Providing Solutions and Resources for Sustainable Development by 2030

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1 Providing Solutions and Resources for Sustainable Development by 2030 PROGRAMME 25 September 2015 Cambridge Room The Harvard Club of New York 35 W 44th St, New York, NY SDG Business Forum Steering Committee: International Chamber of Commerce International Finance Corporation United Nations Global Compact World Economic Forum

2 Introduction On September 25 th more than 160 Heads of State will convene at the United Nations for the SDG Summit. The business community embraces the UN Post-2015 Development Agenda with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at its core, and is committed to partner on the successful implementation of The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and The Addis Ababa Action Agenda. The business case for development is based on the understanding that business and social values are inextricably linked and business efforts to improve lives and strengthen local communities can also have longterm bottom line benefits. The SDG Business Forum brings together Chief Executive Officers, Government leaders, Heads of UN Agencies, and Civil Society leaders to celebrate this landmark event and discuss how business will continue to be an effective partner and contribute solutions to the implementation of the new sustainable development agenda. SDG Business Forum Steering Committee: International Chamber of Commerce International Finance Corporation United Nations Global Compact World Economic Forum 2

3 07:30 08:15 Registration 08:15 09:30 Parallel Breakfast Sessions The SDGs at the Core of Business Hosted by Swedish Leadership for Sustainable Development In the Cambridge Room This breakfast event will kick-start the SDG Business Forum with concrete examples of how companies can and will contribute to the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals through their core business activities. You will also be part of a discussion about the SDGs as a common denominator for actors of different sectors and a platform for innovative, cross-sectorial partnerships. Mr. Homi Kharas, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Global Economy and Development Program, Brookings Institution Mr. Hans Vestberg, CEO, Ericsson Group Mr. Johan Rockström, Director, Stockholm Resilience Centre Mr. Staffan Hansén, CEO, SPP Mr. Steve Howard, Chief Sustainability Officer, IKEA Ms. Elaine Weidman-Grunewald, Vice President, Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility, Ericcson Group Mr. Niklas Gustafsson, Chief Sustainability Officer, Volvo Group Mr. Gustav Lovén, Global Social Sustainability Manager, H&M Group Ms. Charlotte Petri Gornitzka, Director General, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) Business and the Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Success at Scale Hosted by DFID, Harvard Kennedy School and Business Fights Poverty In the Biddle Room 3

4 10:00 10:30 High-Level Welcome Plenary Mr. Roberto Azevêdo, Director-General, World Trade Organization Mr. Stuart Thomson Gulliver, Group Chief Executive, HSBC Holdings H.E. Mr. John Danilovich, Secretary-General, International Chamber of Commerce 10:30 11:20 Panel 1: Building a Sustainable Economy This high-level panel session will assess the transformational challenge set by the SDGs and the role of the private sector in delivering on the promise of the new global goals from building technological capabilities and resilient infrastructure through to promoting sustainable and inclusive industrial development. H.E. Mr. John Danilovich, Secretary-General, International Chamber of Commerce Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises and First Vice-Chairman, ICC Mr. Anders Runevad, Group President & CEO, Vestas Ms. Arancha González, Executive Director, International Trade Centre 4

5 11:30 12:30 Panel 2: Fitting the SDGs into Corporate Strategy This panel will explore how to turn support for the SDGs into tangible and widespread action to drive the implementation of the SDGs. It will also look at existing good practices, and the challenge of how to more widely engage the business community in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Ms. Martina Bianchini, Chair, ICC Task Force on Green Economy and Sustainable Development Discussant Mr. Peder Holk Nielsen, President & Chief Executive Officer, Novozymes Ms. Cherie Nursalim, Executive Director, GITI Group Mr. Shawn Miles, Executive Vice President, Global Public Policy, MasterCard Mr. Gilbert Houngbo, Deputy Director-General for Field Operations and Partnerships, International Labor Organization (ILO) Mr. Gustav Lovén, Global Social Sustainability Manager, H&M Group 12:30 13:30 Panel 3: Leveraging Sectoral Initiatives for the Post-2015 Development Agenda This session will give an overview on what role sector initiatives and business associations are playing to accelerate sustainability collaboration and collective actions in support of the SDGs. The panel will share a range of efforts that they have undertaken to enhance sector specific business collaboration to advance global sustainable development priorities. Introduction Ms. Lise Kingo, Executive Director, UN Global Compact Sectoral Perspectives Closing Mr. Sean Tompkins, CEO, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Mr. William O Neill, CEO, International Raw Materials Ltd. Mr. Carlos Busquets, Director of Public Policy, Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition Ms. Fiona Reynolds, Managing Director, Principles for Responsible Investment Mr. Jérôme Schmitt, Executive Vice-President, Environment and Sustainable Development, Total SA Mr. Mario Ottiglio, Director, Public Affairs, Communications & Global Health Policy, International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations Mr. Bjørn K. Haugland, Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, DNV GL 5

