The international conference Paving the Way to the Pact of the Future is the first SDSN Portugal flagship project since its creation in June 2023. It will join national and international experts to make a contribution to the Summit of the Future; and to mobilize the higher education sector and innovators, together with the Portuguese society in general, to the urgency and opportunities of sustainable development. Transforming education, the meaningful youth engagement and measuring beyond GDP are the enablers in the spotlight, for which three think tanks groups have been working in the last months. During the Conference the Sustainable Development Report 2024 by UN SDSN will be launched.
The need to Transform Education across the educational system (content, actors, models and learning methodologies) aims to generate the knowledge and skills necessary for transformations towards a safe, fair and sustainable world. More Information HERE.
Think Tank group:
Questions under discussion:
Why are current education systems unable to respond to the systemic transformations necessary to achieve sustainable development goals? What changes should be promoted to train future leaders and professionals with the aim of accelerating sustainable development?
What do young people expect from the education system? What role does non-formal education play in conjunction with formal curricula?
What education aspects this transformation should focus on? Examples include: curricula that promote an attitude aligned with multilateralism and sustainable development; learning models and teachers that encourage creativity and talent; innovative approaches to addressing the challenges and complexity of real life and the uncertainty of the future; the use of digital tools and artificial intelligence and more practice-oriented experimental models.
The effective mobilization and integration of young people in decision-making and policy-making processes with an impact on the 2030 Agenda requires specific mechanisms and processes that are important to identify. More information HERE) .
Think Tank group:
Questions under discussion:
How to expand and strengthen the participation of young people in social activism, particularly in organizations led by and focused on young people; and in local communities and civil society organizations as agents and/or as beneficiaries and leaders in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda?
How to promote intergenerational partnerships that allow the integration of young people into communities and NGOs?
How to ensure the right to meaningful participation of young people, whatever their socio-economic situation and distance from decision-making centers, for their political, economic and social integration?
What mechanisms should be implemented to ensure the recognition of young people’s perspectives in decision-making and policy-making processes, namely codecision and co-management and participatory monitoring and evaluation mechanisms?
The need for new metrics, in addition to GDP, to measure the development of countries, considering vulnerability, well-being and sustainability, among other aspects, is essential for progress to be in line with the 2030 Agenda. More information HERE.
Think Tank group:
Questions under discussion:
What progress has been achieved and what bottlenecks have been identified in implementing a new approach to measuring social progress, following the 2009 Stiglitz-Sem-Fitoussi Commission Report?
How to encourage effective political commitment to implement an evaluation framework focused on people, ensuring participatory processes in the transformations necessary to respect human life and the planet, and in solidarity and reducing inequalities?
How to build a robust scientific and technical process, based on credible and disaggregated datasets, and how to ensure the necessary resources for a new reference framework to measure the development of countries?
Programa detalhado da conferência Paving the Way to The Pact of the Future.
Conference in Portuguese and English, both in-person and online modes.
João Sàágua, Rector NOVA University Lisbon
José Rui Felizardo, CEO CEIIA
Jorge Morais, Executive Administrator Instituto Marquês Vale Flor
Nuno Sampaio, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Why are we far from reaching the Goals?
Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University and President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Elisa Ferreira, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, European Commission
Clara Raposo, Vice-Governor Bank of Portugal
| Comments | Moderator |
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| André Moz Caldas, Lisbon University | Júlia Seixas, President SDSN Portugal |
Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University and President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)
Guillaume Lafortune, Vice-President and Head of the Paris Office, SDSN
Overview of key findings from the 2024 SDR
Panel discussion:
What was done and how to move forward?
| Comments | Moderator |
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| Peter Schmidt, European Economic and Social Committee | Joaquim Oliveira, Special adviser of Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms |
How to expand and strengthen youth participation in decision-making at all levels?
| Comments | Moderator |
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| Catarina Barreiros, Founder of the Project Do Zero | Tiago Brandão Rodrigues, former Education Minister |
(restricted side-event organized by LIDERA)
Why current education systems are not accelerating systemic transformation and how they should be transformed?
