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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.

Registration is available here.
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Willo Brock,

FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics
Director of External Affairs
Willo Brock, Director of External Affairs
Willo Brock joined FIND as Director of External Affairs in February 2021. In this role, he is responsible for driving stakeholder engagement, communication, advocacy, and resource mobilization. Willo has almost 30 years of global development and health experience. Previously, he was Senior Vice President External Affairs at TB Alliance for seven years and worked for large international development organizations like WWF and Habitat for Humanity. His passion is bringing together people, for-profit organizations, governments and civil society to tackle global issues of insecurity and inequality and develop effective programmes giving people opportunities for growth and development.
Willo started his career working for the Netherlands Ministry of Development in Pakistan and later moved to MDF Training & Consultancy, gaining over ten years of management consultancy, training, coaching and project management experience focused on non-profit clients. He has worked in over 90 countries globally.
Willo earned a master’s degree in business economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Contact: Willo.Brock@finddx.org