Programme

Programme

14:30 – 15:30 | Panel 1 - Achieving the SDGs in a Fragmented and Multipolar World: Global Priorities and SDG Progress in the EU

Moderated by: Peter Schmidt, President of the EESC NAT Section

Opening / Keynote Speeches

• Camilla Brückner, Director of the UN/UNDP Office in Brussels and Representative of the UN System in the EU
• Zakia Khattabi, Minister of Climate, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Green Deal, Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU
• Petra Petan, Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni's cabinet

Presentation of the Key Results and Findings of the 2023 Europe Sustainable Development Report

• Guillaume Lafortune, Vice-President, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)

Q&A with NAT Section Members

15:30 – 16:30 | Panel 2 - What should be the priorities at the EU and Member States level to accelerate SDG progress and partnerships with civil society organizations and the private sector?

• Martin Wimmer, Director General for Development Policy Issues, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
• Adolf Kloke-Lesch, Co-Chair of SDSN Europe and Associate Fellow of German Institute of Development and Sustainability
• Phoebe Koundouri, President of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE), Professor at the Athens University of Economics and Business, Co-Chair of SDSN Global Climate Hub and SDSN Europe
• Assia Oulkadi, Senior Policy Officer, Sustainability & Global Cooperation, European Youth Forum

Debate with NAT Section Members

Closing remarks by

• Prof. Angelo Riccaboni, Member of the Leadership Council and of the Network Strategic Council, SDSN
• Peter Schmidt, President of the EESC NAT Section