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Tuesday, August 16
 

9:00am EDT

(REF 000003-V) Understanding the UN System and how to use your Session to connect and engage OnlineDeclan Kirrane

10:00am EDT

(REF 16611-Hybrid) Scientific innovation to address sickle cell disease: From newborn screening to curative gene therapy in Africa Hybrid
 
Sunday, August 21
 

9:00am EDT

(Ref 000000) Developing a Science Narrative for the UN Summit of the Future, 14 Sept 2023 (9am NYC; 3pm Brussels; 6:30pm Delhi) OnlineDeclan Kirrane
 
Saturday, August 27
 

10:00am EDT

(REF 27215) Africa-Europe Foundation Day- Agri-Food Session UN Headquarters, Senegalese Mission, Room 8, New York
 
Tuesday, September 13
 

10:00am EDT

(REF 13439) Guidelines on preparing a Research Proposal OnlineGeraldine Canny

11:00am EDT

(REF 13001) Science Summit at UNGA77 Opening Session OnlineFadeke Ayoola • Encieh Erfani • rahma rachdi • Intisar Soghayroun • Dasapta Erwin Irawan • Frank Mugyenyi • Julie Makani • Sampson Kofi Adotey • Dr. Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad • Ramin Sedehi • George Owusu Essegbey • Juan Miguel González-Aranda • Martina Desole • Solomon Benor • Shaikha AlSanad • Yolanda Moyo • Adeleke Olorunnimbe Mamora • Iqbal Choudhary • Marleen Temmerman • Per Espen Stoknes • Declan Kirrane • Anna Stewart-Ibarra (REF 13005) Mozambique Science and Innovation in Network - Convened by Osuwela Mozambique OnlineAntonio Batel • Dr. Domingos Barbosa • Declan Kirrane • Susana Catita • Zeferino Martins • Miguel Bergano

2:00pm EDT

(REF 13006) Post Covid Business challenges and Innovation - Convened by Geneva Business School OnlineVincenzo Lorusso • Sanja Ilieva • Prof. Dr. Alexandrina Maria Pauceanu

4:00pm EDT

(REF 13007) Briefing on education in Uganda - Convened by Makerere University, Uganda OnlineAnthony Tibaingana (REF 13008) Fostering Collaboration to Accelerate Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Convened by the Kilimanjaro Innovation Hub OnlineRicha Shrivastava • Lise Fuhr • Mammo Muchie • Addis Kassahun Mulat • Al Abreha • Mehret Walga • Matthew Ash • Thomas Ammerl • Rahel Belete
 
Wednesday, September 14
 

9:00am EDT

(REF 14009) Biodiversity in Latinoamerica "UNIDOS POR LA BIODIVERSIDAD DE LATINOAMERICA" Hybrid / PUERTO IGUAZU - MISIONES - ARGENTINAAnna Stewart-Ibarra • Francisco José Prieto Albuja • Adriana Brandt • Felipe do Vale • Jon Paul Rodríguez • Magter. Arq. L. B. Viviana Rovira • Lic. Rafael sosa Brizuela • Randall García • Hernando García • Martín René Araneda Mayenberger • Emanuel Grassi • Erik Ruuth

10:00am EDT

(REF 14010) Session on Sustainable Development Goals 13 and 14: Marine and Coastal Zones in Mexico - Convened by the Institute of Ecology, Fisheries and Oceanography of the Gulf of Mexico (EPOMEX), Autonomous University... OnlineFrancisco Ramirez • Beatriz E. Vega Serratos • Debora L. Ramírez Vargas • Angelina del Carmen Peña Puch • Evalia Rivero Arriaga • Carlos Paz • Atahualpa Sosa Lopez • Evelia Rivera-Arriaga • Gregorio Posada Vanegas • Claudia Maricusa Agraz Hernández • Maurilio Lara Flores • Evelia Rivera-Arriaga

11:00am EDT

(REF 14013) Keynote by Dr Solomon Assefa, IBM: Building Our Sustainable Future Through Science and Computing OnlineDeclan Kirrane • Solomon Assefa • Triona McCormack

2:00pm EDT

(REF 14014) Advancing Inter-scientific Dialogue for the participation of Indigenous Peoples, Youth and Women in the context of the climate crisis OnlineAngélica Ponce Chambi • Sandra Rodriguez Ruiz • Susana Pacata • Sergio Richard Romero Nina • Fany Ramos Quispe • Fany Ramos Quispe (REF 14431) Keynote: Canada's International Science and Technology Partnerships OnlineSara Wilshaw • Lissa Matyas

4:00pm EDT

(REF 14017) An Open Science Cloud for the SDGs - Convened by ESOC OnlineMarialuisa Lavitrano • Declan Kirrane (REF 14016) How standards are support the implementation of the SDGs - Convened by the IEEE OnlineKonstantinos Karachalios

4:30pm EDT

(REF 14378) From Smart cities to Metaverse: How can technology advise local policymakers?  OnlineValeriya Azarova • Lise Fuhr • Alex Cahana • Arsalan Abtahi • Kavya Pearlman • Mary Carbajal • Rafael Mojden • Joel Myers
 
