SDG MEDIA ZONE| PVBLIC FOUNDATION

1:30 p.m. EST

November 5th, 2021

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The SDG Media Summit is an invitation only event that highlights the power of media to drive social change and strategize campaigns around pressing global issues.

Organized by the United Nations Office for Partnerships and PVBLIC Foundation since 2014, the summit showcases innovative social campaigns and movements through keynotes, interviews, case studies and roundtables and provides a unique opportunity for delegates to engage and learn from the brightest minds in media and build lasting partnerships that further social progress.

OUR GOAL

This November 5th, we will be focusing on the role that the media will play in promoting action on Climate Change, ending the pandemic, and achieving the SDGs by 2030.

The Summit will bring the media impact community back together after a difficult time with the goal of engaging on the most pressing sustainability issues, activating around solutions, and celebrating projects and partnerships that are having an impact.

AGENDA: A CLIMATE FOR CHANGE

1:30 p.m. Opening Remarks:

Stephen Keppel, President PVBLIC Foundation
Annemarie Hou, Executive Director, UN Office for Partnerships
Sergio Fernandez de Cordova, Chairman PVBLIC Foundation

1:40 p.m. Fireside Chat: Creative Content to Advance the Climate Agenda

Sergio Fernandez de Cordova, Chairman PVBLIC Foundation
Boaz Paldi, Global Engagement & Partnership Manager at United Nations Development Programme

2:15 p.m. Panel: Bridging the Digital Divide and Achieving the 2030 Agenda

Moderator: Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications at United Nations
Panelists: John Frank, Vice President of UN Affairs at Microsoft
Raj Kumar, President/editor in chief, Devex

2:45 p.m. Creative Solutions for Change: Ariana Stolarz, Board Member, PVBLIC Foundation

2:50 p.m. Panel: Accelerating Action on the SDGs through Data and Technology

Moderator: Michael Melillo, Director of Product Experience, Broadcom
Panelists: Dr. Vin Menon, Co-Founder at iBG Finance, CGCX, BGBF
Dr. Eva-Marie Muller-Stuler, Chief Data Scientist and CTO AI, IBM
Mik Thobo-Carlsen, CEO, Mindpool
Pat Cummens, Director of Government Strategy and Policy Solutions, Esri

3:30 p.m. Fireside Chat: Impact Journalism in Latin America

Moderator: Estefania Grajales, Project Manager PVBLIC Foundation
Lyng- Hou Ramirez, Director of Content and Operations, Grupo de Diarios de América-GDA

3:50 p.m. Panel: Media Amplifying the New Era of Fashion

Moderator: Lucie Brigham, Chief of Office, United Nations Office for Partnerships
Sara Maino, Head of Special Projects, Vogue Italia
Sheena Butler-Young, Senior Business Correspondent, Business of Fashion
Kerry Bannigan, Executive Director, Fashion Impact Fund

4:20 p.m. Fireside Chat: COVID -19, the Media & Global Solidarity

Moderator: Sergio Fernadez de Cordova, Chairman PVBLIC Foundation
Robert Skinner, Deputy Director and Chief of Partnerships and Global Engagement, Outreach Division, United Nations Department of Global Communications

4:40 p.m. Panel: Misinformation and its impact on achieving climate and sustainable development goals

Moderator: Enrique Acevedo, CBS News Correspondent
Peter Adams, SVP of Education, The News Literacy Project
Jose Zamora, SVP of Strategic Communications, Univision

5:10 p.m. Fireside Chat: SC1.5NCE NOT SILENCE

Moderator: Sergio Fernadez de Cordova, Chairman PVBLIC Foundation
Heeta Lakhani, Global-South Focal Point, YOUNGO
Matt Tranchin, President, March for Science

5:20 p.m. CAMPAIGN LAUNCH: I Love This Planet

Kerry Bannigan, Executive Director, Fashion Impact Fund
Ketan Patel, Chairman, Force for Good Platform and Initiative
Jonathan Miller, Senior Advisor, Advancit Capital

5:30 p.m. Panel: Media Partnerships for the Goals

Moderator: Rose Stark, Senior VP of Marketing at EarthX
Anchal Leela Chand, President at Rukus Avenue Radio
Gabriela Goldman, Communications Specialist at UNDP
Ingmar Rentzhog, CEO at We Don't Have Time

6:00 p.m. Closing Remarks