Programme

Civil society as a driver for change towards sustainable societies - Models empowering civil society

Programme

• Chair and moderator Brenda King, Chief Executive, African and Caribbean Diversity, President of the Sustainable Development Observatory, EESC Member
• Opening Neven Mimica, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission

Panelists:

• Deirdre de Burca, Advocacy Co-ordinator with the International Forum of National NGO Platforms (IFP), member of the Steering group of SDG Watch Euro - Presentation of SDG Watch Europe as a successful case of CSO self-organisation
• Joan Lanfranco, Advocacy Officer, Trade Union Development Cooperation Network, International Trade Union Confederation (TUDCN-ITUC) - Presentation of the ITUC SDG engagement strategy
• Rebecca Malay, AVP and Director for Advocacy and Development Cooperation, Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement - Presentation of a successful model from another world region
• Lutz Ribbe, Director at Euronatur Foundation, EESC Member - Bottom-up approach and coalition building, example climate policy

Debate with participants

Closings remarks

• Isabel Caño Aguilar, General Union of Workers (UGT) Spain, EESC Member