Welcome

Session Opening – 5’

Main takeaways from the launch session and objectives of the Session #2.

Nicolas Buchoud (hosting team)

Opening Insights – 45’ including roundtable discussion. A plenary roundtable discussion will follow the insights. 7’ to 10’ max for each insight.

• Gautam BHAN, Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), Senior Lead, Academic and Research

• Warren SMIT, African Center for Cities, Research manager of the Healthy Cities Lab and researcher for the Mistra Urban Futures.

• Katharina LIMA de MIRANDA, Researcher, Kiel Institute for the World Economy and research director, Council for Global Problem Solving

Thematic break-outs– 30’

We plan to hold 4 thematic breakout sessions, along the main issues which have emerged from the Launch session. The format is 5-8 experts for each breakout. Technical direction will be given during the plenary.

Breakout session#1:

‘Acknowledging community’s resilience at all scales: Worldwide, countless initiatives led by cities, communities, NGOs’, citizens, have helped people dealing with the socio-economic consequences of the COVID_19 crisis. However, they have rarely been connected with or supported by government’s initiatives.

=> How can community resilience be further acknowledged and consolidated as a relevant global policy-making tool?

Moderated by: Gunnar Hartmann with Hang Dang

Breakout session#2:

‘Rethinking the think-tanks’. Knowledge generation, think tanks strategies and organization:

The COVID_19 pandemic has disrupted global and national policy-making, confusing and delaying the delivery of many infrastructure projects, and questioning their financial models (ex. For public transportation).

=> How can think-tanks and other institutions adapt their organization and strategies to respond to new and changing / volatile needs? How to formulate policy-recommendations that are accountable and help reinforce trust?

Moderated by: Nicolas Buchoud with Mihai Toader Pasti

Breakout session#3:

‘The Digitalization we need’

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digitalization trends in the society and in the economy.

=> How can COVID-19 related data collection and data sharing (public, or private, or both) enhance urban resilience? Has the COVID_19 pandemic revealed or accelerated the digitalization of key infrastructure and services and how can this help build more sustainable cities and infrastructure systems? ...

Moderated by: Rakesh Kasturi with Thai Nguyen Van Quoc

Breakout session#4:

‘Bye-bye’ or ’Welcome back’ multilateralism and global governance?

The COVID_19 crisis is weighing on public finance. Monetary and fiscal stimulus and recovery packages will have a cost. The crisis is also hitting hard the informal economy not to mention the rise of unemployment in many sectors. The economic crisis questions the ability of the international community to meet the pre-existing finance gaps and reach out to the global development (SDGs) and environment (climate, biodiversity) goals.

=> How can cities and infrastructure finance build on global agendas to reverse the trend and strengthen multilateralism by an active localization strategy of the global goals is a challenge that has just been heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moderated by: Holger Kuhle with Johanna Bärnreuther

Report on the breakout sessions – 20’

Report and exchanges on the breakout sessions followed by comments and takeaways with the Dialogue knowledge partners
by

Aziza Akhmouch, head of division, urban policies and sustainable development, OECD

Dean Tetsushi Sonobe, CEO of ADBI

Next steps of the Solutions Dialogue – 20’

• Introducing the Solutions Dialogue Global Table (recording scheduled for the second half of November)

• Concept of the Solutions Dialogue E-Book

• Introducing the Global Solutions Summit 2021

• Draft program for the Sessions #3 (oct 8.) and session #4 (Nov. 10)