ICLEI DELEGATION at UN HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM 2018
See Agenda Below
ICLEI Leadership
Ashok Sridharan, Mayor of Bonn, Germany; ICLEI President
Mauricio Rodas, Mayor of Quito, Ecudaor; Member of ICLEI Global Executive Committee
Bill Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh, USA; Member of the ICLEI USA Board
Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montreal, Canada; Host of ICLEI World Congress 2018
María Ángeles Elorza, Secretary for External Relations, Basque Country; Co-host of Basque Declaration of European Sustainable Cities and Towns Platform
Gino Van Begin, ICLEI Secretary General
ICLEI Members (Mayors in alphabetical order)
Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona, Spain
Daniel Martínez, Mayor of Montevideo, Uruguay
Kenji Kitahashi, Mayor of Kitakyushu, Japan
Michael Müller, Mayor of Berlin, Germany
Mónica Fein, Mayor of Rosario, Argentina
Peter Kurz, Mayor of Mannheim, Germany
Roland Ries, Mayor of Strasbourg, France
Tunç Soyer, Mayor of Seferihisar, Turkey – tbc
Zandile Gumede, Mayor of Durban, S. Africa
Penny Abeywardenam, Commissioner for International Affairs, New York City, USA
Henri-Paul Normandin, Director of International Relations, City of Montreal, Canada
Daniel Zarrilli, Senior Director of Climate Policy and Programs and Chief Resilience Officer, New York City, USA
Alexandra Hiniker, Global Vision | Urban Action Program Director, New York City, USA
Barbara Turk, Food Policy Director, New York City, USA
Molly Hartman, Senior Advisor for Food Policy, New York City, USA
Lolita Jackson, Special Advisor on Climate and Policy, New York City, USA
ICLEI Senior Staff
Yunus Arikan, Head of Global Policy and Advocacy, ICLEI World Secretariat
Tori Okner, Head of Strategy and Partnerships, ICLEI World Secretariat
Kale Roberts, Program Officer and UN Main Representative, ICLEI USA Office
ICLEI AGENDA at UN HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM 2018
11 July Wednesday
10:00 “Capacity-Building in the context of the 2030 Agenda – The role of Civil Servants in a Multi- Stakeholder Environment” – HLPF Learning Event by UN SSC Knowledge Center for Sustainable Development and German Development Institute (DIE)
Speaker: Lolita Jackson, Special Advisor on Climate and Policy, New York City, USA
15:00 Official HLPF 2018 Session on the review of SDG:11
Speaker: Penny Abeywardenam, Commissioner for International Affairs, New York City, USA
13 July Friday
13:15 Strengthening rural urban linkages for inclusive and resilient societies and healthy ecosystems – HLPF2018 Side Event FAO, ICLEI, IFAD, UN-Habitat, Cities Alliance, Government of Colombia
Speaker: Barbara Turk, Food Policy Director, New York City, USA
15 July Sunday
13:00 Global Task Force of Local and Regional Governments Preparatory meeting
ICLEI Representative: Kale Roberts, Program Officer and UN Main Representative, ICLEI USA Office
16 July Monday
10:00 Local and Regional Governments´ Forum
Speakers:
Ashok Sridharan, Mayor of Bonn, Germany; ICLEI President
Mauricio Rodas, Mayor of Quito, Ecudaor; Member of ICLEI Global Executive Committee
Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montreal, Canada; Host of ICLEI World Congress 2018
María Ángeles Elorza, Secretary for External Relations, Basque Country; Co-host of Basque Declaration of European Sustainable Cities and Towns Platform
Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona, Spain
Daniel Martínez, Mayor of Montevideo, Uruguay
Kenji Kitahashi, Mayor of Kitakyushu, Japan
Michael Müller, Mayor of Berlin, Germany
Mónica Fein, Mayor of Rosario, Argentina
Peter Kurz, Mayor of Mannheim, Germany
Roland Ries, Mayor of Strasbourg, France
Tunç Soyer, Mayor of Seferihisar, Turkey – tbc
Zandile Gumede, Mayor of Durban, S. Africa
10:30 “Meeting Sustainable Development Commitments in Cities: The Science We Need for the Cities We Want” – HLPF2018 Side Event by Government of Canada and CitiesIPCC partners
Intervention: Yunus Arikan, Head of Global Policy and Advocacy, ICLEI
17 July Tuesday
08:00 “Delivering on Agenda 2030 through SDG 12 and the One Planet multi-stakeholder partnership” – Ministerial Breakfast by UN Environment Programme
Intervention: Ashok Sridharan, Mayor of Bonn, Germany; ICLEI President as the Co- Chair of the Sustainable Public Procurement Programme One Planet Network
10:00 Local Action for Global Commitments Special Event by Local2030 Hub for Sustainability Solutions
Speakers:
Ashok Sridharan, Mayor of Bonn, Germany; ICLEI President
Mauricio Rodas, Mayor of Quito, Ecudaor; Member of ICLEI Global Executive Committee
Bill Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh, USA; Member of the ICLEI USA Board
Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montreal, Canada; Host of ICLEI World Congress 2018
Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona, Spain
18 July Wednesday
13:15 Sustainable strategic public procurement – Can the state be a role model for sustainable consumption? – HLPF2018 Side Event by Federal Republic of Germany Federal Government
Speaker: Gino Van Begin, ICLEI Secretary General, as the Co- Chair of the Sustainable Public Procurement Programme of One Planet Network
13:15 Launch of the HLPF2018 Report of the Global Task Force of Local and Regional Governments
Speaker: Yunus Arikan, Head of Global Policy and Advocacy, ICLEI