5TH SYMPOSIUM ABOUT INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Social Innovation and Financing for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)

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November 12 - Mexico City

3rd inno4sd Academy for PhDs and Early Career Researchers

Hosted in Mexico City by Universidad Iberoamericana, on November 12th

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About the 5th inno4sd Symposium in Mexico City!

The Innovation for Sustainable Development Network (inno4sd) is a global initiative created in 2015 in Brussels with funding from de European Commission (Horizon 2020). Its mission is to bring together networks, entities and individuals with the aim of reducing knowledge fragmentation and supporting multiple agent’s collaboration in order to promote decision making based on (scientific) evidence, whilst engaging policy makers, research & development and businesses to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...

Mr. Paolo Caridi

Head of the Economic and Trade Section

Delegation of the European Union to Mexico
Ms. Stéphanie Allard-Gomez

Déléguée générale

Délégation générale du Québec à Mexico
Ms. Laura Ortiz Montemayor

Founder & CPO

SVX México
Mr. Jorge Aguirre Torres

CFO

GreenMomentum Inc.
Mr. Javier Larragoiti-Kuri

CEO

XiliNat
Mr. Timothée Murillo

Americas Manager

Danone Ecosystem Fund
Mr. Rafael Carmona

CTO

CTO GreenMomentum Inc
Mr. Arturo Palacios

Deputy Director

Deputy Director, The Carbon Trust Mexico

09:00 AM - 06:00 PM

PhD Academy (activity for PhD Students, selected participants only)
Venue: Universidad Iberoamericana
More information: academy@inno4sd.net

Tuesday November 12,
2019

Wednesday November 13,
2019

DAY 2:

08:00 AM - 02:00 PM

High-level Policy Dialogue (by invitation)
Venue: Mexican Senate
05:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Special Workshop: Building an alliance for innovation and entrepreneurship to reach the SDGs in Mexico
Venue: National Monte de Piedad

DAY 3:

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM

Official Inauguration
Venue: Universidad Iberoamericana
09:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Panel: Social Innovation & Financing for the SDGs at 11 Years of 2030
Venue: Universidad Iberoamericana
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Parallel Sessions:
- Challenges for New Financial Structures. Alternatives for Social Innovation
- The Role of Governments in Financing Social Innovation
Venue: Universidad Iberoamericana
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Parallel Sessions:
- The Role of Investment Funds in Social Innovation. Challenges, Opportunities and Testimonies
- Building Capacity in Social Entrepreneurs. Education, Training and Failure Management
Venue: Universidad Iberoamericana
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Dialogues:
- Dialogue 1. Challenges for New Financial Structures. Alternatives for Social Innovation
- Dialogue 2. The Role of Governments in Financing Social Innovation
- Dialogue 3. The Role of Investment Funds in Social Innovation. Challenges, Opportunities and Testimonies
- Dialogue 4. Building Capacity in Social Entrepreneurs. Education, Training and Failure Management
Venue: Universidad Iberoamericana
05:30 PM - 06:30 PM

Conclusions of the day
Venue: Universidad Iberoamericana

Thursday November 14,
2019

Friday November 15,
2019

DAY 4:

08:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Panel: Challenges for and Inclusive Circular Economy in the 21^st Century
Venue: Universidad Iberoamericana
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Parallel Sessions:
- SDGs and Social Innovation in Latin America
- Innovation, Circularity and Transformations to Sustainability
Venue: Universidad Iberoamericana
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
- Panel: Green Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Workshop 1: Circular Opportunities and Strategies
Venue: Universidad Iberoamericana
02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Dialogues:
- Dialogue 5. Green Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Dialogue 6. Innovation, Circularity and Transformations for Sustainability
Workshop 2: Circular Innovation

Workshop 3: SDGs and Social Innovation in Latin America. Case Study: Diagnostic of the self-governance performance of fishing organizations in México

Venue: Universidad Iberoamericana
04:00 PM - 04:45 PM

Keynote guest lecture (tba)
Venue: Universidad Iberoamericana
04:45 PM - 05:30 PM

Keynote message
Venue: Universidad Iberoamericana
05:30 PM - 06:00 PM

Announcements, Conclusions and Wrapping up
Venue: Universidad Iberoamericana
06:00 PM - 07:00 PM

Official Closing
Venue: Universidad Iberoamericana