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Science Summit at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78)

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ISC and its partners organised the 9th edition of the Science Summit around the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) on 12-29 September 2023.
The role and contribution of science to attaining the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be the central theme of the Summit. The objective is to develop and launch science collaborations to demonstrate global science mechanisms and activities to support the attainment of the UN SDGs, Agenda 2030 and Local2030. The meeting will also prepare input for the United Nations Summit of the Future, which will take place during UNGA79 beginning on 12 September 2024.

Kim E Degnan

Alliance for Collaboration in the Exploration of Space
Executive Director
Global

https://acesworldwide.org/

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International Satellite Regulatory expert. MS-Public Policy. Orbit-Spectrum Engineering Specialist. MSc-Engineering. Experienced Executive in Global Commercial Satellite Business: Lockheed Martin Space Systems; Raytheon Technologies, Intelsat, NTIA.
Focus: Global Cooperation to Advance Science; Space Technologies to heal Earth; Planetary Defense from Orbital Debris; International Space Traffic Management.

9:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Science Summit Opening Plenary - Digital Science for the SDGs and the UN Summit of the Future (120901) ONLINEPilar • Thomas John • Fulufhelo Nelwamondo • Irene Norstedt • Tom Arnold • Suzanne Dickson • Triona McCormack • Anna Stewart-Ibarra • Nishka Sharma • Pamela Ruiz • Alejandro Adem • declan kirrane • Michael Makanga • Intisar Soghayroun • Magdalena Skipper • Brian O'Connor • Iqbal Choudhary • Litha Magingxa • Lidia Borrell-Damián • Denis Naughton • Carlos Américo Pacheco • Bernardo Mariano Junior • Seema Kumar • Petra Jantzer • declan kirrane

3:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] Inclusive Science for Global Sustainable Development in a Climate-changing World (121501) ONLINEVictory Opeolu • Palesa Natasha Mothapo • Femi Adekoya • Professor Chioma Blaise Chikere • Bamidele Ademola Olateju • Beatrice Opeolu • Eric Van Genderen • Oluwaseun Oyekola • Sabine E. Apitz • Laurel A. Royer • Beatrice Opeolu

8:45am EDT

[VIRTUAL] One Health Research: addressing the complex health challenges facing our society, such as ecosystem degradation, food system failures, infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance (130801) ONLINEMagdalena Skipper • Ghada Trotabas • Natasha’s Sunderjee • Fulufhelo Nelwamondo • Prof Dr. Damalie Nakanjako • Prof. Dr. Salome Charalambous • Irene Norstedt • Prof Dr. Uwe Truyen • Mosoka Fallah • Dr. Sanjeev Khosla • Kurt Zatloukal • Marleen Temmerman • Michael Makanga • Marcel Tanner • Brian O'Connor • Litha Magingxa • Carlos Américo Pacheco • Mark Jackson • Seema Kumar • Sharif Muhammad • Petra Jantzer • declan kirrane

5:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] Science storytelling for the SDGs with Springer Nature and the UN Sustainable Developments Solutions Networks (SDSN) (131701)FULL ONLINELaura Helmuth • Alice Wu • Amy Myers Jaffe • Jennifer Russell • Kathleen J. Hancock • Naaborle Sackeyfio • Jennifer Stotts • Maeve Dunne • Jennifer Stotts

9:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Utilizing Space Technologies to Advance UN Sustainable Development Goals (140903) ONLINEDr. Marlène M. Losier • Michael Potter • Eduardo Mendoza • Masami Onoda • Allyson Reneau • Dr. Bernard Foing • Kim E Degnan • Sékou Ouedraogo • Dr. Ghanim Alotaibi • Emma Kleiner • H.E. Dr. Mohamed Ebrahim Al-Aseeri • Alejandro J. Roman Molinas • Matias F. Campos Abad • Ayomide Adeife Jide-Omole • Dr. Pilar Zamora Acevedo • Hazuki Mori • Kim E Degnan

3:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] Impact of Data Protection and AI on Health Research (151501) ONLINEKailash Swarma • declan kirrane • Rita Lawlor • Michael Makanga • Rose Mosero • Thomas John • Julie Makani • George Owusu Essegbey • declan kirrane • Rita Lawlor

9:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Space Technologies and Safeguarding Cultural Heritage on Land, Underwater and in Our Skies (200905) ONLINEDr. Marlène M. Losier • Sarah Parcak • Alicja Jagielska-Burduk • Andrzej J. Jakubowski • Dr. Domingos Barbosa • Dr. Bernard Foing • Kim E Degnan • Michelle Hanlon • Professor Tullio Scovazzi • Dr. Andrew Williams • Kim E Degnan

9:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Space and Sustainability: Space Compacts to Achieve the UN 2030 Space Agenda (210911) ONLINEPeter Martinez • Lasantha Hettiarachchi • Dr. Joseph Pelton • Dr. Upasana Dasgupta • Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund • Temidayo Oniosum • Kim E Degnan • Dr. Ranjana Kaul • Dr. Sergio Camacho-Lara • Dr. Upasana Dasgupta • Kim E Degnan

1:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] Cosmic Hazards and New Approaches to Planetary Defense (211301) ONLINEDr. Joseph Pelton • Michael Potter • Dr. Ram Jakhu • Dr. Simonetta di Pippo • Kim E Degnan • Dr. Taro Kuusiholma • Dr. William Ailor • Dr. James Green • Dr. Carlos Wuensche • Dr. Upasana Dasgupta • Kim E Degnan

9:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Medical Advances Towards the SDGs: Achievements from Human Space Exploration (220902) ONLINEDr. Thais Russomano • Kim E Degnan • Dr. Juliana Herbert • Urb. Silviu Pirvu FRSA • Dr. Kris Lehnhardt • Dr. Yossi Yamin • Dr. Marco Romero • Professor Nandu Goswami • Krishnan Ganapathy • Kim E Degnan • Dr. Juliana Herbert

9:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Space Systems, Artificial Intelligence, and Quantum Computing: Achieving the SDGs (250907) ONLINEDr. Scott Madry • Corey Jaskolski • Dr. Joseph Pelton • Dr. Seven Freeland • Kim E Degnan • Dr. Scott Madry, Professor • Dr. Stella Tkatchova • Dr. Olga Sokolova • Dr. Upasana Dasgupta • Kim E Degnan

12:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] Responsible AI = AI of the future (251201) ONLINEGemma Galdon Clavell • Gemma Galdon Clavell

10:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Women Leadership in Science Diplomacy and Research Ecosystem (271004) ONLINEOna Ambrozaite • Mireille Guyader • Kerstin Hildebrandt-Abdikarim • Kathleen Larmett • Evelina Santa-Kahle • Giusi Condorelli • Claire Chen