Vatican Youth Symposium 2020 - Day 1: Launch of Mission 4.7
Channel: SDSN
Date: 16/12/2020

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The first day of the Vatican Youth Symposium will be dedicated to the launch of Mission 4.7 and discussions around the implementation of SDG target 4.7. 

Mission 4.7 (https://www.mission4point7.org/) was founded by Global Schools and the SDG Academy, both flagship programs of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens, in partnership with UNESCO and the Centre for Sustainable Development at The Earth Institute, Columbia University. The initiative brings together leaders from across the world to highlight the critical importance of SDG target 4.7 and its role in ensuring quality education for all and education for sustainable development. 

Given the importance of SDG target 4.7 to children and young people, motivated by Pope Francis’ new Global Compact on Education, the Vatican Youth Symposium is the ideal platform for the launch of this important global program. 

Session 1 - Welcome/Launch of Mission 4.7 [0:32]
- His Holiness Pope Francis
- Monsignor Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, Chancellor, Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences 
- Mr. Sam Loni, Program Director, SDSN; & Director, Global Schools, Chair of Symposium 
- Professor Jeffrey Sachs, President, Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)
- Hon. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General, UNESCO 
- Hon. Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Hon. Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO
- Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah, Founder & Chairman, Sunway Group

Session 2 - Education for Sustainable Development in Primary and Secondary Schools [1:09:35]
- Ms. Monika Froehler, CEO, Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens (Moderator) 
- Hon. Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO 
- Dr. Siva Kumari, Director-General, International Baccalaureate 
- Mr. Sam Loni, Program Director, SDSN; & Director, Global Schools 
- Ms. Amanda Abrom, Program Manager, Global Schools, SDSN
- Professor Mustafa Öztürk, Professor, Hacettepe University
- Professor Abdelkrim Marzouk, Director, Executive Education Center, Al Akhawayn University 
- Dr. Andreas Schleicher, Director of Education and Skills, OECD

Session 3 - Education for Sustainable Development in Tertiary and Professional Settings [2:31:16]
-Ms. Chandrika Bahadur, Director, SDG Academy, SDSN (Moderator) 
- Hon. Irina Bokova, Former Director-General, UNESCO
- Ms. Theresa Yung, Project Lead, SDG Students Program, SDSN Youth
- Professor Fernando Reimers, Professor of International Education, Harvard University
- Ms. Noha Al-Khalqi, Programs Director, Millennium Campus Network
- Professor Akpezi Ogbuigwe, Director, Rivers State University of Science and Technology
- Mr. José María del Corral, Global Director, Scholas Occurrentes
- Professor Stefano Zamagni, President, Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences