Geneva SDG Community Coffee: Innovation for the SDGs
This event will zoom in on how to foster innovation for action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Geneva and beyond. It will be an opportunity to share your thoughts and activities related to fostering innovation for the SDGs.
Join us for this month's Geneva SDG Community Coffee where, in partnership with CERN IdeaSquare, we will zoom in on how to foster innovation for SDG action in Geneva and beyond.
The event will also be an opportunity to share your thoughts and activities related to fostering innovation for the SDGs. It will be an open mic event, but we would be grateful if you could shoot us an email in advance if you'd like to share a few words. Please write to us at [email protected]
Speakers:
- Welcome remarks – Marie-Laure Salles, Director of the Graduate Institute
- What can we learn about innovation from physics? – Laura Wirtuavori and Catarina Batista, CERN IdeaSquare
- The Geneva Trialogue on Open Innovation – Afroditi Anastasaki, UNITAR
Register by September 27 COB at the latest to save your seat.
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