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UN POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA Public-Private Partnership UNGA CONFERENCE 2015 #Partnership4SDGs GLOBAL PARTNERS

AFRICAN UNION N.A.L.S.A (K) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY LADY SPOUSES ASSOCIATION (KENYA) SUPPORTERS AFGHANISTAN Tesamuh Knowledge and Cultural Center NORWAY Mangfoldhuset Oslo ARGENTINA La Asociación para las Naciones Unidas de la República Rumi Forum Argentina ARGENTINA El Centro de Diálogo Intercultural Alba (Intercultural PANAMA Fundación Educacional Yagmur Dialog Center) AUSTRIA Friede-Institut für Dialog PERU Inca Sociedad de Dialogo (ISD) BELGIUM Dialogue Platform RUSSIA Diyalog Avrasya BRAZIL Centro Cultural Brasil-Turquia RUSSIA The Leaders of the World Community CAMBODIA Mekong Dialogue Institute SENEGAL L’Association des Ressortissants et Sympathisants de la Casamance en Amérique CANADA Intercultural Dialogue Institute SOUTH AFRICA Turquoise Harmony Institute CHINA EMIC Culture Union SPAIN Casa Turca DENMARK Dialog Forum Intercultural Dialogue Foundation (IDF) ESTONIA Estonia-Turkey International Buisness Culture and STOCKHOLM Dialogue Slussen Education Association FINLAND Finland Dialog Association The European Law Students' Association GERMANY Forum Für Interkulturellen Dialog SWITZERLAND The Institute of Dialogue and Intercultural Cooperation GERMANY Gesellschaft Für Dialog Baden-Württemberg TANZANIA Kilimanjaro Dialogue Institute GERMANY Interkultureller Dialog THAILAND Thailand Achievement Institute GERMANY Ruhrdialog eV TOGO African Cultural Promotions GERMANY Stiftung Dialog und Bildung TURKEY Federation of Anatolian Women's Initiative GERMANY Eringerfeld Education Institutions UGANDA Nile Dialogue Platform GHANA Great Volta Foundation Dialogue Center UKRAINE Українсько-турецький культурний центр «Сяйво» GUINEA La Citadelle Association USA The Atlantic Institute Indialogue Foundation USA Foundation for Inter-Cultural Dialogue (FID) IRAQ Dialog Middle East USA Niagara Foundation ITALY Instituto Tevere USA Pacifica Institute JAMAICA Nilufer Foundation Jamaica USA African Women Solidarity For Development JAPAN Turkey Japan Cultural Dialog Society (nittoKAI) USA New York Business Consultants LLC KOREA Istanbul Cultural Center USA West African Development Society LIBERIA Rainbow Intercultural Dialogue Center USA ORASHI Equipment Company LITHUANIA Association Baltic Turkish Culture Academy USA Quinnipiac university – Albert Schweitzer Institute MADAGASCAR Ravinala Institut de Culture Et de Dialogue USA World Yoga Community MOZAMBIQUE Islands of Peace Foundation (IPF) USA Partners for Peace and Prosperity NIGERIA Ufuk Dialogue Foundation

UN POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA #Partnership4SDGs UNGA CONFERENCE 2015 Public-Private Partnership CONCEPT NOTE

The Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) and Peace Islands Institute (PII) are organizing the UNGA Conference 2015 entitled “UN Post-2015 Development Agenda: Contributions of Private Sector and Civil Society” on 29 September 2015 before the UNGA High-Level Reception on 30 September 2015.

Every year, following the UN General Assembly, the JWF in partnership with PII, gathers heads of the delegates with the private sector, civil society organizations and educational institutions in order to serve as a platform for this broad alliance towards the implementation of the UN Post-2015 Development Agenda.

The process leading up to the UN Summit to adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda has seen an unprecedented involvement by private sector and civil society. The UNGA conference aims to provide a further platform for presenting best practices by these stakeholders and exploring mechanisms for realization of the proposed 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 related targets. One of the widely discussed means of implementation has been the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. Collaboration among national government, private sector, civil society organizations representing youth, women, indigenous people, disabled persons and other groups has been seen as the most effective way to achieve the SDGs. OBJECTIVES OF THE UNGA CONFERENCE

Awareness: The UNGA High-Level Reception serves as a platform where Heads of Delegates, Ministers and Permanent Representatives of Members States to the UN discuss the current themes of the UNGA.

