Conferences / WASD 2021

Conferences / WASD 2021

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Hon. Dr Gale T. C. Rigobert

While sustainable development is now en vogue, WASD can be credited alongside agencies that championed the merits of sustainable development and the urgency and necessity to pursue holistic strategies that will facilitate the enhancement of the human condition, while causing minimal harm to the environment. Further, when many were caught up in the euphoria of the ICT revolution and what it meant for countries traditionally trapped in the bowels of abject poverty, WASD was able to deconstruct the ICT revolution and to explore the real social and economic opportunities therein for countries which were historically dependent on trade in primary products/ commodities.

As a result of the global coronavirus pandemic, for the second time since its inception, WASD’s Annual Conference will be organised remotely via video conference technologies from London, withparticipants from all over the world connecting online.

Former Minister for Education, Innovation, Gender Relationsand Sustainable Development, Government of Saint Lucia


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About WASDThe World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD) is a global forum that brings together experts from across the world to discuss issues relating to sustainable development (SD), science and technology management.

The aim of WASD is to promote the exchange of knowledge, experience, information and ideas among academics, scholars, professionals, policy makers, industry and students to improve the mutual understanding of the roles of science and technology in achieving SD all over the world.

2017 Bahrain2018 UN Genève

2019 UN London


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10th Diaspora International Annual Conference

Why Attend Diaspora Conferences?

Adopting a more holistic approach, the diaspora conference aims to provide a stimulus for knowledge exchange and discussion that focuses on issues relating to the role of diaspora in technology transfer (TT) and achieving sustainable development (SD) to critically examine the relations and links between diaspora and host countries, and attempts to outline policy and strategies to support the role of diaspora in developing, creating wealth and achieving SD in host countries. The conference also aims to learn lessons from the successful communities across the world and emulate the ideas and innovations of these communities by host countries.

World leading conferences on sustainability issues.Meet world leading researchers, policy makers, educators, experts, consultants, companies, etc.Network directly with key ministries and government officials as well as leading individuals and institutions from across the world.Enhance your organisation›s profile internationally.Find new clients from across the world.Build relationships with decision makers.

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The conference objective is to introduce a variety of fundamental perspectives on the role of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) (universities, colleges and research institutes) to help re-building the global economy and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SD).

It is now clearly recognised that innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as being a central driver of economic growth, are also recognised as very important tools to help achieve SD. The conference is therefore aims to discuss and explore various approaches and different ways by HEI which can contribute to enhance and support entrepreneurship eco-system across the world and more specifically in the Developing Countries (DCs). Moreover, the conference aims to explore and critically analyse the current debates around the role of entrepreneurship and innovation in achieving SD.

The conference will critically address the question of how HEI can help countries achieve the 17 SDGs of the 2030 Agenda and to provoke forward thinking on developing new methods and approaches to suit the challenges and opportunities of this new era of digital revolution. These new approaches call for actions to create different appropriate ways of doing things and of doing new things that will be essential to solve our future problems and help in the implementation of the 17 SDGs of the 2030 Agenda. Systematic search for opportunities is important for helping to ameliorate the many problems facing countries. We must therefore produce, consume and organise ourselves differently.


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how do you see the role of HEI in service of the 2030 Agenda and supporting and enhancing the process of economic and social development in their countries;do you believe that the HEI are properly using scientific research in finding solutions to global problems such as the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic?identify all major obstacles that HEI face in their countries including any governments components and most importantly how can these obstacles best be overcome; what is the new role(s) of HEI in the post Covid-19 era; andhow do you reflect the SDGs in your own research activities?.

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Participants are invited to addressthe following key issues in their contribution

Academics, researchers, UN agencies, NGOs, civil society groups, women, youth, students, private sector, business, SMEs, government officials and agencies and other stakeholders. The conference is expected to brings together researchers, policy makers, educators, consultants and employers from around the world to exchange knowledge and experience and discuss recent developments and current challenges in both theory and practice. You can also browse sample of our previous speakers here:(www.wasd.org.uk/conferences/speakers/).

The conference program will be published two weeks before the conference date and will normally be tentative and subject to changes due to the large number of participants. For a sample program structure, please check our previous conference programs.

Target audience

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Deadline for Abstract Submission: 15 October 2021

We welcome submissions on our conference theme(www.wasd.org.uk/conferences/wasd2021/tracks/) and encourage conference participants to propose papers and sessions that will be of interest to a diverse audience.

Submissions of papers (no more than ONE paper per author) are invited in any topic of the conference theme directly toMrs Janet Snow ([email protected]).

We are looking for nominations for track chairs who will be interested in supporting the conference organising committee in selecting and reviewing the papers submitted for the conference. If interested, please contactMrs Janet Snow ([email protected]).

Papers submitted prior to the deadline will be included in the World Sustainable Development Outlook 2021(www.wasd.org.uk/books/outlook/); this is a high-quality publication that has been published by WASD since 2003 in partnership with various publishers. The Outlook is listed in the Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (CPCI), and respected all over the world by leading academic and professional bodies such as the

Outlook 2021 and Journals

Submit your Paper

Call for Track Chairs

United Nations, World Bank, UNESCO, European Commission and major universities in the UK (Oxford, Cambridge, London), USA (Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, NY, California) and Australia (Queensland, Sydney, Griffith).

