and Hygiene Fund
- Mark Smith, DG Water Growth and Inclusion, International Water Management Institute
- Saroj Kuma Jha, Global Director TBC
- Michael John Webster, Programme Manager, World Bank TBC
- Others – see agenda
16h – 18h
- Anna Yusim,
- Eva Selhub, Clinical Associate Harvard Medical School and Benson Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine MGH
- Maryam Lustberg, Yale Medical School and Yale Cancer Center
- Aleksandra Filipovic, E Sharing Progress in Cancer Care
Parallel III: 12nd Floor (Discovery room)
9h – 13h
- Holly Wright, CA18128: Saving European Archaeology from the Digital Dark Age, European Projects Manager
- Mak Saito, BioGeoSCAPES
- Abu Mansaray, Peer2Peer
- Kirsty Tinto (moderador), U.S. Antarctic Program Data Center
- Kara Hoover, U.S. National Science Foundation
- Katalin Alfoldi, COST | European Cooperation in Science and Technology
- Martin MOKROŠ, CA20118: Three-dimensional forest ecosystem monitoring and better understanding by terrestrial-based technologies
- Jerome Grimplet, G17111: The Grapevine Genomics Encyclopedia: an innovative portal to integrate knowledge, resources and services for the grape scientific community and industry
- Maura McLaughlin, The International Pulsar Timing Array
- Convenor Allen Pope, NSF, Program Manager
14h – 18h
- Minister Ralph Regenvanu, Minister of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology and Geo-Hazards, Energy, Environment and National Disaster Management
- Vanuatu Hibaa-Haibado Ismael H. Tani, Third Counsellor, Djibouti Embassy in Kenya (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation)
- Republic of Djibouti James Turpin, Chief of the Prevention and Sustaining Peace Section, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), New York Office
- United States Chukwumerije Okereke, Professor of Global Climate Governance and Public Policy, University of Bristol
- United Kingdom Lili Fuhr, Director of Fossil Economy Program, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
- Germany Panganga Pungowiyi, Climate Geoengineering Organizer, Indigenous Environmental Network
- United States Raymond Pierrehumbert, Halley Professor of Physics, University of Oxford
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24th of September
Parallel I: Rooftop (Auditorium)
Parallel II: 2nd floor (Science room)
9h – 12h30
- Ru-Fong Joanne Cheng MD, FACOG, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Anuradha Gupta, Sabin Vaccine Institute
- Irene. O Aninye, PhD (Convenor), Society for Women’s Health Research
- Nicole Althaus, ECHAlliance – The Global Health Connector
- Others – see programme
13h30 – 14h30
Concurrent round tables (by invitation only)
15h – 16h30
- Jean Kaseya, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
- Tobias Silberzahn, McKinsey & Company
- Bernardo Mariano Jr., Office of Information and Communications Technology, United Nations
- Henriette van Eijl, European Commission, DG Research and Innovation
- Others..
17h – 18h30
Parallel III: 12th floor (Discovery room)
10h30 – 12h30
13h – 14h
- Natasha Santos, Vice President, Bayer Crop Science
- Nici Bush, Vice President of Innovation, Science, Technology and Research, Mars
- René Lammers, Executive Vice President & Chief Science Officer, PepsiCo
- Dan Edwards, Managing Director, The Science Group
16h – 18h
25th of September
Parallel I: 2nd floor (Science room)
9h – 12h30
14h – 16h
- Dr. Vanessa Ridaura, Senior Program Officer, Microbiome Products, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Dr. Nigel Rollins, Medical Officer, WHO Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Aging
- Hilina Belete, Hilina Enriched Foods, Ethiopia
Parallel II: 2nd floor (Innovation room)
16h – 18h
- Jan Kellett,UNDP Global and Corporate Lead on Insurance and Risk Finance
- Rowan Douglas, Howden, CEO Climate Risk and Resilience
- Karina Whalley, AXA Solutions, Chairman, Milliman
- Julie McCarthy, CEO NatureFinance
Parallel III: CR023 room (2nd floor)
15h30 – 16h30
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26th of September
Parallel I: Rooftop (Auditorium)
9h – 16h
16h – 18h
Indrani
Parallel II: 2nd floor (Science room)
12h30 – 14h
CHANGEMAKERS LUNCH
Parallel III: 12th floor (Science room)
16h – 18h
ARC
27th of September
Parallel I: Rooftop (Auditorium)
10h – 13h
Youth Parliament
Parallel II: 12th floor (Innovation)
8h – 9h
UNFCCC
