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Location: Deutsche Bank

Reform at the United Nations: Partnerships as Incubators for Change

The United Nations is currently undergoing the most significant transformation since its founding in San Francisco in 1945. The end of the Cold War, more than 15 years ago, and the ongoing process of globalization have fundamentally altered the environment within which the world organization operates. Almost all sides agree: The United Nations needs to reinvent itself in order to tackle the manifold challenges of the 21 st century. But what needs to be done to transform the organization into an effective player in the emerging system of “global governance”? What reforms have already been successfully implemented? What are the outcomes of the Millennium + 5 Reform Summit? What role can civil society and business play in facilitating reform in the world organization?

6:00pm: Official Opening

Wolfgang Reinicke, Director, GPPi

6:15pm: Keynote Address

Georg Kell, Executive Head, United Nations Global Compact

The Global Agenda and Reform at the United Nations

6:45pm: Panel Discussion

Reform at the United Nations: Partnerships as Incubators for Change

Kurt Biedenkopf, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Hertie School of Governance

Michael Inacker, Vice-President, External Affairs and Public Policy, DaimlerChrysler AG

Lotte Leicht, Director, Human Rights Watch Brussels Office)

Bernd Mützelburg, Director-General, Foreign Policy and Security Adviser, Federal Chancellery

Monika Wulf-Mathies, Managing Director, Corporate Public Policy and Environment, Deutsche Post AG

Moderator:

Petra Pinzler, Brussels Correspondent, DIE ZEIT

8:00pm: Greeting

Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Federal Republic of Germany

8:15pm: Reception

 

Location: GTZ Haus Berlin

BusinessUNusual: Partnerships as Strategic Investments

Partnerships are not (primarily) about philanthropy. Partnerships offer novel ways for all participants—from business, government, as well as civil society—to achieve their objectives. This conference explores partnerships as strategic investments, such as risk management. What can companies do to engage bilateral donors and United Nations organizations in partnerships? And conversely, what can the United Nations and bilateral donors do to engage business more effectively? What are the interests and needs of business? In addition to addressing these questions, the conference will offer a space to learn about partnership programs currently implemented by bilateral donors and United Nations agencies, and ways in which companies can engage in them.

9:00am: Welcome and Introduction

Wolfgang Reinicke, Director, GPPi

9:15am: BusinessUNusual: Facilitating United Nations Reform through Partnerships

Presentation of report:

Jan Martin Witte, Associate Director, GPPi

Commentary and Panel Discussion:

Philanthropy or Strategic Investments? Business and Civil Society Perspectives on Partnerships with the United Nations

Andrew Bone, Head of Public Affairs, De Beers Group of Companies

Luke Danielson, Principal, Domani LLC

Luke Disney, Program Director, Moving the World, TNT

Jörg Hartmann, Executive Director, GTZ Public Private Partnerships and Global Compact Focal Point Germany

Kathryn McPhail, Principal, International Council on Metals and Mining

Valerie Weinzierl, Senior Project Manager Global Institute for Partnership and Governance, World Economic Forum

Moderator:

Julia Steets, Program Officer, GPPi

10:45am: Coffee Break

11:15am: Parallel Workshops: Partnerships in Action

Partnerships for Disaster Relief: The Tsunami Experience

Jörg-Eduard Krumsiek, Director, Corporate Cultural Affairs, Deutsche Bank AG

Christelle Loupforest, External and Donor Relations Officer, United Nations OCHA

Susanne Meier, Director, Strategic Partnerships, Deutsche Post AG

Petra Rosignol, Senior Expert, Sustainability, Deutsche Post AG

Moderator: Thorsten Benner, Associate Director, GPPi

Promoting health through partnerships

Achim Deja, Corporate Social Responsibility, Karl Storz AG

Sarah England, Medical Officer, Stop TB Partnership, WHO

David Kim, Global Health Initiative, World Economic Forum

Andrea Knigge, Global HIV/AIDS Strategy, DaimlerChrysler AG

Moderator: Paula-Marie Hildebrandt, Project Manager, GTZ and Global Compact Focal Point Germany

Harnessing markets for development through partnerships

Kai Bethke, Industrial Development Officer, UNIDO

Sanjay Gandhi, Global Project Manager, UNDP GSB Initiative

Hans-Peter Schipulle, Deputy Director General, BMZ

Michael Anthony, Public Affairs Spokesperson, Allianz Group

Moderator: Melissa Powell, Project Manager, UN Global Compact Office

Building a Business Case for Sustainability Reporting

Allen Knight, Head of Standards, AccountAbility

Cornis van der Lugt, Program Officer, UNEP

Hans-Peter Meurer, Group Environmental Affairs, RWE AG

Ralph Thurm, Chief Operating Officer, Global Reporting Initiative

Moderator: Nicolaus von der Goltz, Desk Officer for PPP and CSR, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

12:45pm: Lunch

Lunch will be provided at the conference venue

1:45pm: Concluding Session

Reinventing Sustainability—Engine for Economic Success?

Keynote Speaker:

Kurt Hoffman, President, Shell Foundation

Commentator:

Charlotte Streck, CEO, ClimateFocus BV

Moderator:

Jörg Hartmann, Executive Director, GTZ Public Private Partnerships and Global Compact Focal Point Germany

3:00pm: End of conference (ensuing: German Global Compact Network Meeting)

 

 

 

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