Launch of SDSN Northern Europe, February 25-26

Chapters

• WELCOME and Opening remarks
• “The SDGs – a way forward”, STEFAN LÖFVEN, Prime Minister of Sweden
• “Making the SDGs work: integrated roles and agendas towards universally applicable goals”, JOHAN ROCKSTRÖM, professor, Director, Stockholm Resilience Centre, SDSN Leadership Council
• “Taking the extra step in developing solutions” CHARLOTTE PETRI GORNITZKA, Director General, Sida
• “The role of data: follow-up and review is key to success” STEFAN LUNDGREN, Director General, SCB Statistics Sweden and GUIDO SCHMIDT-TRAUB, Executive Director, SDSN
• ”The transformational potential of ICT”, HANS VESTBERG, CEO, Ericsson
• “Business for profit, yet providing welfare”, MICHAEL TRESCHOW, Chair, Unilever
• “Driving sustainability globally”, HENRIK HENRIKSSON, CEO, Scania
• “Monetizing innovation towards a sustainable model”, MARTIN LUNDSTEDT, President and CEO, Volvo Group
• “Sustainable value creation in practice”, ALRIK DANIELSSON, CEO, SKF
• “Ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns”, DIANA AMINI, CEO, H&M Foundation
• ”The SDGs and the SDSN: opportunities and science as an instrument of implementation”, JEFFREY SACHS, Professor, Director, SDSN and Earth Institute, Columbia University, NYC
• “Innovative Financing Mechanisms: Local – Global”, KARIN KRONHÖFFER, Director of Business Development, Swedfund
• Panel: ”Mobilizing finance for sustainable solutions”, EVA HALVARSSON, CEO AP2, MAGNUS BORELIUS, Director of Finance, City of Gothenburg, CRISTOPHER FLENSBORG, Head of Sustainable Products, SEB
• “The road to a low-carbon economy: what does it mean for policy?, THOMAS STERNER, Professor, University of Gothenburg
• “Deep Decarbonization Pathways: Denmark, KATHERINE RICHARDSON, Professor, Director, Sustainability Science Centre, University of Copenhagen
• “A European bottom-up approach to social transformation”, LORETTA ANANIA, Program Officer, DG Connect, EU Commission
• “SDG and international development towards 2030!, PAUL GULLEIK LARSEN, Project Director, SDG coordination, Norway
• Epilogue

• Outcome Documents from Day 1, February 25th and Day 2, February 26th
• Transforming the Future Needs Transformed Processes
• Program Launch Event, February 25th
• Program High-level Launch, February 26th

• Alrik Danielson, CEO SKF
• Diana Amini, Global Manager HM Foundation
• Eva Halvarsson, CEO AP2
• Geert Aagaard Andersen, Special Envoy for 3GF
• Guido Schmidt-Traub, Executive Director SDSN
• Göran Finnveden, Vice President KTH
• Hans Vestberg, CEO Ericsson
• Henrik Henriksson, CEO Scania
• Jeffrey Sachs, Director SDSN and Earth Institute
• Loretta Anania, Program Officer DG Connect, EU Comission
• Martin Lundstedt, President and CEO Volvo Group
• Martin Svensson, Head of Transport and Environmental Technology Vinnova
• Michael Trescho, Chair Unilever
• Åke Iverfeldt, CEO Mistra
• Hans Vestberg, CEO Ericsson
• Henrik Henriksson, CEO Scania

Day one of the event gathered leading international researchers at the Chalmers Conference Center in Gothenburg, Sweden. They debated “Science-based transformations 2030″ and how SDSN NE can become a first class motor for science, and contribute to the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Agenda 2030.

Day two convened leaders from business, academia and government to officially launch SDSN NE and discuss roles, partnerships, and cooperation opportunities. A few hundred participants from academia, research, civil society, government, the private sector, and international organizations attended Day Two. The main objective of the day was to illustrate the relevance of the SDGs for the northern European region and to highlight the roles for stakeholders on national, regional and global levels.