Mobilising UNESCO Chairs in Natural Sciences for Policy Action towards the 2030 Agenda

Programme

The participants are invited to a Welcome Reception on 4 July 2017

Wed, 5 Jul
9:30 to 12:30	Opening ceremony Room MR380 - Ground Floor 9:30 - 10:30 Welcome and Opening Addreses 10:30 - 11:00 Group photo 11:00 - 12:30 Keynote Speakers - The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: a compass for science in the coming decade - UNESCO Chairs: Mobilising women, science and cooperation for sustainable development - Science and Humanitarian Action: Collaboration and innovative solutions Opening Ceremony Master of Ceremony H.E. Mirjana Spoljaric Ambassador, Swiss Confederation Speakers H.E. Irina Bokova Director-General, UNESCO Fabiola Gianotti Director-General, CERN Krystyna Marty Deputy State Secretary of State, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Yves Flückiger Rector, University of Geneva Andreas Mortensen Vice President for Research, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Keynote Speakers Peter Messerli Director Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern Asma El Kasmi UNESCO Chair Water, Women and decision-Making Yves Daccord Director-General, International Committee of the Red Cross
12:30 to 13:30	Lunch Cafeteria
13:30 to 17:30	Session 1 - A Stronger Contribution of UNESCO Chairs in the Natural Sciences 13:30 - 15:00 1.1 Plenary Session: Contribution of UNESCO Chairs in the Natural Sciences for the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - UNESCO's strategy for the contribution to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - Current Contribution of UNESCO Chairs in the Natural Sciences to the implementation of the SDGs - Questions and discussion 15:00 - 15:30 Refreshment break at the Poster Gallery 15:30 - 16:45 1.2 Parallel sessions: Roundtables by thematic clusters 16:45 - 17:30 1.3 Plenary session: Presentation by the rapporteurs Session 1.1 A Stronger Contribution of UNESCO Chairs in the Natural Sciences to the SDGs Master of Ceremony Kristof Vandenberghe Chief of Executive Office, UNESCO Natural Sciences Sector Speaker Flavia Schlegel UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences
18:15 to 19:30	Visit to CERN Permanent and temporary exhibitions
19:45 to 22:00	Dinner at the CERN Welcome address Echard Elsen, Director for Research and Computing, CERN

Thu, 6 Jul
8:15 to 11:30	Session 2 - Reinforcing the Dynamism and Networks of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme 8:15 - 9:00 2.1 Plenary session: Stronger collaborations for the achievement of the SDGs - Cooperation North-South-South: sharing expertise from the African Region - Improving collaborations with the UNESCO Chairs in Natural Sciences for the achievement of the SDGs: perspectives from UNESCO Field Offices - Developing interregional networks and partnerships 9:00 - 10:30 2.2 Parallel session: Creating interlinkages workgroups and promoting North-South-South sessions 10:30 - 11:00 Refreshment break at the Poster Gallery 11:00 - 11:30 2.3 Plenary session: Presentation by the rapporteurs Session 2 Reinforcing the Dynamism and Networks of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme Master of Ceremony Cecilia Soriano UNESCO Chair Numerical Methods in Engineering Speakers Edouard Firmin Matoko UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Africa Shabhaz Khan UNESCO Director of Jakarta Office
11:30 to 12:30	Geneva Milestone Session 11:30 - 12:30 Parallel sessions: Thematic drafting groups - How to strengthen the capacities of UNESCO Chairs in contribution to the SDGS? - How to promote exchange and cooperation among UNESCO Chairs and between them and UNESCO - How to create global partnerships between UNESCO Chairs and other stakeholders, like international organisations and private sector? Geneva Milestone Session Master of Ceremony Jean Bernard Munch President of the Swiss National Commission to UNESCO
12:30 to 13:45	Lunch .
14:00 to 18:30	Session 3 Biotech Campus - Reinforcing Outreach and Global Partnerships 14:00 - 14:30 Transport to Campus Biotech 14:30 Welcome Speech 14:35 - 15:30 3.1 High Level panel: Reinforcing outreach and partnerships of the UNESCO Chairs in the Natural Sciences - Building partnerships to contribute to achieve the SDGS: EU approach and the role of Horizon 2020 - Open Science for Sustainability - Multilateral scientific diplomacy: stakeholders opportunities, challenges and risks - Questions and Discussions Reinforcing Outreach and Global Partnerships Master of Ceremony Bobir Tukhtabayev UNESCO Liaison Officer in Geneva Welcome Speech Benoit Dubuis Director of Biotech Campus Speakers Robert-Jan Smits Director-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission Maria Fernanda Rollo Secretary of State for Science, Technology and Higher Education of Portugal Mauro Dell'Ambrogio State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation of Switzerland 15:30 - 16:00 Refreshment break 16:00 - 17:30 3.2 Rountable with representatives of International Organisations and Permanent Missions - Presentation from Chairs - Interactive dialogue between the Chairs and International Organisations Roundtable with Representatives of International Organisations and Permanent Missions Moderator Nadia Isler> Head of SDG Lab, United Nations Office in Geneva 17:30 - 18:30 3.3 Panel on Innovation: Promoting Science and Innovation in Contribution to the SDGs Panel on Innovation: Promoting Science and Innovation in contribution to the SDGs Speakers Marion Enderleina> Director of World Alliance for Efficient Solutions, Solar Impulse Foundation Maaza Malik UNESCO Chair on Nanosciences and Nanotechnology Emanuela Colombo UNESCO Chair on Energy for Sustainable Development Federico Rosei UNESCO Chair on Materials and Technologies for Energy Conversion, Saving and Storage
19:00 to 21:00	Cocktail Dinner .