| Comments | Moderator |
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| António Diaz Aranda, México, SDSN Juventude Luis Neves, CEO of the Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) | Anabela Pedroso, Corporate Adviser, CEiiA – Engineering and Development Center |
*In english
| Meaningful Youth Engagement | Transforming Education | Beyond GDP |
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Edna Costa, Professor Minho University |
Sandra Caeiro, Vice-Rector Open University |
Miguel J. Martins, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group |
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Mariana Maraschin and Teresa Ó Brádaigh Bean Fundação Gulbenkian, Youth voices in the global arena: strengthening young people’s capacity for climate advocacy Maria Espinet, Director of EduCaixa, The Challenge Project |
Academia EPAL, Skills in Water Management for the Universalization of Good Public Services Liliana Cunha, Councilor for Culture, Youth, Social Development and Health. Seixal Municipality. Seixal Criativo – Project-based learning and experimentation center Felipe P. Morgado, SENAI Education and VET Director. Education system in SENAI |
Nuno Moreira da Cruz, Professor. Católica R&D centres Carolina M. Mendonça, Azores Tourism Board, Launching a wellbeing Index |
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Nardos Berehe, SDSN Youth Gonçalo Hall, CEO NomadX & Embaixador Digital Nomads Madeira |
Santiago Saura, Vice President SDSN Spain |
Mário Parra da Silva, Global Compact President Miguel Coelho, Alternate Executive Director, World Bank Group |
Moderation:
Edna Costa, Professor Minho University
Inspiring Cases:
Fundação Gulbenkian, Youth voices in the global arena: strengthening young people’s capacity for climate advocacy
Maria Espinet, Director of EduCaixa, The Challenge Project
Comments:
Nardos Berehe, SDSN Youth
Gonçalo Hall, CEO NomadX & Embaixador Digital Nomads Madeira
Moderation:
Sandra Caeiro, Vice-Rector Open University
Inspiring Cases:
Academia EPAL, Skills in Water Management for the Universalization of Good Public Services
Liliana Cunha, Councilor for Culture, Youth, Social Development and Health. Seixal Municipality. Seixal Criativo – Project-based learning and experimentation center
Felipe P. Morgado, SENAI Education and VET Director. Education system in SENAI
Comments:
Santiago Saura, President SDSN Spain
Moderation:
Miguel J. Martins, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group
Inspiring Cases:
Nuno Moreira da Cruz, Professor. Católica R&D centres
Carolina M. Mendonça, Azores Tourism Board, Launching a wellbeing Index
Comments:
Mário Parra da Silva, Global Compact President
Miguel Coelho, Alternate Executive Director, World Bank Group
*In english
Organized by Camões, I.P.
Moderator
Ana Fernandes, President of Camões Institute, I.P.
Keynote: Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University and President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)
Innovative financing instruments for green investments. Carlos Semedo, National Director of Foreign Policy and Regional Integration of Cape Verde. Filipe Nascimento, President of the Autonomous Region of Príncipe, São Tomé e Príncipe
The role of Academy. Manuel Guilherme Júnior, Rector of Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique
Multilateralism. Ana Paula Zacarias, Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations – New York
The role of Civil Society. João José Fernandes, Management of the Portuguese NGDO Platform
Artificial Intelligence for Scientific Discovery for a Sustainable Future. Carla Gomes, Director Cornell University AI for Science Institute, Institute for Computational Sustainability
A New Global Deal: Reforming World Governance. Maria João Rodrigues, President Foundation for European Progressive Studies
Summary of Thematic Contributions. João Ferrão, CNADS National Council of Sustainable Development, Wrap-up of thematic outcomes
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| Maria João Rauch, SDSN Portugal Manager (CEIIA) |
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| Manuel Carvalho, Journalist at Público Newspaper |
Dear participant, The Conference Organizing Committee has negotiated a set of special prices for you in hotels close to the Conference venue and with metro stations nearby, so that you have convenient access to the Ismaili Center and can also easily get to know the city of Lisbon.
Accommodation reservation is the responsibility of the participants.
Ismaili Centers are symbolic landmarks of the permanent presence and core values of Ismaili Communities around the world. These reflect, through their architecture and function, a spirit of humility, outlook for the future, friendship and dialogue, providing spaces for the broadening of intellectual horizons and the fostering of an appreciation of pluralism, as well as for congregational prayer and the spiritual quest.
The Ismaili Center is located in Palma de Baixo, Lisbon, close to the universities and main hospitals, being easily accessible to all parts of the city.
The Ismaili Center, which reflects the identity and cultural heritage of the Ismaili Community in Portugal, is, nowadays, a place visited by hundreds of people. It is characterized not only by being a prayer space for the community, but also by being a meeting point between people from different social and cultural contexts, thus promoting the creation of bridges between various communities.
Smoking is not permitted throughout the Ismaili Center, whether indoors or outdoors.
More information about the center and its architecture at the.ismaili/ismaili-centre-lisbon and Our Ismaili Center! | The.Ismaili
The Ismaili Center, Lisbon is located about 10-15 minutes from the city center, at Avenida Lusíada, nº 10, 1600-150 Lisboa. The best way to get to the Ismaili Center is by car, taxi or metro. It is just 10 minutes by car or taxi from Lisbon International Airport and also from Praça Marquês de Pombal (where the Conference hotels are located).
10 minutes by car or taxi from Lisbon International Airport and also from Praça Marquês de Pombal (where the Conference hotels are located).
Take the blue line and get off at Laranjeiras station. The Ismaili Center is a 5-minute walk from the station, next to Loja do Cidadão das Laranjeiras (a well-known place in the area).
Take the yellow line and get off at Cidade Universitária station. The Ismaili Center is a 15-20 minute walk towards Universidade Católica Portuguesa and is located after the university, on the opposite side of Avenida Lusíada.
There is no car parking available in the Center.
