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Supporting Information

• Aide Memoire
• Preliminary Programme
• List of participants
• Visa Requirements
• Information Note
• Guidance note for participants
• Guidance note for moderators and lead speakers

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OPENING SESSION

Tuesday, February 21, 2017 (09:00-10:15)

• Opening remarks by Mr. WU Hongbo Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations
• Special remarks by Ms. Grete Faremo, Executive Director, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
• Special remarks by H.E. Mr. Ahmed Sareer, Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Maldives to the United Nations 
• Opening remarks by Ms. Heidi Schroderus-Fox, Director, on behalf of the Under-Secretary-General of the UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS)
• Press remarks by Mr. WU Hongbo Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations

SESSION I: Integrated plans and policies for realizing the 2030 Agenda and the SAMOA pathway

Tuesday, February 21, 2017 (09:00-10:15): Opening Session

• Presentation by Ms. Nicola Virgill-Rolle on Localizing the SDGs for National Development: The Case of The Bahamas (PPT) (Text)

Tuesday, February 21, 2017 (11:00-12:30): HIgh-level Roundtable

• Remarks by Minister Hazel Brandy-Williams, Nevis
• Remarks by H.E. Mr. Elisaia Ali'ioaiga Feturi, Samoa (Session I Summary) 

Tuesday, February 21, 2017 (12:30-14:00): Group 1: Supporting integrated and risk-informed Implementation of 2030 Development Agenda and the SAMOA Pathway in SIDS

• Moderator's Note (PPP)
• Remarks by Ms. Sharon Miller, Jamaica
• Remarks by Mr. Troy Torrington, Guyana 
• Presentation by Ms. Elina Palm, UNISDR (PPP) 

Tuesday, February 21, 2017 (14:00-16:00): Group 2: Regional and Global Policy Coherence: Supporting the sustainable development of SIDS

• Introduction by Mr. David O'Connor, SIDS Symposium (PPP)
• Remarks by H.E. Ms. Malgorzata Wasilewska Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Belize, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands and the Cayman Islands International Cooperation and Development of EU (DG DEVCO) 
• Presentation by Ms. Charmina Saili, PIFS (PPP) 
• Remarks by Ms. Ebba Dohlman, OECD  
• Remarks by Dr. Allan Wright, IDB  
• Summary of Session I, Group II by European Union 

• Think Piece 1: The importance of coherent national, regional and international policies in realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SAMOA Pathway

SESSION II: Effective, accountable and inclusive institutions to realize our commitments

Wednesday, February 22, 2017 (09:00-10:15)

Group 1: (a) Shaping institutional arrangements and mobilizing institutions (b) Equipping and building capacities and tools

• Intriduction by Dr. Louis Meuleman University of Leuven, Belgium; Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands; University of Massachusetts Boston
• Presentation by Mr. Sam Erepan, Internal Audits and Compliance Division Department of Finance, Papua New Guinea

Group 2: (a) Delivering public services (b) Building trust and ensuring public participation and accountability in SDG implementation

• Presentation by Ms. Elibeth Lopez Parra, Sector specialist, Deputy Minister of Planning, Dominican Republic
• Presentation by Mr. Sam Erepan, Internal Audits and Compliance Division Department of Finance, Papua New Guinea

• Think Piece 2: Effective, accountable and inclusive institutions to realize our commitments

Lunch Dialogue with the Private Sector/Partnership:

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

• Presentation by Mr. Boubacar Djibo, Director of Air Transport Bureau, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

SESSION III: Effective Partnerships for implementing the SDGs

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Round Table: Effective Partnerships for the implementation of the SDGs and the SAMOA Pathway: what works, what’s new and what has been done at international level

• Presentation by Ms. Aishath Saadh, Deputy Director, Sustainable Development Goals Division, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Maldives 
• Presentation by Ms. Grete Faremo, Executive Director, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
• Presentation by Mr. Jamil Ahmad, Deputy Director, UN Environment Programme (UNEP), New York Office
• Presentation by Ms. Amber Barth, Senior Programme Officer, International Labour Organization (ILO)

• Think Piece 3: Effective Partnerships for the implementation of the SDGs and the SAMOA Pathway: what works, what’s new and what has been done at international level

Partnerships Flash Presentations: Sharing case and announcing new partnerships

• Presentation by Mr. Weimin Guo, Assistant Director, International Organisations Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
• Presentation by Ms. Francielle Lacle, UNDP Technical Assistant of the Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development for SIDS
• Presentation by Mr. Frederic Malaud, Air Transport Development Manager, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• Presentation by Ms. Terri Raney, Senior Economist, FAO Trinidad and Tobago Office, Global Action Programme on Food Security and Nutrition in Small Island Developing States (GAP)
• Presentation by Mr. Amjad Umar SDG Advisor (ICT4SIDS Partnership)
• Presentation by UNESCO
• Presentation by Young Marine Explorers with UNESCO

Interactive Dialogue with Civil Society

Thursday, February 23, 2017

• Presentation by Mr. Shaun Ingraham CEO of One Eleuthera Foundation, Eleuthera, The Bahamas
• Presentation by Joshua Chambers, Founder, GovInsider

SESSION IV: Mobilizing ICTs for deliversing on the SDGs ans SAMOA Pathway

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Round table 1: Innovative ICT policies and strategies - Journey into innovative ideas to mobilize ICT for delivering on the SDGs and SAMOA Pathway

• Presentation by Ms. Dorcas Tan Director, Strategic Planning & International, Government Technology Agency, Singapore
• Presentation by Dr. Raymond Wells Senior Deputy Director of IT The National Insurance Board Nassau Bahamas 
• Presentation by Mr. Siim Sikkut Digital Policy Adviser, Government Office of Estonia (PPT) (Text)
• Presentations by Ms. Hyunjin Byun, Executive Principal, Department of e-Government, Republic of Korea on Korea's ICT Cooperation Activities
• Presentations by Ms. Hyunjin Byun, Executive Principal, Department of e-Government, Republic of Korea on ICT Competency Assessment Framework
• Paper on Korea’s ICT Competency Standards

Round table 2: Mo bilizing resources and leaving no one behind

• Presentation by Dr. Amjad Umar, Director and Professor of ICT Programs Harrisburg University
• Paper by Dr. Amjad Umar, Director and Professor of ICT Programs Harrisburg University
• Presentation by Mr. Yann Bonnet, General-Secretary, French Digital Council (PPT) (Text)
• Presentation by Mr. Nelson G. MacQuhae, Chief Technology (Transformation) Officer, Latam New Markets (LNM), Microsoft Corporation 
• Presentation by Mr. Leon Williams, CEO, The Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd
• Presentation by Mr. Luis Guillot, CTO, Huawei Latin America EBG

• Think Piece 4: Mobilizing ICTs for delivering on the 2030 Agenda and the SAMOA Pathway

SESSION V: Building statistical capacities and reviewing

Thursday, February 23, 2017 (09:00-10:15)

• Statement by H.E. Mr. Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava, President of the Economic and Social Council
• Presentation by H.E. Mr. Aroldo Cedraz de Oliveira, Minister, General Auditor, Brazil
• Remarks by H.E. Mr. Elisaia Ali'ioaiga Feturi, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Samoa to the United Nations
• Presentation by Mr. Paul G. Larsen, Special Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway (PPT) (Text)

• Think Piece 5: Building Statistical Capacities and Reviewing Progress