SDG Global Festival of Action

Platz der Vereinten Nationen 2, 53113 Bonn, Germany

Day 1. Thursday, 02 May.

Time Session Information

08:00 - 09:00 Registration

Opening High-Level Plenary

09:00 - 11:00 Room: Plenary Hall
Session

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break

Stream: Plenary Hall

Room: Plenary Hall

Civil society organizations play a key role as

Civil Society Shadow Reporting:
Meaningful Participation in the
11:30 - 13:00
Voluntary National Review Process
(Part I)
independent watchdogs in holding governments
and international organizations accountable for
their contributions to the implementation of the
2030 Agenda. This is particularly relevant with
regard to the implementation of SDG 10, to
reduce inequalities. The interactive workshop
aims to share experiences of CSO shadow
reports and engage participants in a discussion
on national SDG implementation, particularly
strategies to address inequalities and the
implementation and monitoring of SDG 10.

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STREAM: INCLUSION

Stream: Berlin Hall

Facilitating inter-faith partnerships Room: Berlin Hall
11:30 - 13:00
and networks for SDG Actions
STREAM: INCLUSION

Soccer Before Marriage: Using
11:30 - 13:00 Positive Deviance Stories for
Social Change
What the World Needs Now:
11:30 - 13:00
Responsible Leadership
Sound Impact: How music can
11:30 - 13:00
lead in the delivery of the SDGs
Prizes and Awards as a Tool for
11:30 - 13:00
Inclusive Youth Empowerment
11:30 - 13:00 Searching4Opportunities
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
Uniting for the SDGs: Singing
13:30 - 14:00
workshop
Stream: Innovation Hall
Room: Innovation Hall
Learn how to use models of positive deviance to
develop tools for creating inspirational,
shareable content to promote SDGs. We will
highlight how the community influencers,
especially men, advance Bangladesh's Ending
Child Marriage Campaign to challenge harmful
social norms.
Session host:
PCI Media
UNICEF Bangladesh
STREAM: MOBILIZATION
Stream: Fireside Hall
Room: Fireside Hall
Stream: Bonn Hall
Room: Bonn Hall
STREAM: CREATIVES
Stream: Rhine Lobby
Room: Rhine Lobby
Stream: Film Screenings
Room: Film Screenings
Stream: Plenary Hall
Room: Plenary Hall
 Stream: Rhine Lobby
Room: Rhine Lobby

How do we engage over 1.8 Billion Young

people to contribute to the SDGs? This is the
fundamental question we will be addressing
through insights from our expert panellists who
14:00 - 15:30 Youth Movement 4 the SDGs are currently working for the SDGs. The session
will be covering best case practices from key
organizations on how they engage with young
people to take action. In addition, the audience
will take part in an interactive activity with the
panellists by simulating one of the best case
practices presented.

Stream: Plenary Hall

Leaving No One Behind: How to Room: Plenary Hall
14:00 - 15:30 make SDG Implementation &
Review More Inclusive? STREAM: INCLUSION

Stream: Fireside Hall

Your Agenda 2030 Campaign: Room: Fireside Hall
14:00 - 15:30 Freedom of Expression and Media
Action STREAM: INCLUSION

Stream: Bonn Hall

Crowdsourcing a National Room: Bonn Hall
14:00 - 15:30
Campaign
STREAM: CAMPAIGNING

Stream: Berlin Hall

Multi-sectoral Campaigning in Room: Berlin Hall
14:00 - 15:30
Japan: 2020 a year for SDG Action
STREAM: CONNECTIONS

Stream: Innovation Hall

14:00 - 15:30 Open session: Connect!
Room: Innovation Hall

Cocina con Causa + Architecture Stream: Film Screenings

14:00 - 15:30
Life Dialogue Room: Film Screenings

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break


Debate: Tackling Inequalities in the
16:00 - 17:30
21st Century
UN SDG Action Awards 2019:
16:00 - 17:30
Meet the finalists!
Super Year 2020: Connecting
16:00 - 17:30 Climate Change, Advocacy and
SDG Action
Harnessing Artistic Expression to
Spur SDG Action and Awareness
16:00 - 17:30
through Creativity, Empowering
and Connecting people
The Role of Parliamentarians in
16:00 - 17:30
SDG Monitoring
Turning Reaction into Proaction:
16:00 - 17:30
Technology for Social Good
Stream: Berlin Hall
Room: Berlin Hall
STREAM: INCLUSION
Stream: Plenary Hall
Room: Plenary Hall
STREAM: CONNECTIONS
Stream: Rhine Lobby
Room: Rhine Lobby
2020 is a key year for the SDGs, for climate
change and for the environment, with critical
global negotiations and milestones taking place.
This session looks at advocacy opportunities in
2019 and 2020 and how we connect up these
different agendas to drive the change we want.
STREAM: CONNECTIONS
Stream: Fireside Hall
Room: Fireside Hall
Youth4planet engages global youth in
cooperative storytelling visualizing the SDGs
with mobile devices. Strong images and stories
help to create solutions for the climate and
diversity crisis exploring the chances for a good
life within planetary
boundaries.
STREAM: STORYTELLING
Stream: Bonn Hall
Room: Bonn Hall
STREAM: INCLUSION
Stream: Innovation Hall
Room: Innovation Hall
STREAM: INCLUSIONS
 Mother's Cry, Create 2030 + Stream: Film Screenings
16:00 - 17:30
Amazon Inc Room: Film Screenings

17:30 - 18:30 Networking Reception

18:30 - 20:00 UN SDG Action Awards Ceremony Room: Plenary Hall

20:00 - 21:30 UN SDG Action Awards Party

Day 2. Friday, 03 May.

