GloCha UN HQ NY Conference 2024 – Celebrating the Future with Culture, Youth, Digital Innovation & Localization of SDGs
Multi-Stakeholder Conference preceding the UN Summit of the Future 2024
18th September 2024, 10 AM – 8 PM
UN Headquarters New York 2024 – Trusteeship Council Chamber
and UN WebTV (part 1 – part 2)
Registration:
Organizers:
- IAAI GloCha https://www.glocha.org/
- UN Habitat Youth Programme https://www.unhabitatyouth.org/en/
- UN Environment Early Warning and Data Analytics Branch https://wesr.unep.org/earlywarning
- International Youth Conference IYC http://www.iycforyouth.org
Partners:
Revolution Love, Climate Chain Coalition, Evercity, International Academy for Art and Cultural Studies (IAA)
Purpose:
This conference, held just before the UN Summit of the Future 2024, focuses on engaging youth, promoting digital innovation, and localizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It brings together various stakeholders to explore creative solutions and governance innovations, essential for a sustainable future.
Draft Agenda
10.00 – 10.30 Opening session
Moderator: Shurabe Mercado – Vice President of the International Youth Conference
Welcome by the organizers
- Douglas Ragan, Programme Management Officer, UN-Habitat
- Miroslav Polzer, Founder and CEO of IAAI GloCha
- Syed Ali Mustafa,Founder and CEO of the International Youth Conference
- Christina Stevens, Founder and CEO of Revolution Love & GloCha Creative director
- Global Challenges action video 1
- audience engagement with Slido
Special Guest address
- Mr. Enes Eminoglu, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Government of Turkiye
10.30 – 11.30 Localization of SDGs,Governance Innovation & the UN Summit of the Future
Moderatorand Thematic Introduction: Douglas Ragan, Programme Management Officer, UN-Habitat Youth Programme
- prof. Frank Biermann – Findings & Recommendations of the GlobalGoals research project
- Joyati Das, Researcher, Youth 2030 Cities
- Luis Carlos Velásquez Cardona, former Governor of Caldas – Colombia, Expert in community self-built housing
- Leah Namugerwa, UN-Habitat Youth Advisory Board
- Discussants / Ideas Pitching / Q&A
11.30 – 13.00 One Map – One Humanity: Geospatial data, Digital Innovation & Partnerships for all of society engagement in global goals action
Moderator: Miroslav Polzer, Founder and CEO of IAAI GloCha & Strategic director of the Climate Chain Coalition
- Alex Caldas (video message), UN Environment Early Warning and Data Analytics Branch – One Map – One Humanity – Co-Creating the Future with Geospatial Information
- Miroslav Polzer, GloCha Solutions for Youth/Local Community Engagement in global goals implementation: Challenges Mapping, Local Pacts for the Future, Citizen Science and Web3
- Bridie Schultz (video message), Pty Ltd & Australian Citizen Science Association (ACSA) One Map / Geospatial Information Systems and the Future of Citizens Science
- Global Challenges action video 2 (Christina Stevens)
- Joao Pita Costa (video message), IRCAI (International Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Ljubljana) – Data centered solutions for SDGs/climate action empowerment
- Alexey Shadrin, Evercity & Climate Chain Coalition – Digital Innovation for Climate Action Empowerment
- Monika Manolova, PhD, Global Alliance for Digital Education/Digital Literacy Alliance – Youth focused digital skills development for SDGs localization and participatory early warning systems
- Emilie McGlone, Peace Boat US Citizen science programs for the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
- Charles Brigham, ESRI – Maps, Storytelling & Localization of SDGs
- ESG expert or/and Philanthropy partner – Localization of global philanthropy and impact entrepreneurship data and synergy potentials with One Map
- Discussants / Ideas Pitching / Q&A
13.00 – 15.00 Lunch break
15.00 – 16.15 Creating the Future with Music and Art
- GloCha Solution III: GloCha edutainment and creative economy programs (GloCha contest, festival, DigitalArt4Climate CoCreation Hub, streaming TV, digital collectibles, ..)
- Maria Paula Fidalgo (online), Culture Based Climate Action on the Road to COP30 (video conference)
- Kirsten Wessel, COP29 Entertainment + Culture Pavilion
- How to mobilize global music and art networks for global goals implementation – Good practice cases of the International Academy for Art and Cultural Studies (IAA) in coop with UNITAR
- Gail Davvis Carter, AI, music and film, capacity building
- Makoto Okubo, Music for SDGs
- Daniel Morrell, Balance Eco Fdt & Ltd, Singing Trees to life
- Discussants / Ideas Pitching / Q&A
16.15 – 17.00 Young Future Creators (in cooperation with IYC informal Youth Summit of the Future)
Moderator: Ali Mustafa – Founder and CEO of the International Youth Conference
- Shurabe Mercado – Vice President of the International Youth Conference
- Penelope Oliver – 17 year old, Advisor and Chair of Board of Future Generations at IYC
- Sachin Chaudry – Grassroot Youth Activist from India and Director of IYC
17.00 – 18.00 Spaces, Resources, Knowledge & Tools for global goals impact entrepreneurship and creative economy
Moderator: John Goulandris, GloCha Global Challenges Foundation New York Inc.
- Susanna Choe, GloCha Global Challenges Foundation New York Inc. – Presentation of the We the People Center initiative
- Reshma Patel, & Senior Vice President Four Rivers & Manhattan Community Board 6
- Judith Espinoza-WEF Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Metaverse – New Spaces for New Ideas, Intercultural encounter and Action Empowerment
- Giselle Allers
18.15 – 20.00 Reception and presentation of exhibit – UN Gift Shop Area
Expected Outcomes:
- Strengthened collaboration between youth, local communities, and global partners.
- Enhanced digital innovation and data integration for SDG localization.
- Increased awareness of cultural initiatives and their role in climate action and sustainable development.
- Networking opportunities for stakeholders to explore future partnerships and initiatives.
This event serves as a significant precursor to the UN Summit of the Future 2024, setting the stage for impactful discussions and actions toward achieving global goals.
