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Uniting Business LIVE 2022

Featuring high-impact sessions led by chief executives from companies you know and admire, government leaders, forward-thinking sustainability influencers, and UN agency heads.  Check out the full schedule below!  

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Monday, September 19, 2022
3:30 PM
Private Sector Forum
Private Sector Forum Welcome and Opening Remarks
3:30 PM - 3:40 PM
TOLU OLUBUNMI
TOLU OLUBUNMI UN Private Sector Forum MC
SANDRA WU
SANDRA WU Kokusai Kogyo and UN Global Compact Board
3:40 PM
Private Sector Forum
Multi-Stakeholder Panel: “Without Renewables, There Can Be No Future”
3:40 PM - 4:40 PM
Ester Baiget
Ester Baiget Novozymes
H.E. RAZAN AL MUBARAK
H.E. RAZAN AL MUBARAK Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
USHA RAO-MONARI
USHA RAO-MONARI United Nations Development Programme
GUY RYDER
GUY RYDER International Labour Organization
4:40 PM
Private Sector Forum
Financing the Renewable Energy Transition
4:40 PM - 5:40 PM
SOLANGE RIBEIRO
SOLANGE RIBEIRO Neoenergia
SUMANT SINHA
SUMANT SINHA ReNew Energy Global PLC
FRANCESCO STARACE
FRANCESCO STARACE ENEL S.p.A
DAMILOLA OGUNBIYI
DAMILOLA OGUNBIYI Co-Chair of UN-Energy
HELEN WATTS
HELEN WATTS Student Energy
5:40 PM
Private Sector Forum
Closing Remarks
5:40 PM - 6:00 PM
SANDRA WU
SANDRA WU Kokusai Kogyo and UN Global Compact Board
JOHN DENTON
JOHN DENTON International Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
10:30 AM
Global Impact Forum
The Future is Now: Young Professionals Catalyzing Innovation for the SDGs
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
MOHAMMAD ALI KHALED
MOHAMMAD ALI KHALED BRAC Bank Ltd
MASHRUR NAVID
MASHRUR NAVID BRAC Bank Ltd
ROGÉRIO CALDEIRA DE ALVARENGA
ROGÉRIO CALDEIRA DE ALVARENGA Solví
PAOLA BERNARDELLI DE GASPAR
PAOLA BERNARDELLI DE GASPAR Solví
MARINA SCHIAVE RODRIGUES
MARINA SCHIAVE RODRIGUES Solví
LIU HUIJUN
LIU HUIJUN China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited
XIA WEI
XIA WEI China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited
YANG CHENG
YANG CHENG China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited
YANG JIANLONG
YANG JIANLONG China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited
HUA YUE
HUA YUE State Grid Corporation of China Wuxi Power Supply Company
LV YAJUAN
LV YAJUAN State Grid Corporation of China Wuxi Power Supply Company
YANG XILAI
YANG XILAI State Grid Corporation of China Wuxi Power Supply Company
ZHU YUE
ZHU YUE State Grid Corporation of China Wuxi Power Supply Company
HIRAM KAMAU
HIRAM KAMAU African Coffee Roasters
JANE NJERI KAMAU
JANE NJERI KAMAU African Coffee Roasters
JONAS BRUNSNAES
JONAS BRUNSNAES African Coffee Roasters
LUIS AARON AVILES
LUIS AARON AVILES CEMEX
PAULETTE CHAMBERS
PAULETTE CHAMBERS CEMEX
MARCO CASTILLO
MARCO CASTILLO CEMEX
RODRIGO LOZANO
RODRIGO LOZANO CEMEX
JUAN MANUEL ROSALES GARCÍA
JUAN MANUEL ROSALES GARCÍA Grupo Modelo
ANGELA CECILIA DOMINGUEZ MOREIRA
ANGELA CECILIA DOMINGUEZ MOREIRA Grupo Modelo
ANA KAREN MARTÍNEZ RANGEL
ANA KAREN MARTÍNEZ RANGEL Grupo Modelo
NOMONDE NYAMANDE
NOMONDE NYAMANDE MTN South Africa
AMOGELANG MALULEKE
AMOGELANG MALULEKE MTN South Africa
BASETSANA MOGANO
BASETSANA MOGANO MTN South Africa
MARCELLE FERREIRA
MARCELLE FERREIRA Sibanye-Stillwater
QUINTON PAULSE
QUINTON PAULSE Sibanye-Stillwater
SAREL BARNARD
SAREL BARNARD Sibanye-Stillwater
THABILENG MOTABI
THABILENG MOTABI Sibanye-Stillwater
NIGEL ATTA-MENSAH
NIGEL ATTA-MENSAH Crown Agents Bank
ROBINAH NAYIGA
ROBINAH NAYIGA Crown Agents Bank
NICOLA ATKIN
NICOLA ATKIN PA Consulting Group
IRIS ALTING
IRIS ALTING PA Consulting
BETH MURPHY
