IPAG and the Economic Relations Division (ERD), Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh organized a seminar in New York on ‘Towards Sustainable Development: Lessons from MDGs & Pathway for SDGs’ .
Honorable Finance Minister Abul Maal A. Muhith speaking at the Inaugural Session
Magdy Martinez-Soliman, Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator & Director, Bureau for Policy & Programme, Support (BPPS), UNDP making his Opening Remarks at the Inaugural Session
Syed Munir Khasru, Chairman, IPAG, making the Welcome Note at the Inaugural Session
Guests during the Inaugural Session
Session I: MDGs & SDGs: Connecting the Dotted Lines
Keynote Presenter: Sarah Cliffe, Director, Center on International Cooperation, New York University
Moderator: Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, Research Fellow, Center for Global Liberty & Prosperity, Cato Institute, Washington DC
Panelists:
Masud Bin Momen , Ambassador & Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New YorkReid Hamel, Senior Fellow, Global Food Security Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington DC
Anit Mukherjee, Policy Fellow, Center for Global Development, Washington DC
Thangavel Palanivel , Deputy Director, Human Development Report Office, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
Session II: MDGs & Bangladesh – Key Achievements & Lessons Learned
Keynote Presenter: Nik Sekhran, Director, Sustainable Development, United Nations Development Programme, New York, UNDP
Moderator: Lauren Bradford: Director, Global Partnerships, Foundation Center, New York
Panelists:
Dr. Shamsul Alam, Senior Secretary & Member, General Economics Division (GED), Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, Government of Bangladesh
Subinay Nandy, Former Director, Asia & Pacific Division, United Nations, New York
Jackson Ewing, Director of Asian Sustainability, Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI), New York
John Meyers, Managing Director, SwissContact – North America, New York
Session III: Opportunities and Challenges for Developing Countries
Keynote Presenter: Dr. Ruth DeFries, Sustainability Development Professor, Columbia University, New York
Moderator: Karolina Mzyk Callias: Global Team Leader, SDG Philanthropy Platform, UNDP, Istanbul, Turkey
Panelists:
Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury , Secretary, Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh
Heather Grady , Vice President, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, New York
Ajit Zacharias , Senior Scholar, Levy Economics Institute, Bard College, New York
Jenny Perlman Robinson , Fellow, Center for Universal Education, The Brookings Institution, Washington DC
Session IV: Role of Developed Economies in Facilitating SDGs
Keynote Presenter: Anthony F. Pipa, Senior Fellow – Global Economy and Development, The Brookings Institution, Washington DC
Moderator: Björn Gillsäter: Manager and Special Representative to the United Nations, New York Office at World Bank Group
Panelists:
Shafiqul Azam , Secretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD), Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh
Frank A. Wolak , Director, Program on Energy and Sustainable Development, Department of Economics, Stanford University, California
Ronak D. Desai , India and South Asia Program, Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School, Boston
Sundaa Bridgett-Jones , Senior Associate Director, The Rockefeller Foundation, New York