Thursday, September 15
 

7:00am EDT

(REF 15018) The diversity of scholarly research from Indonesia - OnlineDasapta Erwin Irawan

8:00am EDT

(REF 15019) Funding Transdisciplinary Research in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs)/ Global South - Legitimacy, Empowerment and Societal Impact OnlineErik Ruuth • Nicole Arbour • Bamidele Ademola Olateju • Aldo Stroebel • Daniel Buss • Erica Key

9:00am EDT

(REF 15023) Bringing Together Life Science Resources - Convened by ELIXIR Online (REF 15021) Knowledge for Society and Knowledge for Humanity: Towards an Agenda for Now and Beyond OnlineLuiz Mello • Hugo Aguilaniu • Anita Hardon • Camilo Erazo • Ted Hewitt (REF 15020) India’s Innovation System and Sustainable Development: Contemporary Challenges and Way Forward for Inter-linking evolutionary actors, organization and institutions OnlineSarbjot Singh Behl • Nagesh Kumar • KJ Joseph • Y. Madhavi • Nirvikar Singh • Chintan Vaishnav • Padmashree Gehl Sampath • Swati Mehta • Declan Kirrane • Rajesh GK • Swati Mehta • Mammo Muchie

10:00am EDT

(REF 15022) Fostering transcontinental and intercontinental science collaboration - Convened by the Inter- American Institute for Global Research (IAI) OnlineMatías Mastrangelo • Nicole Arbour • Marcos Regis da Silva • Erik Ruuth (REF 15099) Young and Global - A perspective on today's challenges in science - convened by the Global Young Academy OnlineEncieh Erfani • Anindita Bhadra • Yensi Flores Bueso • Natasha Gownaris • Carlo D Ippoliti • Pradeep Kumar • Robert Lepenies • Ibrahim Sidi Zakari • Saja Al Zoubi • Felix Moronta • André Xuereb • Yoko Shimpuku • Priscilla Kolibea Mante • Markus J. Prutsch • Monika Kędra • Jennifer Plaul (REF 15024) The GLOBE Program – an international science and education program that fosters the next generation of STEM professionals and SCIENCE DIPLOMACY OnlineLarisa Schelkin • Michael Jabot • Tony Murphy • Yupaporn Laplai • Ela Wołoszyńska-Wiśniewska • Nadhira Ahmed Alharthy • Kevin Czajkowski • Madam Ngosse Fall Bousso • Marta Kingsland

11:00am EDT

(Ref 15025) South-South and North- South Cooperation for Innovation OnlineProf. Vathi Papu- Zamxaka • Mammo Muchie • Abdelkader Djeflat • Baskaran Angathevar • Mingfeng Tang • Rajesh GK • Declan Kirrane • Rajesh GK • Swati Mehta • Mammo Muchie

1:00pm EDT

(REF 15622) Holding Wonder and Grief: Some Notes on Collaboration between Poets and Scientists OnlineTess Taylor • Dr. Nalini M. Nadkarni • JANE HIRSHFIELD • RYAN CARLE • Ramin Sedehi

2:00pm EDT

(REF 15028) Empowering Young Professionals to become global leaders attaining the United Nations SDGs: Convened by United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Global Diplomacy Initiative (GDI) and... OnlineLarisa Schelkin • Michael Jabot • Dr. Roger Anderson • Jigme Wangmo • Nadine Normand-Marconnet • Marvin Cheung • Juliana Dagnese • Dr. Andrea Thomas • Ritwajit Das • Emely Martinez • Jeremiah Perez-Torres (REF 15029 - Hybrid) Empowering youth in Africa to be creative leaders in science and technology - Convened by the The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) The Yale Club of New YorkSampson Kofi Adotey • Yinka Adegoke • Bamidele Ademola Olateju • Lydie Hakizimana • Nana Baffour • Emmanuel Tayo Akinlabi • Belinta Simiyu

3:00pm EDT

(REF 15432) Science Futures: Be Prepared it's Time OnlineAlisha Bhagat • Nour Batyne • Dr. Claire Nelson • Cyndi Coon • Mansi Parikh

4:00pm EDT

(REF 15030) Ageing, our best opportunity - Convened by UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing OnlineIngrid Liekens • Nic Palmarini
 
Friday, September 16
 

8:00am EDT

(REF 16158 - Hybrid) Climate change and innovative solutions - Convened by Government of Mongolia. HybridDelgermaa Enkhtaivan • Lkhagvadorj Nanzad • Erdenechimeg Bold • Declan Kirrane • Oyun Ravsal • Togtokh Chuluun • Nandin-Erdene Geserbaatar • Oyunbayar Gombojav • Enkh-Amgalan Luvsantseren • Batjargal Zamba • Munkhtseren Sharav

