AGENDA

Friday
27 November 2020

11.30 – 12.25

One on one with Marlene Simeon, Director of Platforma

12.25 – 12.30
AICCRE

AICCRE: Visualizing SDGs in Venice from an international perspective

12.30 – 13.00

One on one with Francesca Lavazza, Board Member, Lavazza Group
"Can creativity influence the implementation of SDGs at the city level?"

13.00 – 14.30
RED PANEL - The vision for the future: strategic planning and imagining a sustainable city

Led by UN-Habitat (live on Zoom link for Day 2)

Moderator: Shipra Narang Suri, Director of Urban Practices Branch, UN-Habitat

Discussion 1 - The city we want experiences in envisioning the cites of the future
• Álvaro Blondel, Executive Secretary, Municipality of La Paz, Bolivia
• Nuha I. Qtaish, Executive Director of Strategic Planning, Greater Amman Municipality, Jordan
• Dan Hill, Director of Strategic Design, Vinnova (Swedish Innovation Agency), Sweden

Discussion 2 - How to translate vision into reality?
• Dyfed Audrey, UN-Habitat SDG Cities Flagship Programme
• Bart Tommelein, Mayor of Ostend, Belgium, and Chair of the Municipality in the World Committee of the Association of Flemish Municipalities
• Gulnara Roll, Secretary to the Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
• Norliza Hashim, Chief Executive, Urbanice Malaysia

14.30 – 15.00
SDG coffee break: Visual experiences in cities

(available in Youtube, please click below. Subtitles available by clicking on the CC option)
- AICCRE: Visualizing Agenda 2030 in Venice - peace
- Lavazza Group: Towards Project
- Ca’ Foscari University: Waiting for Art night in Venice
- AICCRE: Visualizing Agenda 2030 in Venice - partnership

15.00 – 17.00
BLUE PANEL - Celebrating UCLG’s new initiative, the Local4action HUBs: Local actions transforming global dynamics

Led by United Cities and Local Governments (live on Zoom link for Day 2)

Moderator: Emilia Saiz, Secretary General, UCLG

Opening remarks: Celebrating Local4Action HUBs by UCLG. A platform to showcase and share local experiences that are transforming global policies

Qiang Sheng, Director of Foreign Affairs Office on behalf of Mr. Li Mingyuan, City of Xi’an, China – Experience on SDG4: Education, diversity and inclusivity through dialogue and cooperation to promote intergenerational opportunities for all

Video presentation of the Local4Action HUBs by UCLG initiative

Discussion 1 - Connecting with people
• Luca Bergamo, Vice Mayor, Rome, Italy - Culture 4th pillar of Sustainable development: Local - global commitment on the right to a cultural life, as a fundamental condition for cities and communities
• Oihane Aguirregoitia, Councilor for Citizen and International Participation and President of Bilbao TIK, Bilbao, Spain - SDG 16 & 17: Envisioning the SDGs as shared values, enhancing local democracy and the co-creation of a joint roadmap towards sustainability
• Mariano Bar, Legal and Technical Director of the State Secretariat for Equality and Gender, Santa Fe Province, Argentina - All SDG approach: Empowering youth democratic and entrepreneurial capacities for building more inclusive, sustainable territories
• Xavier Longan, Lead for Partnerships and Operations, UN SDG Action Campaign

Discussion 2 – Connecting with the planet's resilience: cities and territories advancing in the ecological transition
• Maricel Lonati, Manager of Institutional Articulation at the General Secretariat and International Relations, Buenos Aires, Argentina - SDG 13, 16 & 17: Open government for climate action: fostering accountability, co-creation and access to information in local environmental policies
• Jasper Visser, President of the Leiden 2030 Foundation, Leiden, Netherlands - SDG 11, 13, 17: Building and sharing inclusive, accessible and green public spaces: the Singelpark 
• Javier Castaño, Senior Adviser, International Affairs and Cooperation Department, Madrid – SDG 3, 11, 13, 15, 17: Nature-based solutions through multi-stakeholder collaboration to establish a Green Metropolitan Corridor
• Representative of UN-Habitat

Discussion 3 - Connecting with governments / cooperating
• Pilar Díaz Romero, Mayor of Esplugues de Llobregat and Elected member for International Relations, Barcelona Province, Spain - SDG 5, 11 & 16: Promoting women's political participation, leadership and gender equality mainstreaming in local public policies through dialogue, partnerships and decentralized cooperation
• Emilio Rabasco, Programme Director, Andalusia Municipalities Fund for

17.00 – 17.15

Recommendations for the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2021 by Emilia Saiz, Secretary General, UCLG

17.15 – 17.35

One on one with Priyanka Sinha, Public Sector Specialist and Founder of Xitiway
A digital road map to achieving and safeguarding the UN sustainable development goals

17.35 - 17.45

Video presentations by partners
Sustainable exhibitions, by Concave (Venice Hotel Consortium, Italian only)
Ca’ Foscari, the University and sustainability

*All times are Central European Time