On 26 September 2024, the Stimson Center, Global Governance Innovation Network, Savannah Centre, Plataforma CIPÓ, and Global Challenges Foundation will convene an UNGA High-Level Roundtable on “Taking the Summit of the Future Agenda Forward”. Bringing together senior government representatives, former statespersons, UN officials, and leading scholars, this 60-minute session will consider the role of:
(1) Track 1.5 policy dialogues;
(2) policy research products from leading scholars worldwide;
(3) rigorous Summit of the Future (SOTF) monitoring in supporting champion governments and twenty multi-stakeholder ImPact Coalitions on SOTF Actions & Commitments follow-through.
A brief non-attribution summary of key findings and recommendations will follow from the roundtable and be widely distributed, with the goal of raising-awareness in capitals worldwide for investing in SOTF implementation.
Featured Speakers
H.E. Maria Fernanda Espinosa, President of the 73rd General Assembly; Executive-Director, GWL
H.E. Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Former Nigerian Foreign Minister & UN USG; Founder, Savannah Center
H.E. Guy Ryder, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Policy
Maiara Folly, Executive-Director, Plataforma CIPÓ
Nudhara Yusuf, Executive Coordinator, Global Governance Innovation Network and Co-Chair, 2024 UN Civil Society Conference
Dr. Richard Ponzio, Director, Global Governance, Justice & Security Program, Stimson Center, and Co-Director, Global Governance Innovation Network