2021 Aotearoa New Zealand SDG Virtual Summit: Collaboration for Systemic Change

The 2021 Aotearoa New Zealand Sustainable Development Goals Summit is now ONLINE!

PLEASE NOTE: We have now reached our online capacity. Please join the waitlist, and you will be notified if a ticket becomes available. 

***All sessions will be recorded & will be made publicly available after the Summit***

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WHEN: Thursday 2 September, 9am - 430pm AND Friday 3 September, 3pm - 5pm

WHERE: Online 

COST: Free 

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We’re guided by Agenda 2030 and the central, transformative promise to #LeaveNoOneBehind. So, we're celebrating creating more inclusive opportunities to collaborate for systemic change, as we pivot to bring you the 2021 SDG Summit - online! 

Choose your pathway for action and be immersed in a one-day virtual experience with interactive workshops, project showcases, and moments to explore accelerating an SDG Alliance and the official signing of a SDG Declaration for Aotearoa. 

SDG Virtual Summit Programme overview:

THURSDAY 2 SEPTEMBER | 9:00AM - 4:30PM

9:00am: 

• Opening Ceremony 
• Welcome Address from Hon. Minister Nanaia Mahuta 
• SDG Declaration 
• Interactive Workshops (concurrent)
  

intentional wellbeing break

11:00am: 

• Office of Auditor General's Report on the SDGs (Jason Hewett, Performance Audits Manager)
• SDG Alliance (concurrent)
• SDG Project Showcase

intentional wellbeing break

1:00pm:  Interactive Workshops (concurrent)

intentional wellbeing break

3:00pm: 

• SDG Declaration
• Next Summit Hosts Announced
• Closing Ceremony 
• Sector-based Kōrero + Networking 

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SDG Satellite Event:

FRIDAY 3 SEPTEMBER | 3:00PM - 5:00PM

3:00pm - 5:00pm: Climate Change Targets Research Panel

Join the conversation on how we can make a difference in solving the challenge of future climate change emission targets.

With:

• Dr Rod Carr, Chairperson, Climate Change Commission
• Dean Fraser, Ngāi Tahu Holdings
• Professor Bronwyn Hayward MNZM, University of Canterbury 
• Professor Simon Kingham, University of Canterbury

View more details about this Panel session here. Virtual Summit tickets include access. This experience is also available to the community as a stand-alone free online event.

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Your free ticket gives you access to a programme lineup of 10+ interactive online sessions across multiple time slots - how many you choose to attend (and which ones) are up to you!

Sessions will begin on the hour, every 2 hours throughout the day. In keeping with SDG 3: Good Health & Wellbeing, there are multiple carefully timed breaks for time away from your screen, and to process the virtual experience.

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Our online programme is being created as we speak. Stay tuned over on our website: www.sdgsummits.nz for updates, or follow us on socials: @AotearoaSDGSummitSeries 

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Note: Our graphic includes all the incredible people who co-created the physical SDG Summit event, intended to be held in-person on 2 - 3 September in Ōtautahi. Not all the people or organisations featured in this graphic are able to participate in the digital space.

2020-2021 Summit Series is Hosted by:                                       Supported by:

Thanks to our Partners: