Implementing SDG 7: The Role of partnerships in ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all

Venue: Conference Room 2, 1B Level, Conference Building, United Nations Headquarters Hosts: Government of Denmark The Secretary-General’s Sustainable Energy for All Initiative

Program:

8.00-8.15 Audience is kindly requested to be seated.   8.15-9.00 Opening High-level Segment Master of Ceremony: Ms. Rachel Kyte, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Sustainable Energy for All Partnership designate

• Opening co-host remarks: H.E. Mr. Kristian Jensen, Foreign Minister of Denmark
• Opening co-host remarks: H.E. Mr. Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group
• Opening co-host remarks: H.E. Mr. Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
• Special Addresses:
  • H.E. Ms. Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, President, Liberia (TBC)
  • H.E. Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President of the General Assembly
  • H.E. Mr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank

  9.05-10.00 - Panel 1: Ensure universal access to affordable, reliable, and modern energy services by 2030 Moderator: Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, former Special Representative and CEO, Sustainable Energy for All

• H.E. Mr. Neven Mimica, European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development
• H.E. Ms. Amber Rudd, Secretary of State, UK Department for Energy and Climate Change
• H.E. Mr. Naif Alotaibi, Deputy Minister for Petroleum Affairs, Saudi Arabia (TBC)
• Ms. Reema Nanavaty, Head of Self Employed Women's Association
• Ms. Radha Muthiah, Chief Executive Officer, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
• Ms. Parminder Vir, Chief Executive Officer, The Tony Elumelu Foundation
• Mr. Dejan Ostojic, World Bank Group

  10.05-11.00 – Panel 2: Increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix by 2030 Moderator: Mr. Adnan Amin, Director General, IRENA

• H.E. Ms. Isabella Lövin, Minister of International Development Cooperation of Sweden
• H.E. Ms. Izabella Teixeira, Minister of the Environment, Brazil (TBC)
• H.E. Mr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of State, UAE, Chairman of Masdar
• H.E. Mr. Andrä Rupprechter, Federal Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment, and Water Management of Austria
• H.E. Ms. Annick Girardin, Minister of State for Development and Francophony, France
• Mr. Peder Holk Nielsen, President & CEO of Novozymes
• Mr. Francesco Starace, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of ENEL

  11.05-12.00 – Panel 3: Double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency by 2030 Moderator: H.E. Mr. Martin Bille Hermann, State Secretary of Development Policy, Denmark

• H.E. Mr. Alexei Texler, First Deputy Minister of Energy, Russian Federation
• Ms. Inger Andersen, Director-General, International Union for Conservation of Nature
• H.E. Mr. Masahiko Horie, Ambassador for Global Environmental Affairs, Japan
• Mr. Li Yong, Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization
• Dr. Naoko Ishii, Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility
• Hon. Gregor Robertson, Mayor, City of Vancouver, Canada
• Mr. Stephen Groff, Vice President, Asian Development Bank
• Mr. Fleming Voetmann, Head of Sustainability & Public Affairs, Danfoss

  12.05-13.00: Closing segment: Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7 Moderator: Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Deputy Executive Director and Assistant Secretary-General, UNEP

• Special address: H.E. Mr. Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, Prime Minister, Iceland
• H.E. Ms. Tone Skogen, Deputy Minister, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
• H.E. Ms. Ingrid Hoven, Director General, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
• Mr. Steve Howard, Chief Sustainability Officer, IKEA Group (TBC)
• Ms. Sheila Oparaocha, International Coordinator, ENERGIA

  Closing remarks: Ms. Rachel Kyte, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Sustainable Energy for All Partnership designate