9:00am EDT

(REF 16031) SDG Damage Control: Trans-border Scientific Cooperation Through the International Science Reserve - Convened by the New York Academy of Sciences OnlineMila Rosenthal • Nicholas Dirks • Erwin Gianchandani • Tracy Marshall • Philip Nelson (REF 16033) Impact of Mining in Africa on Climate Change- how can science and innovation provide innovative solutions to Green Mining in Africa, especially for ASM OnlineFrank Mugyenyi

9:30am EDT

(REF 16032 - Hybrid) Biodiversity Plenary: Convened by LifeWatch ERIC/ Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) HybridEsther Chacon • Declan Kirrane • Ward Appeltans • Joe Miller • Jose Manuel Avila • Javier Castroviejo • Christos Arvanitidis • Milind Pimprikar • Inmaculada Figueroa • Nicole Arbour • Magter. Arq. L. B. Viviana Rovira • George Owusu Essegbey • Juan Miguel González-Aranda • Anna Stewart-Ibarra • Ronnie Phuthego • Nahid Osman • Bamidele Ademola Olateju • Adeleke Olorunnimbe Mamora • Enrique Alonso • Kyriazis Athanasios • Aidin Niamir • Libby Ellwood • Sudesh Kumar Yadav • Andrés Ponce • Benjamin Marticorena • Frédéric Quattara • Ali Abo Sena • Jaime Lobo Dominguez-Roqueta • Claudia Romano • Alvaro Ramos • Mario Leon Frutos • Lloyd C. Day • Arturo Luis Luna Tapia. • Hang Choun Naron • Pedro Beja • Kristian Meissner

10:00am EDT

(REF 16034) Creating SCIENCE-based CLIMATE change POLICY scenarios for success on the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Science Diplomacy OnlineLarisa Schelkin • Ellie Johnston • Krystal Noiseux • Clara Iglesias

11:00am EDT

(REF 16035) Tech Diplomacy: A Global South approach to this nascent field of statecraft OnlinePatricia Gruver • Eugenio V. Garcia • Martin Rauchbauer • Muhammad Adeel • Ramin Sedehi (REF 16036) Production Across Borders for Consumers across Borders OnlineRaphael Kaplinsky • Keun Lee • Carlo Pietrobelli • Rajah Rasiah • Prof. Fiona • Mammo Muchie • Swati Mehta • Declan Kirrane • Rajesh GK • Swati Mehta • Mammo Muchie
 
Monday, September 26
 

9:00am EDT

(REF 26162) Part 1 - Financial Sector: A call for high-quality, harmonized, reliable, and comparable climate-related data with standardized guidance to boost investor confidence and generate financial investment... OnlineFadeke Ayoola • Olufunso Somorin • Joy Aguele • Clensy Appavoo • Edgar Isingoma • Robert Rubinstein
 
Tuesday, September 27
 

8:00am EDT

(REF 27186) Role of Infrastructure on Sustainable Development - Convened by the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) OnlineDr Khaled A. Mahdi • Shaikha AlSanad • Osamah Al-Sayegh • Hasan Kamal • Prof. Eyad Masad • Jafarali Parol • Akilu Yunusa-Kaltungo (REF 27300) Employability, Inclusion, Equality and Partnerships For Decent Work  (SDG 4 - Education, SDG 8 - Decent Work And Economic Growth, SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation And Infrastructure, SDG 10 – Reduced... OnlinePoncelet O. Ileleji • Denise Galvin • Mucktarr M.Y. Darboe • Alessandro Bello • Angela Philp • Monika Aring • John D Lagdameo • Larry Hulbert

8:15am EDT

(REF 27321) SLANH: Chronic Kidney Disease in the Americas OnlineGUILLERMO ALVAREZ • VICENTE SANCHEZ POLO • Laura Sanabria • Jorge Rico Fontalvo • CARLOS ZUNIGA • RAMON TRABANINO • Maria Carlota Gonzalez Bedat • Alejandro Ferreiro Fuentes • Guillermo Rosa Diez • Cristina Carlino • Pablo Rios • Sebastian Cabrera • Javier Arango • Santiago Torales • Augusto Vallejos • Cinthya Uzcategui

