Programme & Speakers
Programme
Download concept notes for thematic sessions
- Session 1: Sustainable Energy
- Session 2: Agriculture & Rural Development
- Session 3: Digital Connectivity
- Session 4: Climate Change
- Session 5: Sustainable Tourism
Special Events
5 March 2023, 17:00 – 18:45
SPECIAL EVENT 1, Agricultural Commodity Transformation (ACT) Fund: innovative instrument for impact investing. Organiser: Common Fund for Commodities, Room 1
SPECIAL EVENT 2, Fostering women-led business in LDC. Organiser: APCO Worldwide, Room 2 [Download the flyer for the Special Event 6]
SPECIAL EVENT 3, Agora – A matchmaker for investors and investees. Organiser: UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), Room 3
6 March 2023, 13:00 – 14:45
SPECIAL EVENT 4, Microsoft Airband Partnerships - Driving Meaningful Connectivity and Digital Transformation in LDCs. Organiser: Microsoft, Room 1
SPECIAL EVENT 5, New instruments and partnerships for SDG Acceleration: Islamic Social Financing for the SDGs. Organiser: UN Joint SDG Fund, Room 2
SPECIAL EVENT 6, Capacity building of smallholder farmers, especially women and youth, for sustainable agriculture in Senegal. Organiser: OCP Africa, Room 102 [Download the flyer for the Special Event 6]
6 March 2023, 17:00 – 18:45
SPECIAL EVENT 7, Opportunities and Challenges in Doing Solar in LDCs. Organiser: WAIPA, Room 1
SPECIAL EVENT 8, Scalable solutions to SME-investability in LDCs – shared services and service-backed loans. Organiser: FCA Investments, Room 2 [Download the flyer for the Special Event 8]
SPECIAL EVENT 9, Partner2Connect: Accelerating the Doha Programme of Action through partnerships for meaningful connectivity and digital transformation. Organiser: Partner2Connect Digital Coalition, Room 3
7 March 2023, 13:00 – 14:45
SPECIAL EVENT 10, Leveraging Private Investment for LDC Graduation and the 2030 Agenda. Organiser: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Room 1
SPECIAL EVENT 11, Launch of the Indian Ocean Private Sector Platform (ADD OI): 30 projects to reach -30 by 2030. Organiser: TF 261, Room 2
SPECIAL EVENT 12, Supporting the next generation workforce through the power of digital economy. Organiser: EY, Room 3