Schedule

Friday April 27, 2012

Morning Session

9:00-10:00 AM

Welcome, Opening Remarks, and Keynote Speakers – East River Room

-          Welcome to NY+20

• Kate Offerdahl, Co-Coordinator of NY+20

-          Ford Foundation and Sustainable Development

• Pablo Farías, Vice President for Economic Opportunity & Assets, Ford Foundation

-          Youth in Sustainable Development

• Britanny Arboleda, Leader from Global Kids

-          Uniting Youth Around the World

• Ambassador Josephine Ojiambo of Kenya

-          The Rights of Mother Earth

• Anil Naidoo,  Blue Planet Project Organizer, Council of Canadians

-          Update on the Rio+20 Negotiations

• Langston James “Kimo” Goree IV, Director of Reporting Services International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

-          Goals for the Day

• Brendan Guy, Co-Coordinator of NY+20

10:00-11:30AM

Working Groups (Part I – Presentations)

-          Sustainable Development Goals – East River Room

• Presented by: Tomás González, Programme Expert and Officer-in-Charge, UN-NGLS NY
• Facilitators: Julia Sclafani, Columbia University. Brendan Schoenman, Marymount Manhattan & Human Impacts Institute

-          Youth and Green Jobs – East River Room

• Presented by: Sharon Smith, Professor, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
• Facilitators: Lena Mäckelburg, UN Major Group for Children and Youth. Melanie Sluyter, New York University & Human Impacts Institute

-          International Ombudsperson for Future Generations – Trustee Room

• Presented by: Alice Vincent, World Future Council
• Facilitators: Brendan Guy, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. John Romano, Earth Institute of Columbia University & UN-CSD

-          Youth in Global Environmental Governance – 11^th Floor Boardroom

• Presented by: Laurence Tubiana, Founder, Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations & Professor, Columbia University
• Facilitators: Céline Ramstein, SciencesPo and Paris+20 Coordinator. Onon Bayasgalan, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

Afternoon Session

 

11:30-12:30PM

Lunch – East River Room

-          Social Media and Rio+20

• John Romano, Social Media Focal Point, Division of Sustainable Development – UN-DESA; and Co-Coordinator of NY+20.

-          Music Performance

• o    The HipHop Project, “Breathe”

 

12:30-2:00PM

Working Groups (Part II – Discussions)

-          Sustainable Development Goals – East River Room

-          Youth and Green Jobs – East River Room

-          International Ombudsperson for Future Generations – Trustee Room

-          Global Governance – 11^th Floor Boardroom

 

2:00-2:15PM

Break – East River Room

 

2:15-2:35PM

Presentations on Working Groups – East River Room

 

2:35-3:30PM

Keynote Speakers and Closing Remarks – East River Room

-          Presentation of NY+20 Youth Statement

• Andrew McCornack, Co-Coordinator of NY+20

-          Participation in the Major Groups

• Chantal Line Carpentier, Major Groups Coordinator, Division of Sustainable Development – UN-DESA

-          Youth and the US Government

• John Matuszak, Division Chief for Sustainable Development and Multilateral Affairs, US Department of State

-          Youth at Rio+20

• Brice Lalonde, Executive Coordinator of Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development

-          Thank You’s and Final Remarks

• Andrew McCornack and Kate Offerdahl