Fri, 7 Jul
9:00 to 10:00	Presentation of International Initiatives to Protect Scientific Capital Presentation and discussion of existing international initiatives for protection and valorisation of human scientific capital 10:00 - 10:30 Refreshment break at the Posters Gallery International Initiatives to Protect Scientific Capital Master of Ceremony Guy Broucke Director, UNESCO Kingston Office Speakers Flavia Schlegel> UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences Sarah Willcox> Director, Scholar Rescue Fund Denis Dafflon> Head of the International Office, University of Lausanne Cagla Aykac> Welcome scientist at the University of Geneva through the Programme Scholars Peter Mc Grath Coordinator of the InterAcademy Partnership, TWAS Alexandra Stehr UNESCO Chair in Natural Resources Management, Land Planning and Environmental Protection Sinerik Ayrapetyan UNESCO Chair on Materials and Technologies for Energy Conversion, Saving and Storage
10:30 to 12:00	Closing Ceremony Finalising of "Geneva Milestone" Adoption of "Geneva Milestone" Closing Remarks Closing Ceremony Speakers Lidia Brito Director, UNESCO Montevideo Office Ruben Antonio Alvarez UNESCO Chair on Biomaterials Flavia Schlegel> UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences
12:00 to 13:00	Thematic Brown Bag Lunches (Facultative) - Brown Bag Lunch " Science and Scientists at Risk" - Brown Bag Lunch " Gender and Water" - Brown Bag Lunch "Shaping research agenda for 2016-2025 of the Man and Biosphere Programme: outcomes of the 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserve"

Contacts

Léo Trembley
Chief of Project
Tel: +33 (0)1 45 68 10 45
l.trembley(at)unesco.org

Roberta Magherini
Coordinator
Tel: +33 (0)1 45 68 21 74
r.magherini(at)unesco.org

Amandine Callens
Coordinator
Tel: + +33 (0)1 45 68 16 71
a.callens(at)unesco.org

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Mobilising UNESCO Chairs in Natural Sciences for Policy Action towards the 2030 Agenda

Programme

Opening ceremony

Lunch

Session 1 - A Stronger Contribution of UNESCO Chairs in the Natural Sciences

Visit to CERN

Dinner at the CERN

Session 2 - Reinforcing the Dynamism and Networks of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme

Geneva Milestone Session

Lunch

Session 3 Biotech Campus - Reinforcing Outreach and Global Partnerships

Cocktail Dinner

Presentation of International Initiatives to Protect Scientific Capital

Closing Ceremony

Thematic Brown Bag Lunches (Facultative)

Contacts