Time Session Information

Stream: Bonn Hall

Room: Bonn Hall

Using “presencing” and Theory U, Social

Discover Your Source of Embodied
08:00 - 09:00 Leadership with Social Presencing
Theater
Presencing Theater (SPT) is an innovative
social art form developed by the Presencing
Institute, co-founded by Arawana Hayashi and
Otto Scharmer. It draws upon a body-based,
intuitive knowledge of oneself and others.

STREAM: CONNECTIONS

09:00 - 10:30 High-Level Plenary Session Room: Plenary Hall

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break

Stream: Bonn Hall

Municipalities for Global Room: Bonn Hall
11:00 - 12:30 Sustainability: Implementation of
the 2030 Agenda at a Local Level STREAM: CONNECTIONS
 Stream: Plenary Hall
Room: Plenary Hall

With more than 70 per cent of the world’s

The Power of Sport for Advancing
11:00 - 12:30 on the Sustainable Development
Goals
population following sport, this co-curated
session between the
International Paralympic Committee and Sport
and Sustainability International (SandSI) will
focus on sport’s
unique and powerful ability to engage a large
and diverse audience in the UN Sustainable
Development
Goals. Through a mixture of audience
participation and a panel discussion featuring
both athletes and world-
renowned sports experts, this session will share
examples of best practice, highlight inspiring
stories and spark
the debate about how sport advances the SDGs.

STREAM: INCLUSION

Stream: Berlin Hall

Room: Berlin Hall

With more than 70 per cent of the world’s

population following sport, this co-curated
session between the International Paralympic
Committee and Sport and Sustainability
International (SandSI) will focus on sport’s
unique and powerful ability to engage a large
and a diverse audience in the UN Sustainable
Development Goals.
Inclusive Data Charter: Making
11:00 - 12:30 STREAM: INCLUSION
Everybody Count

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Through a mixture of audience participation and

a panel discussion featured both athletes and
world-renowned sport experts, this session will
share examples of best practice, highlight
inspiring stories and spark debate about how
sport advances the SDGs.

STREAM: INCLUSION
 Stream: Fireside Hall
Room: Fireside Hall

Multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs) convene

the public and private sector as well as NGOs
and academia to cooperate on equal footing to
Multi-stakeholder Partnerships and contribute to the implementation of the 2030
11:00 - 12:30
Coalition Building Agenda. Will you share your experiences
opinions and ideas on MSPs with fellow
participants?! Learn what it takes to achieve the
2030 Agenda together!

STREAM: CONNECTIONS

Stream: Rhine Lobby

What's on Your Plate? Advocating Room: Rhine Lobby
11:00 - 12:30 for a more resilient and delicious
future STREAM: STORYTELLING

Stream: Film Screenings

11:00 - 12:30 2040
Room: Film Screenings

UN SDG Action Awards Deep Stream: Innovation Hall

11:00 - 12:30 Dive - Visualizers and Honourable
Mentions Room: Innovation Hall

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch break

Uniting for the SDGs: Singing Stream: Plenary Hall

13:00 - 13:30
workshop Room: Plenary Hall

Stream: Berlin Hall

Citizen Engagement and Room: Berlin Hall
13:30 - 15:00 Perceptions Data: MYWorld as a
Tool for Mobilization STREAM: MOBILIZATION

Building a People's Movement for
13:30 - 15:00
Sustainable Development
How to Sustain a Global
13:30 - 15:00
Population of 8 Billion?
Cultural Action to Achieve the
13:30 - 15:00
SDGs: Cities Engage!
Climate action and Life Below
13:30 - 15:00
Water: Storytelling from the Seas
Soccer before Marriage + Flip the
13:30 - 15:00
Switch
UN SDG Action Awards Deep
13:30 - 15:00
Dive - Creatives and Connectors
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee break
Stream: Plenary Hall
Room: Plenary Hall
2019 and 2020 represent the first major review
of the 2030 Agenda. Join us for an interactive
session to hear from great examples like World
Clean Up Day; explore the latest thinking with
civil society partners around the world; and
share your proposals for joint campaigning!
STREAMS: CAMPAIGNING
Stream: Fireside Hall
Room: Fireside Hall
STREAM: VISUALISATION
Stream: Rhine Lobby
Room: Rhine Lobby
STREAM: CONNECTIONS
Stream: Bonn Hall
Room: Bonn Hall
STREAM: STORYTELLING
Stream: Film Screenings
Room: Film Screenings
Stream: Innovation Hall
Room: Innovation Hall
 Stream: Rhine Lobby
Room: Rhine Lobby

The A B C on skills for SDGs-preneurship

concept is a catalyst and design on 'How to Turn
the Global Goals into Local Sustainable
Businesses' through practical skills for social,
economic and environmental transformation.
These campaigns are meant to equip the SDGs
drivers and volunteers with skills to empower the
world citizens towards achieving the 2030
Agenda.

