As the President of the G20, India has set forth an ambitious agenda which aims to address the priorities and challenges of developing nations, including economic empowerment and growth, financial stability, improved health and educational outcomes, food and energy security, and climate resilience. India’s development journey and innovative bottom-up multi-stakeholder approaches to achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals offer exemplary models that can be replicated in other countries of the Global South.
10:00 - 10:30 (US)
10:30 - 10:50 (US)
Welcome Remarks: Jagannatha Kumar, CEO, Reliance Foundation, India
Opening Remarks: Shombi Sharp, UN Resident Coordinator – India
Video Launch of Report:
Ideas, Innovation, Implementation: India’s Journey towards the SDGs
Launch of Report and Keynote Address:
Ruchira Kamboj, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
Host: Samir Saran, President, Observer Research Foundation, India
10:50 - 11:50 (US)
India has the potential to be a major partner for other Global South countries in supporting their sustainable development aspirations and bringing back lessons to enrich its own. In this context, this panel discusses some crucial questions (1) What have been the major challenges in developing wide- ranging programmes and public services, and what are the lessons to be kept in mind? (2) How are various stakeholders with their own challenges and advantages, such as the private sector, and local governments engaged in these? (3) How can India’s experiences be translated for other geographies and equally, what lessons can India learn from other countries?
Spotlight Address: Christopher Elias, President, Global Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Speakers:
Chandrika Bahadur,Chief Executive Officer, The Antara Foundation, India
Hemang Jani, Senior Advisor to Executive Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka, The World Bank Group
George Ronald Gray, Head of Strategic Policy Engagement and Chief Economist, UNDP
Änjali Kaur, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia, USAID
Moderator: Dhruva Jaishankar,Executive Director, ORF-America, USA
11:50 - 11:55 (US)
11:55 - 12:50 (US)
There is an emerging global discourse for more women in decision-making positions in politics, entrepreneurship, civil society, and business. Are there justifications beyond the argument that greater female representation at all levels of society is a social necessity? What arguments and examples can we find across the world about the economic and social impact of ecosystems that empower women? Will communities that build these systems effectively have an edge in rapidly changing times? How can both public and private institutions overcome traditional barriers that curtail the effective participation of women in policy and politics?
Speakers:
Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, United Nations
Nitya Mohan Khemka,Director – Strategic Initiatives, PATH
Maggie Sprenger,General Partner, Audere Capital LLC, USA
Vaishali Nigam Sinha, Co-Founder and Chairperson of Sustainability, ReNew, India
Moderator: Vanita Sharma,Advisor, Strategic Initiatives, Reliance Foundation, India
12:50 - 13:05 (US)
13:05 - 14:00 (US)
The SDG Mid-Term Review – which was launched in July 2023 – is identifying the development milestones attained by UN member states so far, assessing gaps in progress, and re-setting the targets that must be met by 2030. How can the global community come together in these seven years to achieve what it set out in 2015? What are the chief lessons learned from the SDG implementation exercise? Who are the key actors who might define the next phase of international development, and what kinds of new strategic partnerships might one expect? Could existing development blueprints like Africa 2063, and India’s roadmap for becoming a net zero emitter by 2070, help shape novel pathways for global inclusive growth and green futures?
Speakers:
María Fernanda Espinosa,Former President of the United Nations General Assembly
Arvind Panagariya, Professor of Economics and the Jagdish Bhagwati Professor of Indian Political Economy, Columbia University, US
Luciana Servo,President, Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA), Brazil
Ankur Vora,Chief Strategy Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Ayoade Alakija,Special Envoy, ACT Accelerator, WHO
Moderator: Jagannatha Kumar, CEO, Reliance Foundation, India
14:00 - 16:30 (US)
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