Agenda

You can download the detailed Festival agenda which includes speakers. (You can find a full list on the speakers page.) The PDF agenda will be updated nearer the Festival so do check back for updates.  We will provide you with a printed version at the Festival. Please check the FAQ page for more details.

If you can’t come to the Festival in person, you can watch the plenary sessions and live-stage via livestream: http://globalfestivalofideas.org/livestream/

8:00 - 9:00
8:00 - 9:00
REGISTRATION
9:00 - 10:30
9:00 - 10:30
Opening plenary
Welcome to the Global Festival of Ideas for Sustainable Development
Plenary Hall
9:00 - 10:30
Interactive experiences:
10:30 - 11:00
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break and game play
Lobby
11:00 - 12:30
Plenary Hall
11:00 - 12:30
High level multi-stakeholder plenary
Featuring the launch of the UN SDG Action Campaign & Global Campaign Center
Plenary Hall
12:30 - 13:30
12:00 - 13:30
Networking lunch and game play
Lobby
13:30 - 15:00
12:00 - 13:30
Tackling inequalities: Lining up the politics with policy
(Expert panel)
Plenary Hall
12:00 - 13:30
Tackling inequalities
(A policy simulation)
Berlin Hall
12:00 - 13:30
Tackling inequalities: Lining up the politics with policy
(Knowledge Cafe)
Bonn Hall
12:00 - 13:30
The SDGs in Germany/Europe: SDGs in Media – who cares?
(Language: German)
Rhine Lobby
15:00 - 15:30
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break and game play
Lobby
15:30 - 17:00
15:00 - 15:30
Globalisation:
Ensuring no one is left behind in an era of disillusionment
(Expert panel)
Plenary Hall
15:00 - 15:30
Exploring globalisation
(A policy simulation)
Berlin Hall
15:00 - 15:30
Globalisation:
A compendium of solutions
(Lightning talks)
Bonn Hall
15:00 - 15:30
The SDGs in Germany/Europe:
“Let everybody know” - Influencer Marketing and SDGs
(Language: German)
Rhine Lobby
17:00 - 19:00
Plenary Hall
17:00 - 18:00
Networking cocktail reception
Lobby
9:00 - 10:30
9:00 - 10:30
Opening plenary
Plenary Hall
9:00 - 10:30
Interactive experiences:
10:30 - 11:00
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break and game play
Lobby
11:00 - 12:30
11:00 - 12:30
Resource efficiency:
Feeding an increasing world population with less resources in a time of climate change (Expert panel and case-study snapshots)
Plenary Hall
11:00 - 12:30
Resource efficiency
(A policy simulation)
Berlin Hall
11:00 - 12:30
Resource efficiency:
Removing barriers to development of a circular economy
(World cafe)
Bonn Hall
11:00 - 12:30
The SDGs in Germany/Europe:
Communication about sustainability in an era of fake news
(Language: German)
Rhine Lobby
12:30 - 14:00
Plenary Hall
11:00 - 12:30
Networking lunch and game play
Lobby
14:00 - 15:30
14:00 - 15:30
Unlocking green economy opportunities:
Innovations and policy shifts being adopted by leading countries
(Expert panel)
Plenary Hall
15:00 - 15:30
Unlocking green economy opportunities
(A policy simulation)
Berlin Hall
15:00 - 15:30
Unlocking green economy opportunities:
Priorities for shifting towards a new climate and green economy
(Fishbowl conversations)
Bonn Hall
11:00 - 12:30
The SDGs in Germany/Europe:
How to make science based communication great again!
(Language: German)
Rhine Lobby
15:30 - 16:00
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break and game play
Lobby
16:00 - 17:00
Plenary Hall
16:00 - 17:00
Knowledge Sharing Sessions (Six parallel sessions)
Bonn Hall / Berlin Hall / Presidential Area / Rhine Lobby / Fireplace Room / Plenary Hall
17:00 - 18:00
Plenary Hall
17:00 - 18:00
Closing plenary
Plenary Hall
18:00 - 22:00
Plenary Hall
18:00 - 22:00
Social evening and dinner
Hop on board a boat on the Rhine River
09:00 - 10:30
09:00 - 10:30
Disruptors to development:
Progress in the face of multiple shocks
(Expert plenary)
Plenary Hall
09:00 - 10:30
Disruptors to development
(A policy simulation)
Berlin Hall
09:00 - 10:30
Disruptors to development:
Data and technology in humanitarian crises
(Fishbowl conversations)
Bonn Hall
09:00 - 10:30
The SDGs in Germany/Europe:
Disruption and storytelling
(Language: German)
Rhine Lobby
9:00 - 17:30
Interactive experiences:
10:30 - 11:00
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break and game play
Lobby
11:00 - 12:30
11:00 - 12:30
Disruptors to development:
Utilising the latest technology to transform safety nets and social protection
(Expert panel)
Plenary Hall
11:00 - 12:30
Disruptors to development
(A policy simulation)
Berlin Hall
15:00 - 15:30
Disruptors to development:
Conflict, food security and migration
(Data dive)
Bonn Hall
15:00 - 15:30
The SDGs in Germany/Europe:
Get everybody on board! Stakeholder participation and the SDGs
(Language: German)
Rhine Lobby
12:30 - 14:00
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Labs (Six parallel sessions) and Game play
Bonn Hall / Berlin Hall / Presidential Area / Fireplace Room / Rhine Lobby / Plenary Hall
14:00 - 16:00
14:00 - 16:00
Closing plenary
Plenary Hall