Collaboration: The UNGA High-Level Reception emphasizes the importance of Public-Private Partnerships by bringing together the government representatives with private sector and civil society organizations.

Mobilization: The UNGA High-Level Reception mobilizes private sector and civil society around the globe and builds local and global networks to contribute to the UN Post-2015 Development Agenda.

Targets: The reception serves as a common ground to share lessons learned from the MDGs and work together for achieving the SDGs.

Implementation: UNGA Reception encourages private sector to help create new resources to finance the implementation of the SDGs.

Accountability: Participation by the civil society in all phases of the process ensures higher levels of accountability.

UN POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA #Partnership4SDGs UNGA CONFERENCE 2015 Public-Private Partnership UNGA CONFERENCE 2015 UN POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA Contributions of Private Sector and Civil Society

Tuesday, 29 September 2015 HSA Conference Room, 4 West 43rd Street New York, NY 10036 PROGRAM

8:00 – 9:00am Breakfast 9:00 – 9:10am Opening Welcome Remarks Huseyin Hurmali, Vice President of Journalists and Writers Foundation Zafer Akın, President of Peace Island Institute 9:10 – 9:20am Introductions UN Post-2015 Development Agenda Introductions UN Post-2015 Development Agenda Galymzhan Kirbassov, PhD, UNGA Conference Coordinator Keynote: H.E. Elois Anguimate, Minister of Education, Central African Republic 9:30 – 11:00 am Panel 1: Contributions of Civil Society Moderator: Mr. Jeffery Huffines, UN Representative (NY), CIVICUS Sello Hatang, CEO, Nelson Mandela Foundation, South Africa Dr. Helmut Dinse, President, Eringerdelf Educational Institution, Germany H.E. Besnik Mustafaj, President, Albanian Forum for the Alliance of Civilizations Fr. Minister of Foreign Affairs (Albania) Savas Metin, Secretary-General, Kimse Yok Mu, Turkey Erik Kabera, Director, Kwetu Film Institute, Rwanda 11:00 – 11:15am Coffee Break 11:15 – 12:45pm Panel 2: Contributions of Private Sector Keynote: H.E. Atefeh Riazi, Assistant Secretary-General and Chief Information Technology Officer, Moderator: Ms. Leanne Bayer, Senior Social Development Specialist, World Bank Group Mohamed Ali Ansar, Co-Director, Timbuktu Renaissance Association (Mali) David Hong, Once Acre Fund, East Africa Manoj Gursahani, President, US India Investment Forum, India H.E. Lambert Koty, President and CEO, AGETUR Fr. Minister of Works and Transport (Benin)

UN POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA Public-Private Partnership UNGA CONFERENCE 2015 #Partnership4SDGs 1:00 – 2:00pm Piano Performance by Paul Knight 1:00 – 2:00pm Lunch 2:00 – 3:30pm Panel 3: Perspectives from UN Member States Keynote: H.E. Lener Renauld, Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Republic of Haiti Moderator: H.E. Ashok Sajjanhar, Former Ambassador of India to Kazakhstan, Sweden and Lativa H.E. Dr. Arben Malaj, President, Institute for Public Policy & Good Governance Fr. Minister of Finance and Economy (Albania) Hon. Ndeye Awa Mbodj, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, President of the Network of Parliament for Promoting the Defense and the Integration of Senegalese Diaspora, Senegal Dr. George Francis Nangale, President, Tanzania Red Cross Society, Tanzania Dr. Tran Viet Thai, Deputy Director-General & Director, Institute for Foreign and Strategic Studies, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV), Vietnam 3:30 – 3:45pm Coffee Break 3:45 – 5:45pm Panel 4: The Way Forward Keynote: - H.E. Dr. Thomas Gass, Assistant-Secretary-General Inter-Agency Affairs UN DESA (United Nations-NY) Moderator: Dr. Lisa Goddard, Director, International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Earth Institute, Columbia University (USA) Steve Killelea, President & Founder, Institute for Economics and Peace, Australia Laurence Kemball Cook, CEO & Founder, Pavegen, U.K. H.E. Sia Nyama Koroma, First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone H.E. Aisha Buhari, Wife of the President of Nigeria H.E. Fatou Lamin Fayer, Minister of Basic & Secondary Education of The Gambia

