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YA+10@UN CONFERENCE ROOM #1

NORTH LAWN BUILDING, UN HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK Wednesday January 18, 2012 12:00pm-5:00pm YA+10@UN Pre-Registration & Workshop Selection United Nations, Secretariat Building, Visitors Entrance, East 46th Street. Thursday January 19, 2012 9:00am-5:00pm CHECK-IN DESK YA+10@UN Registration Desk in the UN Lobby (Visitors Entrance at 46th Street & 1st Avenue) 9:15 – 9:40pm Youth Assembly Welcome Musical Opening: Jourdan Urbach, Goodwill Ambassador, UN Arts for Peace Call to Order: Patrick Sciarratta, YA Project Director & Executive Director, Friendship Ambassadors Foundation Program Introduction: Tami Kesselman, YA Co-Chair & UNWired 4 MDG Solutions Global Campaign Co-Chair & Lead Administrator 9:45 – 10:45am MDGs and the Young Professional

Moderator: Jamie Ansorge, Co-Founder, International Youth Council (YA Alum NGO) http://internationalyouthcouncil.blogspot.com/ • Amanda Angri, NGO/DPI Youth Delegate http://impactinitiative.blogspot.com/2010/07/amanda-angri-impact-initiative-student.html • Jonas Haertle, PRME Secretariat, UN Global Compact http://www.unprme.org/participants/coconvening-organisations-steering-committee/un-global-compact.php • Jourdan Urbach, Violinist; Founder & Director, Concerts for a Cure; 2010 recipient of the

World of Children Nobel Prize for Global Child Advocacy. http://www.jourdanurbach.com/

10:45 – 11:15am Special Report from the UN Alliance Of Civilizations Forum in Doha • Isabelle Legare, UNAOC Youth Program http://www.unaoc.org/ • Anna Pavlyuchenko, UNAOC Liaison and Projects Officer http://www.unaoc.org/ • Yin-Chu Jou, Artistic Director, Friendship Ambassadors Foundation www.faf.org • Olivia Harris, Youth Moderator, Doha Pre-Forum Thursday January 19, 2012 (continued) 11:25 –11:55am NGO Cooperation & Coordination for Sustainable Development • Patrick Sciarratta, Exec Director, FAF & Service Ambassadors Ecuador Project www.faf.org

 

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• Jean Paul Brice Affana, Global Coordinator, Intʼl Assn for the Advancement of Innovative Approaches to Global Challenges (IAAI) www.glocha.info

• Miroslav Polzer, Secretary General, IAAI www.glocha.info • David Woollcombe, Founder & President, Peace Child International (PCI) on Rio+20 Strategies & Preparations: How to Get Involved Now and in Rio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APh2VYqDNxA

12:00pm-1:00pm LUNCH Afternoon BREAKOUT SESSIONS Sessions (U.N. North Lawn Bldg, Conference Rooms) 1:15 – 1:55pm Conf Rm 1. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR: Eliminating Hunger 1 Purchase at a Time

Case Study: Launch of Two Degrees Food (Peter Walters, Two Degrees Food) Conf Rm A. Rio+20 Global Youth Music Contest & Resource Mobilization Innovations for and by Youth (Facilitator: Miroslav Polzer, Secretary General, IAAI) www.glocha.info Conf Rm B. Rio+20 & The World Youth Congress on Sustainable Youth-led

Development: How to Get Involved & Help Shape the Outcomes (Facilitator: David Woollcombe & Cristi Gerlach, Peace Child International) www.peacechild.org Conf Rm D Opportunity for Impact: Join Service Ambassadors in Ecuador (Facilitator: Patrick Sciarratta, Executive Director, FAF & Service Ambassadors) http://faf.org/main/individual-service-programs/service-ambassadors/ecuador/

2:00 – 2:45pm Conf Rm 1. Beyond Good Intentions: Achieving Accountability & Impact through Technology (Facilitator: Daniella Ballou-Aares, Head of Americas & Founder of Global Health Practice, Dalberg Global Development Advisors http://www.dalberg.com/page/daniella-ballou-aares-regional-director Conf Rm A The MDGs in Asia: How the Beijing Youth Festival pursues the MDGs (Facilitator: Jun Wang, Educational Association for China Tomorrow) http://eactus.com/2012-us-china-international-youth-festival/ Conf Rm B. Rio+20 & The World Youth Congress on Sustainable Youth-led

Development: How to get involved and shape the outcomes (Facilitator: David Woollcombe & Cristi Gerlach, Peace Child International) www.peacechild.org Conf Rm D. Rio+20 – GEEBIZ: Youth, the Private Sector & Job Creation (Facilitator: Sonia Preisser) http://geebiz.biz/

 

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Thursday January 19, 2012 (continued) 3:00 – 5:00pm UNWIRED 4 MDG SOLUTIONS: GLOBAL CAMPAIGN LAUNCH

High Profile speakers on themes related to the UNWIRED 4 MDG Solutions Global Campaign & showcase for technology collaborations, especially as they relate to the four core UNWIRED tracks: Health, Infrastructure, Education, and Global Development Kickoff w ʻMessage from Earthʼ video for context

Moderator: Tami Kesselman, Co-Chair & Lead Administrator, UNWIRED 4 MDG Solutions Global Campaign & UNWIRED Leadersʼ Summit Keynote: 3:00 – 3:30pm “Sharing” for Impact

John Hlinko, Author, “Share–Repeat–Retweet: Get Your Message Read & Spread” http://www.cnbc.com/id/45797132

Panel 1: 3:30-4:15pm Multi-Sector Collaborations: Leveraging Technology For Profit & For Good

Amir Dossal, Founder & Chairman, Global Partnerships Forum; Former Director, UN Office for Partnerships. http://www.globalpf.org/

Randy Ramusack, United Nations Technology Advisor, Microsoft http://globeforum.com/en/mainmenu/Experts/Hero/?partnerId=1397

Panel 2: 4:15-5:00pm Technology to Improve Each Aspect of Health: Human Wellness

Shaifali Puri, Executive Director, Scientists Wthout Borders http://mycrains.crainsnewyork.com/40under40/profiles/2011/shaifali-puri

Sustainability & Planet Health Laura Storm, Project Green Light / Sustania http://sustainia.me/

Governance & Infrastructure Health

Waleed Rashed, Co-Founder & Spokesperson, April 6 Movement, Egypt. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waleed_Rashed

 

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Friday, January 20, 2011: Day 2 9:15 am Call to Order; Opening Notices (Conference Plenary Room) Official Welcome to United Nations – Final Day

• Roland Rich, Officer-in-Charge, United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP) 9:30 am

• H.E. Eugène-Richard Gasana, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Rwanda to the U.N.

9:35 - 10:05am KEYNOTE: “Influencing Change – Leveraging the Power of Many”

• Jeremy Heimans, Co-Founder & CEO, Purpose.com; Co-Founder, AAVAZ http://monitortalent.com/talent/Jeremy-Heimans-Profile.html

10:05 – 12:00pm Spotlight on the MDGs: Moderator: Tami Kesselman Video Screenings of each project, followed by Moderated Panel and Q&A The Role of Celebrity, New Media & Traditional Press in Issue Awareness

• Tara Abrahams, Deputy Director, 10x10, “Educate Girls, Change the World.” http://10x10act.org/why-10x10/

• Allison Deines, Jane Goodall Institute, National Director, Roots & Shoots.  http://www.rootsandshoots.org/aboutus/mission

• Pamela Hogan, Exec Producer, Women, War, and Peace & winner of multiple Emmy Awards while helming multiple PBS & National Geographic productions.  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/women-war-and-peace/about/about-the-producers/

12:00 – 1:00pm LUNCH 1:10 – 1:55pm UNWIRED Workshops

Conf Rm 1. MOBILE MONEY: Unpacking the Mobile Hype: Evidence from Haiti Case Study from Haiti (Facilitator: Matt Shakhovskoy, Dalberg) Conf Rm A. HEALTH: Mobile Health Alliance – Trends & Issues mHealth Next Steps (Lisa Lee, Dalberg Global Devʼt Advisors) Conf Rm B. INFRASTRUCTURE: The Peopleʼs Democracy/Governance 4.0 Egypt Case Study (Waleed Rashed) Conf Rm D. HEALTH: Biodiversity & A Healthy Planet Tech for Planting Case Study (Allison Deines, Roots & Shoots)

2:00 – 2:45pm UNWIRED Workshops Conf Rm 1. GLOBAL: Evolution of Mobile – Improving Results 1 SMS at a Time Case study on UNWIRED 4 MDG Global Campaign (Tami Kesselman, UNWIRED) Conf Rm A. EDUCATION: Tech for Expanding Access to Education e-Learning Ghana Case Study (Tim Kotin, Dalberg Global Devʼt Advisors)

Conf Rm B. HEALTH: Collaborative Platforms for Expert Innovations Emerging Markets Case Study (Shaifali Puri, Scientists Without Borders)

 

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Friday, January 20, 2011: Day 2 2:55 – 3:50pm MDGs in Action: An Intergenerational Approach Moderator: Sebastian Mony

• Nejeed Kassam, (25 yrs old) Author, "High on Life: Stories of Hope, Change, and Leadership." UNDP Serbia film project, Co-Founder, End Poverty Now & Networks for Change. Blogger, Youth Activist, Writer. http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2007/01/25/nejeed-kassam-of-end-poverty-now-people-to-watch/

• Dr. Judy Kuriansky, Author, TV Host. Facilitator on peace, trauma recovery, crisis counseling and her unique East/West intervention programs around the world. http://www.drjudy.com/about-dr-judy/

• Engr. Noah Dallaji, Founder, African Children Talent Development Foundation, (Nigeria) http://actdf.org/

3:50 – 4:00pm A Report From Reynolds

• Marcelo Ber, Reynolds Fellow, NYU. Manager for Micro-Saving, Ashoka's Social Financial Services program. Previous position with UNICEF Argentina http://www.stgallen-symposium.org/Leaders-of-Tomorrow/Student-Essay-Competition/~/media/Images/Internet/Leaders%20of%20Tomorrow/Student%20Competition/Winners%202011/Essay%20Marcelo%20Ber.ashx

4:00 – 4:05pm Afternoon Cultural Presentation: NOB from the NY Hallelujah Choir 4:10 – 4:45pm YA+10 Closing Plenary & Keynote Moderator: Tami Kesselman

• Talia Leman (17 yrs old), Author & Social Entrepreneur, CEO & Founder, RandomKid,

UNICEF's first National Youth Ambassador. Recipient of the National Jefferson Award, considered the Nobel prize for public service, International Youth Talent Award from the European Union, and the "Champion of Intercultural Innovation" by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations. http://www.randomkid.org/

4:45 – 5:00pm Closing Words from the YA+10@UN Director and YA+10@UN Co-Chair

FAF WISHES TO THANK THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: The Permanent Mission of Rwanda to the United Nations, United Nations Office for Partnerships, International Youth Council,

and Dalberg Global Development Advisors for their assistance and encouragement.