The UN SOTF 2024 Virtual Side Event, Public-Private Partnerships for SDG Training, will explore the critical role of SDG capacity building through public-private partnerships in Science, Technology, Innovation, and Digital Cooperation across nations.
This event will happen in the context of Ireland’s third Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Week, happening this year from 20 – 29 September. Ireland’s SDG Week 2024-2025 forms part of the wider European Sustainable Development Week (ESDW), which runs from 18 September – 8 October 2024. This virtual side event is co-hosted by University College Dublin, a Government of Ireland SDG Champion, and SDG Academy the education initiative of UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
This event will highlight key initiatives that bring together the public and private sectors to foster innovation and build the necessary capacity for achieving Sustainable Development Goal transformations globally. The discussion aligns with the Pact for the Future, particularly focusing on Actions 5, 12, 30-36, and 57.
Date: Saturday – 21 September 2024 | Add to Google Calendar | Add to Outlook Calendar | ICS File
Time: 8:00-9:15 am ET | 12:00-1:15 pm UTC
Location: Online- Register on Zoom here
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Hosts
Government of Ireland SDG Champion University College Dublin, BuildSkills Academy, SDG Academy, UNIDO, UNITAR, and Swiss Re
Objectives
- Identify the key areas where capacity building is most needed to accelerate progress towards SDG achievements.
- Explore how public-private partnerships can foster innovation and capacity building in Science, Technology, and Innovation.
- Showcase successful models and initiatives that demonstrate effective collaboration between the public and private sectors in building capacity for SDG transformations.
Key Questions
- What are the critical gaps in skills and capacity across various sectors that hinder progress towards achieving the SDGs?
- How can public-private partnerships be leveraged to bridge these gaps in capacity and foster sustainable industrial development?
- How can micro-credentials and certifications be integrated into capacity-building programs to ensure long-term impact and scalability?
- What are some successful examples of public-private cooperation in capacity building, in particular, what are some examples in sectors such as construction, manufacturing, and services?
Agenda
Opening
Speakers
EU BuildSkills Academy
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- Isabela Carozza Joia, Program Associate, SDG Academy
Academic Micro Credentials
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Enda Murphy, Professor School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, University College Dublin
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Capabilities 4 the Future Hub in Multi-lateral Industrial Policy
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- Elena Proden, Senior Specialist, Strategic Implementation of the 2030 Agenda Unit, UNITAR
SDSN Position Paper on (Re) Insurance Partnerships and the SDGs
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Melissa Leitner, FIA FASSA, Head of Life & Health Sustainability, Swiss Re
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Chair
Patrick Paul Walsh, Vice President of Education and Director, SDG Academy, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)
Q&A & Closing
Speakers:
Enda Murphy Professor School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, University College Dublin
Enda is Professor of Planning at the School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy where he has been programme Director for the Masters in Regional and Urban Planning (MRUP) since 2019. He is also a UCD academic lead for the Sustainability and Climate Committee of Una Europa. Between 2015-2018, he held the position of Vice-Principal for Graduate Studies and Director of the Graduate School for the College of Social Sciences and Law (CoSSL). Beyond the University, he is an active Editorial Board Member of PLOS ONE, one of the world’s leading science journals; he is also a current member of the UN SDSN SDG Academy High Level Advisory Council (HLAC) whose mission focuses on the international development of Education for Sustainable Development. His research interests are broad in scope but centre on the areas of urban transportation and spatial planning, environmental noise, neoliberalism/neoliberalisation, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He has published widely in the international literature and is author/co-author of more than 100 academic journal papers, book chapters, conference papers and reports and is co-author of three books. Enda has held visiting professor positions at the University of Economics, Ho Chi Minh City, University of Hartford, USA, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, CRENoS, University of Cagliari, and at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. He is a former Fulbright Scholar.
Elena Proden, Senior Specialist, Strategic Implementation of the 2030 Agenda Unit, UNITAR
Elena Proden is a development economist with more than 15 years of experience working for the UN at country, global and regional levels on capacity building and applied research. She currently works as a Senior Specialist and Team Leader of the Strategic Implementation of the Agenda 2030 Unit at United Nations Institute for Training Research supporting countries on national planning and economic transformations, statistical production and dissemination, M&E, as well as higher education, TVET and academia engagement. She is also coordinating UNSDG:Learn partnership on UNITAR’s behalf to promote better learning opportunities for different stakeholders from policy-makers, statisticians, evaluators to businesses and CSOs.
Isabela Carrozza Joia, Program Associate, SDG Academy
Isabela is a Program Associate at the SDG Academy. She mainly supports the Academy for Transitional Skills in the built environment (BuildSkills Academy) project in its outreach. BuildSkills Academy is an EU training program aimed at upskilling workers in the construction sector in Europe.
Before joining SDSN, Isabela worked on sustainable development communication strategies at the OECD Development Communication Network, specializing in researching public perceptions and attitudes towards sustainable development. She holds a MSc in International Affairs from the Graduate Institute of Geneva (IHEID).
Melissa Leitner, FIA FASSA Head of Life & Health Sustainability, Swiss Re
Melissa Leitner has 20 years’ experience in the life & health insurance and reinsurance industry, across a wide geographical scope of international markets, and in roles covering insurance product development, pricing, innovation, business development, and most recently, sustainability. As Head of Sustainability for Swiss Re’s Life & Health Reinsurance business, she leads the development of a global growth strategy in inclusive insurance for Swiss Re and its insurer clients.
Melissa is a fellow of the Actuarial Society of South Africa, and a fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in the UK. For the latter, she volunteers as a Board member for the Sustainability actuarial practice area, supporting actuaries to integrate the SDGs into their continuing professional development.
Patrick Paul Walsh, Vice President of Education and Director, SDG Academy, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)
Patrick Paul Walsh received a Ph.D. in Economics from the London School of Economics in 1994. Dr. Walsh is a Government of Ireland, Marie Curie (Brussels), IZA (Bonn), RSA (London), EIIR (Brussels) and REPOA (Tanzania) fellow. He is currently on secondment to UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) as Vice President of Education and Director of the SDG Academy.
Dr. Walsh still remains a Full Professor of International Development Studies and is Director of the UCD M.Sc. in Sustainable Development in partnership with the SDG Academy. He was elected president of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland (SSISI) in 2022. SSISI is an all-island learned society established in 1847. The Society is a forum for evidence based discussions on public policy between government departments, social partners and academia. Proceedings are published in an open science diamond Journal archived in TCD TARA and listed on the Web of Science.
