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SUMMARY:"So What?" Series: Gender and Innovation
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Mrs. Hélène Fueger\, Delegate for Equal Opportunities\, Éco
 le Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)\;\nMr. Julio Raffo\, Senior
  Economic Officer\, Innovation Economics Section\, World Intellectual Prop
 erty Organization (WIPO)\nMs. Landiosa Sitraka Tafangy\, Social Entreprene
 ur\, Doctor\, Air Traffic Controller\, Madagascar (by video conference)\nM
 s. Nadia Isler\, Director\, SDG Lab (Moderator)\nThis event will be the fi
 rst in an ongoing series of conversations that focus on what the “indivi
 sibility” of the Sustainable Development Goals actually means in practic
 e. They aim to support policy makers and practitioners in translating the 
 integrated nature of the SDGs into action.\nThis first iteration of the se
 ries will be held with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
  and will explore Gender Equality (SDG 5) and Innovation (SDG 9): “Gende
 r Equality and Innovation: So What?”\nInnovation and women’s empowerme
 nt are rarely discussed within the same context\, yet each has essential v
 alue for a sustainable response to development. Both innovation and shifti
 ng gender roles are key for driving change. Innovation in technologies\, p
 rocesses and policies can foster women’s access to education\, social pr
 ograms\, markets\, business platforms and healthcare solutions. And women 
 are important contributors to innovation as entrepreneurs and active citiz
 ens who are advancing solutions to some of the world’s most pressing cha
 llenges.\nIn the SDG “So What” Series we will hear the voices of three
  people with different backgrounds and perspectives on the issue. They wil
 l engage the audience in an interactive dialogue about advancing SDG 5 and
  9 by leveraging their common linkages\, focusing on what these connection
 s actually mean in terms of implementation.\nSpecial Guests:\nMr. Francis 
 Gurry\, Director General\, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
 \nMr. Michael Møller\, Director General\, United Nations Office at Geneva
  (UNOG)\nHer Excellency\, Ms. Beatriz Londoño Soto\, Ambassador\, Permane
 nt Representative of Colombia to the United Nations Office\n\nAll attendee
 s are welcome to stay for an aperitif following the event to celebrate the
  launch of the SDG Lab\, generously provided by WIPO.
LOCATION:Room 0.107 at WIPO https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sdg-so-what-serie
 s-gender-and-innovation-tickets-34690129110
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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