AWARD CEREMONY “FIRST LADIES OF EXCELLENCE AWARD”

6:00pm Closing Remarks H.E. Ms. Lakshmi Puri, Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Executive Director Intergovernmental Support and Strategic Partnerships Bureau, UN Women

UN POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA Public-Private Partnership UNGA CONFERENCE 2015 #Partnership4SDGs PANEL 1: CONTRIBUTIONS OF CIVIL SOCIETY JEFFERY HUFFINES - MODERATOR UN Representative (NY), CIVICUS (USA)

Jeffery Huffines joined CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation in April 2009 as Main Representative at United Nations Headquarters in New York. He has been one of the UN DESA NGO Major Group Organizing Partners since 2011 responsible for guiding multi-stakeholder engagement of NGOs in sustainable development activities at the UN. Mr. Huffines was Chair of the 65th Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference on the theme “2015 and Beyond: Our Action Agenda”, that took place at UN HQ, 27-29 August 2014, and was elected Chair of the NGO/DPI Executive Committee (2007-2011). He had previously served as Main UN Representative for the U.S. Baha’i Community where he led a number of NGO initiatives as Co-Chair of the Faith and Ethics Network for the International Criminal Court (FENICC); Chair of the UN Association/USA’s New York Council of Organizations; President of the Committee of Religious NGOs; and co- founder of the Tripartite Forum on International Cooperation for Peace. SELLO HATANG CEO, Nelson Mandela Foundation (South Africa)

Sello Hatang is the Chief Executive of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Previously he was the Head of Information Communications and spokesperson for the South African Human Rights Commission. He participated in the post-1994 transformation of the National Archives, including providing archival support for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and is a former Director of the South African History Archive (SAHA) at Wits University. He serves on the boards of SAHA and the Open Democracy Advice Centre. He is a founding member and member of the Advisory Council of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC). He is a member of the editorial team for Nelson Mandela’s book Conversations with Myself and co-editor of Nelson Mandela: By Himself: the Authorised Book of Quotations. He is a 2014 Archbishop Tutu Fellow. He recently successfully summited Mount Kilimanjaro to help keep girl children in school. DR. HELMUT DINSE President, Eringerfeld Educational Institution (Germany)

Dr. Dinse is the headmaster of Realschule Eringerfeld. He studied German literature and language, Philosophy, Pedagogics and Geography in university. He worked as a school teacher from 1973 to 1979 and principal of high schools since 1979. Dr. Dinse has extensively published in various journals on the topics such as German middle ages literature and language; social and theological geography; school management, environmental education and school management, teaching methods.

UN POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA #Partnership4SDGs UNGA CONFERENCE 2015 Public-Private Partnership H.E. BESNIK MUSTAFAJ President, The Albanian Forum for the Alliance of Civilizations Fr. Minister of Foreign Affairs (Albania)

Besnik Mustafaj served as a Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania between 2005-2007. He is one of the co-founder of the Albanian Democratic Party. In the first free elections, he was elected as a member of the Albanian Parliament and was re-elected three times. Between 1992-1997 he served as an Ambassador of Albania in France and as an Ambassador to UNESCO. He is the co-founder of the Albanian’s PEN club also co-founder of the Albanian Helsinki Committee. After resigned politics, he founded the Albanian Forum for the Alliance of Civilizations where currently he holds the chair of President. As an intellectual he is active in the dialogue between cultures and civilizations. He is member of the Advisory Board of Anna Lindh Foundation and President of the Euro-Mediterranean network of ONG “EuromedinCulture (s)”. SAVAŞ METIN Secretary-General, Kimse Yok Mu (Turkey)

Savas Metin is the Secretary-General of Kimse Yok Mu. He leads the organization’s international relations department and works to create unity among corporations, NGOs, and international organizations. Kimse Yok Mu is a humanitarian aid organization based in Turkey with 40 branches throughout the country. In addition, Kimse Yok Mu expands its humanitarian relief to over 110 countries through tens of thousands of volunteers around the globe. Mr. Metin, as an educator, advances peace education through language integrated into curriculums designed by Kimse Yok Mu volunteers. With an integrated learning environment that teaches children to accept one another regardless of race, religion, or social standing, they will advance the post-2015 agenda and stymie civil war one person at a time. Mr. Metin graduated from Middle East Technical University with his Bachelor’s in Statistics in 1997. He heads a dedicated fleet of Kimse Yok Mu volunteer doctors, teachers, disaster teams, and hundreds of staff in our branches worldwide. ERIK KABERA Director, Kwetu Film Institute (Rwanda)

