Summit of the Future Action Days

Saturday

Closing Ceremony

Convenor

Executive Office of the Secretary General

Focal Point

N/A

Where

ECOSOC Council Chamber, UN Headquarters, New York

When

17:30 - 18:30 (EDT), 21 September 2024

Looking ahead to the Summit of the Future.

The Action Days served as a launchpad for the Summit of the Future, which followed on September 22 and 23. Not only did the Action Days build energy for the formal components of the Summit, but the solutions advanced also initiated our journey towards a more effective and inclusive model of multilateralism.

Speakers

Amina J. Mohammed

Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

Anne Hidalgo

Member of the Secretary General’s Advisory Group on Local and Regional Governments and Mayor of Paris

Axel van Trotsenburg

Senior Managing Director at the World Bank

Betty Wainaina

Program Director of the Multilateral Reform Program at New York University’s Center on International Cooperation (CIC)

Folly Bah Thibault

Journalist, Principal Presenter for Al Jazeera

Mia Mottley

Prime Minister of Barbados

Nangolo

Mbumba

Nudhara Yusuf

GGIN Executive Coordinator at Stimson Center, Co-Chair UN Civil Society Conference in Support of the Summit of the Future

Philémon Yang

President of UN General Assembly

Rumman Chowdhury

CEO and co-Founder, Humane Intelligence, United States Science Envoy, Artificial Intelligence

Programme Overview

TimeAgenda ItemSpeakers

17:30 – 17:33

Opening

Moderator: Folly Bah Thibault, Journalist, Principal Presenter for Al Jazeera

17:33 – 17:45

Reflections on the day

Rapporteurs from the three thematic sessions will present their outcomes and action points

Betty Wainaina, Program Director of the Multilateral Reform Program at New York University’s Center on International Cooperation (CIC)

Nudhara Yusuf, GGIN Executive Coordinator at Stimson Center, Co-Chair UN Civil Society Conference in Support of the Summit of the Future

Rumman Chowdhury, CEO and co-Founder, Humane Intelligence, United States Science Envoy, Artificial Intelligence

17:45 - 18:00

Stakeholder Perspectives

Reflecting on the importance of local and regional government and international finance institutions - and their role in operationalizing the Pact for the Future

Moderator: Folly Bah Thibault, Journalist, Principal Presenter for Al Jazeera

Anne Hidalgo, Member of the Secretary General’s Advisory Group on Local and Regional Governments and Mayor of Paris

Axel van Trotsenburg, Senior Managing Director at the World Bank

18:00 – 18:23

Looking ahead to the Summit of the Future

What to expect tomorrow; major hopes, commitments & multi-stakeholder strategies for the Pact to the Future

Moderator: Folly Bah Thibault, Journalist, Principal Presenter for Al Jazeera

Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados

Nangolo Mbumba, President of the Republic of Namibia

Philémon Yang, President of UN General Assembly

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