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Contents

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Welcome to GUNi Conference 2017 4

About GUNi 6

Conference Theme 8

Conference Guide 12

Conference at a Glance 16

Detailed Programme 18

Conference Speakers A-Z 28

Barcelona Basic Guide 62

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Welcome to GUNi Conference 2017


Dear colleagues,

The international community has provided an ambitiousroadmap to transform the world. The 2030 Agenda forSustainable Development, approved in September 2015by the UN, includes seventeen universally applicablegoals that must have been deployed by 2030. We wantto end all forms of poverty in the world, reduceinequalities, fight against climate change and promoteinclusive, equitable and quality education for all. But wealso intend to guarantee a healthy life at all ages, promotesustainable production and consumption and providesafe and sustainable energy, among others.

It is in this context that the Global University Networkfor Innovation (GUNi) is organizing the InternationalConference on Sustainable Development Goals: Actorsand Implementation in Barcelona on September 18 and19 of this year. The Conference is bringing together aboutsixty experts and leaders of governments, publicagencies, municipalities, companies, universities andresearch centres from more than 25 countries, as wellas Catalan experts and political leaders, to discuss waysto deploy and track the implementation of the SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDGs) on all levels and scales.

GUNi is promoted by UNESCO, the United NationsUniversity (UNU) and the Catalan Association of PublicUniversities (ACUP), which hosts its presidency and thepermanent secretariat. It currently groups 218 universitiesand research centres in 78 countries around the world.Its mission is to contribute to the debate on the socialrole of universities and the process whereby theytransform societies and knowledge economies. Byorganising this Conference, GUNi is seeking to becomea leading actor in the debate and analysis of thedevelopment of SDGs and in the contribution ofuniversities and academic centres throughout.

The 2030 Agenda goals appeal to all countries of theworld to raise awareness of how the problems and realitiesof the planet affect us all. Catalonia and its universitieswant to display firm commitment and effective leadershipin the assumption of these global challenges. TheConference is a unique opportunity for all the agentsinvolved, who I would like to sincerely thank for theirparticipation, to start working to achieve such hugechallenges, which are as praiseworthy as they arenecessary.

Dr. Jaume CasalsPresident, Global University Network for Innovation

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About GUNi“Higher education and research play a strategicrole in the new knowledge society. In this context,GUNi promotes rigorous analysis and debateconcerning the challenges for universitiesand research, in collaboration with UNESCOand the United Nations University and withinstitutions from around the world”

Dr. Jaume CasalsPresident of the Global University Network for Innovation(GUNi) and the Catalan Association of Public Universities(ACUP). Rector of Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)

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The Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi) isan international network created in 1999 within theframework of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme,by UNESCO, the United Nations University (UNU) andthe Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech(UPC) after UNESCO's World Conference on HigherEducation (WCHE) to give continuity to and facilitate theimplementation of its main decisions. Since 2014, theCatalan Association of Public Universities (ACUP) hostsits secretariat and presidency. GUNi’s headquarters arelocated in Barcelona.

GUNi is a network that is currently composed of 218members from 78 countries, and which includes theUNESCO Chairs in Higher Education, higher educationinstitutions, research centres, and networks related toinnovation and the social commitment of higher education.

GUNi has regional offices in Asia and the Pacific, LatinAmerica and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, the ArabStates, Europe and North America (USA and Canada).

GUNi’s goals

GUNi strives to gather knowledge and innovativeexperiences, from a holistic perspective, in order to helphigher education institutions and systems to achieveinvolvement in and an impact on the development ofsocieties by:

1. Encouraging Higher Education Institutions to reorienttheir roles in order to broaden their social value andcontribution and strengthen their critical stance withinsociety.

2. Helping bridge the gap between developed anddeveloping countries in the field of higher education,fostering capacity-building and cooperation fromall over the world.

3. Promoting the exchange of resources, innovative ideasand experiences, while allowing for collective reflectionand the co-production of knowledge on emerging highereducation issues, innovation, and social responsibilityon a global scale.

GUNi Activities

GUNi Reports GUNi seminars, workshops and conferences International projects International Summer School on Higher Education

and Research Leadership GUNi global network and regional networks Keeping knowledge up to date

GUNi Reports

Higher Education in the World is a collective publicationresulting from global and regional analysis. Each editionreflects on the key issues and challenges facing highereducation and its institutions in the 21st century toovercome societal issues.

The Higher Education in the World Report 6 (2017) aimsto analyse the dual responsibilities of universities on alocal and global scale, exploring the potential conflict,or intrinsic difficulties, involved in addressing both thelocal demands of society based on the race for globalcompetitiveness, and the local and global demands tocontribute to a more equitable and sustainable society.Universities have the special responsibility of providingadequate answers to both legitimate needs and interestsand thereby contribute to:

Overcoming the global challenges of the world, as summa-rized by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);

The development and competitiveness of their immediatesocieties.

Facts & Figures

An international network comprising 218 institutions in78 countriesAround 10,000 monthly visitors to the GUNi websiteMore than 6,000 subscribers to the GUNi newsletter20,000 reports distributed in 130 countries

About GUNi


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ConferenceTheme17 goals to change the world

“Reflecting on the Millennium DevelopmentGoals and looking ahead to the next 15 years,there is no question that we can deliver on ourshared responsibility to put an end to poverty,leave no one behind, and create a world ofdignity for all”

Ban-Ki MoonUN Former Secretary-General

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Conference Theme

The engagement of universities with the developmentand competitiveness of their nations and, at the sametime, with global challenges, means the generationof advanced knowledge, the creation of innovativeproducts and processes, the training of leaders andprofessionals and the provision of services to enterprises,public administrations and non-governmentalorganizations.

By balancing the global with the local, universities playa key role in the achievement of the SDGs. Radicaltransformation is needed, and the role of universities inthis process cannot be a passive one. Universities arecalled upon to be triggers of change, standing at thecentre of the debate and moving actors towards action.Only through effective collaboration betweengovernments and public agencies, universities andresearch centres, enterprises and NGOs, can theimplementation of the SDGs become a reality.

The International Conference on SustainableDevelopment Goals: Actors and Implementation isintended as a leading international meeting for analysisand debate between all national and international actorsinvolved in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG),especially universities, governments, cities and publicagencies.

The International Conference offers a platform for workingas a permanent observatory, which will be held everytwo years to discuss the implementation and achievementof the SDGs. From a pragmatic and multidisciplinaryapproach, the International Conference gathers expertsand high level practitioners from around the world andrepresent different stakeholders.

For two days, the participants will meet to discuss, debate,listen to experts from different fields and exchange ideas,experiences and expectations regarding the challengesinvolved in the implementation of the SDGs. During thesedebates, special attention will be paid to the role ofknowledge, science production, and interaction betweenlocal and global arenas.

Why this Conference?

Societies need global transformation and clearcommitment to sustainable development, the reductionof social inequalities and the improvement of livingconditions on local and global levels. The SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDGs) are a response to this need:a universal, ambitious, sustainable development agendainvolving education, health, environment, industry, justice,governance, and cities, among others. Challenges suchas health and demographic change, food safety, qualityeducation for all, safe and clean water, green and efficientenergy sources, climate change, and inclusive and securecommunities need universities to engage by respondingon global and local levels. Universities need, on the onehand, to contribute to the global challenges of the world(summarized by the SDGs) and, on the other hand, tohelp with the economic, social and cultural developmentof their nation, region or society.

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Why Barcelona?

Barcelona is one of the most exciting cosmopolitan hubsin the world and it has a long history of hosting majorinternational conferences in all areas of study and work.

Barcelona is a prominent example of a city becomingmore global, multicultural, sustainable and smart. Aleading city in the Mediterranean, it appears to be theperfect spot to debate Sustainable Development Goalsboth on the local and the global levels.

Main topics

Implementing SDGs: actors and policies needed andbarriers to overcome.

Quadruple helix: the need for collaboration between allactors in the implementation of the SDGs.

Different levels of governing and implementing SDGs:global, national and local.

Smart and sustainable cities and metropolises: home to2/3 of the world’s population.

Designing the future: a new society and a new economy?

Developing countries and SDGs. Can SDGs beimplemented?

SDGs at the heart of the knowledge society.

SDGs and social engagement.

The intersection between humanities, science, technologyand SDGs.

Responsible Research and Innovation and research ethics.

Educating citizens in skills and competences related withSDGs. Which education institutions for which societies?

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The Conference VenueNorth Campus - Vèrtex buildingUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech

Located on the UPC’s North Campus, the BarcelonaSchool of Telecommunications Engineering, the BarcelonaSchool of Informatics and the Barcelona School of CivilEngineering bring together students, researchers andresearch centres on a campus that is a pace-setter in thefield of technological innovation, both within Spain andinternationally. The North Campus is also home to suchuniversity services as the Rector Gabriel Ferraté Library,a sports centre, a shopping area, and a number of studentassociations. The Nexus buildings, home to manycompanies that work closely with the University, are alsolocated in this area. The Conference will be held on thesame UPC North Campus, in the Vèrtex building, locatedin Plaça d'Eusebi Güell, 6.

Map

Conference Guide

Address

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTechNorth Campus - Vèrtex buildingPlaça d'Eusebi Güell, 6, 08034 Barcelona


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Directions from the airport

From Terminal 1&2

The easiest way to reach the venue from the airportis by taking the metro L9-Sud (orange) line up to ZonaUniversitària (last stop) and then walking for approximately10 minutes.

General directions

The North Campus is at the heart of the University Area(Zona Universitària) of Barcelona. It is easily reached bymetro (Green line L3), lying in between two stops: ZonaUniversitària and Palau Reial.

Many public buses also stop next to the venue.You can view the full map at the following website:www.tmb.cat/en/barcelona-transport/map/bus

Registration and information

You will be able to pick up your registration pack, includingthe Conference Programme and name badge, at theconference Registration/Information Desk, which will belocated in the hall of the Auditorium from 8:15am. If youhave any questions or concerns, the GUNi and Universitystaff will happily assist you in any way they can.

What to wear and bring

Barcelona is warm at this time of year. Most of the time,it is sunny with a few clouds. The average temperatureis around 20°C. You may wish to wear light, casualbusiness attire to avoid getting too hot.

Security

Barcelona is no more dangerous in terms of theft thanany other large European city. However, please keep aneye on your bags and wallets and never leave bags onthe back of chairs in a bar or similar venue. Should youhave any security issues; the conference team will be onhand to help you. Please do not leave personalbelongings in the hall when the sessions are on. Keepthem with you at all times or leave them in the cloakroom.

Internet access

There will be a free WiFi internet connection in allConference areas. There are three options:

1. An Eduroam password from your home institution

2. Free guest WiFi (browsing only)

3. With a specific username and password

Username: xsf.convidatPassword: 2017Investigacio

Cloakroom

During the Conference, we will provide a Cloakroomservice inside the Auditorium. If you wish to leave personalbelongings, please ask the Conference Team at theRegistration Desk.

Name badges

On checking in at the conference Registration Desk, youwill receive a conference package, including your namebadge. You must wear your badge at all times duringthe conference. If you are not wearing your badge youmay be asked to show identification and evidence thatyou have been registered.

Photography/Recording Waiver

Photographic, audio and video recordings will be madeof the conference. By entering the event premises, yougive consent to the use of your photograph, likeness andvideo or audio recordings in which you appear, wholeor in part, without restriction or limitation, for anyeducational, promotional or distribution purpose.

Refreshment breaks

Complimentary coffee, tea, and water will be availablethroughout the day. Light snacks and pastries will alsobe served at designated times in the common area ofthe Auditorium.


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Lunch

Lunch will be served in the Auditorium hall.

Official Conference Dinner

The GUNi SDGs Official Conference Dinner will be heldat the emblematic Palau de Pedralbes (Throne Room),which is a 10 minute walk from the Conference venue.It is offered by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM).

Address of the Conference Dinner entrance:C/ Pere Duran Farell, 11, 08034 Barcelona

Parallel Speaker Sessions

Parallel Sessions will run from 11:30 to 13:15 and from15:00 to 17:00 on Monday, and from 11:00 to 13:00and from 14:00 to 15:45 on Tuesday. The sessions willbe held in the Auditorium and rooms VS208-VS217. TheAuditorium and the other rooms are very close to eachother and there will be directions all along the way.All sessions will be held in English. Simultaneousinterpretation from English into Catalan will be providedin the sessions held in the Auditorium.

Young Leaders in Action: New Voicesfor the SDGs

This session will run on the 18th of September from 17:00to 18:30, and will give the chance for young professionalsand academics to voice their views and perspectives ofthe SDGs and the future of the planet. It will be a dynamicand interactive session involving debate not just betweenthe participants, but also the audience.

Presentations and Equipment

All rooms will be equipped with a computer/laptop,microphones and Internet connection. The universityuses a VGA system. If you use MAC or HDMI, you willneed an adapter. If any problems arise, there will bea technician to help you.

Certificates

Attendance certificates will be available for downloadon the registration platform Conftool after theConference.

A polite request to all participants

Participants are requested to arrive on time for alladdresses, whether their own or those of other speakers.Speakers are reminded that the time slots should bedivided fairly and equally between the number ofpresentations.

Keynote Sessions

Keynote Sessions will be held on Monday at 10:00 and14:00 hours, and on Tuesday at 9:00. Please arrive ingood time if you wish to attend the sessions. Coffee willbe served along with complimentary refreshments andsnacks after the morning Keynote Sessions. The sessionswill all be held in the Auditorium. Simultaneousinterpretation and translation will be provided. Pleasecontact the Conference Team for further information.


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Conferenceat a Glance

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Conference at a Glance

Plan your day!

