ACADEMIC PROGRAMME
Sustainability and the law: Global action for people and the planet
Presented by: Congress Organising Committee Chair, Work Coordinators, Human Rights Committee
Plenary session #1
DATE & TIME
LOCATION
Wednesday, 4 September
09:00 – 12:00
Fernandes room; Level B-C (-2 floor)
DESCRIPTION
Initiating the academic programme of the congress, this session will feature two keynotes on the promise and progress of the Sustainable Development Goals delivered by Ms. Bettina Tucci Bartsiotas, Director of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Mr. Aldo Ravazzi Douvan, Economic Adviser in the Italian Ministry of the Environment.
A panel featuring representatives from businesses and human rights non-profits will follow with sustainability stories and a discussion of the challenges, successes and failures of initiatives towards a more sustainable world.
Detailed schedule:
Sustainable mission statements and panel discussion.
Panelists:
- Carlo Papa, Enel Foundation (Italy)
- Federico Garcea, Treedom (Italy)
- Daniela Fiorentino, UNICEF (Italy)
- Pernille Kruse Madesen, Human Practice Foundation (Denmark)
Moderator: Timothy Nixon, Constellation Research (US)
SPEAKERS & MODERATORS
Bettina Tucci Bartsiotas
UNICRI, Italy
Keynote speaker
Aldo Ravazzi Douvan
Ministry for the Environment, Italy
Keynote speaker
Carlo Papa
Enel Foundation, Italy
Speaker
Federico Garcea
Treedom, Italy
Speaker
Daniela Fiorentino
UNICEF, Italy
Speaker
Pernille Kruse Madsen
Human Practice Foundation, Denmark
Speaker
Timothy Nixon
Constellation Research, US
Moderator
GENERAL REPORTERS
Manuela Cavallo
Portolano Cavallo, Italy
Jean-Philippe Arroyo
JP Karsenty & Associés, France
Tiziana Di Ciommo
PwC, Spain
Niels Jørn Friborg
Hafnia, Denmark
Gülsüm ASLAN
Loyens & Loeff, Netherlands
Christian Presoly
Dr. Christian Presoly, Attorney at Law, Liechtenstein
