“SDGeneration: A Citizen Science Movement”

In collaboration, the Institute for Global Prosperity UCL and the London International Development Centre will be holding a flagship event to explore the support needed in order to achieve the SDGs, and the contribution citizen-science can make towards their evaluation. We will bring together 100 university students, academics, businesses and wider civil society for a day-long event of expert panel discussions and interactive working groups.  Aims 1. Explore how universities and global youth movements can connect and engage students and communities to deliver on the SDGs 2. Explore a citizen-science approach to implementing and monitoring progress on the SDGs 3. Explore the role of philanthropy, policy and finance in delivering on the SDGs Speakers We're thrilled to welcome the following distinguished speakers:  Dr David Nabarro, Professor, Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI), Imperial College    Joanna Newman, Chief Executive and Secretary General of the Association for Commonwealth Universities Olivia Sibony, Head Of Impact Crowdfunding, SeedTribe Rachel Stephenson Sheff, Advisor, Lightful Brooke Simmons, Co-lead, GalaxyZoo.org project, Zooniverse  Adam Kucharski, Associate Professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Professor Muki Haklay, Professor of GIScience, UCL Leanne Armitage, UK Queen's Young Leader, and Founder & CEO, The Armitage Foundation Enass Abo-Hamed, CEO, H2GO Power and Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellow Jacquie McGlade,  former Director of the Science Division and Chief Scientist and Statistician at the United Nations Environment Programme Marta Tufet, Executive Director, UK Collaborative on Development Research Agenda 09:30-09:45am: Registration 09:45-10:00am: Welcome address by Professor Claire Heffernan, Director of the London International Development Centre and Professor of International Development 10:00-10:15 am: Introduction from Professor Dame Henrietta Moore, Founder and Director of the Institute for Global Prosperity, UCL 10:15-10:30 am: Keynote: Dr David Nabarro, Professor, Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI), Imperial College    10:30-10:45am: Coffee break 10:45-11:45am: High-level Morning Panel Session: Ecosystems of Support for the SDGs 11.45-12.30pm: Student Presentations: Innovations for the SDGs 12.30 -1.30pm: Lunch 1.30 - 1.45pm: Regenerating the Planet, Professor Jacqueline McGlade, former Director of the Science Division and Chief Scientist and Statistician at the United Nations Environment Programme 1:45-2:45pm: High-level Afternoon Panel Session: Citizen-science Action on the SDGs 2:45-3.00pm: Break 3:00-4pm: Workshops: SDGs and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Professor Jacqueline McGlade) The Role of Research and Higher Education in Monitoring the SDGs (Dr Marta Tufet, Executive Director of the UK Collaborative on Development Research) Data Collection and Designing Algorithms to Monitor the SDGs (TBC) Identifying Indicators Across the Mission-Critical SDGs (TBC) 4:00-4:15pm: Conference Observation 4.15-5.00pm: Tea and coffee Event hashtag: #SDGeneration NB. Please email sarah.hambly@lidc.ac.uk if you have any accessibility requirements to join the conference. Can’t make the conference in person? No problem! Join the conversation by tuning in to our livestream on Facebook. This conference is the culmination of the IGP and LIDC February event series exploring the support needed in order to achieve the SDGs, and the contribution citizen-science can make towards their evaluation. Join us on 12th February 2019  at UCL Here East for SDGeneration: Hack 4 UN SDGs, a day-long hackathon for students, tackling some of the global challenges we face today.