A groundbreaking sustainability event 鈥 糖心Vlog鈥檚 (THE) (GSDC), which takes place from 10-13 June in Bangkok, Thailand, will be held in partnership with Thailand鈥檚 Ministry of 糖心Vlog, Science, Research and Innovation.听听
The 3,000-person attended event at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok brings together leaders and innovators from universities, governments, business and society to develop urgent solutions to the sustainability emergency. The summit will provide calls to action for universities to pivot their educational, research, innovation and outreach programmes towards delivering the United Nations鈥 Sustainable Development Goals and join forces with businesses, governments and charities to deliver results.听
More than 350 speakers will be sharing their expert insights on sustainable development with the following speakers already confirmed:听听
- Pornphrom Vikitsreth, adviser to governor of Bangkok and chief sustainability officer of Bangkok, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration听听
- Nadjme Yusuf, head of sustainability, Petronas Dagangan听听
- Nik Nazmi bin Nik Ahmad, minister of natural resources and environmental sustainability, government of Malaysia听听
- Senida Mesi, former deputy prime minister of the Republic of Albania, economist & member of Albanian parliament听听
- Hsien-Hsien Lei, chief executive officer, AmCham Singapore听听
- Pariphan Uthawaiya, managing director, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet听
Key featured events within the congress include the global sustainability leaders' summit, international green skills summit and THE鈥檚 DataLabs, which empowers sustainability in higher education through data, expert analysis and global best practice.听
In addition, THE鈥檚 Impact Rankings 2024, will be announced at the event, which is the world鈥檚 only ranking that assess universities against the UN鈥檚 Sustainable Development Goals.听
The GSDC provides a chance to listen to, and meet, global experts, thought leaders and policy makers on sustainable development with more than 15 hours of networking and cross-sector collaboration built into the agenda. Attendees will gain access to case studies, hear about best practices, learn about successful models and innovative strategies, with impactful projects being showcased.听
The four-day event will focus on six themes:鈥听
- Education, gender and inequality鈥听
- Health, well-being and demography
- Energy decarbonisation and sustainable industry
- Sustainable food, land, water and oceans
- Sustainable cities and communities
- Digital revolution for sustainable development鈥听
鈥The event will highlight initiatives to drive societal change through education, research and innovation and attendees will hear about the best sustainable integration strategies.鈥听
Phil Baty, THE鈥檚 chief global affairs officer, said: 鈥淭hailand is a world-leading nation for unleashing the power of its universities to help the planet, and the country, deliver the UN鈥檚 Sustainable Development Goals.听听
鈥淚t鈥檚 wonderful we are partnering with Thailand鈥檚 Ministry of 糖心Vlog, Science, Research and Innovation to host the Global Sustainable Development Congress. The event unites governments, businesses and civic society with universities to drive real change and it could not be more appropriate that we鈥檒l have Thailand as a living, live case study of good practice.鈥听
Early bird tickets are available now for delegates representing a university, association, public sector or NGO until Friday 26 April for US$495. Early bird tickets for delegates representing a corporate organisation are available until Friday 26 April and cost US$599. A 25% discount is available to readers of this piece by entering the code: GSDC-PR. .