Mr. Kabera is the founder of Kwetu Film Institute, a regional film, TV, arts and media school based in Kigali, Rwanda. Many films including the one on the Rwandan genocide 100 Days and multiple documentaries and shorts specializing on the Great Lakes region and Rwanda have been acclaimed in prestigious international film festivals. Eric Kabera also founded the Rwanda Cinema Centre (RCC) in 2001 with the intention of training and facilitating filmmaking in Rwanda. Eric Kabera made his studies in psychology, pedagogy and law. After a training offered by Reuters Foundation in London, he became a radio journalist for 3 years with the national broadcaster and a freelancer for the Africa Section of the BBC.

UN POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA #Partnership4SDGs UNGA CONFERENCE 2015 Public-Private Partnership PANEL 2: CONTRIBUTIONS OF PRIVATE SECTOR H.E. ATEFEH RIAZI – KEYNOTE SPEAKER Assistant-Secretary-General Chief Information Technology Officer of the United Nations

Ms. Riazi started her professional career with the Metropolitan Transit Authority of New York City. During the period of 16 years, she held various progressively responsible positions and was appointed as the Chief Information Officer with responsibilities for implementing the MetroCard in New York City. Since 2009, Ms. Riazi has served as the Chief Information Officer of New York City Housing Authority with oversight responsibilities for design and deployment of smart building technologies and cost containment practices. She also served as the Acting General Manager with responsibility for all operations. Prior to joining the Housing Authority, she was the global Chief Information Officer and Senior Partner of Ogilvy and Mather overseeing technology, applications, networks and data centers. LEANNE BAYER - MODERATOR Senior Social Development Specialist, World Bank Group (USA)

Leanne Bayer is a Senior Social Development Specialist with the World Bank. Working in the Global Programs Unit for the Global Practice on Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience (GP SURR), Leanne is a Focal Point on citizen engagement (CE) and Coordinator of the CE Community of Practice – the largest CoP in the Bank with 1000 internal and extern members. Leanne recently took up this position in Washington from the Bank’s Country Office in Burundi where she was a Task Team Leader on World Bank operations in the social development sector. Prior to joining the World Bank, Leanne worked for CARE International and USAID contractors in the Great Lakes Region of Africa, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Macedonia. Leanne holds a Master’s in Social Policy from the London School of Economics. MOHAMED ALI ANSAR Co-Director, Timbuktu Renaissance Association (Mali)

Mohamed Ali (Manny) Ansar is the Co-Director of the Timbuktu Renaissance Association, a Founder of the EFES Charity and Essakane Productions, for which he serves as Executive Director of the world renowned Festival Au Désert of Timbuktu. Ansar now works extensively in cultural development and humanitarian efforts in the Sahara. He has also managed a Tuareg music group, Tinariwen, and oversaw public relations for the AMADER Electricity Company of Mali. His tireless efforts to preserve the rich musical heritage of Mali and West Africa, and to promote international peace and plurality through the power of cultural engagement, have won him awards and speaking invitations at universities and institutions around the world. Most recently, his collaborative works have been granted the prestigious Womex and Freemuse awards for artistic freedom. Ansar holds a master’s degree in International Public Law from the University of Mali.

UN POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA #Partnership4SDGs UNGA CONFERENCE 2015 Public-Private Partnership DAVID HONG One Acre Fund (East Africa Region)

David Hong leads global policy engagement at One Acre Fund, a nonprofit social enterprise that supplies smallholder farmers with the tools and financing they need to grow their way out of hunger and poverty. MANOJ GURSAHANI President, US-INDIA Investment Forum (India)

Mr. Gursahani is a Co-Chairman of India Business Group and past president Travel Agents Federation of India / Rotary Club of Mumbai Queens Necklace. He is the founder of Travelmartindia, India’s first e-commerce portal. Mr. Gursahani is also recognized and honored for his role in the contribution of Indo-USA relationship by US Embassy-India, Governor of Nevada, Governor of Maryland and Mumbai Police for work in Cyber Crime. H.E. LAMBERT KOTY President and CEO, AGETUR Fr. Minister of Public Works and Transport (Benin)

