Videos

Keynote speeches

• Indigenous Perspective on SDGs, Cities and Climate Change

  Hans P Bokelund, Director Aboriginal Melbourne - City of Melbourne

• SDGs and Cities

  Penny Abeywardena, Commissioner - NYC Mayor’s Office for International Affairs

• SDGs, Urban Planning for Equity and Climate Resilience in our Cities

  Theresa Williamson, Executive Director - Catalytic Communities, Brazil

• SDGs, Building Cities for Health and Wellbeing of People and Nature

  Peter Rayner, Acting Director - Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne

• SDGs, Cities Acting on Climate Change, Encouraging a Circular Economy

  Claire Ferres Miles, CEO - Sustainability Victoria

Responding panels

• Indigenous Perspective on SDGs, Cities and Climate Change

  Responding panel to keynote speech by Hans P Bokelund, Director Aboriginal Melbourne - City of Melbourne

• SDGs and Cities

  Responding panel to keynote speech by Penny Abeywardena, Commissioner - NYC Mayor’s Office for International Affairs

• SDGs, Urban Planning for Equity and Climate Resilience in our Cities

  Responding panel to keynote speech by Theresa Williamson, Executive Director - Catalytic Communities, Brazil

• SDGs, Building Cities for Health and Wellbeing of People and Nature

  Responding panel to keynote speech by Peter Rayner, Acting Director - Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne

• SDGs, Cities Acting on Climate Change, Encouraging a Circular Economy

  Responding panel to keynote speech by Claire Ferres Miles, CEO - Sustainability Victoria

Breakout sessions

The symposium had two breakout session streams, reflecting the themes and objectives of the event. City Partnerships features SDGs Cities Challenge city participants discussing their sustainable development challenges and their ongoing discussions with solutions providers in academia, business and government; and Localising the SDGs was a series of micro masterclasses on key topics for engagement in the SDGs.

• City Partnerships – Session 1A

  City of Newcastle | City of Whitehorse

• City Partnerships – Session 1B

  City of Dehradun | University of Melbourne: Estate Planning and Development

• City Partnerships – Session 1C

  City of Woollahra | Warrnambool

• City Partnerships – Session 1D

  Alor Gajah | City of Melbourne

• Localising the SDGs – Session 2A

  SDG Reporting: Connecting the national to the local

• Localising the SDGs – Session 2B

  #Recover Better: Partnering for local SDGs impact – Local Government and the SDGs

• Localising the SDGs – Session 2C

  Embedding SDGs in organisational planning and the built environment — City of Newcastle | City of Whitehorse

• Localising the SDGs – Session 2D

  Communication and Engagement with the SDGs: How can we communicate with and mobilise our youth amidst global stress and uncertainty?