Every year since 2015 (the year of the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals – SDGs), the October Days for Sustainable Development (ODSD) have contributed to the global debate on the SDGs by enhancing dialogue among stakeholders.
The 2019 edition of the ODSD will shed light on innovative initiatives that contribute to achieving SDGs 11 and 12.
The conference will explore pilot and creative best practices emerging in the food, fashion and tourism sectors as specific areas of implementation, from a supply and demand perspective, with panellists from the private and public sectors, academia, the impact investment community, international organisations, the EIB and NGOs, as well as other experts and key actors.
The event is accessible to anyone interested in the topic and free of charge, but registration is mandatory before 14 October.
For more information on the event, please contact: institute@eib.org
Session 1 – Sustainable Practices in the Fashion Industry
Moderator: Bruno Rossignol, Head of Communication, EIB Institute
Panel members:
- Michael Stanley-Jones – Co-Secretary, UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion /UN Environment (also setting the scene)
- Leonie Meier – Consultant, UNECE – United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
- Katia Vladimirova – Researcher, University of Milano-Bicocca
- Alexander Kohnstamm – Fair Wear Foundation
- Milena Amaral – Founder and CEO of Neovili
Session 2 – Sustainable Practices in the Food Industry
Moderator: Vanessa Paul, Media Officer, EIB
Panel members:
- Francesca Forno – Professor, University of Trento (also setting the scene)
- David Neven – Senior Programme Advisor, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
- Carmen Maganda – Researcher, Instituto de Ecología (INECOL), Veracruz
- Sigmund Walbaum – CEO, NATURATA
- Carlos Henriques – Founder and co-owner, Restaurant Nolla, Helsinki
Session 3 – Sustainable Practices in the Tourism Sector
Moderator: Raquel Córdoba, Internal Communication Officer, EIB
Panel members:
- Debbie Hopkins – Professor, University of Oxford (also setting the scene)
- World Travel and Tourism Council – Speaker name to be confirmed
- Giuseppe Di Carlo – Director of the WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative
- Peter Mangan – Founder and CEO, The Freebird Club