This youth-led conference will take place over different days and times, featuring panels from India, the USA, the Philippines, and more! Details below:
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4:00pm IST (10:30 UTC): Learning from the SDGs to Empower Women (Bhopal, India)
Panelists: Simran Borasi, Sheetal Borasi, Palak Shakya, and Harsha Prjapati (Bhopal ICT Center, Mahashakti Seva Kendra)
Global Warming (Mahabubnagar, India)
Panelists: Sadia Tahseen, Shabista Shereen and Nameera Nazneen (ICT Women's Center, Mahabubnagar, Telangana)
Recording here.
6:00pm ET (22:00 UTC): Progress notes on biofuels: A review of literature (New York, USA)
Panelists: Alessia and Giulia Giuffrida (9th graders, Plainedge High School)
Recording here.
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4:00pm IST (10:30 UTC): Biodiversity (Mahabubnagar, India)
Panelists: Safiya Begum, K.Kavya, B.Sindhu, Afreen Banu, and Bhanu (ICT Women's Center, Mahabubnagar, Telangana)
Recording here.
5:00pm ET (21:00 UTC): Native American Residential Schools: A dark chapter in US History (New Jersey, USA)
Organizer: Aalok Bhatt (Eco-Ambassador, Millburn School District)
Guest speaker: Dr. Denise Lajimodiere (Turtle Mountain band of Chippewa Indians), author, activist, academician, artist, and founding member and past President of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition.
Recording here.
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3:30pm ET (19:30 UTC): Developing Public Speaking and Debate Skills for the SDGs (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New Hampshire, USA)
Organizers: Sophia Berman (12th grader, Lower Moreland High School), Sydney Tchiong (12th grader, Lower Moreland High School), and Chris Serrao (Eco Ambassador Youth Advisor & 10th grader, Phillips Exeter Academy)
Recording here.
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9:30am ET (13:30 UTC): Accepting ASEAN Challenge on SDG 4 in improving youth digital literacy though Project LEADS (Learners’ Empowerment through Applied Digital Skills) (New Jersey, USA)
Aalok Bhatt (Eco-Ambassador, Millburn School District) interviews Marge Joseph Sardo, Global School Advocate
Recording here.
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7:00am ET (11:00 UTC): The relevance of the SDGs in school education (New York, USA)
Rose Uran from NYU in discussion with Education for Sustainable Development expert Dr. Radhika Iyengar, Columbia University
Recording here.
5:00pm ET (21:00 UTC): Let’s Talk about Mental Health: Launching Shiv’s Third Eye Foundation (New Jersey, USA)
Panelists: Saanvi Kulkarni (8th grader, Heritage Middle School), Oishik Mukherjeee (9th grader, Livingston High School), Priyanka Agarwal (10th grader, Livingston High School), Tanirika Singh (10th grader, Livingston High School)
Moderator: Pallavi Rudraraju (Youth Wellbeing Manager, Human Rights Campaign)
Recording here.
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4:00pm ET (20:00 UTC): Storytelling with Data (New York, USA)
Eco-Ambassador Ashley Jun in discussion with Maryam Rabiee, SDGs Today
Recording here.
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7:30pm IST (14:00 UTC): Bio Fuel: A driving force for future (New Delhi, India)
Panelists: Asra Sohail, Tanishka Vashisht, Ayush Kalra, Maahir Aggarwal, and Sridatri Bhattacharya (Bluebells International School)
Recording here.
4:00pm ET (20:00 UTC): Get Empowered! Youth Leadership in Climate Policy and Gender Equity (Pennsylvania, USA)
Organizers: Sophia Berman (Girl Up 2030 Founder & 12th grader, Lower Moreland High School), Hanna Tran (Girl Up 2030 Officer & 12th grader, Lower Moreland High School), and Maggie Cejne (Girl Up 2030 Officer & 12th grader, Lower Moreland High School)
Guest speaker: Anna Pettee, Co-author of Youth Leadership in Climate Policy Workbook and Facilitator's Guide, Plan International
Recording here.
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7:30pm IST (14:00 UTC): Waste we create: how to manage different types of waste (New Delhi, India)
Panelists: Hardik Madan, MG Mahasweta, Omysha Mehra, Hansika Bhargava, and Trisha Juneja (Bluebells International School)
Recording here.
5:00pm ET (21:00 UTC): Data, indicators and the SDGs (New Jersey, USA)
Eco-Ambassador Aalok Bhatt (Millburn School District) in discussion with UNICEF expert Suguru Mizunoya
Recording here.
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11:00am IST (6:00 UTC): Save the Planet, Collective drive! (New Delhi, India)
Presenters: Atharv Sehgal, Ashvik Kumar, Ritisha Jha (Bluebells International School)
4:00pm IST (10:30 UTC): Presentations from the Social Welfare Society (Telangana, India)
Presenters: V. Suma Sri, G.Soujanya, Ch. Madhumitha, Md Asma, P. Bhavani, B. Akhila, P. Ramya, S. Nimitha, V. Ramadevi, M. Sravanthi, D. Sowjanya, P. Akhila, J. Anusha, B. Naga Laxmi
3:30pm ET (19:30 UTC): School Cafeterias and Climate Change: What’s Your Connection? Developing a Student Playbook for Curbing Climate Change and Cafeteria Waste Across Schools (New Jersey and New Hampshire, USA)
Organizers: Callum Suggit (Eco-Ambassador Strategy Lead, & 7th grader, Readington Middle School), Marcos Hernandez (Eco-Ambassador Operations Lead, & 7th grader, Readington Middle School), Noah Bielen (Eco-Ambassador Field Research Lead, & 7th grader, Readington Middle School), Philip Kazantsev (Eco-Ambassador Scientific Lead, & 8th grader, Readington Middle School), Chris Serrao, (Eco Ambassador Youth Advisor & 10th grader, Phillips Exeter Academy), and Sophia Berman (Eco Ambassador Youth Advisor & 12th grader, Lower Moreland High School)
8:00pm ET (00:00 UTC): Building disaster preparedness and risk reduction skills in youth & Urban challenges: reimagining our urban spaces (New York, USA)
Organizers: Mahjabeen Raza (NYU) and Yoonsung Kim (Cornell University)
Presenters: William Yoon, Eugene Yoo, Emma Kim; Cherie Chung, Kyle Shon, Ace Yeom