SCHEDULE

11:00AM – 11:30AM

9:00AM – 9:30AM Arrivals Coffee + snacks are served

9:30AM – 10:00AM Welcome + Opening Remarks

10:00AM – 11:00AM The Business Case for the SDGs: Why the SDGs are the Right Framework at the Right Time

Paul Polman CEO, Unilever

Paul Polman has been CEO of Unilever since January 2009. Under his leadership Unilever has an ambitious vision to fully decouple its growth from overall environmental footprint and increase its positive social impact through the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan.

Paul has played a significant role first in developing the Sustainable Development Goals, and now in promoting action towards their delivery as a member of the SDG Advocacy Group. His commitment to the SDGs inspired him and others to establish the Business and Sustainable Development Commission, whose flagship report, ‘Better Business, Better World’, maps the economic prize for companies that align with the Goals.

Discussion + Manitoba Context

LIvestream

Sli.do Q & A

11:30AM – 12:30PM

12:30PM – 1:30PM

Local to Global: Canada’s Progress on the SDGs at Home and Around the World

Heather McPherson Executive Director, Alberta Council for Global Cooperation

Mel Wilson President, M.J. Wilson + Associates Inc.

In 2017 the first-ever multi-stakeholder symposium in Canada dedicated to the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and the SDGs was hosted in Calgary, Alberta. Together 2017 bridged the gap across sectors about the UN Sustainable Development Goals and emphasized the importance of collaboration and innovation in achieving the 2030 Agenda. This session will highlight some key events, moments and initiatives that have been important in advancing the 2030 Agenda. economic prize for companies that align with the Goals.

Discussion + Manitoba Context Lunch is served

1:30PM – 2:00PM Keynote: Shiza Shahid

Shiza Shahid CEO, NOW Ventures Co-founder, Malala Fund

Shiza Shahid is an entrepreneur, investor, and thought-leader. She is passionate about leveraging philanthropy, entrepreneurship, technology and the media to drive scalable social impact.

Shiza co-founded the Malala Fund with Malala Yousafzai, and led the organization as founding CEO through to the Nobel Peace Prize. She is now focused on supporting mission-driven startups whose financial success makes the world a better place through her fund and platform, NOW Ventures. Shiza is a prominent speaker on social innovation and impact, human rights, and women’s rights, and mission-driven business.

Pre-recorded

Pre-recorded

2:00PM – 2:45PM

2:45PM – 3:15PM

Panel: Turning Gender Equality into Reality

Heather Barnabe CEO, G(irls)20

Matt Capobianco Business Development Director, Rumie Initiative

Julie Savard-Shaw Director of Partnerships, Women Deliver Mobilization, Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health

Shiza Shahid CEO, NOW Ventures

Ending all forms of discrimination against women and girls is not only a basic human right, but it also crucial to accelerating sustainable development. It has been proven time and again, that empowering women and girls has a multiplier effect, and helps drive up economic growth and development across the board. The SDGs aim to build on these achievements to ensure that there is an end to discrimination against women and girls everywhere. Gender equality by 2030 requires urgent action to eliminate the many root causes of discrimination that still curtail women’s rights in private and public spheres. This panel will create a unique platform for constructive dialogue and collaboration that will help to break down silos and make gender equality a reality across all sectors.

Discussion + Manitoba Context Coffee + snacks are served

3:15PM – 4:00PM SDGs Around the World: A Scan of Successes and Challenges

Babatomiwa John Adesia Private Sector + Philanthropy Engagement Consultant, UN SDG Fund

Farooq Ullah Executive Director, Centre for Development Results

The Sustainable Development Goals are a call for action by all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. They recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth and addresses a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and environmental protection. This session will provide a scan of the successes and challenges associated to the SDGs.

Pre-recorded

Pre-recorded