Mr. Koty served as a Minister of Public Works and Transport in the Government of Benin between 2011 and 2013. He has been illustrated as a builder, very involved in Benin’s development issues and in the West African sub region. In May 2002, when AGETUR Association became a limited company, two Prelates successively assumed the presidency of the Board of Directors, as Mr. Koty remained Managing Director. After, Mr. Koty was unanimously appointed as the new president of the Board of the Company. Starting from 1990 when the Executing Agency of Urban Works (AGETUR) was created Mr. Koty has contributed to the improvement of the urban landscape of Benin. Given his skills and experiences, he was repeatedly invited as resource person and expert for the restructuring of several Urban works Agencies in Africa. That led him to gain the presidency of the African Association of Public Works Agencies (AFRICATIP) from 2013 till today.

PANEL 3: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE UN MEMBER STATES H.E. LENER RENAULD – KEYNOTE SPEAKER Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense (Haiti)

Mr. Renauld Lener completed classical studies with the Brothers of the Sacred Heart. After two years at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, where he was admitted as a student, he joined the ranks of the Army through the Haitian military academy. From stethoscopes to sabres, Lener Renauld became one of the stars of the constellation of the graduate promotion of Toussaint Louverture in 1981 after three years of training. Separated from the Army in 1994 with the rank of Major, Lener Renauld joined civilian life by engaging in real estate and in food, areas that have allowed him to build friendships on all levels of civil society. On April 3, 2014, after working at the National Palace as an advisor, Lener Renauld became a part of Haitian history as he became its 110th Defense Minister.

UN POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA #Partnership4SDGs UNGA CONFERENCE 2015 Public-Private Partnership H.E. ASHOK SAJJANHAR - MODERATOR Former Ambassador of India to Kazakhstan, Sweden and Latvia (India)

Ambassador Sajjanhar, has a Post Graduate in Physics from Delhi University and a career diplomat, has served as Ambassador of India to Kazakhstan, Sweden and Latvia. In addition he has held several senior and significant positions in Indian Embassies in Moscow, Teheran, Geneva, Dhaka, Bangkok, Washington and Brussels. Ambassador Sajjanhar joined the in July 1978 and retired as Ambassador of India to Sweden and Latvia in the rank of Permanent Secretary to the Government of India on 31st July, 2012. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, he worked as Staff Officer and Manager in Bank of India, one of the premier Indian Banks for 3 years. H.E. DR. ARBEN MALAJ President, Institute for Public Policy and Good Governance Fr. Minister of Finance and Economy (Albania)

Arben Malaj, Ph.D., former Minister of Finance and Economy, is a full professor of economic sciences at the College of Economics, University of Tirana. He is the Founding President of the Institute for Public Policy and Good Governance. In 1986, Mr. Malaj graduated from the University of Tirana with a Bachelor of Sciences degree with a major in Finance. In 1997, Mr. Malaj received a Doctorate Degree in Finance from the University of Tirana. He was a Senior Fellow and carried out an extensive research at Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government Center for Business and Government (September, 2005- June, 2006). In April 2007 he attended the Senior Executive Program, a postgraduate study program focused on the expansion of NATO and the European Union in the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Germany. In 2002, Mr. Malaj was elected as a member of the Senate in the College of Economic Sciences at the University of Tirana, a responsibility that lasted until 2007. HON. NDEYE AWA MBODJ Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs President of the Network of Parliament for Promoting the Defense and the Integration of Senegalese Diaspora (Senegal)

Born in Dakar, Honorable Mbodj was elected to the National Assembly of Senegal in 2012 where she has served as a member of the Committee on Foreign Relations. In 2013 she established the Network of Parliaments for Promoting the Defense and the Integration of Senegalese Diaspora. In 2014, Honorable Mbodj has created a Citizen’s Movement for the Emergencies and Development. DR. GEORGE FRANCIS NANGALE President, Tanzania Red Cross Society (Tanzania)

He graduated in agricultural engineering in 1988 and pursued post-graduate studies in renewable energy and environment science, business administration and philosophy, which best position him to deal with complex development processes. His life-long involvement in humanitarian service

UN POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA #Partnership4SDGs UNGA CONFERENCE 2015 Public-Private Partnership delivery as a Red Cross volunteer and a rural development advocate in Tanzania project his enormous experiences in leadership and management towards achieving national and international cooperation development goals. He has written several books on political philosophy and served as a Member of the East African Parliament from 2001 to 2012; and was elected the President of the Tanzania Red Cross Society and subsequently Member of the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) Governing Board from 2013 to 2015. He is currently an entrepreneur and a Doctor of Business Administration Scholar on Contract Farming Research with Maastricht School of Management and the East and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI).

