08:30 |
On-site registration / pick-up security badges |
VIC Security Desk |
09:15 |
Morning Coffee & Networking |
VIC - 2nd Floor Foyer |
10:00 |
Opening & Setting the Scene |
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![]() Shereen Zorba Executive Secretary, UNSPBF (6 min) ![]() Abdalah MOKSSIT Executive Secretary, IPCC (3 min) ![]() Niklas Hedman Acting Director, UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) (3 min) ![]() Kristen Michal Minister of Climate, Estonia (3 min) |
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5 min |
Outline of Sessions and Desired Outcomes VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Shereen Zorba Executive Secretary, UNSPBF |
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10:20 |
I. Driving Value from Data Deconstructing the Narrative & Unchaining the Value Chain |
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1. Out of the Box |
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6 min |
Data World of the Future ![]() Antoine Halff Chief Analyst, Kayrros |
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8 min |
Drawing Lessons from the 2008 Economic Crisis VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Asin Tavakoli Partner, McKinsey & Company ![]() Alexis Trittipo Partner, McKinsey & Company - How do we size the (environmental, social, economic) potential of data transformation? - How do we identify the biggest and most pertinent value pools? - How to get diverse systems (of Gov, industry, finance, IGOs, citizens) to rally around these opportunities? - What type(s) of data architecture is required? - What / how much data governance do you need for optimal results and usability? How tight should the screws be (Quality/regulatory/ownership/privacy)? - What tools are needed |
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15 min |
Brain Storming Session |
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10:50 |
2.Checks and Balances - Part I: Inside the UN & the Multilateral System Do we have a problem? |
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6 min |
Risk and Early Warning VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Alexandre Caldas Director Early Warning UNEP, Chair UN Geospatial Network |
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Reporting the Sustainable Development Goals VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Dany Ghafari Environmental Indicators for the SDGs, UN Environment Programme (5 min) ![]() Yongyi Min Chief SDGs Monitoring, UN Statistics (3 min) |
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Multilateral Environmental Targets: The missing links VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Reina Otsuka Lead Digital Innovation Data & Climate, UN Development Programme (4 min) ![]() Eva Duer Programme Lead, UN InforMEA (4 min) ![]() Annalisa Minelli Knowledge Management Officer, Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (4 min) ![]() David Jensen Digital Transformation Global Coordinator, UN Environment Programme (4 min) |
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6 min |
Collaborative and Citizen Science Pathways and Opportunities VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Martin Brocklehurst Chair, Citizen Science Global Partnership (6 min) |
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10 min |
Open Floor |
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4 min |
Stocktaking |
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3. Putting Impact Before Data |
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11:45 |
Changing the Trajectory: What do we need to do differently for better impact? |
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6 min |
From Data to Policy VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Ivetta Gerasimchuk Director, Sustainable Energy, International Institute for Sustainable Development (6 min) |
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6 min |
From Data to Action VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Johannes Friedrich Director of Climate Data, World Resources Institute |
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6 min |
Use Case: Tracing Plastic Pollution VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Joe Papineschi Chairperson, Eunomia |
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10 min |
Open Floor |
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6 min |
An Integrated Big Earth Data Approach for Forest, Nature and Climate: VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Laurent Durieux Head of International Cooperation, French Institute of Research for Development (IRD) |
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6 min |
Tracking Climate Action ![]() Jan Burck Senior Advisor, German Watch/ Climate Change Performance Index |
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10 min |
Open Floor |
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6 min |
On Building Resilience and Reducing Risk VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Edward Anderson Senior Resilience Specialist, GFDRR, The World Bank |
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6 min |
On Mega Platforms and Why Many Fail VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Franz Immler Head of Environmental Observations DG Research & Innovation, European Commission |
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10 min |
Open floor |
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14 min |
Stocktaking |
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13:15 |
Lunch |
VIC – 2nd Floor Mozart |
14:30 |
Down to Earth: Unlocking the Scalability of Space Technology for Environment With over 100 Terabytes of satellite imagery collected daily and billions in investment, the potential of Satellite Earth Observation Systems for decision-making remains largely unexplored. How can we change that? |
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Putting Earth Data to Good Use VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Helen Burdett Head Tech Strategy, Climate and Nature, World Economic Forum (6 min) ![]() Eduard Escalona Space Downstream Market Officer, EUSPA (6 min) |
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6 min |
Climate and Sustainability Action – National Policies as a Drive VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Christian Hauglie-Hanssen Director General, Norwegian Space Agency |
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7 min |
