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2021 ANNUAL MEETING Global Virtual Event
ACADEMIC COUNCIL ON THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM 2021 ANNUAL MEETING Global Virtual Event “Toward a Fit for Future United Nations System” 24-26 June 2021 Draft: 25 June, 2021 TIMETABLE Time Code Thursday, June 24th Friday, June 25th Saturday, June 26th (New York) Roundtables and Roundtables and Roundtables and A 5:00am – 6:15am Panels (1) Panels (3) Panels (3) Roundtables and Roundtables and Roundtables and B 6:30am – 7:45am Panels (3) Panels (3) Panels (4) Plenary Session I Plenary Session III Plenary Session V “Change and Inclusion John W. Holmes A Conversation about in the Time of Covid” Memorial Lecture by the Verified Campaign President of the with Speakers: Open Society USG Melissa Fleming C 8:00am – 9:15am Ms. Maria Fernanda Foundations Mark Espinosa Malloch-Brown Dr. Kingsley Moghalu Moderator: Moderator: Moderator: Dr. Joel Hellman Dr. Abi Williams Mr. Sarmad Khan Plenary Session II Plenary Session IV Plenary Session VI Launch of the Global A Conversation 25 Years of the Global Governance Innovation about Peacekeeping Governance Journal: A Network (GGIN) with Conversation with the 9:30am – D USG Jean-Pierre Editors 10:45am Lacroix Moderator: Moderator: Moderator: Dr. Lise Morjé Dr. Adriana Abdenur Dr. Roger Coate Howard 11:00am – Roundtables and Roundtables and Roundtables and E 12:15pm Panels (4) Panels (4) Panels (4) 12:30pm – Roundtables and Roundtables and Roundtables and F 13:45pm Panels (5) Panels (5) Panels (5) 14:00pm – Roundtables and Roundtables and Roundtables and G 15:15pm Panels (4) Panels (4) Panels (5) 2 PROGRAM OVERVIEW THURSDAY, 24 JUNE 2021 5:00am – A1 Roundtable: Opening to Omnilateralism: The New Narrative for the 6:15am UN 6:30am – B1 Book Roundtable (en français): L’efficacité du maintien de la paix 7:45am en Afrique par l’ONU et l’Union africaine par Gabriel Amvane B2 Roundtable: The UN Needs to be Reformed for the Challenges of the 21st Century B3 Panel: Assessing the Role of International Actors in Conflict Resolution 8:00am – Plenary Session I: “Change and Inclusion in the Time of Covid” with 9:15am speakers Ms. -
An Interview with Kingsley Moghalu
Fighting Health Pandemics and Governance Failures: A View From Geneva AN INTERVIEW WITH KINGSLEY MOGHALU Kingsley Moghalujoined the United Nations in 1992 and is currently a senior official at the World Health Organization.He also serves as the Head of Global Partnershipsat The Global Fund to FightAIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) in Geneva, Switzerland.At the invitation of the UN Secretary-General,he servedfromJanuaryto July 2006as a member ofthe high- level Redesign Panel on the United Nations Administration ofJustice System, a key component of management reform undertaken by the UN. In 2005, Dr. Moghalu founded the Isaac Moghalu Foundation in Nigeria in memory of his deceasedfather, one of Nigeria'spioneer diplomats. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Philadelphia-basedOpportunities Industrialization Centers International,Inc., an internationalnon-profit organizationfounded in 1970 by the late American civil rights leader Reverend Leon Sullivan. Dr.Moghalu is the author of two books, Global Justice and Rwanda's Genocide. He is currently working on a collection of essays aboutglobalization and Africa's role in the internationalaffairs. He received a Ph.D. in interna- tional relationsfrom the London School of Economics and PoliticalScience, a Master ofArts from The FletcherSchool in 1993, and a Bachelor of Lawfrom the University ofNigeria, Nsukka. On February 12, 2008, The Forum ' staff editor Mackinnon Webster spoke with Dr. Moghalu about strategic initiatives launched by the Global Fund, reforms to the internaljustice system at the UN, and the role of civil society and the private sector in social change in Africa. FLETCHER FORUM: In your current position, what is your vision for the Global Fund to FightAIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malariain the next five years? KINGSLEY MOGHALU: My vision is that, over the next five years, the VOL. -
PLATFORM 6-Summit2 Evite
S P E C I A L theplatform6.0 eVite Advantage Sessions Edition May 1st 2010 | Tafawa Balewa Square | Registration starts at 8 am prompt You are invited to summit 2 at the Platform 6.0, an insightful conference on Social Enterpreneurship Summit featuring: 1 The first Jackie Copeland-Carson Adebayo Olukoshi Session starts Professor Yemi Osibajo Dr. Kingsley Moghalu at 9.00am prompt and There will be an Interactive Session at 12:15 with Adebayo Olukoshi, Jackie Copeland-Carson and Thelma Ekiyor anchored by Kenneth Egbas & Ismail Omamegbe Speaker’s Bios: Jackie Copeland-Carson Dr. Copeland-Carson is founding president of Copeland Carson & Associates, a global social equity firm serving foundations, social entrepreneurs and investors. She has worked for over 25 years as an executive, grantmaker, evaluator, and researcher to diverse philanthropies. Among her positions have been vice president of The Philadelphia Foundation and the founding national managing director and vice president for philanthropy at US Bank’s Private Client Group. Her most recent publications, Creating Africa in America and "Kenyan Diaspora Philanthropy in the US" document Pan-African philanthropy and voluntary sector practices and traditions. Dr. Copeland-Carson has also taught social sciences, nonprofit management and philanthropy at several universities, including University of Minnesota and St. Mary’s University among others. A community activist and volunteer, she has been on the board of more than 20 nonprofit organizations. She is founder and co-chair of the Pan-African Women’s Philanthropy Network (www.http://pawpnet.ning.com) and is on the board of the African Women’s Development Fund. -
Global Empowerment Meeting
GEM GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT MEETING APRIL 13-14, 2016 EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING GEM GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT MEETING APRIL 13-14, 2016 EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING WELCOME 5 ACKNOWLEDGMENT 6 ABOUT CID 7 THE ATLAS ONLINE 9 CID DONORS & FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE ATLAS 11 AGENDA 12-15 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS 16-17 SPEAKERS 18-30 contents WELCOME 5 ACKNOWLEDGMENT 6 ABOUT CID 7 THE ATLAS ONLINE 9 CID DONORS & FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE ATLAS 11 AGENDA 12-15 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS 16-17 SPEAKERS 18-30 Bringing together leaders in development, government and business to examine key themes that will shape policy and research welcome Dear GEM Participant, We are pleased to welcome you to the 8th annual Global Empowerment Meeting, GEM16. Every year the GEM community gathers to exchange new ideas on how to bring sustainable prosperity to developing countries. We are always thrilled by the creative partnerships that result from this gathering and thank you for your active participation—it is your contributions that make GEM such a fruitful event. GEM16 will explore cutting-edge ideas from many disciplines to inspire us to action. We will begin with a thought provoking conversation between world renowned computer scientist Leslie Valiant and human evolutionary biology expert Joseph Henrich on the secrets behind the way we learn. Harvard Professor Sendhil Mullainathan will show us how we can transform policy-making by leveraging the power of algorithms. On Thursday, we turn to growth—we will hear from policy makers and practitioners, from a wide variety of geographies, to better understand the potential and the challenges in pursuing diversification while driving inclusive growth.