SDG Talks

Giancarlo Brotto is a Global Education Catalyst who engages with government officials, policy-influencing organizations, thought leaders, school system decision-makers and researchers to gain insights and influence trends in the education sector. He has served on the informal advisory group for the Skills for Social Progress Project – OECD, sat on the board of directors for C21 Canada and is currently the Chair of the Samuel Beatty Fund  at the University of Toronto, member of the steering committee for Karanga,  Global Education Advisor for SMART Technologies, and Executive Director and Cofounder of Catalyst.

In this episode:

- How to break down barriers and inequalities to enable fair education for all

- Empowering teachers to rethink the learning process

- Never underestimate the impact one teacher can make

- Why we need new metrics to evaluate student success

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gbrotto/

Samuel Beatty Fund: http://www.samuelbeattyfund.org/ 

Karanga: https://karanga.org/

Catalyst: https://www.educatalyst.com/

Simone Filippini is a former senior Dutch diplomat. Among others, she served as Dutch Ambassador to North Macedonia, CEO of one of the largest Dutch humanitarian and development organizations Cordaid and interim ED of the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy. She then established Leadership4SDGs which aims to capacitate and empower government leadership to lead and drive achieving the SDGs. Simone is engaged in multiple voluntary functions and roles and is a strategic adviser, communication expert, accomplished speaker and facilitator

In this episode:

- Top-down and bottom-up leadership for tangible action

- A new framework of systems change for the the SDGs

- A pragmatic and holistic approach to problem solving

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonefilippini/

Dr. JeongHyun Lee is an ICTD Fellow at the United Nations University Institute in Macau. Her research seeks to critically examine political and ethical issues around digital storage and algorithmic processing of emerging media operations. She currently investigates a set of connected histories around face-recognition Artificial Intelligence and its algorithmic rules across Asian countries, focusing on how its algorithmic operations are reinforcing / transforming the inequality of gender, class and race in the context of globalization.

In this episode:

- Being analog in a digital world

- Your phone is watching you

- Ethical risks of AI

Deanna Ansara is a sustainability-focused entrepreneur, designer and community builder. She is passionate about about creating a world where we normalize as much as possible about the human experience and create thought provoking conversations in doing so. Her utopia is a world where social hierarchy is no longer a driving force, everyone is involved in the conversation and sustainability, inclusion and value systems are no longer things we capitalize on but rather are the baseline of any work we do.

In this episode:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannaansara/

Relevant articles: 

https://suitcasemag.com/articles/global-young-designer-spotlight-vincetta

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/sustainable-women-owned-brands-convene-for-a-holiday-pop-up

Jaume Marques Colom is a key account manager at Recyglo, an organization based out of Myanmar working to accelerate recycling uptake in Myanmar and Malaysia. Founded in 2017, the organization’s mission is to process materials in a safe manner to keep the environment clean. The organization hopes to become a leading waste management platform across SouthEast Asia.

In this episode:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaume-marques-colom-623596143/

Jonas Marie Dumdum is an Associate Consultant for GCSS Inc., a firm that helps large companies improve their ESG initiatives. He is a podcast co-host and head of research for Sustainarumble!, the first sustainable development podcast in the Philippines, and a consultant for two startup initiatives in Manila called Salin PH and Wear Forward.

In this episode:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonas-marie-dumdum-msc-rch-amei-uk-57956b62/

Ishani Palandurkar is a young professional working in environmental development, mainly on climate action through climate policy and mainstreaming climate dialogue, Himalayan mountain sustainability, sustainable livelihoods and waste management. She is also a Climate Reality leader and currently hosting regional UNLEASH Hacks in India on SDG 13: Climate Action and SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth.

In this episode:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishani-palandurkar/

Relevant articles: https://diplomatist.com/2020/06/05/environmental-erosion-during-covid-19-what-the-world-needs-to-learn/?fbclid=IwAR2TTb8qluCz9H7dtyO7hli3p8tjhZ0vpx_n69XGLYzP2KOMEiBYpcEiN_8 

https://diplomatist.com/2020/05/15/petersberg-climate-dialogue-xi-pathway-to-post-covid-and-pro-climate-future/

Christopher Moss is a Nature Based Solutions (NBS) expert currently working at the United Kingdom Green Building Council on their Nature, Biodiversity and Climate Resilience programs. This role is during an interruption to his Ph.D. research which is investigating the potential of the Neighborhood Planning Process as a means for Green Infrastructure implementation at the most localized scale of planning in England. Christopher is a passionate individual who cares deeply for this planet, and alongside his advocacy work for NBS he has represented his home city Manchester and the UK at the 'International Youth Conference for Peace in the Future 2017.'

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherjmoss/

Ella Sangree and Isabelle Seckler are currently students at Columbia University who helped found their university's SDSN Youth Network. Both Ella and Isabelle grew up with a passion for environmentalism and sustainability, and are now bringing their passions to others in their work with SDSN.

In this episode:

Ella's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-sangree-8071621a5/

Isabelle's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabelle-seckler-ba5ab8199/

Lynne Scott is a high school science teacher at Principia School in St. Louis, MO. She also serves as the school’s sustainability coordinator - Early Childhood (EC) - 12 and is passionate about education and helping students serve as change agents in their world.

In this episode:

·  Making education local, contextual and meaningful

·  How to interweave SDGs into learning curriculum

·  The upcoming IMPACT challenge

·  Tools and best practices for other teachers

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lynne.scott.583