MONDAY 17 JUNE 2019

(08:45-09:10) Registration, networking and arrival refreshments (09:15-10:45) Session 1: Official opening  Welcome remarks and statements

• Prof. Allam Ahmed, President, World Association for Sustainable Development (Chair) Watch Video
• Mr. Kitack Lim, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization Watch Video
• Mr. Jorge Laguna-Celis, Director, Governance Affairs Office, United Nations Environment Programme Watch Video
• Prof. Charles Egbu, Pro Vice Chancellor (Education and Experience) University of East London Watch Video

Sustainable Development Award 2018 Presented by Geoff Thompson MBE, Founder and Chair, Youth Charter, UK Watch Video Keynotes Moderator: Matthew Foster, Director, International Development, Open University, UK

• Strengthening policy research uptake in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (JIU/REP/2018/7) Dr. Petru Dumitriu, Inspector, Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system, Geneva, Switzerland Watch Video
• Innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production (UNEP/EA.4/17) Mr. Jorge Laguna-Celis, Director, Governance Affairs Office, United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya Watch Video
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(10:45-11:15) Tea/Coffee Break and networking (11:15-12:45) Session 2: Roundtable (1) Role of governments in manging STI for SDGs Moderator: Abdul Salam Seid Ahmed, Solicitor and Notary Public, UK Rapporteur: Nivedha Nithyanandhan, University of Madras, India

• Prof. Jamel-Eddine Gharbi, Former Minister of Planning and Regional Development and Former Vice President, University of Jendouba, Tunisia Watch Video
• Geoff Thompson MBE, Founder and Chair, Youth Charter, UK Watch Video
• Prof. Moha El Ayachi, School of Geomatics Sciences and Surveying Engineering, IAV Hassan, Morocco Watch Video
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(12:45-13:45) Lunch Break (13:45-17:15) Sessions 3/4: Roundtable (2) E-learning Platforms Moderator: Dr. Petru Dumitriu, Inspector, Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system Rapporteur: Dejan Dinčić, Project Researcher, Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system

• Online and blended learning reimagined: co-creating better futures Prof. Manuel Frutos-Perez, Cambridge Education Group, UK Watch Video
• Blended and online education at University College London (UCL) Joanna Stroud, UCL Digital Education, UK Watch Video
• Open learning from the Open University UK Andrew Law, The Open University, UK Watch Video
• Questions and Answers (Part 1)

Tea/Coffee Break and networking

• The lenses of innovation: digital education transformation at King’s James Toner, King’s College London, UK Watch Video
• Are we willing to change Alan Dean, Burning2Learn, UK Watch Video
• Questions and Answers (Part 2)
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(17:30-19:30) Dinner and Networking at IMO