Monday 18th of September

08:15 Registration (Hall)

09:00 Opening words (Auditorium)

09:45 Introducing the Conference: Knowledge,Collaboration and Innovation at the Heartof SDGs (Auditorium)

10:00 Keynote (Auditorium)

11:00 Coffee Break - Networking (Hall)

11:30 Parallel Sessions - SDGS AT THE HEARTOF THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY

Session 1: SDGs and Social Engagement (RoomVS208)

Session 2: Responsible Research and Innovation:a New Concept for a New Society? (Room VS217)

Session 3: SDGs and the Role of HigherEducation Institutions (Auditorium)

13:15 Lunch (Hall)


15:00 Parallel Sessions - IMPLEMENTING SDGS: ACTORS AND POLICIES

Session 4: SDG3 - Good Health and Well-being(Room VS208)

Session 5: SDG4 - Ensuring Inclusive and QualityEducation for All and Promoting LifelongLearning (Auditorium)

Session 6: SDG6 - Clean Water and Sanitation(Room VS217)

Parallel Event: Presentation of the Document“The Commitment of the Catalan Universitieswith the Objectives of the SDGs: towards aTransformative Education for a New World”(Conference Hall)

17:00 - 18:30

Young Leaders in Action: New Voicesfor the SDGs (Auditorium)

19:15 Official Conference Dinner (Palau de Pedralbes)

Tuesday 19th of September

08:15 Registration (Hall)


10:30 Coffee Break (Hall)

11:00 Parallel Sessions - THE GOVERNANCE OF SDGS:GLOBAL, NATIONAL AND LOCAL

Session 1: Local Governments, Urban Cities(Auditorium)

Session 2: National and SubnationalGovernments (Room VS208)

Session 3: Global Governance (Room VS217)

13:00 Lunch (Hall)

14:00 Parallel Sessions - DESIGNING THE FUTURE

Session 4: Smart and Sustainable Cities (RoomVS208)

Session 5: The New Economy (Room VS217)

Session 6: SDGs and the Humanities(Auditorium)

15:45 Wrap-up Session and Open Debate: From theGUNi Conference to a Common Agenda(Auditorium)

16:45 Close (Auditorium)

17:15 Farewell coffee (Hall)


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DetailedProgramme

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Monday 18thof September08:15 - Registration (Hall)

09:00 - Opening words (Auditorium)Jaume Casals - President of the Global University Networkfor Innovation (GUNi) and the Catalan Association ofPublic Universities (ACUP). Rector of Universitat PompeuFabra (UPF)

Peter Wells - Chief of Higher Education at UNESCO

Parvati Nair - Director at the United Nations UniversityInstitute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility (UNU-GCM)

Enric Fossas - Rector of Universitat Politècnica deCatalunya-BarcelonaTech

Arcadi Navarro - Secretary of Universities and Researchof the Generalitat (Catalan Government)

09:45 - Introducing the Conference:Knowledge, Collaboration and Innovationat the Heart of SDGs (Auditorium)Josep M. Vilalta - Director of the Global University Networkfor Innovation (GUNi) and Executive Secretary of the CatalanAssociation of Public Universities (ACUP)

10:00 - Keynote (Auditorium)Rolf Tarrach - President of the European UniversityAssociation (EUA)

Teresa Ribera - Director of the Institute for SustainableDevelopment and International Relations (IDDRI, SciencesPo)

Moderator

Josep M. Vilalta - Director of the Global University Networkfor Innovation (GUNi) and Executive Secretary of the CatalanAssociation of Public Universities (ACUP)

11:00 - Coffee Break Networking (Hall)

11:30 - Parallel Sessions - SDGS AT THE HEARTOF THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY

Session 1SDGs and Social Engagement (Room VS208)

Higher Education Institutions and Research Centres aresometimes too disconnected from the real struggles andproblems of societies. Both institutions and professionalsare subject to corporate or academic interests that havelittle to do with the real needs of the communities inwhich they work and operate. Both teaching and researchhave to be aligned with the real problems facing society.Additionally, we need to find the necessary tools, suchas Science Shops at HEIs, to find solutions for real andspecific problems.

Bringing knowledge and society together will have a majorimpact on all SDGs. This will happen if the efforts of HEIsand Research Centres focus on solving the issues thatsociety is facing: poverty, health, education, work, etc.

Good examples of these issues are the SDGs that referto sustainability and the environment (SDGs 11, 12, 13, 14,and 15). We must redefine the current pedagogicalapproach so that we succeed in creating a new socialand environmental culture through new curricula.

Speakers

Heila Lotz-Sisitka - South African National ResearchFoundation Chair in Transformative Social Learningand Green Skills Learning Pathways

Norbert Steinhaus - Board member ofWissenschaftsladen Bonn (Bonn Science Shop) andcoordinator of the Living Knowledge

Rajesh Tandon - Founder of Society for ParticipatoryResearch in Asia (PRIA) and current UNESCO Co-Chairon Community-Based Research and Social Responsibilityin Higher Education

Moderator

Maria Marquès – Professor of Criminal Law at UniversitatRovira i Virgili (URV) and co-president of the Teachingand Capacity Building Committee, IUCN Academy ofEnvironmental Law

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Session 2Responsible Research and Innovation: a NewConcept for a New Society? (Room VS217)

The concepts of Research and Innovation may seemdifficult to define and somewhat disconnected fromthe pressing issues that society is currently facing.For this reason, when we add the adjective “Responsible”and produce RRI, we are introducing bridging points withthe general public, whereby research becomesa “transparent, interactive process by which societalactors and innovators become mutually responsiveto each other with a view to the (ethical) acceptability,sustainability and societal desirability of the innovationprocess and its marketable products (in order to enableproper embedding of scientific and technologicaladvances in our society)” (Von Schomberg, 2011).Therefore, we must take into account not only the process,but also the results of research.

In order to find connection points between science,technology, innovation and the changes and transforma-tions to society we also need to identify the socialconditions that allow those changes. By doing so, wecan make practical contributions to support the workof the different stakeholders (governments, universities,NGOs, etc.). We must also establish these connectionpoints in developing countries.

The European Union establishes different areas of interestin relation with RRI, as well as specific indicators for eachof these areas: public engagement, gender equality,education in science, accessibility, ethics, sustainabilityand social inclusion and justice. The connection withalmost every SDG is evident, not only in aspects suchas education and gender, but also in more generic topicssuch as sustainability and social justice, which includethe most critical SDGs (mainly, the end of poverty, zerohunger, health and well-being, clean water and sanitation,reduced inequalities, climate action, life on land, peaceand justice, etc.).

The differentiating factor of Responsible Researchand Innovation is its main and ultimate goal: the socio-economic development and improvement of the livingconditions, health and well-being of our societies. Theresponsibility both of research centres and governmentsshows the impact of Responsible Research and Innovationon public policies to achieve the SDGs.

Speakers

Philippe Galiay - Head of Sector RTD-B7.002“Mainstreaming Responsible Research and Innovation inHorizon 2020 and the European Research Area”, EuropeanCommission Research and Innovation Directorate-General

Maura Hiney - Head of Post-Award and Evaluation on theHealth Research Board, Ireland

Alexander Lang - Researcher at the Institute for AdvancedStudies and lecturer at the University of Vienna

Moderator

Peter Okebukola - President of GUNi’s Regional Officein Africa

Session 3SDGs and the Role of Higher EducationInstitutions (Auditorium)

Higher education plays a key role in the achievementof the SDGs. HEIs and research centres must understandthe need to transform society through research. HEIsneed to promote learning about different culturesand values, as well as critical thinking about the currenteconomic and consumption models. HEIs must absorband integrate the postulates of the 2030 Agenda in theirresearch projects and curricula so that their pedagogicalfocus is on reflection and action. We must not forget thatthe future leaders of the world are now studying atuniversity and that they have to be part of this socio-cultural change in order to construct a better andmore sustainable world for all.


Sustainability poses the need for global andinterdisciplinary visions and approaches in orderto achieve innovative solutions that can be adaptedto different contexts. It is of uttermost importance tofocus on those SDGs that are related to climate changefor their present and future impact on humanity; mostof all taking into account the differences betweendeveloped and developing countries. In this framework,HEIs and Research Centres can produce transversal,multidisciplinary, rich and transformative knowledge.

Speakers

Daniela Tillbury - Inaugural Vice-Chancellor and CEOof the University of Gibraltar. Founding Director of theAustralian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability(ARIES) and the UN Centre of Expertise in SustainableDevelopment

Hilligje van’T Land - Secretary-General at the InternationalAssociation of Universities (IAU)

Charles W. Richardson - Chair of the Board of Directorsof the Association for the Advancement of Sustainabilityin Higher Education (AASHE)

Moderator

Axel Didriksson - President of the GUNi for Latin Americaand the Caribbean and Member of the ManagementCommittee of the National University of Education ofEcuador

13:15 - Lunch (Hall)

14:00 - Keynote (Auditorium)Sijbolt Noorda - President of Magna Charta Observatory(Bologna) and of the Academic Cooperation Association(Brussels)

Jordi Pigem - Former Lecturer and Coordinator of thePhilosophy module of the Masters in Holistic Scienceof Schumacher College (UK)

Moderator

Lourdes Reig - Vice-rector for International Relations,Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)

15:00 - Parallel Sessions - IMPLEMENTINGSDGS: ACTORS AND POLICIES

Session 4SDG3 - Good Health and Well-being(Room VS208)

Health services have changed greatly in recent decadesin developed countries, together with the rise of lifeexpectancy. It is of uttermost importance to extend thelatter change to poor and developing countries and breakthe link between disease and poverty. Countries withfewer resources are forced to fight against market laws,since they face diseases such as malaria that are notprofitable for big pharmaceutical companies.

In order to improve the quality of health services, weneed to carefully plan public policy, which is whereresearch and innovation can play a central role. We needto take into account how public health systems have toface a greater demand and insufficient funding. Theyalso need to meet high standards of quality. Researchand innovation are, therefore, the tools by which we canachieve sustainable and efficient solutions. In health,knowledge of diseases through research is a key factorfor the implementation of preventive, diagnostic andtherapeutic measures. Innovation has also brought aboutthe improvement and optimization of internal processesin health services, whereby we now have a more efficientand sustainable system.

The new paradigm in public health is based on researchand scientific evidence. It is also based on medicineand research adapted to the individual, and on bioethics.Research, therefore, needs to locate the person as anactive agent in the decision-making process, so that theneeds of the patient are taken into account. This is theonly way that we can achieve an improvement in thequality and accessibility of healthcare in our societies.

Speakers

Paula Adam - Head of Research at the Agency for HealthQuality and Assessment of Catalonia (AQuAS), co-founderand co-chair of the International School of ResearchImpact Assessment (ISRIA) and leader of the ISOR Group(Social Impact of Research)

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International Conference on Sustainable Development Goals: Actors and Implementation

Melitta Jakab - Senior Economist at the Barcelona Officefor Health Systems Strengthening, Division of HealthSystems and Public Health, WHO

Rafael Vilasanjuan - Director of Policy and GlobalDevelopment at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health(ISGlobal)

Moderator

Pastora Martínez - Vice-rector of Globalization andCooperation, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)

Session 5SDG4 - Ensuring Inclusive and QualityEducation for All and Promoting LifelongLearning (Auditorium)

Quality education means an approach to responsibleeducation built upon freedom and ethics. Educationsystems around the world need to empower students tobecome active agents in learning, as well as responsiblecitizens that are able to contribute to a new, free andmore cohesive society.

Learning at schools needs to be focused on competencebuilding and humanities, so that we can provide answersto the challenges posed by the sustainable developmentgoals. In order to achieve the latter, we need to trainteachers to foster active learning, where children playthe central role that takes them beyond the cognitivesphere and into the emotional sphere.

Schools need to be in constant interaction with societyand its needs so that learning is aligned with the latter.Children, families, governments and universities needto be in contact and exchange ideas to achieve qualityeducation in a new society. Quality education meanseducation focused on equality and responsibility.

As a result of this new paradigm of education, peoplewill become more tolerant and open to diversity; theywill have a major capacity for critical thinking and forinnovation and creativity.

Speakers

Laban Ayiro - Professor of Research Methods and ActingVice Chancellor at Moi University (Kenya)

Juan Manuel del Pozo - Professor of Ancient Philosophy,Ethics and Political Philosophy at the University of Girona (UdG)

Eduard Vallory - Chairman of the UNESCO Centre ofCatalonia and Director of the program for educationchange “Escola Nova 21”

Moderator

Astrid Ballesta - Vicerector for International Relationsand Cooperation at the Universitat de Lleida (UdL)

Session 6SDG6 - Clean Water and Sanitation (RoomVS2017)

Speakers

Elisabet Bergés Franco - Sustainability Reporting andStakeholder Dialogue Manager, Aigües de Barcelona

Miguel García Herraiz - Deputy Secretary Generalof the Union for the Mediterranean in charge of Waterand Environment

Léo Heller - Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights toSafe Drinking Water and Sanitation, UN

Alejandro Jiménez - Programme manager from theStockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)

Moderator

Ricard Giné - Water and Environmental Engineer, with aspecialization in the delivery of water and sanitationservices in low-income countries, Universitat Politècnicade Catalunya (UPC)

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Parallel Event: Presentation of the Document“The Commitment of the Catalan Universitieswith the Objectives of the SDGs: towards aTransformative Education for a New World”(Conference Hall)

Presents

Josep A. Planell - Rector, Universitat Obertade Catalunya (UOC)

*This session will be held in Catalan

17:00-18:30 - Young Leaders in Action:New Voices for the SDGs (Auditorium)

Speakers

17:00-17:15 - IntroductionMíriam Hatibi - Data analyst and Ibn Battuta Foundation’sspokesperson

17:15-18:30 - DebateBeth Button - Former Deputy President of the NationalUnion of Students Wales and Executive CommitteeMember of the European Students' union. Currentlyfinishing a Master’s in Education Policy and InternationalDevelopment at Bristol University

Meriem El Hilali - Diplomatic Adviser to the Secretariatof the Union for the Mediterranean in Barcelona

Tamires Gomes Sampaio - Lawyer, Former Presidentof the Law Students Union of Mackenzie and VicePresident of the National Union of Students of Brazil

Marga Gual Soler - Science Diplomat, Project Directorat the American Association for the Advancementof Science (AAAS)

Moderator

Alejandra Agudo - Journalist currently working in thesection Planeta Futuro at El País

19:15 - Official Conference Dinner (Palaude Pedralbes)

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Tuesday 19thof September08:15 - Registration (Hall)

09:00 - Keynote (Auditorium)Raül Romeva - Minister of Foreign Affairs, InstitutionalRelations and Transparency at the Generalitat de Catalunya

Namhla Mniki-Mangaliso - Director at the AfricanMonitor (AM)

Moderator

Arnau Queralt - Director of the Advisory Council ofSustainable Development in Catalonia (CADS)

10:30 - Coffee Break (Hall)

11:00 - Parallel Sessions - THE GOVERNANCEOF SDGS: GLOBAL, NATIONAL AND LOCAL

Session 1Local Governments, Urban Cities (Auditorium)

Nowadays, the vast majority of the world’s populationis urban. The trend, most of all in developing countries,will be an increase in urbanization in the coming decades.Cities produce 80% of the world’s GDP and at the sametime 70% of energy consumption, and 70% of greenhousegas emissions. In this context, cities and localgovernments have started to play a key role in theachievement of SDGs. Without them, it will not be possibleto achieve a more just, sustainable and egalitarian society.It is no surprise that one of the SDGs, SDG 11, is focusedexclusively on cities and sustainable communities.

