10:00 – 10:30 AM – OPENING AND WELCOME REMARKS
Welcome Remarks
Mehmet Kilic, President, Journalists and Writers Foundation (USA)
Keynote Speech
Dr. Wayne Henry, JP, Director-General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (JAMAICA)
Hon. Prof. Bob Carr, Former Foreign Minister of Australia (AUSTRALIA)
10:30 – 12:00 AM – PANEL 1
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND GENDER EQUALITY: 25 YEARS AFTER THE BEIJING DECLARATION
Moderator:
Donna Orender, Founder and CEO of Orender Unlimited and Generation W, Former President of The Women’s National Basketball Association (USA)
Panelists
Houry Geudelekian, Chair, NGO CSW (USA)
Review of the Beijing Declaration: 1995 to 2020
Mohna Ansari, Member Commissioner, National Human Rights Commission (NEPAL)
Gender Perspectives and Women’s Leadership in Policy Making
Prof. Diane Elson, Emeritus Professor, University of Essex – Department of Sociology (U.K.)
Inclusive Economies for Women’s Empowerment
Diya K. Wynn, AI/ML Ethicist, Emerging Technologies & Intelligent Platforms GSP, Amazon Web Services (USA)
Technological Advancements for Women’s Empowerment: Opportunities & Challenges
Discussant
Dr. Marina Sorokina, Head of the Department of History, Alexander Solzhenitsyn Center for the Study of the Russian Diaspora (RUSSIA)
Russia`s best practices on implementing the SDG #5: Achieving Gender Equality and Empowering all Women and Girls
12:00 – 12:15 AM – Break
12:15 – 1:45 PM – PANEL 2
IMPLEMENTING SDG #16: PEACE, JUSTICE and STRONG INSTITUTIONS
Moderator
Paula Boland, President, UNA-NCA (USA)
Panelists
Natalia Marcela Molina, Member IAWJ (ARGENTINA)
Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
Michael Collins, Executive Director, Institute for Economics and Peace (USA)
Decline of Democratic Values and Rise of Autocracy Globally
Waqar Gillani, Senior Correspondent, The News on Sunday (PAKISTAN)
Rise of Violence against Journalists and Right to Access Information for Strong Institutions
Dr. Shekh M. Altafur Rahman, School of Global Studies, Thammasat University (THAILAND) Access to Justice for Transparency and Accountability in Governance
VIDEO PRESENTATION “Grade A Human: Too Viral”, Cage Free Voices Youth, USA
1:45 – 2:00 PM – Break
VIDEO PRESENTATION “Smile Beneath Your Mask”, A Song About Love & Hope IFLC Youth Response to COVID-19 by Paradise College, Papua New Guinea
2:00 – 3:30 PM – PANEL 3
LESSONS LEARNED FROM COVID-19 PANDEMIC: EVOLVING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Keynote
Anton Morozov, Deputy of the State Duma, Member of the High Council of the LDPR (RUSSIA)
Moderator
JJ Green, National Security Correspondent at WTOP Radio (USA)
Panelists
Jeff Schlegelmich, Director, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, The Earth Institute, Columbia University (USA)
Responding to Global Emergencies and Best Practices from COVID-19
Shiv Vikram Khemka, Vice-Chairman, SUN Group Global, Executive Chairman, The Global Education & Leadership Foundation (INDIA)
The New Era of Online Engagement: Evolving Economic Development and Private SectorRefugee Rights during the Pandemic
Burak Haylamaz, Human Rights Solidarity (U.K.)
COVID-19 and Right to Life in Prisons: Turkey Case
3:30 – 3:45 PM – Closing Remarks
PIONEERS IN SDGS AWARDS
- Presentation of successful local and national projects by the Global Partners
- 24 September 2020 (Thursday)
- 12:00 – 1:30 PM (EST)