This session will be presented through practical

graphical and diagrammatic training session on
skills to drive the SDGs and turn the global
goals into sustainable local businesses. Various
key themes focusing around relevant areas to
ABC for SDGs-preneurship build skills for SDGs such as; innovations in
15:30 - 17:00
Campaigns digital technologies, innovations in agro-ecology
and greenovations, innovations in affordable
housing, gender-responsive enterprise
innovations will be presented by our team and
partners during this short but well articulated
session.

The aim of this session is to inform, equip and

empower SDG actors with relevant livelihood
skills to empower citizens to overcome poverty,
hunger and social injustices within their own
contexts.

Session host:
Hetaved Skills Academy and Networks
International

STREAM: CAMPAIGNING
 Stream: Bonn Hall
Room: Bonn Hall

Millions of people in this world want to make a

difference. But they are stuck in 9-to-5 jobs that
focus on one thing: profit.

How do we align profit and the SDGs? How do

we build a convincing argument that resonates
with large corporates, SMEs and startups? How
can we align the SDGs with business success
and thus push business towards a positive path,
not just "environmental damage control"? Using
Can we align SDGs with profit for an open innovation framework, let's look at how
15:30 - 17:00 to convert large corporates, SMEs and startups
maximum impact?
to engaging the SDGs.

The main objective of this session is to learn

how to equate SDGs with business success and
innovation. To build pragmatic arguments
towards a business world that is helping us
achieve a better world. To leverage the diversity
of the participants to align profit and purpose.

Session host:
Mind the Bridge Foundation

STREAM: CONNECTIONS

Stream: Plenary Hall

Room: Plenary Hall

The session is based on MY World Mexico’s

Smart Youth Advocacy: The Case
15:30 - 17:00
of MY World Mexico
methodology on youth advocacy workshops led
in the country’s 32 states in 2018 which had the
participation of more than 1,000 young people
that have impacted the lives of almost
a million people. MY World Mexico looks
forward to showcasing and replicate this
methodology which allows young people to start
networks that contribute to national dialogues
and policy on SDGs.

STREAM: CONNECTIONS
 Stream: Berlin Hall
Room: Berlin Hall

STREAM: MOBILISATION

This interactive workshop will discuss how all

15:30 - 17:00 Squaring up for Circular Economy members of society (citizens, companies and
governments) can contribute to achieve the
prosperous and sustainable economy. We will
co-create ideas to make a real change happen
and adopt them as solution designs to square
up for a circular economy.

Stream: Fireside Hall

Room: Fireside Hall

STREAM: CONNECTIONS

Co-Producing a City Dresden is the largest city in the FUTURE CITY

15:30 - 17:00
Transformation competition of the BMBF: A co-production-
process for citizens and administration that lead
to 10 local transformation-experiments, mainly
created and implemented by the citizens. How
did it work? How to transfer to other cities?

Stream: Film Screenings

15:30 - 17:00 Power to the Children
Room: Film Screenings

UN SDG Action Awards Deep Stream: Innovation Hall

15:30 - 17:00
Dive - Campaigners and Includers Room: Innovation Hall

17:30 - 19:00 Rhine in Flames

Day 3. Saturday, 04 May.

Time Session Information

09:00 - 09:30 Registration

 Stream: Rhine Lobby
Room: Rhine Lobby

STREAM: MOBILIZATION

Hogan Lovells and Barefoot College believe the

Adaptive Intelligence of the
09:30 - 11:00
Barefoot Solar Mamas
illiterate of the 21st century are those who
cannot unlearn and relearn. They believe in the
adaptive intelligence of rural women to leverage
technology for the future. Join us to unlearn,
learn, and relearn what you can do with the
solar mamas.

Stream: Plenary Hall

Social Enterprise Opportunities for Room: Plenary Hall
09:30 - 11:00
the Global Goals
STREAM: CONNECTIONS

Stream: Fireside Hall

Room: Fireside Hall
09:30 - 11:00 Sustainability by Design
STREAM: MOBILISATION

Stream: Bonn Hall

MYWorld 360: Tell Your SDG Room: Bonn Hall
09:30 - 11:00
Story
STREAM: STORYTELLING

Stream: Berlin Hall

09:30 - 11:00 Open session: Connect!
Room: Berlin Hall

'Sonic Sea' + 'W.A.D.E. - We All Stream: Film Screenings

09:30 - 11:00
Deserve Equality!' Room: Film Screenings

UN SDG Action Awards Deep Stream: Innovation Hall

09:30 - 11:00
Dive - Storytellers and Mobilizers Room: Innovation Hall

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 - 13:00 Closing High-Level Plenary Room: Plenary Hall

13:00 - 13:30 End of Festival