We can no longer speak about local governments assimple followers or executors of the 2030 Agenda.They need to play a key role by identifying, adaptingand defining specific strategies to achieve every SDG.The results need to be visible and assessable throughindicators: quality health and education systems, healthywater, accessible public transportation, high qualityof living, full employment, care for the environment,safe food supply chains, urban regulation, etc.

In order to achieve sustainable development, we mustfirst achieve urban development focused on equalopportunities, access to green areas and oriented towardsspecific solutions for climate change. Careful planningneeds to take into account available resources,stakeholders and deadlines to achieve every SDG ina scheduled, non-interrupted and sustainable way.

Speakers

Mohsen Aboulnaga - Professor of Sustainable BuiltEnvironment, Cairo University

Oriol Illa - Director of the International Relationsand Cooperation Department, Metropolitan Areaof Barcelona (AMB)

Dan Lewis - Chief of the Urban Risk Reduction Unitat UN-Habitat, Kenya

Moderator

David Llistar - Director of Global Justice and Cooperation,Barcelona City Council

Session 2National and Subnational Governments(Room VS208)

National and subnational governments play a key rolein the 2030 Agenda. Policies and strategies for sustainabledevelopment need to take into account the implemen-tation of specific actions involving significant investmentand the commitment of all actors and stakeholdersinvolved.

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National governments need to seek dialogue andconsensus with companies, entities, trade unions,universities, etc. in order to fully involve them in theprocess. They also need to debate with all political partiesto guarantee the continuity of the implemented policiesregardless of the ruling party. The achievement of suchan inclusive pact as this seems to be the only way for the2030 Agenda to transcend the political situation of acountry. As a result of this dialogue, an agreed plan mustbe implemented in order to work for the achievementof the SDGs, and which must also integrate all actorsand stakeholders.

In conclusion, we need a high level of commitment tosustainable development from all actors. Their benefits,beyond the inherent benefits for society, will be theirclear positioning. All actors should command theestablished actions in order for us to shift from thetraditional top-down approach towards a more horizontaland bottom-up approach.

Speakers

Driss El Yazami - Chairman of the National Human RightsCouncil, Morocco

Sophie Howe - Future Generations Commissioner forWales. Member of the Welsh Committee of the Equalityand Human Rights Commission and Chair of theInternational Network of Institutions for FutureGenerations

Annika Lindblom - Counsellor for International Affairs atthe Ministry of the Environment of Finland and Secretary-General of the Prime Minister led multi-stakeholder FinnishNational Commission on Sustainable Development

Moderator

Manel Vila - Director General for DevelopmentCooperation of the Catalan Government

Session 3Global Governance (Room VS217)

Planning, executing and following the SDGs Agendapresents a problem that is directly related to thefunctioning of international politics; the 2030 Agendawill be determined by the different strategies adoptedby countries and alliances driven by economic parametersthat are not aligned with sustainability. It is importantto add that there are different laws worldwide that alsodetermine the possible implementation of a singleAgenda. For example, there are huge differences in termsof environmental or human rights (most of all in countriesthat do not have democratic systems).

Global governance needs to tackle this problem byconsidering how those regions that unify strategiesand resources will be more successful in the achievementof SDGs than those acting individually. We cannot ignorethe fact that many strategic alliances are above thegeographical and regional factor. Moreover, we needto take into account the role of different actors andstakeholders, including the general public, in globalgovernance. Transnational organizations, global strategiesand local actions in different countries are crucial. Wetherefore need to create dynamic arenas where citizenscan take decisions. Civil society is crucial in theachievement of the 2030 Agenda, and civil societycan be mobilized around the globe.

In the Agenda, we need to differentiate betweenthose issues that have to be forcibly dealt with at thenational level and those that need global commitmentper se, such as climate change. We also need to articulatethe role of rich and poor countries as well as how North-South cooperation affects the global governanceof SDGs.

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SpeakersDelphine Borione - Senior Deputy Secretary Generalof the Secretariat of the Union for the MediterraneanJan-Gustav Strandenaes - Senior Adviser at the UnitedNations

Moderator

Josep Ibáñez - Professor of International Relations atUniversitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and Institut Barcelonad'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI)

13:00 - Lunch (Hall)

14:00 - Parallel Sessions - DESIGNINGTHE FUTURE

Session 4Smart and Sustainable Cities (Room VS208)

The concepts of Smart City and sustainability aredirectly linked to each other. The importance of citiesand local governments in the deployment of the SDGsAgenda is evident, to the extent that one of the SDGsis about sustainable cities. Smart cities mean preciselythis: a sustainable urban development that can provideanswers to the needs of citizens and other actors(companies and institutions) in all areas: economic, social,environmental, etc.

Smart and sustainable cities need efficient and qualityservices that can improve people’s quality of living indifferent areas: environment, infrastructures, health,transportation, emergency services, etc.

New technologies are the main ally of smart cities andthe different trends in this area have a high impact onthe services offered (such as the internet of things).

One thing that stands out when it comes to smartcities, beyond what we have discussed so far, is thevery governance of the city. Here we are introducinga paradigm shift, as management is handed, somehow,to the people. Smart cities are participatory andcollaborative by definition. This enables sustainablegovernance and for the SDGs Agenda to be in the handsof the people.

Speakers

Francesca Bria - Chief Technology and Digital InnovationOfficer at Barcelona City Council

Mischa Dohler - Professor at King’s College London,Director of the Centre for Telecommunications Research

Stefan Ilijevic - Head of Innovation and PatentDepartment, SEAT

Moderator

Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal - Professor of Economicsat Universitat de Barcelona (UB) and Researcher at theInstitut d’Economia de Barcelona (IEB). Director of theUB Smart Cities Chair

Session 5The New Economy (Room VS217)

The changes that have been taking place in recent yearsare visible through the major transformation our societyhas been immersed in. Nowadays, it seems that we arewitnessing the birth of a new concept of economy wherepossession comes after consumption. In this neweconomy, we stop being users to become consumers:why buy a new car or a new washing machine when whatwe need is to make a trip or to have clean clothes?

Again, new technologies are playing a predominant rolein the transformation of the economy. Smartphones havegiven way to several business opportunities related tomobile applications. These applications are an effective,accessible and highly useful tool for accessing specificservices in the new paradigm of the consumer citizen.It seems that the concept of ‘buyer’ will die out in thenear future.

We must ask ourselves to what extent this new frameworkcan affect the SDGs Agenda. The current global economyrequires global agreements and shared global governance.How can the new economy help to achieve a moresustainable society? We must insert a new concept inour society: reuse.



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Speakers

Jordi Pietx - Regional manager in Catalonia, BalearicIslands and Valencia Region, ECOEMBES

Mounir Temmam - Founding Director of Enviro ConsultingInternational (ECI)

Ken Webster - Head of Innovation, Ellen MacArthurFoundation

Moderator

Jordi Verdú - Coordinator for the Education InnovationProgram Digital & Green Skills for a Sustainable Economy,Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and VisitingProfessor at the Wireless Communications research group

Session 6SDGs and the Humanities (Auditorium)

The contribution of humanities and its research toresolving social issues cannot be denied. Nevertheless,different stakeholders perceive that, in the wake of theglobal financial crisis, technology and science have takenthe leading role, leaving humanities in the background.The main actors involved in humanities research(universities, researchers and governments) have to makean effort to highlight the important contribution madeby humanities to the progress of mankind and also tothe economy and other areas.

The contribution made by humanities to the achievementof SDGs is a key factor, because the challenges involvean important social component. The contribution madeby humanities to health, education and the fight againstpoverty cannot be debated, although the problem isoften the lack of visibility of results and success. However,we need to critically consider the role of humanities inour society in order to reorient areas of research andalign them with the needs of society and the challengesposed by the SDGs. It would also be interesting to includetransparency in research evaluation processes.

Moreover, when we speak about humanities, we tendto do so from a mistakenly ethnocentric viewpoint thatmakes us biased and limited in our analysis of thesituation. This aspect is especially important in termsof how, in order to achieve the 2030 Agenda, we needglobal solutions, which have nothing to do withethnocentrism and other biased ideologies.

We need to gather views from all around the world toenrich the path towards sustainable development. Thegovernance of SDGs needs to be more global than everso that we can build together, from the best of eachculture, a fairer and more sustainable future. What makesthe 2030 Agenda so different is that, for the first time,we are all involved, not only developed countries.

Speakers

Marina Garcés - Professor of Philosophy at Universidadde Zaragoza

Ellen Hazelkorn - Policy Advisor at the Higher EducationAuthority (HEA), and Director of the Higher EducationPolicy Research Unit (HEPRU), Dublin Institute ofTechnology (Ireland)

Manuel Montobbio - Diplomat, Writer and Doctorin Political Science

Moderator

David Bueno - Professor of Genetics at Universitat deBarcelona (UB) and former researcher at Oxford University

15:45 - Wrap-up Session and Open Debate:FROM THE GUNi CONFERENCE TO ACOMMON AGENDA (Auditorium)

Federico Mayor Zaragoza - President of FundaciónCultura de Paz

Josep M. Vilalta - Director of the Global UniversityNetwork for Innovation (GUNi) and Executive Secretaryof the Catalan Association of Public Universities (ACUP)

16:45 - Close (Auditorium)Jaume Casals - President of the Global University Networkfor Innovation (GUNi) and the Catalan Association ofPublic Universities (ACUP). Rector of Universitat PompeuFabra (UPF)

Delphine Borione - Senior Deputy Secretary General ofthe Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean

Jorge Sáinz - General Secretary of Universities at the Ministryof Education, Culture and Sports of the Spanish Government

Alfred Bosch - Vice-president of International andCooperation of the Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona (AMB)

Francesca Bria - Chief Technology and Digital InnovationOfficer at Barcelona City Council

17:15 - Farewell coffee (Hall)

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Paula AdamHead of Research at the Agency for HealthQuality and Assessment of Catalonia (AQuAS)

Dr. Paula Adam (PhD) is an expert on the social impact ofsciences and the assessment of research impact on society,with special emphasis and orientation on transformationalchanges and optimisation of sciences in view of a betterorientation towards global social challenges. Most of herwork is in the field of health sciences, but she also hasexperience in other scientific areas. She is Head of Researchat the Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of Catalonia(AQuAS), co-founder and co-chair of the International Schoolon Research Impact Assessment (ISRIA) and leader of theISOR Group (Social Impact of Research). Paula alsocoordinates a commission of accreditation and assessmentof Spanish health research institutes associated to the CarlosIII Health Institute. Paula holds a PhD in Economics from theEuropean University Institute in Florence, Italy.

18th of SeptemberParallel Session 4: SDG3 - Good Health and Well-being

Mohsen AboulnagaProfessor of Sustainable Built Environment,Cairo University

Mohsen Aboulnaga has more than thirty years of experiencein sustainability and green urban development, sustainabledevelopment, and Sustainable Built Environment, includingenergy efficiency, green building & cities in developingcountries (Egypt) as well as the Gulf region and worldwide– of which 18 years were in the UAE in government, seniormanagement, and consultancy as well as academic positions.Dr. Aboulnaga is a Professor of Sustainable Built Environmentat Cairo University and Government Strategy and PolicyAdvisor. He is an Associate Partner at Oil and Gas Skills -OGS (MoPMRs) and as Associate Expert at the RegionalCentre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE).Dr Aboulnaga is an expert on strategies development andpolicies setting in the field of environment and infrastructurein the context of Sustainability, Sustainable Developmentand Climate Change. His areas of competency includestrategy planning, policy development, low-carbon society,green cities and sustainable building as well as sustainableenergy (Renewable energy & Energy Efficiency) and climatechange. Dr Aboulnaga obtained his PhD from University ofLeeds–UK, a Master in Housing Economics and a Bachelorof Architectural Engineering from Cairo University.

19th of SeptemberParallel Session 1: Local Governments, Urban Cities


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Alejandra AgudoJournalist in the section Planeta Futuroat El País

Alejandra Agudo Lazareno is a journalist. She holds aBachelor’s Degree in Journalism from the UniversidadComplutense de Madrid and a Master's Degree in Journalismfrom the Universidad Autónoma and El País. She is currentlya writer on Planeta Futuro, the section on SustainableDevelopment of El País, which she joined since her launchin January 2014. In previous years she has worked in thesociety section of the same newspaper, in NGOs, andcorporate and local magazines in Madrid. She has also gonethrough the microphones of Radio Nacional and CadenaSer in different stages as a student in summer.

