The view from Davos - Highlights from the 2020 World Economic Forum

Tuesday 11 Feb 2020, 12:30 → 14:00 Europe/Zurich

In-Person

Library Events Room, B. Building, 1st floor, B.135 (Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland)

The 2020 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held in Davos discussed the most pressing global challenges under the banner “Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World”. Political and economic decision makers took a critical look at progress towards the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals and discussed their visions of the future. A selected panel of experts and diplomats who have been at the Forum will present its main highlights and share their views about the outcomes. This Library Talk is part of our series 10 Years to 2030 as we start the final countdown to achieving the Global Goals set out by the Agenda 2030.

A discussion with:

Tatiana Valovaya  
Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva 

Sebastian Buckup 
Head of Programming, Global Programming Group; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum 

Terri Toyota  
Deputy Head of the Centre for Global Public Goods and Member of our Executive Committee, World Economic Forum 

Ambassador Valentin Zellweger 
Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva 

Moderated by:

Francesco Pisano, Director, UN Library Geneva

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