UNOG-WAAS Global Leadership Conference

This conference will examine the results of a one-year joint research project of the United Nations Office at Geneva and the World Academy of Art andScience (WAAS) on catalytic strategies to address the complex nexus of global leadership challenges. It is based on findings of 16 working groups, a major e-conference in June 2020, and several smaller events. More than 70 partner organizations of the UN system, academia and civil society and 400 experts have contributed to the project.

With the objective to develop forward-looking recommendations for dynamic and efficient global leadership strategies, the conference will include sessions on peace and human security, economy and employment, health and food security, environment, finance, education, civil society, the media, youth networks, social movements, and integration of research and implementation.

Information

• All sessions will be held online.The opening and the closing sessions will be in a hybrid format
• Connect to the session five minutes before the starting time to make sure that everything works well. All times are Central European Time
• Each session is 1h, in English only. We invite you to write in the chat to interact with speakers
• During the event, join the conversation on Twitter by using #GlobalLeadership, and following @UNGeneva and @_WAAS_
• After the event, recorded videos will be available on the WAAS’ website at http://www.worldacademy.org
• Register at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LhJHT1lPQXyyYugwucM39Q
• More information: http://worldacademy.org/gl-geneva/

15 Dec 2020 - LEADERSHIP FOR PEACE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS

10:00: Opening session
10:30: Human Security and Peace Building
11:30: Economy and Employment
12:30: Environment and Climate
13:30: Break
14:30: Health and Food Security
15:30: Education
16:30: Leadership for financing implementation of SDGs

16 Dec 2020 - LEADERSHIP FOR A RENEWED MULTILATERALISM

10:00: Academia: Integrating Research into Policy Making and Implementation (this panel will feature also Peter McGrath, IAP Coordinator)
11:00: Mobilizing Civil Society – building global social consciousness
12:00: Restoring Public Trust and the Role of Media
13:00: Break
15:00: Mobilizing Youth Networks and Social Movements
16:00: Closing session

You can download a detailed agenda with speakers here.