18th of SeptemberYoung Leaders in Action: New Voices for the SDGs


Laban AyiroActing Vice Chancellor at MOI University,Kenya

He has been a Chemistry teacher, Principal of several HighSchools, Provincial Director of Education, Deputy Directorof Staff Training (Kenya Education Management Institute),Senior Deputy Director for Policy and Planning at the MinistryHeadquarters and Senior Deputy Director for Research andCurriculum Development at the Kenya Institute of CurriculumDevelopment. Prof. Ayiro is a Senior Fulbright Scholar havingbeen to the USA in 2011-2012 researching and teaching atthe University of Texas A&M. He is a leading consultant inResearch, Organizational Leadership and Performance. Heis a Professor of Research Methods and Statistics and hasworked as Director, Quality Assurance and Standards at MoiUniversity. He has a wide research and publication trackrecord of over twenty publications. He has acted as Ag.Deputy Vice Chancellor Administration, Planning andDevelopment and is currently the Ag. Vice Chancellor MoiUniversity.

18th of SeptemberParallel Session 5: Ensuring Inclusive and Quality Educationfor all and Promoting Lifelong Learning

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Astrid BallestaVice-rector for International Relations andCooperation, Universitat de Lleida (UdL)

Dr. Astrid Ballesta has been Vicerector for InternationalRelations and Cooperation at the Universitat de Lleida(Catalonia-Spain) since 2011. She was also AcademicCoordinator of International Relations at the UdL between1998 and 2003. She has been an associate professorat the School of Agrifood and Forestry Science andEngineering at the UdL since 1992. She has a PhD inAgronomic Engineering, with a Post-graduate in Plantbreeding and seed production from the MediterraneanAgronomic Institute of Zaragoza-International Centre forAdvanced Agronomic Mediterranean Studies (IAMZ-CIHEAM).Her academic and research specialization is related withvegetable production, horticulture, production and rotationsystems analysis and fertilization management in sustainablehorticultural systems as well as beekeeping and itsassociation with pollination and horticultural crops. Priorto joining the university, she worked in agricultural statisticsand on the UE-Corine Project at Trabajos Catastrales SA(Government of Navarra) and at IRTA (Research & TechnologyFood & Agriculture Institute – Government of Catalonia).She has done research in and made educational visitsto Switzerland, the Netherlands and France.

18th of SeptemberParallel Session 5: Ensuring Inclusive and Quality Educationfor all and Promoting Lifelong Learning

Elisabet Bergés FrancoSustainability Reporting and StakeholderDialogue Manager, Aigües de Barcelona

After working in education for 9 years, in 2006, aftercompleting a Master’s degree in Public Relations and Protocol,she joined Agbar’s Institutional Relations Department whereshe stayed for 4 years. Her professional and personal curiositymade her interested in corporate social responsibility,obtaining a Master’s degree in CSR and, in 2010, she joinedAgbar’s CSR Department. In February 2016, she joined thecompany Aigües de Barcelona (a Suez Spain group company),where she currently works in the Sustainability Strategy andCommunication Department, as Sustainability Reporting andStakeholder Dialogue Manager.

18th of SeptemberParallel Session 6: SDG6 - Clean Water and Sanitation


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Delphine BorioneDeputy Secretary General at the Secretariatof the Union for the Mediterranean

Delphine Borione was appointed Deputy Secretary Generalof the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean in 2013,and Senior Deputy Secretary General in 2016. She has workedon environmental, development and global issues in theFrench Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the Office of thePresident of the French Republic. She also had assignmentsfor the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United NationsMission in Kosovo (UNMIK). She was involved in culturalaffairs as Cultural Counsellor at the Embassy of France inItaly and then Director for Cultural Policy and FrenchLanguage in the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She wasthe first Ambassador of France in Kosovo. Delphine Borionestudied Political Sciences, History and Law at the FrenchNational School of Public Administration. She speaks French,English, Italian, German and Spanish.

19th of SeptemberParallel Session 3: Global Governance

Francesca BriaChief Technology and Digital InnovationOfficer at Barcelona City Council

Francesca Bria is a senior expert and advisor on digitalstrategy, technology and information policy. She is aResearcher and Teaching Associate at Imperial CollegeBusiness School in the Innovation Studies Centre- DigitalEconomy Lab. She has a background in social scienceand innovation economics, a PhD from Imperial College,and an MSc in E-business and Innovation from the UniversityCollege of London, Birkbeck. Bria is a member of the Internetof Things Council and an advisor for the EuropeanCommission on Future Internet and Smart Cities policy.She is also a member of the EC Expert Group on OpenInnovation (OISPG) and a member of the European ResearchCluster on the Internet of Things (IERC). She has beenadvising a variety of organisations and public institutionson innovation policy, open technology, the Internet of Thingsand smart cities. She is also active in various innovationmovements advocating for open access, open technologiesand digital rights.

19th of SeptemberParallel Session 4: Smart and Sustainable Cities


Conference Speakers

David BuenoProfessor of Genetics at Universitat de Barcelona(UB) and former researcher at Oxford University

David Bueno (Barcelona, 1965) is a Professor of Geneticsat the Universitat de Barcelona, and former researcher atOxford University. He also developed short research projectsat Innsbruck University and at the European Molecular BiologyLaboratory in Heidelberg. He is the author or co-author ofover 60 peer reviewed papers in indexed scientific journalsin the fields of developmental genetics, neuroscience andbehaviour, and he is also the author or co-author of fifteenbooks and several book chapters. He also collaborated withseveral encyclopaedias (Enciclopèdia Catalana and HistòriaNatural dels Països Catalans, among others), and directedthe atlas Ecosistemes dels Països Catalans. He is the directorand scientific editor of the Catàlisi (Edicions UB) seriesof books on the promotion and socialisation of science,and he has published over 600 papers in general interestnewspapers and magazines. He also collaborates with severalTV and radio programmes, and is the coordinator of theCatalan University Access Examination for Biology.

19th of SeptemberParallel Session 6: SDGs and the Humanities

Beth ButtonFormer Executive Committee member of theEuropean Students' union and current studentof the Master’s in Education policy andInternational Development at Bristol University

Having studied education and sociology at Cardiff Universityin the UK, Beth went on to be elected as the education officerat Cardiff University students' union in 2012. From there, shewas then elected first as deputy president of the NationalUnion of Students Wales in 2013, and then president in 2014,where she spent two years representing over 350'000students studying in post-16 education in Wales, andcampaigning on educational issues. Beth has just finishedher year as an elected executive committee member of theEuropean Students' union, where she represented studentsstudying in higher education across Europe. Whilst at ESU,Beth led the work of the organisation on the SustainableDevelopment Goals, working to involve students in theirmonitoring and implementation, and representing studentswithin a number of UN and UNESCO meetings on the SDGs.Beth is currently finishing her masters in Education policyand International development at Bristol University in the UK.



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Jaume CasalsRector of Pompeu Fabra University (UPF).GUNi and ACUP President

Jaume Casals has been Rector of the UPF since 2013.A Professor of Philosophy at the Humanities Departmentof Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), he is also a senior fellowof the Institute for Catalan Studies. With a Ph.D. in Philosophy,before becoming a professor at UPF he taught at theUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and Paris DiderotUniversity (Paris 7). His main lines of research include theGreek genesis of modern and contemporary thought,philosophy and literature. He was joint editor-in-chief of thejournal L'Avenç (1999-2000) and contributor and memberof the editorial boards of various international scientificseries on Renaissance literature and philosophy. In themanagement and administrative spheres, he has held variouspositions: at the UPF, the University Libraries Consortiumof Catalonia, the Barcelona Humanities Institute and theUAB Philosophy Department. He was also the Chairmanof the Academic Board and Executive Vice-President of theContinuing Education Institute (IDEC) from 2009 to 2013.He is currently president of the Board of Trustees and theGoverning Council of the UPF Foundation at the Instituteof Continuing Education, to which the UPF Barcelona Schoolof Management belongs.

18th of SeptemberOpening Words

Joan Manuel del PozoProfessor of Ancient Philosophy, Ethics andPolitical Philosophy at the University of Girona(UdG)

Joan Manuel del Pozo is a professor of Ancient Philosophy,Ethics and Political Philosophy at the University of Girona.He has researched and published on the philosophicaland political work of Cicero, who he has translated intoCatalan, as well as Thomas More’s Utopia. He is the authorof “Educacionari”, an essay that invites the reader to thinkabout and feel education through sixty concepts. As apolitician, he has been deputy to Congress and the Parliamentof Catalonia, first lieutenant to the mayor of Girona andMinister of Education and Universities in the last autonomousCatalan government under Pasqual Maragall. He is still highlyactive as a lecturer in many countries on subjects in thefields of education and educational cities, politics and values,citizenship, rhetoric, values and countervalues of the'liquid society', among others.

18th of SeptemberParallel Session 5: SDG4 - Ensuring Inclusive and QualityEducation for all and Promoting Lifelong Learning


Conference Speakers

Axel DidrikssonPresident of the GUNi for Latin Americaand the Caribbean and Member of theManagement Committee of the NationalUniversity of Education of Ecuador

Axel Didriksson is a full-time and permanent researcherat the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM),and at the Institute of Research on University and Education(IISUE) of UNAM. He holds a PhD in Economics, a Master’sDegree in Latin American Studies and a Bachelor’s Degreein Sociology (UNAM). He is National Researcher Level IIIof the National System of Researchers (SNI). He is alsoPresident of the Global University Network for Innovation(GUNI) for Latin America and the Caribbean (2013-2015Secretary of Education of the Government of the FederalDistrict - November 2006 - October 2009) and Memberof the Management Committee of the National Universityof Education of Ecuador.

18th of SeptemberParallel Session 3: SDGs and the Role of HigherEducation Institutions

Mischa DohlerProfessor at King’s College, London, Directorof the Centre for TelecommunicationsResearch, co-founder of Worldsensing

Mischa Dohler is a full Professor of Wireless Communicationsat King’s College, London. He is the Director of the Centrefor Telecommunications Research, co-founder of thepioneering smart city company Worldsensing, Fellow of theIEEE and the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), and a DistinguishedMember of Harvard Square Leaders Excellence. He haspioneered several research fields, and contributed tonumerous wireless broadband, IoT/M2M and cybersecuritystandards. He holds a dozen patents, has organized andchaired numerous conferences, was the Editor-in-Chief oftwo journals, has more than 200 highly-cited publications,and authored several books. He acts as a policy, technologyand entrepreneurship adviser. He is also an entrepreneur;composer and pianist with 5 albums on iTunes and an artist-verified Spotify account; as well as being fluent in 6languages. He has talked twice at TEDx. He has been coveredby national and international TV & radio, and his contributionshave featured on the BBC, in the Wall Street Journal andmany other media outlets.



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Driss El YazamiChairman of the National Human RightsCouncil, Morocco

Mr. Driss El Yazami was appointed by His Majesty the Kingto chair the National Human Rights Council on March 3rd,2011. He was born in Fez in 1952 and is a graduate of theParis-based Centre de Formation et de Perfectionnementdes Journalists. He was a member of the Advisory Councilon Human Rights (CCDH) and the Equity and ReconciliationCommission (Moroccan truth commission) and on the boardof the Three Cultures Foundation (Spain). He is the Directorof Générique, an association specialized in the historyof foreigners and immigration in France, and chief editorof the Migrance journal. Mr. Driss El Yazami was appointedto chair the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad,in 2007. He is a member of the COP22 Steering committee.Mr. El Yazami is a former Vice-President of the French Leagueof Human Rights (LDH), former Secretary General of theInternational Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) and a formermember of the Executive Committee of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network. Since 2004, hehas been president of the Euro-Mediterranean Foundationof Support to Human Rights Defenders and member of theboard of the Cité Nationale de l'Histoire de l'Immigrationin France (museum of immigration history).

19th of SeptemberParallel Session 2: National and Sub-nationalGovernments

Meriem El HilaliDiplomatic Adviser to the Secretariat of theUnion for the Mediterranean in Barcelona

Meriem works closely in the Division of Social and Civil Affairs,whose objective is to advance the regional agenda on Youthand Women empowerment while developing concreteinitiatives and projects aiming for the socio-economicintegration of young people in the region.Following the recent changes in the Southern Mediterranean,the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean is determinedto understand and respond to the region’s population needswith the active participation of Youth to promote human, socialand economic development. A strong emphasis is placed onyouth employability by bridging the gap between the educationoffer and the labour demand. Particular attention is given toproviding the region’s women with a stronger role in society,paving the way for women empowerment and gender equality.Meriem had also worked as Vice Consul in Strasbourg oncooperation between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Councilof Europe. As a diplomat, Meriem first dealt with Euro-Mediterranean cooperation dossiers at the Ministry of ForeignAffairs and Cooperation in Rabat after having completed hertraining at the Moroccan Academy of Diplomatic Studies andobtained a Master in Management Sciences. Prior to joiningthe Moroccan Diplomatic Corps, she has founded andrepresented several networks of young people active in thefields of entrepreneurship and social innovation, civicengagement and public policy analysis.



Conference Speakers

Marina GarcésProfessor of Philosophy at Universidadde Zaragoza

Marina Garcés (Barcelona, 1973) is a Professor of Philosophyat the University of Zaragoza and collaborates with otheruniversity Masters and courses. She is the author of severalbooks: En las prisiones de los posible (2002), Un mundocomún (2012), Filosofía inacabada (2015), Fuera de clase(2016). She is a member of the Chair of ContemporaryPhilosophy of the University of Barcelona. She is part of theacademic board of PEI (Independent Studies Programme)at MACBA (Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona) anda member of the Institut d’Humanitats de BarcelonaFoundation (CCCB), where in the last year she has led anOpen Course on new ways of “Doing, Knowing andUnderstanding” within the field of Humanities. Since 2002,she has actively participated in Espai en Blanc, anexperimental project on critical collective thinking.


