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17.02.2017
Global Public Policy Network (GPPN) Annual Conference : The UN Sustainable Development Goals
About this event
From 17 February 2017 10:00 to 18 February 2017 13:15
Sciences Po School of Public Affairs is pleased to invite you to the Annual Conference (February 17-18) of the GPPN, international group of seven top public policy schools from around the world. This year’s theme will focus on the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 agenda voted in 2015.
Students from each partner university have the opportunity to apply to present a project in front of the deans, honored guests and participating students from member schools.
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FRIDAY 17th FEBRUARY
09:00 – 09:10 : Welcome remarks from Yann Algan, Dean of the Sciences Po School of Public Affairs
09:10 – 9:25 : Keynote speech by Dr. Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet
9:25 – 10:55 : Presentation of projects in 180 seconds by student teams part 1
11:10 – 12:50 : Presentation of projects in 180 seconds by student teams part 2
12:50 – 13:00 : Remarks from Frédéric Mion, President of Sciences Po
SATURDAY 18th FEBRUARY
09:45 – 09:55 : Opening remarks by Anne-Marie Idrac, President of the Sciences Po School of Public Affairs Strategic Committee, former French Minister of Transportation and former French Minister for Foreign Trade
09:55 – 10:15 : Keynote speech by Dr. Alaa Murabit, Founder of the Voice of Libyan Women, selected by the UN Secretary-General to promote the Sustainable Development Goals
10:15 – 11:15 : Presentation of projects 1, 2, 3 (20 minutes per group)
11:30 – 12:10 : Presentation of projects 4 and 5 (20 minutes per group)
12:10 – 12:30 : Keynote speech by Laurence Tubiana, Agence Française de Développement