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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
Global

https://acesworldwide.org

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International Satellite Regulatory expert; International Telecommunications Union specialist. Represented Papua New Guinea; Vietnam; and other developing countries to secure GEO orbit-spectrum rights. MS-Public Policy. Orbit-Spectrum Engineer. GEO and MEO satellite systems-Communications and Earth Observation/Imaging. MS-Electrical Engineering.

Experienced Executive in Space Industry: Partner for Strategic Space Proposals-AdvancedTechnologies.Space.
VP of Global Marketing and Sales for Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems.
Senior Director of Advanced Technologies Group-Raytheon Technologies.
CEO-Space America Resources Inc.-MEO constellation.
First Director of Media and Signatory Relations-INTELSAT.
Presidential Management Fellowship-White House Domestic Policy Council and National Telecommunications & Information Agency-NTIA.

FOCUS/INTERESTS: Global Cooperation to Advance Space Science & Research-Space4All.
Space Technologies to Heal Earth-Achieving the SDGs utilizing space technologies.
Planetary Defense from Orbital Debris and natural Cosmic Hazards.
Mitigating Space Debris and Globalizing 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

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

8:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] The Space Domain: Exploring Legal and Ethical Considerations to Support the UNGA SDGs (150802) ONLINEMichelle Hanlon • Dan Deevey • Frank White • Marie-Luise Heuser • Dr. Marlène M. Losier • Olavo Bettincourt • Tahir Rahman • Dmitri Prunariu • Soyeon Yi • Phil Metzger • John Rummel • Elina Morozova • Namrata Goswami • Andy Aldrin • Timothy D. Hanlon • Madhu Thangavelu • David Gallo • Allison Lewis • Dr. Marlène M. Losier

12:00pm EDT

[IN PERSON/ VIRTUAL] Role of ICT towards empowerment of women and girls , achieving gender equality and the SDGs (181201) ONLINELinda- Felix Johnson • Noahleen Kebbay • Gloria Betts • Ashikeni Matthew Abu • Mohammad Bashir • Sanni Ladan • Chioma Uzo-Udegbunam • Chioma Uzo-Udegbunam

1:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] Planetary Party: Exploring the Interstellar Intersection of Earth, Oceans, Politics, and Space (181303) ONLINESara Sabry • Oliver Colom • Christina Korp • Scott Cunningham

8:45am EDT

[VIRTUAL] The New Space Pioneers - From Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge (ITEK) to the New Pioneers in Space (190903) ONLINEVint Cerf • Jason Goodblanket • Dan Hawk • Vitali Braun • Mark Muktoyuk • Borja Barbero Barcenilla • Michelle Hanlon • Matthew Greenhouse • Namrata Goswami • Jun Ye • Moriba Jah • Takeshi Hakamada • Franck Marchis • Dan Hawk • Robin Hawk

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

10:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Recommended Framework for Sustainable Lunar Activities: Potential Contribution to the UN SDGs and the Summit for the Future (201001) ONLINEDumitru-Dorin Prunariu • Sahba El-Shawa • Giuseppe Reibaldi

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

1:45pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] The ECHAlliance Global Health Connector Event - HEALTHY AGEING (261301) ONLINELisa Edgar • Jon Warner • Brian O'Connor • Dr. George Margelis • Scott Collins • Bradley Schurman • Charlotte Yeh • Michael Philips • Ravi Bala • Heather Smith

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