DR. TRAN VIET THAI Deputy Director-General & Director, Institute for Foreign and Strategic Studies, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (Vietnam)

Dr. Tran Viet Thai is currently Deputy Director General and Director of the Center for Regional and Foreign Policy Studies, Institute for Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV). He did his Ph.D. thesis in International Relations at DAV and got his MPP at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan. He used to serve as secretary to the Foreign Minister of Vietnam, a China specialist at the Foreign Policy Planning Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam. His majors are the foreign policy of Vietnam and contemporary issues in international relations in the Asia-Pacific region. He had two postings in China before working as researcher at DAV since 2011. At present, he is working as a regular commentator on international issues on the national television system of Vietnam.

PANEL 4: THE WAY FORWARD H.E. THOMAS GASS – KEYNOTE SPEAKER Assistant Secretary-General Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs

The UN Secretary-General appointed Mr. Gass as an A-S-G in 2013. From 2009 to 2013, he served as Head of the Mission of Switzerland to Nepal. He also chaired the Donors of the Nepal Peace Trust Fund, the main instrument for international support to Nepal’s peace process. Before his posting to Nepal from 2004 to 2009, Mr. Gass was Head of the Economic and Development Section at the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN in New York, where he represented Switzerland’s interests, in particular in the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), its subsidiary Commissions, the General Assembly and the Executive Boards of the major UN Funds and Programs. During this time, Mr. Gass was the Chair of the Donor Group of the UN Global Compact. He also served as Policy and Program Officer for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, as Deputy Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Guyana, and as Regional Director for Europe with the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute in Rome.

UN POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA #Partnership4SDGs UNGA CONFERENCE 2015 Public-Private Partnership DR. LISA GODDARD - MODERATOR Director, International Research Institute for Climate and Society Earth Institute, Columbia University (USA)

Dr. Goddard has been involved in El Niño and climate forecasting research and operations since the mid 1990s. She has extensive experience in forecasting methodology and has published papers on El Niño, seasonal climate forecasting and verification, and probabilistic climate change projections. Currently leading the IRI’s effort on Near-Term Climate Change, Dr. Goddard oversees research and product development aimed at providing climate information at the 10-20 year horizon and how that low frequency variability and change interacts with the probabilistic risks and benefits of seasonal-to-interannual variability. Most of Dr. Goddard’s research focuses on diagnosing and extracting meaningful information from climate models and available observations. Dr. Goddard holds a Ph.D. in atmospheric and oceanic sciences from Princeton University and a B.A. in physics from the University of California at Berkeley. STEVE KILLELEA President & Founder, Institute for Economics and Peace (Australia)

Mr. Killelea is an accomplished entrepreneur in high technology business development and at the forefront of philanthropic activities focused on sustainable development and peace. Steve has always had a strong passion for sustainable development, and in 2000, he established The Charitable Foundation (TCF), which specializes in working with the poorest communities of the world. In 2007 Steve founded the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), an international think tank dedicated to building a greater understanding of the interconnection between business, peace and economics with particular emphasis on the economic benefits of peace. IEP’s groundbreaking research includes the Global Peace Index, the world’s leading measure of peacefulness. Steve’s founding of IEP was recognized as one of the 50 most impactful philanthropic gifts in Australia’s history. In 2013 Steve was nominated one of the “Top 100 Most Influential People in Armed Violence Reduction” by the UK group Action on Armed Violence. LAURENCE KEMBALL-COOK CEO & Founder, Pavegen (United Kingdom)

Laurence is the founder and CEO of Pavegen - an innovative clean-tech company that has pioneered a flooring technology, generating electricity from the kinetic energy of footfall. Having graduated with a 1st class honors in Industrial Design and Technology from Loughborough University, Laurence then went on to found the award-winning company, Pavegen Systems, in 2009. Laurence was the youngest CEO of a delegation of leading British companies, joining the Prime Minister, David Cameron, on a state visit to China. He was also invited as a delegate to the Prime Minister on a trade mission to Milan’s World Expo.

