Friday
Moving Money to Impact: The Role of Finance in Achieving the SDGs
Practical information
Place: Maison de la Paix, Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2, Room P1 859
Time: 10:15am to 11:30am
Organizer: IHEID Environmental Committee
Language: English
Speaker(s) :
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Nathaniel Burkhalter, Economist, Climate Change & Sustainable Finance, Swiss National Bank
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Brindusa Burrows, Founder & CEO, The Ground_UP Project
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Valerie Harrington, Associate Fund Manager, BlueOrchard Finance
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Xavier Pierluca, Managing Partner, Enabling Qapital
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Moderation: Vincent Gstettenbauer (Master Student, International Affairs, IHEID Geneva)
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/moving-money-to-impact-the-role-of-finance-in-achieving-the-sdgs-tickets-295781770237
Description
This panel discussion focuses on the role of finance in enabling sustainable development. Speakers from different sectors will elaborate on sustainable finance and impact investing, their contribution to positive social and environmental outcomes as well as the role of the private and the public sector.
Wrapping Up Sustainability Week on a Positive Note: The Path Forward
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Place : Maison de la Paix, Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2, Salle 8
Time : 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm
Language : English
Organizer : IHEID Environmental Committee
Speaker(s):
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Caeser Vulley, FAO
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Neiva Rosa Bacon, International Trade Centre
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Sabrina Shaw, International Institute for Sustainable Development
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Yannic Bucher, Master Student, Development Studies, IHEID Geneva (Moderator)
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wrapping-up-sustainability-week-on-a-positive-note-the-path-forward-tickets-298031900437
Description
To wrap up sustainability week, we will hear perspectives of speakers from different sectors on current climate and sustainability action. What kind of positive impact is the public sector, private sector, NGOs and academia making? How are these sectors interconnected in their environmental impact? What kind of work can students be inspired to get involved in the future?
Emergency Break
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Place : Edgar and Danièle Picciotto Student Residence, Av. de France 20, Common Room
Time : 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Language : English
Organizer : IHEID Environmental Committee
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ch/e/emergency-break-tickets-298715645537
Description
The emergency break is an initiative which started in Zurich and has spread to different cities in Switzerland. The aim is to take a break from our busy lives and to provide a space for all generations to come together to reflect on the emergency of the climate crises we are living in. During this session, while sharing thoughts, experiences and plan of actions to climate change, we will create signs which we will then take to the global climate strike taking place afterwards.
Global Climate Strike
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Place : Parc des Cropettes, Rue Elisabeth-Baulacre, 1202 Genève
Time : 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Organizer : IHEID Environmental Committee