Philippe GaliayHead of Sector RTD-B7.002 'MainstreamingResponsible Research and Innovation inHorizon 2020 and the European ResearchArea', European Commission Research andInnovation Directorate-General

Trained as an engineer, Dr Philippe Galiay graduated with aPhD in physics from the University of Strasbourg (France) inthe field of holography. After various experiences in research,teaching and international technology transfer with Asia, heworked for a French Regional Council (Pays de Loire Region),promoting interregional cooperation in research. He joinedthe European Commission in 1994, coordinating Researchand Structural Policies. He participated in the creation ofthe Science and Society Directorate and the Science andSociety Action Plan in 2001. He is the author of several policyand academic papers (e.g. on nanotechnologies and socio-epistemic networks). He is now Head of the Sector"Mainstreaming responsible research and innovation inHorizon 2020 and the European Research Area" in DGResearch and Innovation of the European Commission.

18th of SeptemberParallel Session 2: Responsible Research and Innovation -a New Concept for a New Society?


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Miguel García-HerraizDeputy Secretary General of the Unionfor the Mediterranean in charge of Waterand Environment

Miguel García-Herraiz has been the Deputy Secretary Generalof the Union for the Mediterranean in charge of Water andEnvironment since July 2016. García-Herraiz is a Spanishcareer diplomat who has served the Spanish Ministry ofForeign Affairs for the past twenty years, holding positionsas Deputy Director General for International Affairs ofTerrorism and Disarmament, and, lately, as Counsellor incharge of the relations between the European Union andSouthern Mediterranean countries in the Permanent Missionof Spain to the European Union. He has also been FirstSecretary and Head of Consular section, in charge of theSpanish Cultural Centre in Nicaragua at the Embassy ofSpain in Managua; Head of section for International Affairsof Terrorism; and Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassyof Spain in Bucharest. Mr. García-Herraiz has extensiveexperience in negotiations and has been involved in thedrafting of all recent UfM Ministerial declarations as well therevision of the European Neighbourhood Policy prior to hisappointment as Deputy Secretary General ofthe UfM.


Ricard GinéResearcher at the Research Group EngineeringSciences and Global Development, UniversitatPolitècnica de Catalunya (UPC)

Ricard Giné is a water and environmental engineer, with aspecialization in the delivery of water and sanitation services inlow-income countries. His training and professional experiencehas covered water resources management, water and wastewatertreatment, rural water supply and sanitation as well asenvironmental engineering. He has more than 15 years ofprofessional experience on a variety of projects in Spain, EastAfrica and Central and South America. In the field of water andsanitation services delivery, he has combined formal educationalprograms (M.Sc. at Imperial College London, 2007; and Ph.D.in Civil Engineering at the UPC, 2015) and professional practice,participating in different projects (more than 20) in East Africaand South America. Research topics addressed range fromimproving the availability of reliable information, to improvingaccess to information, and to encouraging the use of thisinformation in decision-making processes. Specifically, researchinterests focus on the connections between the improveddelivery of water, sanitation and hygiene services and humandevelopment – especially the links between science, policy andpractice, in low-income countries. They relate to the developmentof monitoring and reporting systems to inform decision-making,and include, among others, the analysis, from a human rightsperspective, of national and international monitoring systems,with special attention to the WHO/UNICEF Joint MonitoringProgramme for Water Supply and Sanitation (JMP) and the post-2015 proposal, particularly the dedicated goal on water (SDG6); and iv) the sustainability assessment of WaSH interventions.



Conference Speakers

Tamires Gomes SampaioLawyer, Master's Degree in Political andEconomic Law at Mackenzie University, formerVice President of the National Students Unionof Brazil

Tamires Gomes Sampaio is 23 years old. She holds aBachelor’s Degree in Law and a Master’s Degree in Politicaland Economic Law from Universidade PresbiterianaMackenzie, one of the oldest private institutions in Sao Paulo.She got a ProUni scholarship to attend the institution. Hergraduation thesis was about “Public Security and Citizenship:the Genocide of Black Youth in Brazil”, which was awardedbest thesis of the semester. Her research focuses on acomparative study between the justice system of Brazil andthe USA and its impact on the genocide of the blackpopulation in both countries. She was the first black womanto be appointed president of the Law Students Union ofMackenzie. She is the former vice president of the NationalUnion of Students of Brazil (2015-2017), and she militatesfor the inclusion of black young people in higher education.She is a militant of the black and feminist movement. Politicalparticipation is, according to her, the main tool by which asociety can be transformed.


Marga Gual SolerScience Diplomat, Project Director at theAmerican Association for the Advancementof Science (AAAS)

Dr. Marga Gual is a Project Director at the Center for ScienceDiplomacy at the American Association for the Advancementof Science (AAAS), where she explores the role of science asa universal language to help break down barriers and buildbridges between peoples and nations. She currently leadsthe AAAS-Cuba science diplomacy program, develops globalscience diplomacy research, education and capacity buildinginitiatives, and serves as senior editor of the policy journalScience & Diplomacy. Marga serves on the Research,Innovation and Science Experts High-Level Group to EuropeanCommissioner Carlos Moedas, helped design the first Science,Technology and Innovation Diplomacy Strategy for the SpanishGovernment, and was named one of the “100 Spanish expertsin innovation” by Fundación Cotec, "40 Under 40 Latinos inForeign Policy" by The Huffington Post, and “10 Latinas ThinkBig Innovators to Watch in 2016.” For the past 10 years shehas worked in more than 40 countries. She is the founder ofthe Science Diplomacy & Leadership Program, the LatinAmerican Network of Young Scientists, and the Science SlamFestival. Marga has published dozens of academic, policyand media works. She received a PhD in biomedical sciencesfrom University of Queensland in Australia, a bachelor's andmaster's from University of Barcelona in Spain, and is analumna of the prestigious Georgetown Global CompetitivenessLeadership Program.



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Ellen HazelkornPolicy Advisor to the Higher EducationAuthority (HEA)

Professor Ellen Hazelkorn is a Policy Advisor to the HigherEducation Authority (HEA), and Director of the HigherEducation Policy Research Unit (HEPRU), Dublin Instituteof Technology (Ireland). She is an International Co-Investigatorat the Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE), UCLInstitute for Education, and a Visiting Professor at BostonCollege. Ellen has worked as a higher education policyconsultant and specialist with international organisationsand governments for over 15 years (e.g. EU, OECD, WorldBank, UNESCO, US National Academy of Sciences). She isa member of various international advisory boards, includingthe Leadership Foundation for Higher Education (UK), theFoundation for Humanities and Social Sciences (Sweden),and Rovira i Virgili University (URV), Tarragona. Ellen wasPresident of EAIR – the European Society for Higher Education– from 2013 to 2016. Ellen was awarded a BA and PhD fromthe University of Wisconsin, Madison, and the Universityof Kent, UK, respectively.


Míriam HatibiData Analyst and Ibn Battuta Foundation’sSpokesperson

Míriam Hatibi. Barcelona, 1993. She holds a bachelor’s degreein International Business Economics from Pompeu FabraUniversity and a Master's in Internationalization from theUniversity of Barcelona. She works as a data analyst at thecommunications and Big Data agency Sibilare, and is IbnBattuta Foundation’s spokesperson. She participates inprojects of empowerment of young Muslims through socialnetworks and intercultural dialogue initiatives.



Conference Speakers

Maura HineyHead of Post-Award and Evaluation with theHealth Research Board of Ireland

Maura Hiney has a PhD in Molecular Diagnostics andEpizootology from the National University of Ireland Galway.She is currently Head of Post-Award and Evaluation with theHealth Research Board, Ireland. From 1990-1999 she workedas a senior researcher and managed a disease diagnosticsservice for the Irish fisheries industry and from 2000-2007Maura was Head of Research Support Services for NUIGalway. She has been influential in raising awareness ofresearch integrity (RI) issues since 2007 and was instrumentalin establishing a National RI Forum of key stakeholders.Internationally, Maura chaired a Working Group of ESF Forumon RI, is a member of the European Network of RI Offices(ENRIO) and chairs the Science Europe Working Group onRI. With ALLEA she coordinated a revision of the EuropeanCode of Conduct on RI, which was launched byCommissioner Moedas in March 2017. She sits on theEuropean Advisory Committee for the 5th World Congresson RI and the Oversight Board of the EU-funded PRINTEGERand ENTiRE projects on research climate. She was a keycontributor to the European Competitiveness Councilconclusions on RI in 2015.


Léo HellerSpecial Rapporteur on the Human Rights toSafe Drinking Water and Sanitation, UN

Mr. Léo Heller is the second Special Rapporteur on the humanrights to safe drinking water and sanitation. He was appointedby the Human Rights Council in November 2014, having startedhis mandate on 1 December that year. Heller is currently aresearcher in the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil. Previously,Heller was Professor of the Department of Sanitary andEnvironmental Engineering at the Federal University of MinasGerais, Brazil from 1990 to 2014. During his career in the FederalUniversity of Minas Gerais, Heller held several positions includingthe Head of the Department of Sanitary and EnvironmentalEngineering, Associate Provost of Graduate Studies, Dean ofthe School of Engineering and coordinator of the GraduateProgram in Basic Sanitation, the Environment and WaterResources. Heller has extensive experience in formulatingpolicies, teaching and researching in the field of public policyand management and of environmental health related to waterand sanitation. He has been coordinating large interdisciplinaryresearch groups and he is author of several books, book chaptersand journal articles on technological, health and policy dimen-sions of water and sanitation. He has long tradition of workingtogether with and taking part in social movements related tohuman rights to water and sanitation, especially in Latin America.He holds a BA in civil engineering, MSc in water, sanitation andthe environment and PhD in Epidemiology, with a thesis on theassociation between water and sanitation and health outcomes.He also carried out post-doctoral research at the University ofOxford (2005-2006), focusing on the theoretical aspects of pu-blic policy and management in the water and sanitation sector.

18th of SeptemberParallel Session 6: SDG6 – Clean Water and Sanitation


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Josep IbáñezProfessor of International Relations at PompeuFabra University (UPF)

Josep Ibáñez has been a professor of International Relationsat Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) since 1996. He receivedhis PhD in International Studies in 2003. Prior to that, hehad studied Political Science at the Universitat Autònomade Barcelona (UAB) and Translation and Interpretation at theUniversity of the West of England and Université Rennes 2-Haute Bretagne. He has worked in post-graduate programmesat several universities, including UPF, the University of Denver,Seoul National University, the Universidad Complutense deMadrid, the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, theUniversidad del País Vasco, the UAB and the Centre d'EstudisInternacionals-Universitat de Barcelona. He has worked asa professor of Global Governance at the Institut Barcelonad'Estudis Internacionals since 2007. His research is dedicatedto the role of non-state actors and authorities in worldpolitics; the political economy of information andcommunication technology; and issues of global governance(the Internet, cyber security, international organised crimeand private military and security companies). Apart from histeaching and research, he has also worked as a consultanton foreign investment and has translated several books oninternational political economy.


Sophie HoweFuture Generations Commissioner for Wales

Sophie Howe was appointed as the first Future GenerationsCommissioner for Wales in February 2016. Prior to this role,she was the first Deputy Police and Crime Commissionerfor South Wales and the only woman in a police commissionerleadership role in Wales. In this role, she led programmesto tackle violent crime and violence against womenand girls. Sophie served as a Government Special Adviserfrom 2009-2013 providing policy and political advice oncommunities, local government, community safety, housing,regeneration and equality to the Cabinet and First Minister.With a background in equality and diversity, having managedthe legal department in the Equal Opportunities Commissionand subsequently as a policy adviser in the Equality andHuman Rights Commission, Sophie chaired and wrote thereport of the Councillors Commission Expert Panel onincreasing diversity in Local Government. Sophie servedas a County councillor in Cardiff - having been elected atthe age of 21 she became the youngest Councillor in Wales.During her nine years as a Councillor she was Deputy Leaderof the Opposition for a period, as well as a member of the Children and Young People Scrutiny and PlanningCommittees. She is currently a member of the WelshCommittee of the Equality and Human Rights Commissionand is Chair of the international Network of Institutionsfor Future Generations.

19th of SeptemberParallel Session 2: National and Sub-national Governments


Conference Speakers

Stefan IlijevicHead of Innovation and Patent departmentof SEAT

Stefan Ilijevic was born in Hannover in 1977. He receiveda Master’s Degree in vehicle engineering at the OstfaliaUniversity of Applied Sciences in 2002. Since 1997, hehas been associated to the Volkswagen Group in differentfunctions (quality, production and R+D departments)and he had the opportunity to work in different Europeancountries, like Germany, the Czech Republic and Spain.Since 2005 Stefan has lived in Spain and works for the mostfamous Spanish car manufacturer, SEAT. In 2008, he wasnamed head of Product-innovation and Patents. In thisposition, he is not only responsible for the proper introductionof customer relevant innovations to SEAT vehicles andfor the most efficient protection of the SEAT IP, but alsooversees the establishment of a clear innovation cultureto help the company to transform into a Sustainable MobilityProvider in the near future.


