8 May 2024 | 15.00 – 16.15 EST
Exploring Youth Innovation in Higher Education
the case of SDG 13 and SDG 17 in Italy
at United Nations Headquarters - Conference Room F
An offical Side Event to the 9th Multistakeholder Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for Sustainable Development Forum
organized by the United Nations Youth Delegate Programme of Italy in partnership with World Food Forum & University for SDGs
organized by the United Nations Youth Delegate Programme of Italy in partnership with World Food Forum & University for SDGs
The Side Event will feature
Youth-led Innovation
Third Sector Activities
National Strategies for Innovation
Concept Note
Youth-Led Innovation as a "Vital Catalyst for SDG progress"
Youth-Led Innovation as a "Vital Catalyst for SDG progress"
The Side Event seeks to highlight the interconnected nature of emerging best practices in Climate Action (SDG13) and the role of Partnership for the Goals (SDG17) through the presentation of a peculiar case study: Innovation in Italian Higher Education.
Within the context of a continued commitment to quality education recognized in the 2023 SDG Summit political declaration, youth-led innovation can be a vital catalyst of SDG progress and materially contribute to the outcomes of the upcoming Summit of the Future. In the pursuit of innovation to fight climate change and mitigate its impacts, multi-stakeholder partnerships can amplify youth-led mobilization of knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources to generate co-benefit from shared experiences and strategic cooperation with a cross-sector approach.
The Side Event on ‘Exploring Youth Innovation in Higher Education’ will showcase best practices of multi-stakeholder as well as local innovation in Italian higher education institutions across academia, non-profit and private sectors. Featuring the first edition of the “Italian Youth for Innovation” (IYI) Challenge, the event will further showcase two concrete examples of student-led innovation and give young innovators a stage to present their own transformative projects. The recommendations for youth-led innovation for climate action through multi- stakeholder partnerships can illuminate change pathways and inform STI Forum’s decisions on the related SDGs (13, 17) under review.
The Speakers
Andrea Albanesi
IYI 2024 Awardee & Director General of Global Model African Union at Global Africa Youth Dialogue
Celeste Macilwaine
Head of World Food Forum's Innovation Lab at Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Dana-Marie Salina
AOSIS Fellow, Permanent Mission of Trinidad & Tobago to the United Nations
Eleonora Bosio
President at University for SDGs
Edoardo De Cal
IYI 2024 Awardee & Co-Founder of Wop Station
Giacomo Di Capua
Youth Delegate of Italy to the United Nations
Kenley Rudimch-Kenneth
AOSIS Fellow, Ocean & Climate Adviser, Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations
Ose Ehianeta Arheghan
UNA-USA Youth Observer to the United Nations
The Venue
United Nations Headquarters
405 E 45th St, New York, NY 10017, USA
The event will take place in Conference Room F of the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
To access the venue, a registration to the STI Forum or a ground pass is required. Please note that the deadlne for in-person registration to the Forum for stakeholders is 21 April 2024.
Are you an Italian student currently attending a Higher Education institution in Italy?
Apply to join us in New York by April 20!
Apply to join us in New York by April 20!