Name: [IN-PERSON] IRELAND DAY. Achieving Sustainable and Equitable Food Systems by 2030 by University College Dublin(130903)
Start: 2023-09-13T08:30:00-0400
End: 2023-09-13T13:00:00-0400

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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.

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Ireland Day led by University College Dublin as part of the Science Summit at UNGA78 brings international experts together at the Irish Permanent Mission to the United Nations to discuss the important role of research and collaboration in attaining the UN SDGs and examine how Ireland is contributing to these global objectives in Achieving Sustainable and Equitable Food Systems, Deliberative Democracies and Health Cooperation Post Conflict.

8:30 to 9:15        In Person Attendee Registration and Tea & Coffee

Part A
9:30 to 9:40        Opening Remarks & Introduction to Ambassador Mythen: Triona McCormack, Director of Research, University College Dublin
9:40 to 9:45       Welcome Remarks, Fergal Mythen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ireland to the UN
9:45 to 11:00      Session 1: Achieving Sustainable and Equitable Food Systems by 2030
Our current food systems fall short in meeting the necessary economic, social, and environmental requirements for ensuring food security and nutrition for everyone. They face urgent and complex challenges, both locally and globally. Our food supplies are constantly disrupted by extreme weather events, such as heatwaves, floods, droughts, and conflicts. Ireland is known for being the “green island”, a traditional farming and food production system that lies at the heart of an indigenous agri-food economy with food being one of our greatest exports. How can answering the question about how we transform our own system and the difficulties we face help us and help others globally facing similar challenges? Our panel of leading experts will address how we find a sustainable, equitable food system that can feed people and the planet.
▪          Chair: Tom Arnold, Chair of Food Vision 2030, Ireland’s agri-food strategy and Ireland’s Special Envoy for Food Systems, 2021-2022
▪          Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, African Union Special Envoy for Food Systems
▪          Prof Jessica Fanzo, Professor of Climate, Food for Humanity Initiative Director, Columbia University
▪          John Clarke, Director for International Relations at DG Agriculture in the European Commission

Part B
11:15 to 12:00   Deliberative Democracies- Key Learnings from Ireland
Prof. David Farrell, Chair of Politics, University College Dublin and Chair of the European Consortium for Political Research in conversation with Tom Arnold, Chair of the Convention on the Constitution in Ireland and moderated by Triona McCormack, Director of Research, University College Dublin. They will share insights from the genesis of this project in Ireland and discussing what this approach can tell us about how to drive policy and legislative change in our societies, particularly in the face of challenges to trust and truth at the heart of the global social system. They will also highlight learnings from other models of deliberative democracies taking shape internationally and reflect on the significance for democracy of processes like this.

Part C
12:15 to 13:00   Health Collaboration in a Post Conflict Era – the Island of Ireland Story
The Good Friday Agreement, 25 years ago, ended decades of conflict that caused thousands to lose their lives and embedded deep divisions among the people of Northern Ireland. The Agreement was signed by the governments of the UK and the Republic of Ireland and was guaranteed by the US Government. Resulting from the Agreement a partnership was signed between the Departments of Health for Northern Ireland, Ireland and the US National Cancer Institute giving rise to the Ireland-Northern Ireland - National Cancer Institute Cancer Consortium with the aim of reducing cancer incidence and mortality on the island of Ireland through cross-border and transatlantic collaborations in cancer research and education. The panel will discuss how this collaboration has opened up other health partnerships across the island of Ireland demonstrating the constructive dynamic fostering innovation and collaboration arising post conflict and 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement look towards the future to discuss what’s possible next.
Participants:
Chair: Brian O’Connor, European Connected Health Alliance
Prof Mark Lawler, Professor of Digital Health and Chair in Translational Cancer Genomics at Queen’s University Belfast, Ireland
Prof Sir Michael McBride, Chief Medical Officer for the Department of Health in Northern Ireland
Triona McCormack, Director of Research, University College Dublin, Ireland
Professor Jim McLaughlin, Professor of Bioengineering at Ulster University, Northern Ireland

13:00    Closing Remarks: Triona McCormack, Director of Research, UCD

13:00 to 14:00   Lunch for in person attendees

Speakers

Triona McCormack

Director of Research, Director of Research at University College Dublin, Ireland and Member of the Taskforce on Rural Africa and the oversight

Triona is a co-Chair of the Science Summit and leads the team at University College Dublin (UCD) responsible for research strategy, management and operations. She also currently co-chairs the UCD strategic theme on Creating a Sustainable Global Society.Prior to joining UCD, Triona... Read More →

Fergal Mythen

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ireland to the UN

Ambassador Mythen is Ireland’s Ambassador to the UN. Prior to this currently appointment, Mr. Mythen was Director General of the Ireland, United Kingdom and Americas Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs, where he has held various posts since 1990. Between 2013 and 2017... Read More →

Tom Arnold

Board Member of GFN and Former Irish Special Envoy for Food Systems

Tom Arnold’s currently serves as a board member of the Global FoodBanking Network (GFN); member, Global Panel for Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition (GLOPAN); board member, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN); member, Malabo Montpellier Panel; member, Sight and... Read More →

Ibrahim Assane Mayaki

African Union Special Envoy for Food Systems

Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki of the Republic of Niger is the former Chief Executive Officer of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD). He held this position from 2009 to April 2022. A former Prime Minister of Niger, from 1997 to 2000, Dr. Mayaki has a Master’s degree from... Read More →

Jessica Fanzo

Professor of Climate and the Food for Humanity Initiative Director at Columbia University’s Climate School

Jessica Fanzo, Ph.D., is a Professor of Climate and the Food for Humanity Initiative Director at Columbia University’s Climate School in New York City. She also serves as the Interim Director for the International Research Institute for Climate and Society. She held positions at... Read More →

John Clarke

Director for International Relations at DG Agriculture in the European Commission

John Clarke is the Director for International Relations at DG Agriculture in the European Commission. He was previously Head of the EU Delegation to the WTO and the UN in Geneva. He joined the European Commission in 1993 as a trade negotiator. From 1983 to 1993 John Clarke was an... Read More →

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