UNGA77 Global Business Town Hall

Under the theme "A Business Agenda for Action: A Human-Centric Approach", this online-only event will take place on Wednesday, 21 September 2022 from 08:00 to 10:00 a.m. EST (14:00 to 16:00 CEST).

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United Nations General Assembly 77 will be held from 13 to 27 September 2022. Following the successful SHRM-IOE-USCIB-Global Town Hall during the High-Level Political Forum in July, this gathering will move forward the dialogue on the important role of business in the multilateral system, education and training, health and wellness, and human rights.

AGENDA

8:00-8:10   Welcome, Agenda, Outcomes from HLPF Event

• Matthias Thorns, IOE Deputy Secretary-General

8:10-8:20   Setting the Scene

• Peter Robinson, USCIB President and CEO

8:20-8:30   Keynote: A people-centric approach to the UN Common Agenda

• Emily M. Dickens, SHRM Chief of Staff, Head of Government Affairs and Corporate Secretary

8:30-8:50   Panel 1: Resetting the Multilateral System

Moderator: Roberto Suárez Santos, IOE Secretary-General

• Gilbert Houngbo, ILO DG-elect (5 mins. presentation)
• Navid Haniff, Development in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Assistant Secretary-General (5 mins. presentation)
• Nicole Scoble-Williams, Global Future of Work Leader, Deloitte (5 mins. presentation)

8:50-9:10   Panel 2: Rethinking Education: Closing the Skills Gap

Moderator: Charles Fadel, Center for Curriculum Redesign Founder and Chairman (5 mins. presentation)

• Cindy Marten, Deputy Secretary of Education of the United States of America (tbc)
• Yusak Kristian Solaeman, Deputy Chair of the B20 Future of Work and Education TF
• Corporate speaker (tbd)

9:10-9:30   Panel 3: Reforming Global Response to Future Health Crises: Lessons Learned

Moderator: Scott Ratzan, BP2C Executive Director

• Derrick Hynes, FETCO President and CEO
• Stewart Simonson, Assistant Secretary-General, WHO (tbc)
• Victoria Weldon, Global Medical Director, ExxonMobil (tbc)

9:30-9:50   Panel 4: Reinforcing Human Rights: The Role of Governance and the Rule of Law

• Federico Villegas, President UN Human Rights Council (video message)

Moderator: Gabriella Rigg Herzog, USCIB VP Corporate Responsibility and Labour Affairs

• Raymond E. Robertson, Texas A&M University Mosbacher Institute Director
• Business Rep (MARS or RELX) (tbc)

9:50-10:00  Closing Remarks