Oriol IllaDirector of the International Relationsand Cooperation Department, MetropolitanArea of Barcelona (AMB)

Oriol Illa holds a degree in Political Science andAdministration from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona(UAB), a Master’s Degree in Financial Management fromPompeu Fabra University (UPF) and a Diploma in Managementfrom the School of Public Administration of Catalonia.He is the author of the books Idees perilloses (Ed. Els Llums,2014), Entre el símbol i la institució (Ed. Angle, 2010) andCròniques d’indignació (Ed. Clavell, 2012), and co-authorof Som laics? 17 mirades sobre la laïcitat (Ed. Els Llums, 2013)and Objecció: la revolta pacificsta (Ed. Neopatria, 1998). Hehas had professional responsibilities in the field of publicmanagement. Between 2006 and 2010 he was the headof the office of the Vice President of the Governmentof Catalonia and from 2003 to 2006 was the deputy mayorof Barcelona City Council. He is currently the director of theinternational area of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona. Inthe field of social action, he has been Director General ofthe Francesc Ferrer and Guàrdia Foundation (from 2011 untilJuly 2015), member of the editorial board of the MagazineEspai de Llibertat (2005-2015) and member of the governingcouncil of the cooperative ENCÍS3 (2013-2016). He joinedthe Board of Directors of the Third Sector Board in July 2012as head of the area of internationalization. He was co-founderof the youth organization of the UGT of Catalonia, AVALOT,on whose behalf he chaired the National Council of Youthof Catalonia (CNJC) between 2001 and 2003. On July 16,2015, he was elected president of the Third Sector Board.



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Alejandro JiménezProgramme Manager at the StockholmInternational Water Institute (SIWI)

Dr. Alejandro Jiménez is a WASH (water, sanitation andhygiene) specialist at SIWI. Programme Manager at the UNDPWater Governance Facility at SIWI (WGF), Alejandro leadsthe coordination of UNDP global programme, GoAL WASH,and the Accountability for Sustainability programme –a UNICEF partnership. Alejandro joined SIWI in 2013. He hasover 14 years of experience working with water governanceissues in East and Southern Africa, Central America andWest Africa. Prior to joining SIWI, Alejandro worked for theprivate sector, for the NGO ONGAWA, and the TechnicalUniversity of Catalunya, and worked as consultant fororganizations such as World Bank and UNICEF. Alejandrohas a Bachelor of Science (Civil Engineering) and Masterof Science (Water and Energy) from the Technical Universityof Madrid, Spain, a PhD in water governance from theTechnical University of Catalunya, Spain and did a Post Docon sanitation governance at the London School of Hygieneand Tropical Medicine. He has published several articles andbook chapters, especially in regards to water and sanitationgovernance, WASH indicators, and the implementationof the human right to water and sanitation. He was awardedBest Thesis on Cooperation and Development in the fieldof Engineering and Architecture, in the IV National Awardsfor Research in Development Cooperation in Spain.


Melitta JakabSenior Health Economist at the BarcelonaOffice for Health Systems Strengthening,Division of Health Systems and Public Health,WHO Regional Office for Europe

Jakab, Melitta (M.Sc, Ph.D.) is a senior health economistat the WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systemsstrengthening of the WHO Regional Office for Europe.She has twenty years of experience in health systemstrengthening, health financing, policy analysis, andeducation in global health. Her work includes advisingWHO Member States on health financing policy designand implementation, in particular in Moldova, Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.She has been leading a multi-disciplinary work programon Health System Strengthening for Better NCDOutcomes. She has been co-director of the BarcelonaCourses on Health Systems Strengthening and HealthFinancing. She is co-editor of Implementing HealthFinancing Reform: Lessons from Countries in Transition(Kutzin, Cashin and Jakab, et al, European Observatory,2010). She has a PhD from Harvard University and M.Sc.in Health Policy for the Harvard School of Public Health.

18th of SeptemberParallel Session 4: SDG3 - Good Health and Well-Being


Conference Speakers

Dan LewisChief of the Urban Risk Reduction Unit,UN-Habitat, Kenya

Dan Lewis is the Chief of the Urban Risk Reduction Unit,UN-Habitat, Kenya. He has worked for UN-Habitat since 1997based in Somalia, Kosovo and Nairobi, and has managedthe global portfolio of disaster and conflict related workof the Agency since 2002. As a civil engineer and privateconsultant, he has worked in urban reconstruction andhousing programmes in South Africa and Chile as wellas with First Nations communities in his home region onVancouver Island, Canada since 1987. He is currently leadingthe development of a new UN-Habitat global programmedesigning new standards for measuring and monitoringurban resilience. The City Resilience Profiling Programme,and its associated projects and team, are based in the RiskReduction Unit’s programme office in Barcelona, Spain.


Alexander LangResearcher at the Institute for AdvancedStudies and lecturer at the University of Vienna

Alexander Lang studied Socio-Economics at theViennaAlexander Lang studied Socio-Economics at theVienna University of Economics and Business as well asSociology and German Philology at the University of Vienna.Since 2011, he has been working for the Institute for AdvancedStudies (IHS), Vienna. He is part of the research group“Techno-Science & Societal Transformation” (TS&ST).TS&ST investigates the mutual interdependency ofscience/technology and society as well as the societalpreconditions, possibilities and limitations of governingrelated issues. At the moment, Alexander Lang is involvedin several international projects dealing with ResponsibleResearch and Innovation (RRI) from various perspectives,e.g., monitoring the evolution and benefits of RRI (MoRRI),designing RRI training programmes and content for highereducation institutions (HEIRRI) and developing andimplementing RRI strategies in two large research andtechnology organisations (JERRI). Furthermore, he is a lectureron qualitative methods of empirical social research atthe University of Vienna.



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Annika LindblomCounsellor of International Affairs, Finland

Ms. Lindblom works in the Ministry of the Environmentof Finland as Counsellor for International Affairs and asSecretary-General of the Prime Minister led multi-stakeholderFinnish National Commission on Sustainable Development.She coordinates the national implementation of the 2030Agenda in cooperation with the Prime Minister’s Office, andtakes operational responsibility in the work of the NationalCommission. She also works with the international aspectsof the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda, as well asUNEP-led processes regarding Sustainable Consumptionand Production and Inclusive Green Economy. Ms. Lindblombelonged to Finland’s negotiation team during the Rio+20,Open-Ended Working Group on SDGs and Post-2015processes, leading to the adoption of the 2030 Agenda.

19th of SeptemberParallel Session 2: National and Sub-nationalGovernments


David LlistarDirector of Global Justice and Cooperation,Barcelona City Council

David Llistar holds a degree and a PhD in physics from thePolytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). He is the authorof the book Anticooperació. Interferències globals Nord-Sud(2009) Barcelona: Icària Editorial. He has been co-founderof the Globalization Debt Observatory (ODG) and theUNESCO Chair in Sustainability. He has taught on politicalecology at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC).He has spent his last 20 years working in different NGOs,universities, social movements, countries and governments(including the ACCD -Catalan Agency for Cooperation andDevelopment- and the SENPLADES -Ecuadorian Government-) in matter of development, cooperation and environmentaland global economic justice. He has focused his activity onthe impact of the Spanish economy of the southern countriesand on the analysis of development cooperation from theperspective of the coherence of policies for development.Currently, and since february 2016, he is the director ofGlobal Justice and International Cooperation at the BarcelonaCity Council.


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Conference Speakers

Heila Lotz-SisitkaSouth African National Research FoundationChair in Transformative Social Learning andGreen Skills Learning Pathways

Professor Heila Lotz-Sisitka holds a South African NationalResearch Foundation Chair in Transformative Social Learningand Green Skills Learning Pathways. Her research Chairis based in the Environmental Learning Research Centreat Rhodes University, South Africa, which she directed for15 years (2000-2015). Her research interests include criticalresearch methodologies, transformative environmentallearning, agency, and education system transformation. Shehas served on numerous national and international researchand policy programmes including as member of the UNESCOInternational Reference Group on the UN Decade ofEducation for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) andthe UNEP Mainstreaming Environment and Sustainabilityin African Universities and Global Universities Partnershipfor Environment and Sustainability (2004-current). Her recentpublications include a co-edited Routledge book on CriticalRealism, Environmental Learning and Social-EcologicalChange and a co-edited Springer book on Schooling forSustainable Development in Africa. She is co-editor of thejournal Learning, Culture and Social Interaction, and servedas Editor-in-Chief of the Southern African Journal ofEnvironmental Education for 13 years (2003-2016).

18th of SeptemberParallel Session 1: SDGs and Social Engagement


Maria MarquèsProfessor of Criminal Law at Universitat Rovirai Virgili (URV) and co-president of the Teachingand Capacity Building Committee, IUCNAcademy of Environmental Law

Maria Marquès i Banqué, Ph.D. in Law. Lecturer of CriminalLaw and researcher at the Tarragona Centre for EnvironmentalLaw Studies (CEDAT) at Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV). FormerVice-Rector for Teaching and European Higher Education Areaat URV (2010-2014). In this capacity, she was responsible forthe Service-Learning Programme at URV. She is the directorof the Environmental Law Clinic at URV and member of theEuropean Network for Clinical Legal Education. Clinical legaleducation is a strong international movement that involveslaw teachers and students around the world in the achievementof social justice. Legal clinics based on universities andembedded into the curriculum are initiatives of service-learningin the field of law. She has been co-chair of the Teaching andCapacity Building Committee of the IUCN Academy ofEnvironmental Law (2010-2017). Her main research interestsare environmental crime and criminal policies in the risk society.She has been visiting scholar at Max Planck Institut fürinternationales und ausländisches Strafrecht, Freiburg imBreisgau (Germany); at the Institute of Marine and EnvironmentalLaw, University of Cape Town (South Africa) and at the Asian-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law, National University ofSingapore (Singapore).


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Federico Mayor ZaragozaPresident, Fundación Cultura de Paz

Federico Mayor Zaragoza was chair of biochemistryand biology at the University of Granada (1963-1973)and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (1973-2004).He was also the rector of the University of Granada (1968-1970). His professional life has included being promoterof the Spanish programme for the prevention of newborndisabilities; director general of UNESCO (1987-1999); ministerof education and science (1981-1982); director generalof UNESCO (1987-1999); president of the Foundation fora Culture of Peace (2000-present) and chair of the EuropeanResearch Council Expert Group (ERCEG) in 2002. In 2005,he became the co-president of the High Level Group for theAlliance of Civilizations (2005-2007), and he is currently thepresident of the International Commission against the DeathPenalty (2010-present).

19th of SeptemberWrap-up Session

Pastora MartínezVice-rector of Globalization and Cooperation,Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)

Martínez holds a PhD in Physics from the UniversidadAutónoma de Madrid, a Master's Degree in BusinessAdministration from EADA Business School and a Master'sDegree in Leadership and Science Management (UB, UABand UPF joint programme). Since 2008, she has also beenevaluating the National Agency for Evaluation and Prospective(ANEP) in the area of Technology Transfer, and has publishedseveral monographs and scientific articles. From April 2010,she was the manager and head of international relations atthe Institute of Biomedical Research August Pi i Sunyer(IDIBAPS). Since 2015 she has been an associate professoron the Master’s Degree in Translational Medicine, in theMedicine Department of the University of Barcelona, whereshe coordinates the module "Scientific communication andpublic engagement in science”. Previously, she was managerof the Clinical Foundation for Biomedical Research (2010-2013), manager of CIBERDEM at the Carlos III Health Institute(2009-2010) and director of the Technical Office of thePasqual Maragall Foundation for research on Alzheimer(2008-2009). She was also the director of the scientific areaof the Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia, IBEC andmanager of the nanobioengineering laboratory of theReference Center for Bioengineering of Catalonia (CREBEC).

18th of SeptemberParallel Session 4: SDG3 - Good Health and Well-being


Conference Speakers

Manuel MontobbioDiplomat, Writer and Doctor in PoliticalScience

Doctor in Political Science from the Universitat Autònomade Barcelona, Master in Advanced European Studies fromthe College of Europe (Bruges, Belgium) and in Law and inEconomics from the University of Barcelona, he has beena Career Diplomat since 1987, and is currently the Ambassadorof Spain to Andorra. He has held, among other positions atthe Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain,those of Ambassador-At-Large, head of the Action Planfor the promotion of the Spanish presence in InternationalOrganizations as well for the Universal Forum of CulturesBarcelona 2004, Director of the Cabinet of the Secretaryof State for Foreign Affairs and Director of the Planning andEvaluation Office of the Secretary of State for Cooperationand Senior Adviser at the Policy Planning Office; and hasbeen posted at the Embassies of Spain in San Salvador,Jakarta, Mexico and Guatemala and was the first Ambassadorof Spain in Albania. He has also worked in academiaand research and is the author of the books Ideas chinas.El ascenso global de China y la Teoría de las Relacionesinternacionales (2017), Búnkeres (2015), Mundo. Una geografíapoética (2013), Tiempo diplomático (2012),Guía poética de Albania (2011), Salir del Callejón del Gato,La deconstrucción de Oriente y Occidente y la gobernanzaglobal (2008) and La metamorfosis del Pulgarcito. Transiciónpolítica y proceso de paz en El Salvador (1999) and of severalpublications on peace processes, international andintercultural relations, political transitions and comparedpolitics. He has also been a Professor on lecturedpostgraduate courses at different universities.


Namhla Mniki-MangalisoDirector at African Monitor (AM)

Ms. Namhla Mniki-Mangaliso is the Director at African Monitor(AM). AM’s current strategic focus is to advocate for improvedeconomic opportunities for Africa’s grassroots communitiesso that they can independently generate their ownlivelihoods. Ms. Mniki-Mangaliso also served as Head ofthe Secretariat for the Africa CSO Working on Post-2015,a network of over 100 African CSOs that have beencollaborating to develop a framework reflecting theconsensus position emerging out of CSO consultationsin Africa, in a way that is inclusive, transparent and open.Prior to taking up the position at African Monitor, Ms. Mniki-Mangaliso was the Head of Secretariat for the MandelaInstitute for Development Studies. She is a developmentactivist with extensive experience in starting and managingdevelopment-focused organisations working in Africa, inwhich role she has gained extensive technical skills in policyanalysis, research and advocacy. She is passionate abouthuman rights, Africa’s development agenda and grassrootsinvolvement and participation in its own developmenttrajectory. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree, a BA Honours,and an MBA.