Open Floor |
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6 min |
Space Tech and the SDGs: How to Bridge the Implementation Gap VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Huadong Guo Director General, Big Data for SDGs Research Centre, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
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6 min |
Africa and the Data Revolution VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Charles Mwangi Director, Kenya Space Agency |
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6 min |
From Geodata to Demand-Driven Services for Small Holder Farmers in Developing Countries VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Ruud Grim Programme Manager, Space for Sustainable Development, Netherlands Space Agency |
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7 min |
Open Floor |
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15:15 |
Coffee Break (30 minutes) |
VIC - 2nd Floor Foyer |
15:45
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Data Governance Gaps & Opportunities VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Stefan Jensen Acting Head of Programme Data and Information Services, European Environment Agency (6 min) ![]() Miapetra Kumpula Natri Rapporteur, European Data Strategy, European Parliament (6 min) |
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6 min |
Towards a Global Environmental Data Strategy VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Sally Radwan Chief Digital Officer, UN Environment Programme |
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10 min |
Open Floor |
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16:20 75 min |
Deep Dive: Parallel Break Out Sessions VIC – 7th Floor Breakout rooms |
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17:35- 18:35 |
Conclusions & Wrap-up of Day One |
09:00 |
Morning Coffee and Networking |
VIC - 2nd Floor Foyer |
10:00 |
II. Whole New Data: Markets and Financial Disclosure |
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Checks and Balances – Part II: Capital Markets |
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6 min |
Tracking Sustainability and Investment Data and Strategies VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Liam Stoker Lead Author, Reuters Global Sustainability Report |
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6 min |
A Crisis in Confidence for Climate Disclosure? VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Tim Nixon CEO, Signal Climate Analytics |
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10 min |
Open Floor |
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6 min |
How ESG Intelligent Data Flows & Architecture Look Like Levent Ergin, Global Chief Strategist for ESG Sustainability, Informatica |
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6 min |
Understanding Consumer Data and Behaviour VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Zhang Li Director, Green Inclusive Carbon Neutrality Center |
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6 min |
Towards More Integrated Approaches to Market Disclosure VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary Laura LĂ©tourneau Advisor on Digital and Ecological Transformation, Office of the Prime Minister of France |
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15 min |
Open Floor |
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10:55 6 min |
Unpacking Interdisciplinary Data Strategies and Applications VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Arne Bathke Dean, Faculty of Digital & Analytical Sciences, University of Salzburg |
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10 min |
Open Floor |
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11:15 |
III. Technology Frontiers: Making the most of Digital and Analytics |
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6 min |
Big Data and Conservation: Challenges and Opportunities VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() David Thau Global Data and Technology Lead Scientist, WWF |
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6 min |
IBM: Delivering the Future VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Robert Parkin Distinguished Engineer and Chief Data Scientist, IBM |
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10 min |
Open Floor |
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6 min |
Why Tech is not for All and Why it Should be ![]() Amen Mashariki Director of Data Strategies, Bezos Earth Fund |
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6 min |
Solutions in the Cloud VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary John Abel Technical Director/Office of the Chief Technology Officer, Google Cloud |
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10 min |
Open Floor |
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12:00 75 min |
Deep Dive: Parallel Break-out Sessions |
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13:15 |
Lunch |
VIC – 2nd Floor Mozart |
14:45 75 min |
Deep Dive: Parallel Break-out Session |
7th Floor Breakout rooms |
16:00 |
Coffee Break (40 minutes) |
VIC - 2nd Floor Foyer |
16:40 1 hr |
Stocktaking |
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17:40 - 18:00 |
Wrap-up Day Two |
08:15 |
Morning Coffee and Networking |
VIC - 2nd Floor Foyer |
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09:00 |
IV. Data Systems for the Future – How does that Look Like? |
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10:10 20 min |
Open Discussion |
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10:30 120 min |
Deep Dive: Charting the Way Forward |
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12:30 |
Stocktaking |
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13:15 |
Lunch |
VIC – 2nd Floor Mozart |
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14:45 |
All Together Now! Consensus Building and Outcomes |
VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary |
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15:45 |
Coffee Break (40 minutes) |
VIC - 2nd Floor Foyer |
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16:25 6 min |
Towards a Global Environmental Strategy for the Planet: The Way Forward VIC – 7th Floor Conf Room 3 Plenary ![]() Sally Radwan Chief Digital Officer, UN Environment Programme |
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16:35- 17:05 |
Open Floor, Next Steps and Adjournment of Session |