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Welcome to the Science Summit at UNGA76, a major contribution to advancing Science for the UN SDGs. Online from 14- September - 5 October 2021.
ISC will organise the second edition of the UNGA76 Science Summit around the 76th United Nations General Assembly (SSUNGA76) in September 2021. The objective of the virtual meeting will be to raise awareness of the role and contribution of science to the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It will demonstrate initiatives that provide models for global science mechanisms and activities in support of the SDGs, particularly in science infrastructure and capacity building. Science is and will enable sustainable economic, environmental, and societal development. Science is more than a funding prioritisation exercise: science is impacting all areas of policy-making and is playing a more critical role in how policy objectives are achieved and the consequent benefit to people everywhere, including responses to global challenges.
Engagement with policy leadership is more important than ever: UNGA76 is a unique forum for science to demonstrate how policy and political leadership can benefit from innovation. Central to this is the role of nonstate actors and the multilateral fora, which increasingly determine how priorities are set. Science needs to be part of this dialogue and inform outputs through thought leadership, evidence, insights, analysis, and innovation.

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Aaron Maxwell

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Policy Analyst
Websitehttps://nserc-crsng.gc.ca/
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I am currently the Mitacs Canadian Science Policy Fellow at the NSERC, an Agency of the Government of Canada. I have previously worked in the industry leveraging machine learning to develop data driven tools to aid commercial flight instructors assess the skills and training of pilots. I'm interested in leveraging data and technology to build and analyze policy, from the perspective of someone who's built machine learning and AI systems.
Tuesday, September 14
 

2:30pm CEST

(REF OP14) SSUNGA76 Opening Plenary: How Science is Support the Attainment of the SDGs and how UNGA77 can do more to advance global science collaborationMei Lin Fung • Kevin Govender • Kurt Zatloukal • Patrick Worms • Mark Ferguson • Eva Kaili • Orla Feely • Juan Miguel González-Aranda • Rita Lawlor • Michael Makanga • Jean-Pierre Bourguignon • INTISAR SOGHAYROUN • Maria Cristina Russo • Nikiwe Bam • Magdalena Skipper • Regina Nthenya • Rahma Rachdi • Rolf Apweiler • Marcia McNutt • FAATIHA AAYAT • Nevan Krogan • Jacqueline Fabius • Sumitra Rajagopalan • Stefano Bertuzzi • Professor Sir Peter Gluckman • George Church • Gilles Bloch • Klaus Uckel • Coblentz Laban • Sri Fatmawati • Marta Fernández Suárez
 
Wednesday, September 15
 

3:00pm CEST

(REF AS15) The Unique Role of Astronomy in Advancing the SDGsViolette Impellizzeri • Kevin Govender • George Miley • Charles Mpho Takalana • Anna Scaife • Debra Elmegreen • Xavier Barcons • Sonal Asgotraa • Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor • Chiara Moenter • Ramasamy Venugopal
 
Thursday, September 16
 

5:00pm CEST

(REF NA16) Invited SSUNGA76 Lecture by Naeem Altaf, IBM Distinguished Engineer & CTO Space TechGeorge Miley • Vanessa McBride • Naeem Altaf

6:00pm CEST

(REF AC17) How Data and Tech can Feed the World and Strengthen Critical Infrastructure . Convened by the Atlantic Council and the SDGsDr. David Bray • Rama Yade • Will Thompson • Daniella Taveau
 
Friday, September 17
 

3:00pm CEST

(REF DP17) 2) How can Life Sciences contribute to address climate changeRita Lawlor • Shilei Zhang • Elliot Swartz • Tobias J. Erb • Michael Miille • Bernd Halling • Claire Skentelbery

6:00pm CEST

(REF S517) SDG 5: Gender Equality. Women in Science and Women in Science Policy Making will help achieve the SDGsPriscilla Muheki • Cyndi Coon • Lourdes Verdes-Montenegro • Mei Lin Fung • Gitanjali Sah • Africa G. Zanella • Frauke Alves • Lucienne Abrahams • Carla Sharpe • Nabla Kennedy • Cecilia Ugaz Estrada • Margaret Jesang Hutchinson
 
Monday, September 20
 

3:00pm CEST

(REF AF20) Africa Science and Africa Partnerships for the SDGs, including Cleaner Water and SanitationPascal Doh • Dhesigen Naidoo • Yvonne Maingey • Declan Kirrane • Prof. Marleen Temmerman • Layih Butake
 
Wednesday, September 22
 

5:00pm CEST

(REF BB22) Biobanking to support the SDGs. Convened by the Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure (BBMRI)Fredrick Chite Asirwa • Marialuisa Lavitrano • Zisis Kozlakidis • Jens Habermann • Kurt Zatloukal
 
Thursday, September 23
 

8:00pm CEST

(REF IK23) Indigenous Knowledge Research Infrastructure (IKRI) to Support the Implementation of UN Food System Summit (FSS) Action Area: “Support Means of Implementation”, including addressing SDG 10 to Reduce...Gabriel Muyuy Jacanamejoy • Patrick Worms • Chandrashekhar Biradar • Juan Miguel González-Aranda • Karina Angelieva • Shirishkumar Ravan • Yon Fernandez-Larrinoa • Milind Pimprikar • Mattia Prayer Galletti • Simona Di Pippo • Myrna Cunningham
 
Friday, September 24
 

2:00pm CEST

(REF OS24) Open Science, Invention Machines and achieving the SDGsRichard Absalom • Dap Hartmann • Mutembei Kariuki

3:00pm CEST

(REF SD24) Science Diplomacy to achieve the SDGs: Convened by DLR, GermanyDaan du Toit • Jan Marco Müller • Professor Sir Peter Gluckman • Angela Schindler-Daniels • Tim Flink • Maria Josten • Mona Nemer

6:00pm CEST

(REF CO24) Communicating the SDGs: How to Build Sustainable Policymaker Engagement for Scientists, Researchers and InnovatorsNat Hill • Manoj Kumar Patairiya, • Mei Lin Fung • Simon Bergman
 
Tuesday, September 28
 

3:00pm CEST

(REF DT28) SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing. Digital Transformation for Health for the SDGsDeclan Kirrane • Mei Lin Fung • Ogan Gurel • Prof. Marleen Temmerman • Rigveda Kadam • INTISAR SOGHAYROUN • Regina Nthenya • Martin Curley • George Crooks • K Ananth Krishnan • Bob Wachter • Jeffrey Braithwaite • Henrik Matthies • David DeAngelis • Francesca Colombo • Anne Quaadgras • Teresa Graham • Darin Wilson • Professor Elizabeth Teisberg
 
Thursday, September 30
 

6:00pm CEST

(REF PC30) People Centered Internet and the SDGsJoy Malala • Mei Lin Fung • Kartik Kulkarni • Riccardo Bassiri • Kennan Salinero, PhD • Anna Krupnik • Jeannette Stewart • Jacob Taylor • John Wharton • Cyndi Coon • Diego Molano Vega
 
Thursday, October 14
 

3:00pm CEST

(REF DF30) Roundtable discussion on how Development Finance can support the SDGs, with particular focus on Hi-Tech Skills including leveraging funding instruments at a global level.,Selam Ayele Kebede • Oliver Blantern • Rita Lawlor • Mammo Muchie • Minerva Novero • Ian Jones • Eva Kaili • Kurt Zatloukal • Declan Kirrane • Alex Cahana • Barry Palte • Fuad Mrad