We are pleased to announce that we are co-hosting an upcoming panel conversation to discuss the concept of sustainable innovation in Québec and the types of accelerated action that are needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as we kickstart what the United Nations has called a 'Decade of Action'.
Register to join the conversation
Hosted in collaboration with SDSN Canada members CIRODD, McGill University, and Concordia University, as well as Montréal International and Consortium Accélérer 2030.
Moderator:
- Charles Beaudry, Mobilizer, Consortium Accélérer 2030
Speakers:
- Maria Cortes Puch, Vice-President, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)
- Janice Bailey, Scientific Director, Fond de recherche Nature et Technologie (FRQNT)
- Elizabeth Mrema, Executive Secretary, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
- Karel Mayrand, President and CEO, Fondation du Grand Montréal (FGM)
The panel will be immediately followed by action-oriented, facilitated and highly interactive parallel breakout sessions exploring different dimensions of localizing the SDGs in Canada and Québec. All are welcome to join. The topics for these breakout rooms are:
- How to build an ecosystem around the SDGs?
- Identifying the priorities for Québec and how to localise SDGs.
- The economic recovery and the SDGs.
- Post-Secondary Education contribution to SDGs.
