Hosted by Cambridge Global Challenges in collaboration with Cambridge Zero, Commission on Young People and Work, Cambridge-Africa and the University of Cambridge Postdoc Academy.

We invite you to an international conference to learn lessons from the South at the halfway point towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2030.

Format and sign up: This is a hybrid event, and you will be able to choose either an online or an in person ticket. You need to sign up separately to each day you wish to attend.

Tuesday 21st June, 08.45-13.00 (all times are BST)

08.45 Sign-in, coffee and tea (in person only)

09:15 - 09:30 Opening remarks - Vice Chancellor: Professor Stephen Toope

Session 1: Addressing challenges of Climate Adaptation for achieving the SDGs - Professor Alan Blackwell (Chair)

09:30 - 10:00 *Keynote speech* Convening global expertise for climate change adaptation - Professor Saleemul Huq

10:00 - 10:15 Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture Scenarios in the Global South - Professor Shailaja Fennel

10:15 - 10:25 #FuturesWeWant: people-centric learning from the South at COP26 - Dr. Ramit Debnath

10:25 - 11:00 Panel discussion - Professor Emily Shuckburgh (convening)

11:00 - 11:30 Break

Session 2: Young People and Work for achieving the SDGs - Dr. Anna Barford (Chair)

11:30 - 11:55 *Keynote speech* Youth employment, shocks and challenges of meeting the SDGs: the Ethiopian experience - Professor Tassew Woldehanna

11:55 - 12:10 Future of work in a COVID-impacted world - Professor Bhaskar Vira

12:10 - 12:15 Enabling young women to enter "men's work": A case study of young women taxi drivers in India - Dr. Garima Sahai

12:15 - 12:20 Providing Decent Employment for Youth: Lessons from a social network study of self-employed youth in Ghana and Nigeria - Iyeyinka Omigbodun

12:20 - 12:55 Panel discussion - Dr. Sukti Dasgupta (convening)

12:55 - 13:00 Concluding remarks - Professor Pauline Rose

13.00 - 14.00 Lunch (in person only)

Wednesday 22nd June, 08.45-12.30 (all times are BST)

08.45 Sign-in, coffee and tea (in person only)

Session 3: The impact of COVID-19 on the achievement of the SDGs -Dr. Caroline Trotter (chair)

09.15 - 09.45 *Keynote speech* COVID-19 pandemic disruptions on maternal and child healthcare access in sub-Saharan Africa - Dr. Nyovani Madise

09:45 - 10:00 The ARISE project: African-Rapid Immune-surveillance system for epidemic response - Dr. Chinedu Ugwu

10:00 - 10:40 Panel discussion - Dr. Tabitha Mwangi (convening)

10:40 - 11:10 Break

Session 4: What is the role of South-North collaborations in advancing the SDGs towards 2030? - Professor Pauline Rose (chair)

11:10 - 12.20 Panel discussion - Professor Charlotte Watts, Professor Philip Cotton, Professor Saleemul Huq, Professor Tassew Woldehanna, Dr. Nyovani Madise

12:20 - 12:30 Concluding remarks - Professor Pauline Rose

Conference ends

Event details: Participants will receive an email with the event details in the days leading up to the seminar. Please only attend in person if you have an in person ticket. Participants with an in-person ticket will also be sent the Zoom details, in case they need to switch to joining online for any reason. Please note that the conference will be recorded.

COVID-19: The following guidance is strongly advised for those planning to attend in person

• Do not attend if you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms

• Take a lateral flow test on the morning of the seminar

• Wear a mask during the seminar

If you have any questions, please email: ucam-cgc-sdgs-conference@lists.cam.ac.uk

Further details on the programme can be found on the Cambridge Global Challenges website here.

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