Event Schedule
Day 01 full schedule
25th Oct 2017 @ 0830 - 2230
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Opening Ceremony
The keynote speech will address some economic dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals with a view to achieving them in the context of local (state/provincial/regional/municipal) government policies and initiatives. Particular attention will be given to improving nutrition as well as mitigating climate change by using more renewable energy.
Opening remarks by The Honourable Ms Chong Eng, Penang State EXCO for Youth and Sport and Women’s Development, Family and Community
Opening speech by Mr. Stefan Priesner, UNDP Resident Representative Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam
Welcome address by The Right Honourable Mr Lim Guan Eng, Penang Chief Minister
Keynote address on Localising SDGs: Leaving No One Behind by Professor Dr Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Economist and Tun Hussein Onn Chair in International Studies, Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Malaysia
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Break
Press Conference
Session 1: SDG – The Asia-Pacific Narratives and Reflections at Sub-National and Local Government
Session 1 will showcase the narratives and experiences of selected countries and also at the ASEAN level in planning and implementing the SDGs. It will explore efforts by the different national and sub-national and local governments in prioritising and implementing SDGs within the frameworks exist between the national and sub-national policies, strategies and plans.
Session Chair: Mr. Stefan Priesner, UNDP Resident Representative Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam
Localising SDGs through public engagement in the Penang Local Government
Dato' Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Mayor, City Council of Penang Island, Malaysia
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Integrating the 2030 Agenda: SDGs Roadmap Malaysia
Economic Planning Unit (EPU) Malaysia
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Lesson from Localising SDGs at Local Government in the Asia-Pacific Regions
Dr Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi, Secretary General, UCLG-ASPAC
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ASEAN and SDGs Mainstreaming
Mr Nguyen Ngoc Son, Assistant Director & Head for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Monitoring Division, Analysis and Monitoring Directorate Department, ASEAN Secretariat
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Sustainable City: Singapore Experience
Ms Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Limited, Singapore
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Q&A
Lunch break
Session 2: Can SDGs Be Achieved Without Gender Equality?
Session 2 will provide an overview on the importance of gender equality transcending all the SDGs. The discussions will be on the right frameworks, mechanisms, approaches and partnerships that are needed to mainstream gender and the SDGs at sub-national and local government levels. Also includes discussion on the barriers/challenges to mainstream SDGs and gender at the local context and strategies to overcome them.
Moderator: Dr Cecilia Ng, Independent Researcher and Women’s Rights Advocate
Ms Koh Miyaoi
Regional Adviser on Gender, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Misun Woo
Deputy Regional Coordinator, Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development
Dr Prabha Khosla
Research Project Manager, Urbanization, gender and the global south: a transformative knowledge network, City Institute, York University, Toronto
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Ms Shanthi Dairiam
Human Rights and Women’s Rights Advocate
Q&A
Break
Session 3: SDGs and Road to Success at Sub-National & Local Government
Session 3 will focus on approaches that can accelerate the SDGs at the sub-national and local governance level by focusing on the importance of political commitment, data, transformative financing and finance options. This session will showcase the way forward, which need to be considered in accelerating the implementation of SDGs through policies, institutions, people-centered approaches and data needs to support effective decision making and planning.
Session Chair: Dr Prema Devaraj, President of Aliran
SDG tools for Local Governance
Mr Patrick Duong, Regional Local Governance & Decentralisation, UNDP
Empowering and Advancing Community towards a Sustainable GRPB Initiative: The People-Centred Perspectives
Ms Shariza Kamarudin, Programme Manager GRPB-PWDC
Social Protection, Data, Monitoring and Evaluation at Sub-National
Dr. Amjad Rabi,Deputy Representative, UNICEF
Urban Planning and Community for the New Urban Agenda 2030
Ms Norliza Hashim, CEO Urbanice Malaysia
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Q&A
Networking Dinner
Lunch break
Lunch break
Lunch break
Lunch break
Day 02 full schedule
26th Oct 2017 @ 0830 - 1630
Welcome Coffee
Session 4: Partnerships - Key to implementing SDGs
Session 4 will discuss on the fundamental importance of partnerships in achieving the goals and targets of the SDGs by 2030. This session will outline the roles of different players working with governments and how synergy can be created at different layers within the same framework.
Moderator: Dr Prabha Khosla, Research Project Manager, Urbanization, gender and the global south: a transformative knowledge network, City Institute, York University, Toronto
Private-Public Relationship in Implementing SDGs
Ms Sujitra Jayaseelan, Vice President, United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
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Partnership with CSO in Implementing the Agenda 2030
Dr Lin Mui Liang, CSO-SDG Alliance
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Smart City and SDGs
Mr Edward Ling, Business Manager, Google/Waze Malaysia
Integrated Approaches to Financing the SDGs
Emily Davis , Policy Specialist in Development Finance and Effectiveness at UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub
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The Role of Banks in Implementing the SDGs
World Bank
Break
Session 5: Strategies in Localising SDGs at Sub-National and Local Government (Breakout Session)
The above sessions will be followed by break-out groups in Session 5 to discuss, brainstorm and in Session 6 to present the strategies for moving forward in implementing SDGs at sub-national and local government.
Break
Session 6: Strategies in Localising SDGs at Sub-National and Local Government (Reporting from Breakout Session)
Moderator: Datin Rohana Abdul Ghani, Director PWDC
Break
Closing Session
Closing remarks by The Honourable Mr Chow Kon Yeow, Penang State Exco for Local Government, Traffic Management and Flood Mitigation