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Peter OkebukolaPresident of GUNi’s Regional Office in Africa

Professor Peter Okebukola studied at the University of Ibadanwhere he obtained his Bachelor’s degree in 1973, followedby Master’s and Ph.D degrees in Science Education at thesame university. He received specialized training at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) and HarvardUniversity. He now specializes in quality assurance ineducation systems, science, computer and environmentaleducation. He is the President of the Global UniversityNetwork for Innovation GUNI-Africa. He is the most recentExecutive Secretary of the National Universities Commission(NUC), and introduced ranking into the Nigerian universitysystem. He is currently working with the leadership of NUCto refine that system and implement it at the national leveland throughout Africa. He served as Consultant to the AfricanQuality Rating Mechanism, an initiative of the African Unionto improve the quality of higher education in Africa throughquality self-rating. He has won several international goldmedals in science and computer education. He has beenawarded a number of honorary D.Sc degrees and is a recipientof the National Honour of the Officer of the Order of theFederal Republic.


Sijbolt NoordaPresident of the Magna Charta Observatoryand the Academic Cooperation Association

Sijbolt Noorda is president of the Magna Charta Observatory,Bologna and of the Academic Cooperation Association,Brussels. He is a former president of the Dutch Associationof Research Universities, president emeritus of Universiteitvan Amsterdam and a former Board member of the EuropeanUniversity Association. Dr. Noorda writes and lectures onteaching and learning in Higher Education, about ideals andpractices of internationalization, on open science, corevalues and on governance issues in HEIs. He regularly reviewsand gives advice to individual universities and nationalsystems in the European Higher Education Area. In TheNetherlands, he chairs the supervisory board of Codarts(the Rotterdam University of the Arts), the board of De GroeneAmsterdammer (the only independent weekly magazinein the country) and the board of Muziekgebouw aan hetIJ (the music hall for contemporary classical music).He is the father of three daughters who have each forgedtheir own professional careers.



Conference Speakers

Jordi PietxRegional manager in Catalonia, BalearicIslands and Valencia Region, ECOEMBES

Jordi Pietx i Colom is a biologist and MSc in environmentalsciences. He has worked as a consultant on environmentalaspects of land management, nature conservation andlandscape, as well as management of Europeanenvironmental projects. Between 2002 and 2014, hepromoted and led the Land Stewardship Network inCatalonia, fostering networking for the care of the naturalenvironment; while on this project he was chosen to bea member of the Ashoka Fellow for Social Entrepreneurshipinternational network. Since 2016 he has been managerof Ecoembes (EPR system for packaging in Spain) inCatalonia, Balearic Islands, and Valencia Region, carryingout technical and external relations activities withstakeholders and Institutions, to contribute to the public-private collaborations and partnerships in the selectivecollection and recycling of household packaging.

19th of SeptemberParallel Session 5: the New Economy

Jordi PigemFormer Lecturer and Coordinator of thePhilosophy module of the Masters in HolisticScience at Schumacher College

Jordi Pigem (Barcelona, 1964) holds a Doctorate in Philosophyfrom the University of Barcelona. He was a Resident Lecturerand Coordinator of the Philosophy module of the Mastersin Holistic Science at Schumacher College (in partnershipwith the University of Plymouth, England, 1998-2003), anda guest speaker at universities and symposia in Europe andthe Americas. He is the author, among others, of Àngelsi robots: la interioritat humana en la societat hipertecnològica(2017), Inteligencia vital: una visión postmaterialistade la vida y la conciencia (2016), La nueva realidad: Deleconomicismo a la conciencia cuántica (2013), GPS (GlobalPersonal Social): Valores para un mundo en transformación(2011), Buena crisis. Hacia un mundo postmaterialista (2009)and El pensament de Raimon Panikkar (2007). He has beenthe recipient of the Philosophy Award of the Institut d’EstudisCatalans (1999), the Resurgence and Scientific & MedicalNetwork Essay Award (2006), and the Joan Maragall Award(2016). He is the author of over 300 articles, and a regularcontributor to the media in Catalan, Spanish and English.



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Josep A. PlanellRector, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)

Josep A. Planell i Estany (born 1951) is a Spanish academic.Planell was born in Barcelona, graduated in Physics fromthe University of Barcelona (UB) in 1975 and earned hisdoctorate in Materials Science from Queen Mary, Universityof London, in 1983. Since 1992 he has been full professor inthe Materials Science and Metallurgy department of theBarcelona School of Industrial Engineering at the UniversitatPolitècnica de Catalunya (UPC). He succeeded Imma Tubellai Casadevall as President of the Universitat Oberta deCatalunya (UOC) in April 2013. In 2013, he received theGeorge D. Winter award from the European Society forBiomaterials. An international jury of experts selected Planellfor this prestigious award. He was the first Spanish scientistto receive it and he did so “for his excellence in the research,vision and dissemination of the science of biomaterials,which is widely renowned in the scientific community”.Likewise, in 2001 he was awarded the Catalan government’sDistinction for the Promotion of University Research and in2006 he received the City of Barcelona award, in thetechnological research category. He has been member ofthe Catalan Royal Academy of Doctor since 2006 and is anelected member of Barcelona's Royal Academy of Artsand Sciences.

18th of SeptemberPresentation of the Document "The Commitment of theCatalan Universities with the Objectives of the SDGs:towards a Transformative Education for a New World"


Arnau Queralt i BassaDirector of the Advisory Council forSustainable Development of Catalonia (CADS)

Arnau Queralt i Bassa is Director of the Advisory Council forSustainable Development of Catalonia (CADS), a section ofthe Presidential Department of the Generalitat (Government)of Catalonia. He has a degree in Environmental Sciencesfrom the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), aMaster’s degree in Public Administration in the InteruniversityProgramme for Government and Public Administration(ESADE, UAB and UPF) and a Diploma in European Affairsfrom the Diplomatic School of the Ministry of Foreign Affairsand Cooperation and the Catalan Pro-Europe Board, of whichhe was director. He has been a member of the Board ofGovernors and Academic Council of the Institut Universitarid’Estudis Europeus (University Institute for European Studies)and was President of the Col·legi d’Ambientòlegs deCatalunya (College of Environmentalists of Catalonia).

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Conference Speakers

Lourdes ReigVice-rector for International Relations,Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)

Lourdes Reig is Lecturer at the Department of Agro-foodEngineering and Biotechnology. She holds a degree inBiological Sciences from the Universitat Autònoma deBarcelona (UAB), which was completed with a Ph.D. in MarineScience at the UPC. Her career has focused on the fieldof aquaculture. She has participated in the activity of theresearch group AQUAL (Aquaculture and aquatic productquality), whose main subject of investigation is the designof aquaculture facilities considering both environmentalsustainability and animal welfare. In this context, she hasparticipated in 15 competitive and non-competitive projects,at local, national and European level, which have produceda good number of scientific papers in the most renownedpeer-reviewed journals in the field of aquaculture and hasmade many contributions to congresses in the area. Shehas also participated in technology transfer projects, someof them commissioned by the Government of Catalonia,and has advised private companies on specific issues.Regarding university management positions, prior to hercurrent one as Vice-rector, she was academic secretaryfor 3 years, Vice-dean for Promotion, Communicationand External Relations for 5 years, and Dean for 4 years,all positions at the Escola Superior d’Agricultura de Barcelona.

18th of SeptemberKeynote Moderator

Teresa RiberaDirector of the Institute for SustainableDevelopment and IIRR (IDDRI, SciencesPo)

Ribera is Director of the Institute for Sustainable Developmentand International Relations (IDDRI, SciencesPo) in Paris,a key institution in the construction of the Paris ClimateAgreement. Between 2008 and 2011 she was Secretaryof State for Climate Change in the Spanish Government,responsible for environmental and climate policies, as wellas the State Meteorological Agency. She is an employeeof the Superior Corps of State Civil Administrators and hasbeen an associate professor of environmental law at theUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid. She is a Member of theBoard of Directors of the Stockholm Environment Institute,the Institut pour la Recherche du Développement, theAdvisory Council of the Club of Madrid and the GlobalLeadership Council of the United Nations Network forSustainable Development (UNSDSN) and co-chairs theSpanish chapter of the network. She chairs the AdvisoryCouncil for the Momentum for Change initiative of the UnitedNations Framework Convention on Climate Change and isa member of the Milan Group on Food Security and ClimateChange promoted by the United Nations Secretary-General.She was also part of the Global Advisory Council on Climateof the World Economic Forum between 2014 and 2016.



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Raül RomevaMinister of Foreign Affairs, InstitutionalRelations and Transparency of Catalonia

Raül Romeva was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs,Institutional Relations and Transparency in January 2016.He holds a degree in Economics and a PhD in InternationalRelations. He has lectured on European politics andinternational affairs at several universities. He has workedat the UNESCO Centre of Catalonia, UNESCO Bosnia andHerzegovina, Oxfam and the School for a Culture of Peaceat the UAB (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona). He has alsobeen an electoral consultant for the OSCE. Prior to beinga member of the European Parliament for 10 years (2004-2014), he taught International Relations at the UAB from1994 to 2002. He has also collaborated regularly as an analystfor several media. During his time at the European Parliament,representing ICV, he mainly worked with the followingcommissions: Foreign Affairs, Political Affairs andImmigration, Women's Rights and Equality, Fisheries andMarine Affairs, Social Policy, Human Rights and Security andDefence. He also participated in the delegations of EUROMED,EUROLAT, Mexico, Central America and ASEAN, amongothers. He was Vice President of the Greens / EFA for fiveyears and was part of several intergroups, including thedefence of LGBT rights.



Charles W. RichardsonDean of the School of Business and AssociateProfessor of Marketing at Claflin University

Charles W. Richardson, Jr. currently serves as Deanof the School of Business and Associate Professor ofMarketing, at Claflin University. Dr. Richardson’s researchinterests include Consumer Social identity, Cross CulturalConsumer Purchasing Behavior, Green Business Models,Ecopreneurship, Corporate Social Responsibility, CauseRelated Marketing and Marketing’s Role in Sustainability.Prior to coming to academia, Dr. Richardson spent significanttime working in the corporate sector, primarily with AT&T.Dr. Richardson is also active in executive education, havingtaught and facilitated classes and workshops in Marketing,Organizational Theory and Design, Emerging Markets,Business Processes and Social Entrepreneurship. In 2014through 2017, he served as Lead Instructor in Clark AtlantaUniversity’s Institute for the Washington Mandela YoungAfrican Leaders Initiative. He holds certifications in IntegratedPlanning in Higher Education, Quality Assurance and Practiceof MBTI Step I and Step II Instruments. He spent the 2013/2014academic year as an ACE (American Council on Education)Fellow. His community involvement includes serving onthe board of directors (Board Chair in 2017) of the Associationof Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education(AASHE), and on the advisory board of Planet Forward.

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Conference Speakers


Norbert SteinhausBoard Member of Wissenschaftsladen Bonn(Bonn Science Shop) and Coordinator of theLiving Knowledge

Mr Steinhaus has been a board member ofWissenschaftsladen Bonn (Bonn Science Shop) since 1990.For the last 15 years, he has cooperated in internationalprojects on training and mentoring Science Shops, citizenparticipation in science and technology or responsibleresearch and innovation. He is currently involved in the ECfunded projects: EnRRICH, BigPicnic and SPARKS. Since late2007 he has been coordinator and international contactpoint of LIVING KNOWLEDGE, the international ScienceShop network. In 2014, he was a member of the steeringcommittee for the SIS-RRI conference organized by theNational Research Council of Italy and held in Rome withinthe 2014 Italian presidency of the European Union. He wasrecently invited by the network of National Contact Pointsin Horizon 2020 Science with and for Society (SwafS)to be a member of the Expert Group of SwafS in the areaof Public Engagement.


Jan-Gustav StrandenaesSenior Adviser, United Nations

Educated in modern history, literature, environmental sciencesand development issues, Jan-Gustav began working withthe UN in the 1970s. He has taught about the UN, workedwith the CSD process (UN Commission for SustainableDevelopment), was a liaison officer between the UN andthe NGO community at the UN HQ in New York, worked forthe Norwegian aid agency in Botswana, and Norway’s foreignoffice in Uganda, and has extensive NGO experience. Hespeaks several languages and lectures regularly at the OsloUniversity College. He has given workshops and guest lecturesall over the world on the UN, governance, environment,sustainable development and stakeholder engagement,evaluated projects and organisations in Africa, Asia and LatinAmerica, advised governments on relations with civil societyand NGOs, chaired UN meetings, facilitated UN processes,translated several books from English to Norwegian andauthored two books and numerous articles on the environmentand sustainable development. He works for Stakeholder ForumUK on global sustainability and governance issues and PureConsulting in Norway where he advises on implementationof the SDGs.


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Rolf TarrachPresident of the European UniversityAssociation (EUA)

Dr. Rolf Tarrach was president of the new Universityof Luxembourg from January 2005 to December 2014.He studied physics in Valencia, received a PhD degreein Barcelona and was a postdoc at CERN, Geneva. Dr. Tarrachis a professor of theoretical physics at the University ofLuxembourg, and has served in that capacity at theuniversities of Valencia and Barcelona. He has publishedsome 100 articles in quantum field theory, quantumchromodynamics and quantum information theory, fourbooks on different subjects and some 100 essays on research,education and other knowledge related subjects. He has anhonorary degree from the University of Saint Petersburg andhas received awards and decorations in Spain, Portugal andLuxembourg. He has been Vice-president at the Universityof Barcelona. He is a former president of the CSIC (theSpanish Scientific Research Council, Madrid), and a formermember of EURAB, EUROHORCS, ESOF2004 (in Stockholm,2006 in Munich and 2008 in Barcelona), former presidentof ACA (Brussels) and former Vice-chair of the jury of theFrench “Initiative d’excellence”. He chaired the committeeof international experts EU2015 (2011, Spain). He has beenon the EUA Council for 10 years and is EUA’s presidentas of July 2015.


