Join the United Nations Foundation at the SXSW Social Good Hub for three fast-paced, engaging sessions in a single hour. Read on for more details! This session is located in the Social Good Hub Theater, see the full schedule at http://sxsw.com/sxgood.
Partnering for Progress: The UN’s Pathway for People and Planet:
In words of the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, 2015 is a year of global action. “We are facing multiple crises - geopolitical, socio-economic and sustainable development. The year ahead must be a time for our strong commitment and global action.” Hear directly from the UN on the new set of people-centered, planet sensitive and climate friendly global goals to be made this year. The conversation will also speak to how we can create a world of support for those global goals and make them the cause of a generation.
Presenters:
Aaron Sherinian, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, United Na...
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Join the United Nations Foundation at the SXSW Social Good Hub for three fast-paced, engaging sessions in a single hour. Read on for more details! This session is located in the Social Good Hub Theater, see the full schedule at http://sxsw.com/sxgood.
Partnering for Progress: The UN’s Pathway for People and Planet:
In words of the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, 2015 is a year of global action. “We are facing multiple crises - geopolitical, socio-economic and sustainable development. The year ahead must be a time for our strong commitment and global action.” Hear directly from the UN on the new set of people-centered, planet sensitive and climate friendly global goals to be made this year. The conversation will also speak to how we can create a world of support for those global goals and make them the cause of a generation.
Presenters:
Aaron Sherinian, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, United Nations Foundation
Nelson Muffuh, Head of Outreach & Stakeholder Engagement, Post 2015 Development Planning Unit, Executive Office of the Secretary General, United Nations
Innovate for Good: How Technology & Innovation is Advancing Humanity:
This session is built around the knowledge that in an ever-changing world, entrepreneurs, non-profits and companies are using their creativity to develop new ways to impact the world and help the greater good. This conversation will introduce a range of voices from across industries to discuss innovation in issues ranging from refugees & cookstoves to energy access & tech accessibility.
Moderated by: Emily Courey Pryor, Women & Girls Initiatives, United Nations Foundation
Presenters:
Rocky Dawuni, International Musician & Activist
Brian Reich, Project Director, The Hive (Powered by USA for UNHCR)
Mary Ward-Callan, Managing Dir of Technical Activities, IEEE
Hanna Aase, Founder, Wonderloop
Performance: Rocky Duwani
Creating a “Digital Demand Commons” to Anticipate the Needs of 8 Billion People:
The world population is racing toward 8 billion (by 2025, by some estimates), but as a society we don’t have a strong, consolidated understanding of what that means in terms of basic human need. Project 8 is a collaboration between the United Nations, the United Nations Foundation, The Demand Institute (jointly operated by Nielsen and The Conference Board), Salesforce and Accenture. Together with other public- and private-sector organizations, Project 8 is building a “digital demand commons,” an online research collaboration platform to help the world better anticipate and prepare for the needs of a changing population. This session presents a working example of lean social entrepreneurship, the “data revolution,” and the power of multi-stakeholder collaborations tackling the world’s toughest problems.
Presenters:
Lori Freeman, Director of Product Marketing, Salesforce Foundation
Nic Covey, Executive Director, United Nations Relationship, Nielsen & The Demand Institute
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