9:00am EDT

(REF 27208) Sustainable strengthening and safe use of marine and freshwater resources to increase food security in developing countries HybridNarcisa Bandarra • Ana Roque • Cristobal Chaidez • Carla Pires • Pedro Pousão-Ferreira • Carolina Mendes Costa • Leila Hayashi • Maria Célia Portella • Carmen Santos • João Cardoso • Rui Rocha • Solomon Benor • João Cotrim de Figueiredo • Margarida Saavedra (REF 27064) Argentina: National strategies for Biodiversity study, conservation and restoration. OnlineLucas Garibaldi • Lucia Rodríguez Planes • Gerardo Robledo • Valeria Bauni • Alejandro Giraudo • Convenors: Alejandro Sosa • Ignacio Gasparri • Claudio Bertonatti • Lucas Garibaldi • Emanuel Grassi • María Florencia Restelli • Erik Ruuth (REF 27182) The SDGs in the the Andean region. Biodiversity of the high plateaus. Opportunities for sustainable production and living. OnlineLiliana Bergesio • Bibiana Vilá • Catherine Sahley • Manuel Prieto • Natividad González • Yanina Arzamendia • Veronica Rojo (REF 27201) Knowing and protecting life on earth starts with Natural History and Science Innovation OnlineSea McKeon • Dr. Nalini M. Nadkarni • Dr. Ursula Valdez • Darren Naish • Dr. Tom Fleischner • Dr. Ni Kadek Dita Cahyani • Michele Weber (REF 26162) Part 2 - Project Entities / Agencies: A call for high-quality, harmonized, reliable, and comparable climate-related data with standardized guidance to boost investor confidence and generate financial... OnlineFadeke Ayoola • Thandie Bubala Hamaimbo • Mercy Kimani • Jesse Nyokabi (REF 26167) PART 2 - The Digital Transition for Healthcare – Stay Left, Shift Left – 10X - A paradigm, policy, platform and prescription for wellness and better health - Convened by Health Services Executive... HybridMarc Alexander • Liz Ashall-Payne • George Crooks • Martin Curley • Dave Deangelis • Romita Ghosh • CAROLYN GULLERY • Ann Mond Johnson • Richard Jones • Yoona Kim • Declan Kirrane • Charles Larkin • Eeva Leinonen • Matthew Mullarkey • Brian O'Connor • Sarah Jane O'Dwyer • Rajat Piri • Setiaji Setiaji • John Sheehan • Ghada Trotabas • Peter Weimersheimer • Richard Wyatt-Haines (REF 27211) The Measure that Matters: How Universities and Industry Can Collaborate at Pace to Solve Global Problems and Improve the Human Condition OnlineAnthony Boccanfuso • Dafydd Owen • Aled Edwards • Malcolm Skingle • Ramin Sedehi (REF 27190) Navigating complexity, uncertainty, and ambiguity: new forms of science-policy interface. OnlineNicole Arbour • Catharina Any Sulistyowati • Piotr Magnuszewski • Reinhold Mangundu • Josie Chambers • Gloria Benedikt • Bartek Naprawa • Ramin Sedehi (REF 27209) Decolonizing Science and Moving to Inclusive Science HybridThilina Heenatigala • Tana Joseph

10:00am EDT

(REF 27213) Agri-food systems: Increasing resilience to shocks and crises - Convened by the Africa-Europe Foundation UN Headquarters, Senegalese Mission, Room 8, New YorkKandeh Yumkella • Wanjira Mathai • Stefanos Fotiou • Ibrahim Mayaki • H.E. Richard Randriamandrato • H.E. Francisco André • H.E. Olof Skoog • H.E. Fatima Kyari Mohammed • Christina Duarte (REF 27214) Green Medicines: Plant Molecular Farming and a New Collaboration Model for Addressing Global Health Challenges HybridDeclan Kirrane • Josef Glössl • Kurt Zatloukal • Juan Miguel González-Aranda • Ben Durham • Prof. Ed Rybicki • Belinda Shaw • Prof. Inge Broer • Julian Ma • Prof. Florian Krammer • Ambassador Dr. Alexander Marschik • Professor Edwin Scott Asemota • Dr. Ofra Chen • Prof. Waranyoo Phoolcharoen • Dr. Martín Salinas • Dr. Hermann Garden • Intisar Soghayroun • Dr Danjuma Usman Shiddi • Dr Cynthia Asare Bediako

11:00am EDT

(REF 27216) Center for Species Survival Argentina - Ex-situ conservation as a strategy to REVERSE THE RED: experiences, achievements and next steps OnlinePablo Siroski • Paula Gonzalez Ciccia • Federico Kacoliris • Alicia de la Colina • Nahomy De Andrade (REF 27906) Special Keynote by Maria Cristina Russo, Director for Global Approach and International Cooperation in Research and Innovation OnlineMaria Cristina Russo (REF 27043) Tackling the Sustainable Development Goals: how innovative international collaboration in higher education can contributePim de Boer

12:00pm EDT

(REF 27217) Scaling up adaptation finance ahead of COP27 - Convened by the Africa Europe Foundation UN Headquarters, Senegalese Mission, Room 8, New YorkKandeh Yumkella • Dymphna van der Lans • Romy Andrianarisoa • Vhalinavho Khavhagali • Marc van Heukelen • Barbara Creecy

1:00pm EDT

(REF 27172) Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Research in Brazil OnlineDr. Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz • Prof. Glaucia Mendes Souza • Prof. Patricia Morelatto • Dr. Igor Cavallini Johansen • Michele Weber

2:00pm EDT

(REF 27340) Reverse the Red - Center for Species Survival Brazil: a hub to boost conservation efforts for the world’s most biodiverse country OnlineFabiana Rocha • Nahomy De Andrade (REF 27218) Global South 4 Better AI Futures: Ethical AI and the achievement of UN SDGs - Convened by University of Warwick, IGSD OnlineMayen Cunden • Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem • Kutoma Wakunuma • Cynthia Picolo • Gabriella Razzano (REF 27219 - Hybrid) Biobanking for Bangladesh - Convened by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) HybridKurt Zatloukal • Rita Lawlor • Arman Rahman • Laila Banu