6 13:45 15:00 Panel 4: Busting the Myths about Blended Finance In this session, global leaders and business executives will discuss some of the key concerns surrounding Blended Finance and the effectiveness of the approach to address the major financing challenge of the SDGs. Panellists will highlight practical examples of the positive impact of Blended Finance to accelerate social, economic and environmental progress across emerging and frontier markets and discuss how the SDGs are influencing investment decision-making. Welcome Opening remarks Mr. Richard Samans, Head of the Centre for the Global Agenda, Member of the Managing Board, World Economic Forum H.E. Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda (invited) Ms. Charlotte Petri Gornitzka, Director-General, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) H.E. Mrs. Lilianne Ploumen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands Mr. Amadou Hott, CEO, Sovereign Wealth Fund of Senegal for Strategic Investments Mr. Tom Speechley, Partner, The Abraaj Group Mr. Felix Bikpo, CEO, African Guarantee Fund Mr. Walt Macnee, Vice-Chairman, MasterCard 15:00 16:15 Panel 5: CEO Climate Business Leadership This session will bring together leading CEOs on climate change to explore how best to mobilize further CEO-level support for COP21 (Paris, December 2015) where we are, and what next for Paris and beyond. Mr. Stuart T. Gulliver, Group Chief Executive, HSBC Mr. Guilherme P. Leal, Founder, Natura Mr. Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Mr. Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Mr. Hans Vestberg, President and Chief Executive officer, Ericsson Ms. Sandra Wu Wen-Hsiu, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, Kokusai Kogyo 6

7 16:30 17:30 Panel 6: Capital Markets as Drivers for Sustainable Development Vibrant capital markets are the foundation of a thriving private sector, the key to jobs and growth. In many markets, access to finance is a key constraint to private sector growth. Deep and liquid capital markets can help mobilize domestic and global savings for private sector investment. Emerging markets need support to boost their own investment capabilities building and strengthening local capital markets is now an overwhelming development imperative. Ms. Viveka Hirdman-Ryrberg, Head of Corporate Communication, SEB Mr. Jay Collins, Vice Chairman Corporate and Investment Banking, Citigroup Mr. Jin-Yong Cai, CEO, International Finance Corporation Mr. Daniel Zelikow, Head of International Public Sector Group, JPMorgan & Chase Co. Mr. Staffan Hansén, CEO, SPP 17:30 17:45 Concluding Remarks H.E. Mr. John Danilovich, Secretary-General, International Chamber of Commerce Mr. Jin-Yong Cai, Chief Executive Officer, International Finance Corporation Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, Vice Chair, Global Compact Board, and Chairperson, Foundation for the Global Compact Mr. Richard Samans, Member of the Managing Board, World Economic Forum 18:00 19:00 The West Room Networking reception Virtual Tour of Business for 2030: an initiative of ICC USA/United States Council for International Business ( UNISDR ARISE - A New Alliance to engage the Private Sector in Building Disaster Risk Resilience 7

8 PROGRAMME SUMMARY 7:30 8:15 AM 8:15 9:30 10:00 10:30 10:30 11:20 11:30 12:30 PM 12:30 1:30 1:45 3:00 3:15 4:15 4:30 5:30 5:30 5:45 6:00 7:00 Registration The SDGs at the Core of Business, Breakfast session hosted by Swedish Leadership for Sustainable Development (in the Cambridge Room) High-Level Welcome Plenary Panel 1: Building a Sustainable Economy Panel 2: Fitting the SDGs into Corporate Strategy Panel 3: Lunch Session - Leveraging Sectoral Initiatives for the Post-2015 Development Agenda Panel 4: Busting the Myths about Blended Finance Panel 5: CEO Climate Business Leadership Panel 6: Capital Markets as Driver for Sustainable Development Concluding Remarks Networking reception (in the West Room) Virtual Tour of Business for 2030: an initiative of ICC USA/United States Council for International Business ( UNISDR ARISE - A New Alliance to engage the Private Sector in Building Disaster Risk Resilience ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS International Chamber of Commerce International Finance Corporation Swedish Leadership for Sustainable Development United Nations Global Compact United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction United States Council for International Business World Economic Forum 8