Rajesh TandonFounder of Society for Participatory Researchin Asia (PRIA) and current UNESCO Co-Chairon Community-Based Research and SocialResponsibility in Higher Education

Rajesh Tandon is an internationally acclaimed leader andpractitioner of participatory research and development.He founded the Society for Participatory Research in Asia(PRIA), a voluntary organisation providing support tograssroots initiatives in South Asia. He was appointed asUNESCO Co-Chair on Community-Based Research and SocialResponsibility in Higher Education for two terms (2012-2016and 2016-2020). Dr. Tandon obtained his PhD in organisationalscience at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland.A pioneer of participatory research, he has given newmeaning to academic research by redefining the relationshipbetween the researcher and the researched. He haschampioned the cause of building organisations andcapacities of the marginalised through their knowledge,learning and empowerment. Dr. Tandon has authored morethan 100 articles, a dozen books and numerous trainingmanuals. For his distinguished work on gender issues, theGovernment of India honoured him with the prestigiousAward in Social Justice in March 2007. The University ofVictoria, Canada, awarded Dr. Tandon a Doctor of Law(Honoris Causa) degree in June 2008. He is the first Indianto be inducted to the International Adult and ContinuingEducation (IACE) Hall of Fame (class of 2011). The IndianAdult Education Association (IAEA) presented Dr. Tandonwith the Nehru Literacy Award - 2015.



Conference Speakers

Mounir TemmamDoctor in Environmental Geochemistry,Founding Director of Enviro ConsultingInternational (ECI)

Dr. Temmam has nearly 20 years of professional experiencein project management, particularly in the areas of environment,climate change and sustainable development. He currentlyserves as an Expert Consultant to financial donors (GTZ, UNDPand World Bank) in Morocco and in the MENA region. He alsoworks with the public sector and private companies throughECI, of which he is Founding Director. His recent experiencein Morocco has allowed him to work closely with policy makerson partner-based programs and projects on variousenvironmental and climate policy topics. In addition to theinstitutional sector, Mr. Temmam also has extensive professionalexperience in industry. As Environment Manager within amultinational company, he led the construction andcommissioning of major technical infrastructures and theimplementation of an environmental management system ina large-scale industrial complex. With a Ph.D. in environmentalgeochemistry from the prestigious McGill University in Canada,Dr. Temmam began his professional career in Canada. As aproject manager in various internationally respected engineeringconsultancy firms, where he carried out several large-scaleprojects for private sector clients, particularly in the industrial(oil, petrochemical and mining companies, etc.) and financial(banks, insurance companies) sectors, as well as for institutionalclients (municipalities, ministries, government agencies, etc.)and internationally renowned law firms.

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Daniella TilburyInaugural Vice-Chancellor and CEOof the University of Gibraltar

Prof. Tilbury is the inaugural Vice-Chancellor and CEOof the University of Gibraltar. She is internationally recognisedfor her expertise in leadership, learning and institutionalchange for sustainable development. Daniella is the recipientof several research awards including the MacquarieInnovation Award for Research (Australia 2007) and MarieCurie International Research Fellowship (EuropeanCommission 2009). She was the Founding Director of theAustralian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability(ARIES) and the UN Centre of Expertise in SustainableDevelopment. She is a Principal Fellow of the HigherEducation Academy (UK) and a Foundation Fellow of theLeadership Trust and the Salzburg Futures LeadershipAcademy. Daniella has assessed strategic higher educationinitiatives on behalf of government agencies in Australia,New Zealand, China, Japan, North Africa and Europe.Together with Dr Alex Ryan, she led a large HEFCE QAAfunded ‘Leadership, Governance and Management’ projecton embedding sustainability into quality assurance processesin higher education (2010-12) and a Higher EducationAcademy study into flexible learning (2013). She currentlydirects the University Educators for Sustainable DevelopmentProject (UE4SD).

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Hilligje van’T LandSecretary-General at the InternationalAssociation of Universities (IAU)

Educated in France, the Netherlands and Canada, Dr. van’TLand obtained her PhD in comparative francophone literaturefrom Groningen University, NL and completed a post doc atLaval University, in Québec. She taught at universities in theNetherlands, Canada and France. She has worked for IAUfor two decades where she is in charge of membershipdevelopment and retention, overall management of the IAUthematic priority linked to Higher Education and Researchfor Sustainable Development, the coordination of thepreparation of annual work plans for activities related tothematic priorities, including IAU international events.She has published on a number of issues relating to HigherEducation; she is Editor of the magazine IAU Horizons; shesits on various working groups and expert Committees andshe jointly leads the work on the whole institution approachfor Partner Network 2 for the UNESCO Global Action Program.

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Eduard ValloryChairmain of the Catalonia Center forUNESCO and Director of Escola Nova 21

Dr. Eduard Vallory is a social analyst and an expert in changemanagement, focused on the enhancement of education.He is the Chairman of the Catalonia Center for UNESCOand Director of the programme for education change "EscolaNova 21". He also directs a university program for theprofessional development of teachers entrusted by theGovernment of Catalonia. He is a Board member of theBarcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) andof the Institute of the Humanities of Barcelona. He holdsa PhD in Political and Social Sciences (UPF) with a dissertationon “Global Citizenship Education”. He also holds an MAin Social Sciences (University of Chicago), an AMP (IESEBusiness School), and BA in Philosophy and Journalism(UB/UPF). He has been Director of the Barcelona GraduateSchool of Economics (2006-12), Visiting Scholar at New YorkUniversity (2012-14), Research Fellow of Fitzwilliam Collegeat the University of Cambridge (2004-06), and he served asChief of Staff of the Ministry for Universities and Researchof the Government of Catalonia (2000-03). A former memberof the Scout movement, which he has researched, he haspublished World Scouting: Educating for Global Citizenship(Palgrave MacMillan, 2012). He has been a columnist forsome Catalan newspapers.

18th of SeptemberParallel Session 5: SDG4 - Ensuring Quality Educationfor all and Promoting Lifelong Learning


Conference Speakers

Manel Vila i MotllóDirector General for DevelopmentCooperation of the Catalan Government

He was born in Barcelona in 1956 and has extensive expertisein International Cooperation. A civil servant for BarcelonaCity Council, he was Director of the Youth Service andManager of one of the Nou Barris district of the city. Between1992 and 1996, he was the head of Humanitarian Aid, andalso Manager of the so-called District 11st of Barcelona inSarajevo (Bosnia-Hercegovina), for which he was namedan Honorary Citizen of Sarajevo. He also served as Directorof the Educational Services, and Director of the InternationalSolidarity Area of Barcelona City Council, was the Mayor’sCommissioner for International Cooperation, and Directorof International Cooperation in the metropolitan areaof Barcelona, as well as being a member of the UNHCRSteering Committee.

19th of SeptemberParallel Session 2: National and Subnational Governments

Jordi VerdúUAB coordinator for the Education InnovationProgram Digital & Green Skills for a SustainableEconomy and Visiting Professor in the WirelessCommunications research group

Jordi Verdú was born in Sabadell, in 1980. He receivedan M.S. degree in telecommunications engineering anda PhD degree from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona(UAB) in 2006 and 2010, respectively. From 2006 to 2010he was a member of the Antenna and Microwave Systemsgroup, where he was involved in research related with thedesign of Bulk Acoustic Wave devices. He received the prizefor the best Ph. D. Thesis from his department. In 2010 hewas the coordinator of the RF Systems Group at the EuropeanSpallation Source ESS-B in Bilbao. From 2011 to 2014he worked on the fellowship programme Beatriu de Pinósin the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Laussanne (EPFL).From 2015 to the present, he has been a Visiting Professorin the Wireless Communications research group. He isthe UAB coordinator for the Education Innovation ProgramDigital & Green Skills for a Sustainable Economy, wheretechnological tools are addressed at students ofnon-technical profiles.

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Elisabet Viladecans MarsalProfessor of Economics at the Universityof Barcelona and Research Fellow at CEPR(Center for Economic Policy Research)and Research Network Fellow at CESifo

She is the Director of the Chair UB Smart Cities and of theresearch program ‘Cities’ at the Institut d’Economia deBarcelona (IEB). She was visiting the University of Birminghamas a PhD student and she is a Visiting Scholar at theDepartment of Economics of the University of CaliforniaIrvine since 2010. She is and has been the main researcherof national and international projects. Her main researchinterest is Urban Economics but it also includes EconomicGeography and Public Economics. Her current researchtopics are: a) the role of the agglomeration economies onthe location of the economic activity; b) the impact ofinfrastructures on city growth, suburbanization, urbancongestion and pollution c) the effectiveness of citydevelopment policies and land use regulation on city growth,social composition of neighborhoods and housing pricesand d) the political economy of coastal destruction. Herresearch has been published in top journals of her field asthe Journal of Urban Economics, the Journal of PublicEconomics, the Journal of Economic Geography, the Journalof Regional Science or Regional Science and UrbanEconomics, among others.


Josep M. VilaltaGUNi Director and Executive Secretaryof the Catalan Association of PublicUniversities (ACUP)

Josep M. Vilalta is GUNi Director and Executive Secretaryof the Catalan Association of Public Universities (ACUP). Previously,he has held the following positions and responsibilities: DeputyDirector General for Research of the Government of Catalonia,Head of the Evaluation, Studies and University Cooperation ofthe Government of Catalonia, Head of the Strategic PlanningUnit of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Coordinator ofthe UNESCO Chair for University Management, Deputy Directorof Management of the Laboratori d’Enginyeria Marítima (UPC)and Executive Secretary of the International Centre for CoastResources. He has lectured in the fields of public management,public policy and university and research management atdifferent universities and centres. He also promoted andcoordinated a Master in University Management and Policy. Hehas published more than 60 articles, chapters of books, reportsand books. He holds a degree in History and Geography(Universitat de Barcelona), a Master in Public Management(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), a Master in Politicaland Social Theory (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) and a postgraduatedegree in Higher Education Management (Open University andUniversiteit Twente). He has been a visiting lecturer at theUniversity of London (Great Britain) andat the University of Twente (The Netherlands).

18th and 19th of SeptemberIntroducing the Conference: Knowledge, Collaboration andInnovation at the Heart of SDGs & Wrap-up Session


Conference Speakers

Rafael VilasanjuanDirector of Policy and Global DevelopmentBarcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)

Mr. Rafael Vilasanjuan is Director of Policy and GlobalDevelopment of ISGlobal since March 2011. He was DeputyDirector of the Centre for Contemporary Culture of Barcelona(CCCB) from 2006 to 2011. He also worked for over 12 yearswith Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), starting asCommunication Director in 1995 and later as General Directorof the Spanish section of MSF. In 1999, when the organizationwas awarded the Nobel Prize for peace, he was appointedGeneral Secretary of MSF International until 2006. Duringthis period he worked in conflict areas such as Afghanistan,Chechnya, Somalia, Sudan, West Africa, the DemocraticRepublic of Congo, Colombia and Iraq. He has alsoparticipated in observatory missions with the NationalDemocratic Institute, monitoring electoral processes in theMiddle East. As General Secretary of MSF, he was a foundermember of the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi),which develops and delivers new drugs for diseases indeveloping countries. Mr. Vilasanjuan still collaborates withthe DNDi. Mr. Vilasanjuan is a journalist with a degree ininformation sciences from the Autonomous University ofBarcelona. He has a weekly opinion column on internationalaffairs in El Periódico and contributes weekly as a politicalaffairs analyst on the morning news programme on theleading radio station in Spain (Cadena SER) and on theleading news programme on TV3, Catalonia’s autonomoustelevision network.

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Ken WebsterHead of Innovation, Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Ken Webster has a background in economics, sustainabilityand education. He joined the EllenMacArthur Foundationbefore its launch in Sep 2010. He is author of CircularEconomy A Wealth of Flows (EMF 2015) and contributor toboth A New Dynamic Effective Systems in a Circular Economy(2013) and A New Dynamic Effective Business in a CircularEconomy (2016). He has two decades of experience inworkshops communicating economic ideas for a variety ofaudiences and is currently Visiting Fellow at CranfieldUniversity, where he is working on the development of anExec Education MSc around the Circular Economy on behalfof the Foundation. He is also Honorary Research Fellow atExeter University.



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BarcelonaBasic Guide

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City InformationLanguage

Catalan & Spanish

Currency

Euro €

Opening hours

Usually 09:30 - 13:30 and 16:30 - 20:00 (with variationsdepending on the area). Although these are the regularopening hours, in more touristy areas you can findrestaurants and stores open all day. Lunch time is between13:00 and 15:30 and dinner between 20:00 and 22:30.

Useful emergency numbers

112 (all emergencies)

092 (local police)

061 (medical emergencies)

Getting around

Barcelona is perfect and well prepared for walking andit is actually the best way to visit the centre: the OldTown, streets in the Gothic quarter, Barceloneta and thebeach, the fantastic Palau de la Musica Catalana in theBorn district and La Ciutadella.

Buses and Metro

The Metro is the best and fastest way to move around.You can buy different types of ticket. The most suitablein this case would be Hola BCN! Travel Cards. These cost€14.50 for two days and €21.20 for three days and areavailable at any metro station. All metro tickets can becombined with the bus and train networks.

Remember that public transport is the most sustainablesystem!

See the following website for detailed information aboutpublic transportation: www.tmb.cat/en/barcelona-transport

For detailed information about routes, visits, tickets, etc.visit the website of the Consortium of Tourism:www.barcelonaturisme.com/wv3/en/

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