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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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Fuad Mrad

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Senior Programme Manager
Websitehttps://unescwa.org/
Fouad Mrad has been with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) in Beirut since January 2010. He was the founding Executive Director of ESCWA regional Technology Centre (ETC) in Jordan (2011 -2017).

He is leading efforts to pilot AI and Big Data projects. Prior to that, he was a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the American University of Beirut (1993-2009).
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 • Professor 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 • Laban Coblentz • Sri Fatmawati • Marta Fernández Suárez
 
Thursday, September 16
 

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
 
Tuesday, September 21
 

5:00pm CEST

(REF FF21) Future Frontiers of the Global Economy and Society: the Role of Science and Collaborative ResearchBrian Omwenga • Sampathkumar Veeraraghavan • Joy Malala • Jeannette Stewart • Mei Lin Fung
 
Thursday, September 23
 

10:00am CEST

(REF AS24) Arab Science Cooperation to achieve UN SDGs. Convened with The Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN)Omar Al-Jarrah • Dia-Eddin Arafah • Yousef Torman • Ola El Zein • Jauad El Kharraz • Luis Cadenas • Islam Abou El-Magd • Boubakar Barry • Andrea Lausi • Amr Salama • Farida Fassi • Nazar Hassan • Mohammad Herzallah • Sarah Jones
 
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
 
Monday, September 27
 

8:45am CEST

(REF S1326) Science and SDG 13: Climate ActionYvonne Maingey • Christine Mumbi • Edna Othiambo

1:00pm CEST

(REF RM27) The significance of international research cooperation for the attainment of SDGs – approaches from research management. Convened by DLR, Germany.Declan Kirrane • Cornelia Rieß • Mario Cervantes • Joachim Post • Stefan Alexander Haffner • Jackie Kado • Valeria Arza • Gaetano Ladisa • Sophie von Knebel
 
Tuesday, September 28
 

10:00am CEST

(REF DP28) How will regulation for data, biotechnology, health and the digital economy help innovation for achieving the SDGsBrendan Barnes • David Peloquin • Lydia Kline • Kenneth Fleming • Kazuto Kato • Jean-Claude Burgelman • Andrew V. Biankin • Declan Kirrane • Rita Lawlor • Antonella Cardone • Giske Ursin
 
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