Program

14:00– 15:15 (EST- NY Time)

Program
A. Setting the Stage and Raison d'être:
Prayers
Moderator: Dr. Milind Pimprikar, Chairman, CANEUS
• Dra. Mirna Cunningham, President Board FILAC, Member, Advisory Committee of UNFSS, Spokesperson for United Nations SDG 10, Reducing Inequalities
• Ms. Simonetta Di Pippo, Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
• Mr. Barry Andrews Member of the European Parliament, chairman of the European Parliament Alliance on SDGs
• Ms. Alice Simon, Winning team DDASO, “Space for Indigenous People” Prize
B. Indigenous Knowledge IK Research Infrastructure (IKRI)
Moderator: Dr Shirish Ravan, UNOOSA
Contributors:
• Dr Juan Miguel González Aranda, LifeWatch ERIC CTO, ERIC FORUM Executive Board Member, LifeWatch ERIC the e-Science European Infrastructure for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research & Sustainable Management, Spain
• Prof. Vladislav H. Popov, Vice-Rector, Science & Projects, Agricultural University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
• Dr Chandrashekhar Biradar, Research Team Leader, Sustainable Agroecosystems, ICARDA- A CGIAR Research Center
• Mr. Patrick Worms, Senior Science Policy Advisor, The CIFOR-ICRAF
C. Stakeholders, Partners, and Implementation Framework
Moderator: Mr. Declan Kirrane, AERAP African-Europe Science Platform and ISC, Brussels
Contributors:
• Ms. Karina Angelieva, Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Bulgaria
• Mr. Yon Fernandez de-Larrinoa, Chief, FAO, PSUI Partnerships and UN collaboration Division
• Mattia Prayer Galletti, The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• Ms. Tinyiko Ntshongwana Deputy Director: Africa Multilateral Cooperation, Department of Science and Technology, South Africa
D. Summary and next steps moving forward
• Mr. Gabriel Muyuy, Technical Secretary, FILAC
• Dr Milind Pimprikar, Chairman, CANEUS
• Dr. Shirish Ravan, UNOOSA
• Mr. Declan Kirrane AERAP African-Europe Science Platform, Brussels
• Dr Chandrashekhar Biradar, ICARDA-CGIAR
E. Wrap up: Closing Remarks
• Mr. Gabriel Muyuy, FILAC
• Dr Milind Pimprikar, Chairman, CANEUS