3:00pm EDT

(REF 27222) Responsible AI for Africa’s Development: Convened by Africa-Europe Foundation Consulate General of France, New YorkSteve Rochlin • Yankhoba Diatara • Sanda Ojiambo • Joris Cyizere • Tracey Li • Rebecca Distler

4:00pm EDT

(REF 27103) Building Resilient Societal/Communal Responses to Environmental Changes OnlineAaron Rose • John Francis, PhD • Madeline Haas • Kathryn Laskey, PhD • Tonya Thornton, PhD • Linton Wells II, PhD
 
Wednesday, September 28
 

7:00am EDT

(REF 28512) The Trust Landscape in Japan and Implications for SDGs OnlineMeghan Barstow • Tove Kinooka • Takanobu Luke Date • Vanessa Ohshima (REF 28555) CSIR, India: An Innovation Hub for Global Sustainable Development OnlineSuddhasatwa Basu • Ashish Lele • Abhay A Pashilkar • B. Chandrasekaran • lndranil Chattoraj • N. Anandavalli • K.J. Sreeram • Ram Vishwakarma • V. M. Tiwari • Declan Kirrane • Dhananjay Tiwary • Rama Swami Bansal

9:00am EDT

(REF 28033) Holywood – an ecclesiastical approach to forest management OnlineSofia Backlund • Katarina Hallenborg • Jörgen Hansson • Erik Ruuth (REF 28231) AlphaGalileo News Service training session OnlineFigen Eker (REF 26162) PART 3 - NET Zero Cities: A call for high-quality, harmonized, reliable, and comparable climate-related data with standardized guidance to boost investor confidence and generate financial investment... OnlineFadeke Ayoola • Adam Hearn • Lidia Aviles H.E. • Geraldine Mahoro • Josephine Pallandt (REF 28082) The intersection of climate change and machine learning OnlineDavid Rolnick • Catherine Nakalembe • Lynn Kaack • Angel Hsu • Peter Dueben • Mathilde Brillu • Ramin Sedehi (REF 28811) Zero Trust in the Global South: A Lens on the Healthtech Startup Ecosystem OnlineDez Blanchfield • Melissa Sassi • Stephen Yaw Asamoah • Ahmed Fadl • Irene Kiwia • Mpho Machaka • Sonja Coetzer (REF 28235) Advancing self-sufficiency in biological medicines manufacturing for broadened access in Africa to achieve SDGs – Convened by CSIR, South Africa OnlineRachel Chikwamba • Kerry Love • Natasa Skoko • Caryn Fenner • Petro Terblanche • Andre Germishuizen • Tsepo Tsekoa (REF 28241) The Challenge of Untapping Latin America's Biodiversity Potential: Is Bioprospecting the Way? OnlineCristian Desmarchelier • Tamara Rubilar • Marcelino Gutierrez • Olga Genilloud • Veronica Vargas • María Clara Ponce Mora • Alejandro Lago • Cristian Desmarchelier (REF 28234) Prospects for Latvian space science and technology to fulfill UN Space Agenda 2030 OnlineDr. Bernard Foing • Arnolds Ubelis • Kalvis Salmiņš • Ilgmars Eglitis • Aigars Atvars • Pauls Irbins • Roberts Kancāns • Kaspars Karolis • Angelina Bekasova • Aleksejs Klokovs • Vidvuds Zigismunds Beldavs (REF 28236) Children & youth at the intersection of education, climate change and health OnlineIrene Torres • Sunny Guidotti • Ruth Custode • Carole Faucher • Irene Torres

10:00am EDT

(REF 28020) Biotech: contributing to the conservation and restoration of biodiversity in Brazil OnlineJosé Luis Gordon • Paulo Coutinho • Patricia Toledo • Glêison Augusto dos Santos • Suiana Sasse Hasselmann • André Borba • Igor Manhães Nazareth • Carlos Eduardo Pereira • Helio Frederico Hasselmann • Ana Arroio • Rita Macedo (REF 28400) PANLAR Advocacy: A patients perspective OnlineMiguel Albanese (REF 28246) Socioenvironmental conflicts related to water in South America: tensions around access, use, and management OnlinePaúl Cisneros • Maria Teresa Oré • Anahi Ocampo • Ana Britto • Natalia Dias Tadeu • Natalia Dias Tadeu • Micaela Trimble

11:00am EDT

(REF 28901) Female Founded Tech Startups: Building, Scaling & Thriving Against the Odds OnlineOlfa Hamdi • Melissa Sassi • Frasia Kamau • Theodora Lau • Henda Regaya • Dona Sarkar (REF 28801) Keynote Lecture: Digital Twins for Personalized Cancer Medicine by Prof Walter Kolch, University College Dublin, Ireland. OnlineWalter Kolch (REF 28243)Language and Quality Education: What is the role of our world's languages in realizing the sustainable development goals? OnlineRashmi Biswas • Gelareh Keshavarz • Jean-Francois Michaud • Diana Al-Dajani • Roberto Di Prospero • Valentina Spyropoulou • Celia Richardson • Ellen-Rose Kambel • Emmanuelle Le Pichon • Robin Bacher • Todd Cunningham • Elisabeth Rees-Johnstone • Samantha Presutto • Perri Termine • Ramin Sedehi

2:00pm EDT

(REF 28117) Industry-based research to support environmentally sustainable practices OnlineGuilherme Oliveira • Maximo Rivarola • Rafael Leandro de Assis • Guilherme Oliveira (REF 28245) Non-profit organizations as drivers of Science Outreach and Citizen Empowerment - Convened by Lecturers without Borders OnlineEugenia Covernton • Anastasia Mityagina • Vimlendu Jha • Bastian Greshake Tzovaras • Stephanie Okeyo • Joana Moscoso • Alice Motion • Cecilia Di Prinzio • Emma O'Brien (REF 28808) Session 3 Title: Rapid-Fire Lightening Talks: Female Trailblazers Making Moves to Solve Local Challenges with STEM OnlineHadjer Benmeziane • Lella Halloum • Sandra Phiri • Melissa Sassi • Kelly Lovell • Kaoutar El-Maghraoui • Ben Younkman • Sadaffe Abid: • Krshtee Sukhbilas • Lena Ostlund • Natalja Rodionova • Abdullateef Aliyu • Mistura Muibi-Tajani • Phallideth Phen (REF 28244) Synthetic Biology Meets Precision Medicine - Convened by the Synthetic Biology and Precision Medicine Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South AfricaDeepak Balaji Thimiri Govindaraj

4:00pm EDT

(REF 28074) Traditional Ecological Knowledge for Action-Oriented and Socially-Just Research in the Americas OnlineMarshalee Valentine • Gabriela Alonso Yanez • Lily House Peters • Lily House-Peters • Gabriela Alonso Yanez (REF 28541) Coproducción de conocimiento en acción: producción científica en América del Sur OnlineRuth Ladenheim • Carolina Vera • Diana Suarez • Cecilia E Hidalgo • Judith Sutz • Rodrigo Arocena • Erik Ruuth (REF 28798) Session 4 Title: Blockchain4Good: Examples of Fintech Converging with Social Good to Solve the Wickedest Challenges of our Time OnlineMilton Cabral • Bryan Young • Steve Johanns • Constance (Vuyo) Mhlotshane • Jonathan Leigh • Melissa Sassi
 
Thursday, September 29
 

8:00am EDT

(REF 29100) Compostaje Comunitario: Experiencias en Latino América OnlinePaula Alvarez • Violeta Silbert • Pamela Carolina Natan • Marcos José de Abreu • Clara Espínola (REF 29026) Achieving Health for All and Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals Through Inclusive Research and Development and Equitable Access: Best Practices and Lessons Learned OnlineBoghuma Kabisen Titanji • Andrea Lucard • Soumya Swaminathan • Anna Doubell • Norbert Ndjeka • Mel Spigelman • Luis Pizarro • Osamu Kunii • Marcus Vinícius Guimarães de Lacerda • Radha Rangarajan • Maurine Murenga (REF 29392) Moving from research to Innovation - Preparation steps to start a successful business OnlineProf. Dr. Alexandrina Maria Pauceanu (REF 29278) Sudan Sciences session: Contribution of the scientific community towards the SDGs - Convened by the National Council for Research OnlineAmmar Mohammed Elamin Hassan • EL Khitma Mohammed • Dr. Hanan Ibrahim Mudawi • Essam Warrag • Randa H. Elsalahi • Azza Zeinelabdin Karrar • Eltayb Abdellatef • Zeinab A. Osman