UN POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA #Partnership4SDGs UNGA CONFERENCE 2015 Public-Private Partnership H.E. SIA NYAMA KOROMA First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone

Mrs. Sia Nyama Koroma is the wife of Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, 4th democratically elected President of the Republic of Sierra Leone. She has directed her efforts to work towards reducing infant and maternal mortality in Sierra Leone, supporting the Government’s target to reduce these statistics by 30% of the 2005 figures by 2010. Her main aim for her tenure of office is to ensure that she makes a difference to poor people’s lives by doing the sort of things that will set an imprint on the sands of time. Mrs. Sia Nyama Koroma’s vision is to see the Children of Sierra Leone benefiting from a caring and supportive environment, enabling them to fullfil their life’s ambitions in a society free from violence and war. She is also committed to enhancing the welfare of women, working towards a fair and equitable society where women are allowed to achieve high public and private office in accordance with their qualification and desire to serve the nation. She has spent a considerable amount of her time since assuming the position of First Lady to promote her vision and at the same time use her profile to support Government and policy makers in reaching timely decisions that enhances the standard of life for women and Children. H.E. AISHA BUHARI, Wife of the President of Nigeria

Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari is the Wife of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari, who was elected at the last general election, held on March 28, 2015. Mrs. Buhari has a Master’s Degree in International Affairs and Strategic Studies (MIASS) from the Nigerian Defense Academy (NDA), Kaduna and a (BA) Degree in Public Administration from Ambrose Ali University (AAU), Ekpoma. Prior to acquiring her higher degrees, Mrs. Buhari had earlier pursued a career in Beauty and fashion and obtained a Diploma in Beauty Therapy from the Carlton Institute of Beauty Therapy, Windsor, United Kingdom. In her almost fifteen years in the beauty industry, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has trained, mentored and empowered hundreds of Nigerians in her chosen profession, beauty. She is the Founder/Managing Director of Hanzy Spa and Principal of Hanzy Beauty Institute, Kaduna and Abuja. She is an advocate of Women and Girl-child education having from an area that is educationally disadvantaged for the female gender. H.E. FATOU LAMIN FAYE Minister of Basic and Secondary Education of The Gambia

Prior to her current post, H.E. Fatou Lamin Faye served as the Minister of Education from 2004 to 2007. Under her leadership, education in The Gambia has been transformed, resulting in significant improvements in children’s learning achievements in literacy and numeracy. In 2000 she joined the Association of Non-Governmental Organizations of The Gambia as Senior Program Officer and subsequently as Director. In 2001 she became Director of the Gambia Technical Training Institute, until 2004 when she was appointed as Minister of Education and, from 2007, Minister for Basic and Secondary Education. She has been a member of the Senate of The University of The Gambia, the Steering Committee of the Community Skills Improvements Project under the Department of Community Development, the National and International Committees of the West African Examinations Council, the ECOWAS Gender Technical Commission as well as being chairperson of the National Women’s Council. H.E. LAKSHMI PURI – KEYNOTE SPEAKER Assistant Secretary-General Deputy Executive Director of UN Women UN POST-2015 UNGA CONFERENCE 2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA Public-PrivateMs. Partne rshipLakshmi Puri is directly responsible for the leadership and management of the Bureau for Intergovernmental Support, United Nations Coordination, and Strategic Partnerships. As a member of the seniorUNGA leadership HIGH-LEVELteam, she actively contributed RECEPTION to the institutional development and consolidation of the entity, shaping its first Strategic Plan and positioning it as the leading organization for the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment globally. She steered UN Women’s engagement in major ORGANIZERSintergovernmental processes, such as JtheO URio+20RNA conference.LISTS AN SheD coordinated preparations for the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women,WRI whichTERS saw FO theUN adoptionDATION of a historic agreement on ending and preventing violence against women. She also led efforts to build strategic partnerships, particularly with civil society and women’s organizations, and oversaw the adoption and implementation of UN system-wide accountability and coherence GLOBALsystems for gender equality and women’s empowerment. She acted as the interim head of UN Women from March PARTNERSto August 2013. N.A.L.S.A (K) AFRICAN UNION NATIONAL ASSEMBLY LADY SPOUSES ASSOCIATION (KENYA)

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