All papers included in the Outlook 2021 will also be reviewed for possible inclusion in WASD refereed journals (www.wasd.org.uk/journals/).

Deadline for Paper Submission : 30 October 2021

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Dr Petru DimitruFormer Inspector – United Nations Joint Inspection Unit

We noted the quality of your annual conferences conceived and organized as fertile formulas of multi-stakeholder partnerships. It is against this background that I would kindly invite you to organize your 16 2018th

International Annual Conference in Geneva, at the Palais des Nations. That would allow us to present the work of the Joint Inspection Unit to a broader audience.


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Previous Keynote Speakers

H. E. Arancha González Executive DirectorInternational Trade Centre, UN & WTO

H. E. Lim Kitack Secretary GeneralInternational Maritime Organization (IMO)

Erol Kiresepi President - International Organisation of EmployersCEO of Santa Farma Pharmaceuticals

Prof. Verity Brown Pro-Vice-Chancellor Impactand InnovationUniversity of East London

Ann Pettifor DirectorNew Economic Foundation

H. E. Stephenson King Prime Minister of St. Lucia

H. E. Olga Algayerova Executive SecretaryUnited Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Prof. Frances StewartProfessor Emeritus of Development EconomicsUniversity of Oxford

H. E. Sheikh Nahyan Al NahyanFormer Minister of Higher Educationand Scientific ResearchUnited Arab Emirates

Prof. Thomas C. Schelling Nobel Laureate Economics 2005

H. E. Prof. Intisar SaghirounMinister of Higher Educationand Scientific ResearchSudan

Prof. Farida FortuneLead Centre for Oral Immunobiology& Regenerative Medicine,Queen Mary University of London, UK


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H. E. Fahmi Al Jowder Minister of Works, Electricity& Water Authority-Kingdom of Bahrain

H. E. John Nsambu High Commissioner of Uganda in CanadaUganda

Helen Medina Senior Manager Public AffairsNestlé, Switzerland

Prof. Sonny Nwankwo ProvostNigerian Military Academy

Prof. Ehab Abdel-RahmanProvost, American University in CairoEgypt

Albena Melin Head Multilateral EngagementsInternational Finance Corporation,World Bank Group

Prof. Joseph M. NtayiDean Faculty of Economics,Energy and Management Science,Makerere University, Uganda

Dr. Joyce CapelliPresident, Instituto Melhores DiasBrazil

Prof. Ghada AmerVice President, Arab Scienceand Technology FoundationEgypt

Ella Robertson Managing Director, One Young WorldUK

Dr. Muhammad MiftahussururVice Rector for Internationalisation, Digitalisation and Information Affairs, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia

Prof. Mark E. Smith President and Vice-Chancellor,University of Southampton UK


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Jorge Laguna-CelisDirector Governance Affairs OfficeUnited Nations Environment Programme

Lena AlamYear 3 Student,St George’s CE Primary SchoolUK

Dorcas GwataGlobal Health Consultant, Women Leadership Program, Oxford UniversityUK

H. E. Dr Yasir AlnaqbiAssistant Director Generalfor Leadership & Government Capabilities, UAE

Dr Aled Jones DirectorGlobal Sustainability Institute, UK

Prof. Jamel-Eddine Gharbi Former Tunisian Minister of Planning and Regional DevelopmentFormer Vice President University of Jendouba

H. E. Abdul Razak Al Qassim CEO - National Bank of Bahrain

Philip Moss Head Sustainable DevelopmentInvestment Partnership and Blended Finance World Economic Forum

Dr Ciyong Zou Director Department of Programmes,Partnerships and Field IntegrationUnited Nations Industrial Development Organization

Dr Agustín Delgado Chief Innovation and Sustainability OfficerIberdrola, Spain

Dr Michael Greger Director Public Healthand Animal AgricultureHumane Society, USA

Prof. Douglas A. HenslerFormer ProvostNaval Postgraduate School, USA


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Sponsorship OpportunitiesTo achieve its goals, WASD accepts support and donations from individuals and organisations across the world. Your donation will make a significant contribution to our annual conferences and workshops by giving the opportunity to our delegates from the developing countries to participate in the conference and engage with colleagues from the rest of the world. We also use your donation to support our various community engagement initiatives particularly those relating to Children, Youth and Women. Therefore, your company name will potentially be seen and appreciated by a large number of people.

The conference is a golden opportunity for all organisations to join the global conversation on sustainable development and policy research. There are many ways your organisation can become involved, including the opportunity to join the conference keynote panels.

Please see the four simple levels of sponsorship package(http://wasd.org.uk/conferences/sponsorship/) available to suit a variety of budgets, whether you are an individual wishing to make a small donation or corporate donor aiming to support the conference and WASD.

http://www.wasd.org.uk/coronavirus/sponsorship/


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