9:00am EDT

(REF 29250) The key for a successful UN’s Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework - standards for measuring biodiversity with molecular tools. Keynote by Professor Florian Leese University Duisburg-Essen - convened... HybridFlorian Leese • Kristian Meissner (REF 29500) Conservación de especies: Fronteras en la reproducción asistida en la conservación de especiesDaniel Salamone • Erik Ruuth (REF 29781) A brighter Future in Learning Strategies in Higher Education: an inspiring experience from biomedical field OnlineMaria de Lourdes Pereira • Margarida Fardilha • Erick Silva • Ramin Sedehi (REF 22112) Using Assistive Technology to Promote Social Inclusion for People with Disability through Collaboration and Partnership between Africa, America, Asia and Europe Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations & Video ConferenceConnie SUNG • Geraldine Leader • Sheryl Burgstahler • June Chen • Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf • Binta Koita • Dr. Cynthia Lai • Boitumelo MANGOPE • Christiana OKYERE • Laurie Penfold • Ambumulire Phiri • Gerard Quinn • rahma rachdi • Dr. Marcia Scherer • Jo Sinha (REF 29255) Funding for basic science in the age of rapid global change: opportunities for maximizing impact OnlineDr. Dusan Pejakovic • Dr. Maria C. Pellegrini • Dr. Gregory Gabadadze • Dr. Maria Uhle • Dr. Christopher Martin • Dr. Carly Strasser • Dr. Matthew Walhout • Michele Weber (REF 29257) CSIR’s Biomanufacturing Strategy, a catalyst for Bio-Entrepreneurship and building a sustainable Bio-economy – Convened by CSIR, South Africa OnlineDusty Gardiner • Lara Kotze-Jacob • Lucia Steenkamp • Santosh Ramchuran • Viren Chunilall • Tsepo Tsekoa (REF 29260 - IN-PERSON - Hybrid) Cervical cancer as a revealing example of worldwide disparities in cancer prevention and care - Convened by Institut Curie, Paris, France Permanent Mission of France to the United NationsPartha Basu • Maud Kamal • Hussein Kidanto • Fabrice Lecuru • Aljoša Mandić • Christophe Le Tourneau • Carolina Wiesner • Maud Kamal • Fabrice Lecuru • Christophe Le Tourneau (REF 29260 - ONLINE) Cervical cancer as a revealing example of worldwide disparities in cancer prevention and care - Convened by Institut Curie, Paris, France OnlineMaud Kamal • Christophe Le Tourneau • Fabrice Lecuru • Carolina Wiesner • Aljoša Mandić • Hussein Kidanto • Partha Basu • Maud Kamal • Fabrice Lecuru • Christophe Le Tourneau (REF 29258 - Hybrid) The Future of Global Governance Series: Driving Living Labs Adoption Globally - Convened by the European Network of Living Labs HybridMartina Desole • Marvin Cheung • Marguerite Van Cook • Valentino Piana • Georgia Ayfantopoulou • Francois Crêtien • Declan Kirrane • Yasin Kartoğlu • Deirdre de Bhailís • Gareth Priday • Fernando Vilariñho • Eveliina Asikainen • Rosa Almeida • Evdokimos Konstantinidis, (REF 29251) Calestous Juma Legacy Foundation Essay Competition Award - Uplifting young African minds for development in Africa’s mineral resource sector OnlineTreasure Maphanga • Johanna Lawson-Dick • Innocent Kawoya • Boateng Onwona‐Agyeman • Frank Mugyenyi

9:30am EDT

(REF 29344) Brazilian R&D contributions for innovation in food systems OnlineDaniela Biaggioni Lopes • Fabíola Fogaça • Alineaurea Florentino Silva • Vinicius de Melo Benites • Valeria Hammes

9:50am EDT

(REF 29261) The key for a successful UN’s Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework - standards for measuring biodiversity with molecular tools. Session 1: Biodiversity on seven continents - Convened by SYKE. HybridDavid Smith • María Cecilia Londoño Murcia • John Darling • Kristian Meissner (REF 29262) The key for a successful UN’s Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework - standards for measuring biodiversity with molecular tools. Session 2: eDNA and molecular approaches- convened by SYKE. HybridGernot Segelbacher • Saara Suominen • Kat Bruce • Co-convenor Tiina Laamanen • Co-convenor Veera Norros

10:00am EDT

(Ref 29439) Financing Innovations for a Climate-Smart Future OnlineHarshali Shinde

10:50am EDT

(REF 29264) The key for a successful UN’s Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework - standards for measuring biodiversity with molecular tools.Session 4: How and why this matters- convened by SYKE. HybridEeva Furman • Maria Julia Oliva • Claire Brown • Marine ROBUCHON • Co-convenor Tiina Laamanen • Co-convenor Veera Norros (REF 29631) The key for a successful UN’s Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework - standards for measuring biodiversity with molecular tools. Session 3: An enabling global regulatory and policy environment for... HybridDeborah Paul • Jose Alonso • Pier Luigi Buttigieg • Katja Seltmann • John Simaika • Anne Muigai • Ntanganedzeni Mapholi • Kristian Meissner

11:00am EDT

(REF 29264) Open Science tackling unmet medical needs OnlineKaitlin Thaney • Guy Rouleau • Kathryn Richmond • Kris Noakes • Matthew Todd • Amel Ghouila • Ramin Sedehi

11:50am EDT

(REF 29266) The key for a successful UN’s Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework - standards for measuring biodiversity with molecular tools. Session 5: Recommendations for the UN Summit of the Future, 2023... HybridMarina von Weissenberg • Petteri Vihervaara • Co-convenor Veera Norros • Co-convenor Tiina Laamanen • Co-convenor Tiina Laamanen • Kristian Meissner • Co-convenor Veera Norros

1:00pm EDT

(REF 29267) The key for a successful UN’s Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework - standards for measuring biodiversity with molecular tools: Recommendations for UNGA77, G20, COP 27- convened by SYKE OnlineCo-convenor Tiina Laamanen • Kristian Meissner • Co-convenor Veera Norros