BETH MURPHY PA Consulting
HENRIETTA FLODELL
HENRIETTA FLODELL PA Consulting
JASON LI
JASON LI Wheel Pro
ALEX BOLEN
ALEX BOLEN Wheel Pros
HAZEL GAKII
HAZEL GAKII African Coffee Roaster
ANDREA SÁNCHEZ MERCADO
ANDREA SÁNCHEZ MERCADO Grupo Modelo
AMELIA WHITE
AMELIA WHITE Wheel Pros
1:00 PM
Global Impact Forum
Welcome and Introductions
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
GAYLE SCHUELLER
GAYLE SCHUELLER UN Global Compact Network USA
1:30 PM
Global Impact Forum
Opening Keynote
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM
SANDRA WU
SANDRA WU Kokusai Kogyo and UN Global Compact Board
1:50 PM
Global Impact Forum
Panel: SDG Ambition
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM
CRISTINA VILALÓN
CRISTINA VILALÓN Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón® | Architecture & Interior Design
SEBASTIAN STEINHAEUSER
SEBASTIAN STEINHAEUSER SAP
2:30 PM
Global Impact Forum
SDG Pioneers USA Award
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM
DIANNE HEILER
DIANNE HEILER Repligen
DANIEL AKINMADE EMEJULU
DANIEL AKINMADE EMEJULU Microsoft
2:50 PM
Global Impact Forum
Networking Break
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM
3:10 PM
Global Impact Forum
Panel: SDG Innovation
3:10 PM - 3:50 PM
SONAY AYKAN
SONAY AYKAN Colgate-Palmolive
SANJEEV KHAGRAM
SANJEEV KHAGRAM Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University
3:50 PM
Global Impact Forum
Panel: SDG Implementation
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM
RYAN KORINKE
RYAN KORINKE PIMCO
LILA KARBASSI
LILA KARBASSI United Nations Global Compact
KRISTEN SIEMEN
KRISTEN SIEMEN to a future with zero emissions as the company continues to take bold actions a
MICHAEL OKOROAFOR
MICHAEL OKOROAFOR McCormick & Company
4:30 PM
Global Impact Forum
Closing Keynotes
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
SOLITAIRE TOWNSEND
SOLITAIRE TOWNSEND Futerra
CLINTON MOLONEY
CLINTON MOLONEY North America Sustainability Services & Strategy Lead
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
9:00 AM
SDG Business Forum
Opening Remarks
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
SANDRA WU
SANDRA WU Kokusai Kogyo and UN Global Compact Board
H.E. ANTÓNIO GUTERRES
H.E. ANTÓNIO GUTERRES United Nations
LI JUNHUA
LI JUNHUA United Nations
9:20 AM
SDG Business Forum
Business Action to Protect Global Environmental Commons
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM
NANCY SHACKELL
NANCY SHACKELL Bedford Institute of Oceanography
MARTIN POWELL
MARTIN POWELL Siemens Financial Services
Mr. KELLY ANN NAYLOR
Mr. KELLY ANN NAYLOR UN-Water
AMITA CHAUDHURY
AMITA CHAUDHURY AIA
ELIM SRITABA
ELIM SRITABA Asia Pulp & Paper
10:00 AM
SDG Business Forum
Business Response to Cascading Crises
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
AMBUJ SAGAR
AMBUJ SAGAR Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
SOLANGE RIBEIRO
SOLANGE RIBEIRO Neoenergia
VITALII VERESHCHAGIN
VITALII VERESHCHAGIN Caparol Ukraine
GENNADIY CHYZHYKOV
GENNADIY CHYZHYKOV Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce/ICC Ukraine
Riefqah Jappie
Riefqah Jappie International Trade Center
10:40 AM
SDG Business Forum
Business Practices for Sustainable, People-Centered and Just Economies
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM
NORICHIKA KANIE
NORICHIKA KANIE Keio University Graduate School of Media and Governance
11:20 AM
SDG Business Forum
Closing Remarks
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM
JOHN DENTON
JOHN DENTON International Chamber of Commerce
H.E. AMINA MOHAMMED
H.E. AMINA MOHAMMED United Nations
MARIAMA DJAMBONY BADJI
MARIAMA DJAMBONY BADJI DNA
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