PLENARY SESSION 15:00 – 17:45
The plenary session will take on a forward-looking and integrated perspective, taking into account the key messages from the peer learning round tables that will be introduced at the outset.
The session will include a moderated multi-stakeholder panel discussion, reflecting the views of governments, international organizations, businesses, civil society, youth and academia on pathways to economic and social inclusion, sustainable growth, employment, innovation, and sustainable finance.
Moderator: Amb. Ioannis Ghikas, RFSD Co-Chair
Panellists:
• Mr. Dmitry Mariyasin, UNECE Deputy Executive Secretary
• Ms. Anna Pot, National SDG Coordinator of the Netherlands
• Mr. Harald Sonderegger, Vice-President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe,
• Mr. Antonio Hautle, Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network in Switzerland and Liechtenstein
• Ms. Beate Andrees, ILO Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia
• Yara Bon, CSO Representative, WO=MEN – Dutch Gender Platform, Kingdom of the Netherlands
• Ms. Rita de Jesus Barbosa Teixeira, youth representative, Major Group for Children and Youth
Regional perspectives on recent and upcoming intergovernmental summits such as the Summit of the Future and the implementation of the Pact for the Future, the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development and the 2nd World Summit for Social Development will be taken into account.
The panel discussion will be followed by comments and interventions from the floor.
CLOSING REMARKS 17:45 – 18:00
Mr. Dmitry Mariyasin, UNECE Deputy Executive Secretary
Co-Chairs of the Regional Forum:
• Mr. Umid Abidkhadjaev, Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance, Uzbekistan
• H.E. Ambassador Ioannis Ghikas, Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations in Geneva