2:00pm EDT

(REF 29151) Open source medical technology for health equity - Convened by the Open Biomedical Engineering e-platform for Innovation through Education (UBORA)Carmelo de Maria • Victor Konde • Elizabeth Johansen • Philippa Ngaju Makobore • Atwine Daniel • Andres Diaz Lantada • Arti Devi Ahluwalia

4:00pm EDT

(REF 29645) Advances and challenges for the conservation of Biodiversity within the current development policies in Bolivia OnlineDALIAH CRISTAL CARTAGENA ROCHA • Luisa Arancibia • Fabiola Suarez • Luis Pacheco • DALIAH CRISTAL CARTAGENA ROCHA
 
Friday, September 30
 

8:00am EDT

(REF 30450) Building an international Center of Cooperation (CoC) in Smart AgricultureJames Clarke • Prof MP Gupta • Mr. Abhishek Sharma, (REF 30273) Contribution of STI to the development: case of Astronomy in Burkina Faso OnlineMarie Korsaga (REF 30478) Research Administrators (RA) role in attracting and managing international research collaborations and supporting institutions to attain the UN SDGs OnlineAra Tahmassian • Annika Glauner • Claire Chen • Fadia Homeidan • Makram Halawani

9:00am EDT

(REF 30249) Funding research for impact: strengthening the role of science and evidence-based policymaking - Convened by the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) OnlineCatherine Hankins • John Gyapong • Michael Makanga • Elmar Nimmesgern • Maria-Teresa Bejarano • Joseph Jarvis • Kirsty Le Doare • Mutsa Bwakura-Dangarembizi • Juliet Nabyonga-Orem • Jimmy Volmink • Godfrey Biemba • Chimwemwe Chamdimba • Marcel Tanner • Leonardo Simao • Kwaku Poku Asante • Ana Lúcia Weinberg

11:00am EDT

(REF 30501) Setting a Science Agenda for UNGA78 and the UN Summit of the Future 2024 OnlineDeclan Kirrane • Triona McCormack • Sandrine Dixson-Declève • Eric Daimler • Intisar Soghayroun • George Owusu Essegbey • Martina Desole • Anna Stewart-Ibarra

12:00pm EDT

REF 30561) Recovery of Ukraine’s science and innovation after the Fossil Fuel War OnlineSvitlana Krakovska • Garry Sotnik • Bohdan Oryshkevich • Olga Polotska • Oleksandr Berezko • Yulia Bezvershenko • Yuriy Khalavka • Yulia Ovchynnykova • Kyrylo Bezkorovayny • Okeksandr Diachuk • Svitlana Grynchuk • Vidvuds Zigismunds Beldavs

2:00pm EDT

(REF 30280 - hybrid) Three Institutions Supporting Science and the SDGs TBAAaron Rose • Dr. David A. Bray • Sharron McPherson • Eric Rasmussen, MD • Linton Wells II, PhD

4:00pm EDT

(REF 30281) Structures to support of sustainable development programs and research at subnational level OnlineRodrigo Corradi • MARINA LOPES • CAROLINA MESA • Sergio Aranguren • Rodrigo Perpétuo • ARMELLE CIBAKA • Rodrigo Perpétuo
 
Tuesday, October 4
 

6:00am EDT

(REF 30058) Managing use of peatlands in Latvia to meet UN sustainable development goals and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 OnlineNormunds Stivrins • Andis Lazdins • Francesco Romagnoli • Maksims Feofilovs • Vidvuds Zigismunds Beldavs

10:00am EDT

(REF 22451) Development of Biodiversity research Proposal and Partnerships: Mapping policy to implementation - by invitation. OnlineDeclan Kirrane • Erik Ruuth

12:00pm EDT

(REF 29271) Social-ecological systems of the Argentine Chaco in the context of globalization OnlineIgnacio Gasparri • Matías Mastrangelo • Sebastián Aguiar • Lucas Seghezzo • Pedro Fernandez • Sofía Nanni • micaela camino • Ignacio Gasparri • Matías Mastrangelo

2:00pm EDT

(REF 16421) ONLINE SESSION Climate Change and the everyday economy: the case of Index insurance - Convened by Columbia University OnlineSarah Garland • Souha Ouni • Daniel Osgood • J. Nicolas Hernandez-Aguilera (Nico) • Daniel Osgood REF 23148) Ecuador: Acciones y políticas nacionales para el cumplimiento de los ODS en la temática ambiental y del recurso hídrico OnlinePablo Toro • Holger Edisson Zambrano Loor • Rosa Ana González • Karina Barrera Moncayo • Pablo Sanchez Hidlago • Pablo Jarrin-V. • Bernarda Zambrano • Holger Edisson Zambrano Loor
 
Wednesday, October 5
 

9:00am EDT

(REF 05570) Multidisciplinary science and scientific advising for public decision making. Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic.Juan Aparicio • Gustavo Sibona • Gabriel Fabricius • Jodie McVernon • Daniel A.M. Villela • Saúl Ares • Fabio Sanchez • Organizing Group • Erik Ruuth