SDGs: Global Founders Council Summit 2022

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GCPIT (UK) & Global Council for the Promotion of International Trade aim to transform the future of business and industry through sustainable business best practices. The primary goal is to promote a nationwide organization that harnesses the diverse capabilities and strengths of the countries to the creation of new industries resting on sustainability.

The Council will promote sustainable business models and best practices to the nationwide creation of new industries over the medium to long term. Personnel from industry, academia, and the government will work together to go back to the basics of sustainability and to investigate and make recommendations on the application of the technology, solutions, best use-cases, and the required industrial structure, systems and rules. Through these activities, the Council will promote sustainable development, with the aim of channeling advances in sustainable development goals into promoting industry and reinforcing its international competitiveness.

Global Founders’ Council for Sustainable Development is inviting the participation of companies and experts who endorse these aims and initiatives.

Primary Objectives of the summit

  • Launching of Global Founders’ Council
  • Building framework for proactively engaging and building a more sustainable and inclusive ecosystem
  • Continually improving the framework of  Sustainable Business Goals, and sharing everything we learn with the wider community
  • The commitment of the Global Founders Council
    • Immediate action on climate change (UN SDGs #13, 15)
      Reduce emissions significantly and offset existing emissions.
    • Consumption that is responsible (UN SDGs #2, 12, 14)
      The highest standards for environmentally friendly consumption and manufacturing. Manufacturing, distribution, and retailing that is environmentally friendly. Reduce food waste to a bare minimum.
    • Green Cities (UN SDG #11): 
      Assist in making cities more livable, sustainable, and breathable.
    • Renewable Energy (UN SDG #7)
      Accelerate the transition to low-cost, environmentally friendly energy.
    • Justice and equality of opportunity (UN SDGs #1, 8, 10)
      Jobs and/or services that improve the lives of those who are vulnerable. As we and the firms in our portfolio expand and thrive, we want to create environments where people have equal opportunity and may reach their full potential.
    • Gender Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (UN SDG #6)
      Diversity in all forms, as well as an inclusive working environment with a zero-tolerance policy for any sort of discrimination.

    • Workplace health and well-being (UN SDG #3) 
      Ensure workplace health and well-being.
    • Lifelong learning (UN SDG #4)
      Employees receive vocational training and lifetime learning. Children deserve a good education.

    • Highest ethical and governance standards (UN SDG #16)
      In governance, there should be transparency and high ethical standards. Remain steadfast in your opposition to corruption and unethical behavior, as well as in your compliance with all appropriate regulatory agencies.
    • Data rights are human rights (UN SDG #16)
      Customers’ and users’ personal information, as well as their privacy, should be treated with care.

 

  • Aparna G Kumar
  • Baybars Altuntas
  • Dr Hynd Bouhia
Opening Session
13.30-14.00 GMT +1

Welcome Speech by Ms. Aparna G Kumar, Global Co-Chairperson, GCPIT

Keynote Speech by Dr. Hynd Bouhia, Founder & CEO, BAL Method Ltd; President & CEO, Strategica; MOROCCO

Address by Chief Guest Baybars Altuntas, Former Senior Advisor of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), Executive Chairman of the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF)

Chairman, World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF)
Founder & CEO BAL Method Ltd
  • Adrienna Zsakay
  • Dennis Okore
  • Foluke Michael
  • Nancy Nouaimeh
Powerful Sustainable Development Session - I
14.00-15.00 GMT +1

14.00-14.15 GMT +1: Fostering Innovation Cultures with Sustainability Mindset. Highest ethical and governance standards (UN SDG #16) by DENNIS OKORE

14.15-14.30 GMT +1: Driving Innovative Global Movement Against Climate Change by FOLUKE MICHAEL

14.30-14.45 GMT +1: Turn ESG theory into Excellence practices- Focus on good governance. Highest ethical and governance standards (UN SDG #16) by NANCY NOUAIMEH

14.45-15.00 GMT +1: Sustainable Development and International Trade by ADRIENNA ZSAKAY

Adrienna Zsakay CEO Circular Asia Association
Demand Creation for Health Specialist
Disruptive Innovator, UN SDG Award Winner; Founder, The Green Entrepreneurs, UK
Founder & MD, XcelliUm Management Consultancy
  • Anja Carron
  • Kuldeep Parashar
  • La Juana (LJ) Chambers Lawson
  • Nada Ahmed El Gazzar
Powerful Sustainable Development Session - II
15.00-16.00 GMT +1

15.00-15.15 GMT +1: Wait, Is This Procedurally Just? Highest ethical and governance standards (UN SDG #16) by LA JUANA CHAMBERS LAWSON

15.15-15.30 GMT +1: Workplace Benefits & Pension in India. Workplace health and well-being (UN SDG #3) by KULDEEP PARASHAR

15.30-15.45 GMT +1: New Leaders think and act beyond - Global Mindset for a Sustainable Future by ANJA CARRON

15.45-16.00 GMT +1: Lifelong Learning using Coaching with NLP by NADA AHMED EL GAZZAR

Founder & CEO Theia International
Kuldeep Parashar, Founder at PensionBox
Founder & CEO , Tacit Growth Strategies LLC
Business Excellence Expert and Certified NLP Coach, Certified Master practitioner of NLP, UAE
  • Iliada Evangelia Kothra
  • Mireille Toulekima
  • Nana Wanjau
  • Phi Van Nguyen
  • Suma Khazmo
Powerful Sustainable Development Session - III
16.00-17.15 GMT+1

16.00-16.15 GMT +1: The Role of technology to Support the Energy Transition and Create Economic Sustainability by MIREILLE TOULEKIMA

16.15-16.30 GMT +1: The power of one. Lifelong learning (UN SDG #4) by PHI VAN NGUYEN

16.30-16.45 GMT +1: Social and Economic Advancement through Women Empowerment by NANA WANJAU

16.45-17.00 GMT +1: The value of lifelong learning. Lifelong learning (UN SDG #4) by ILIADA EVANGELIA KOTHRA

17.00-17.15 GMT +1: Decoding Sustainable Media and Publishing by SUMA KHAZMO

Founder and creative director, www.living-postcards.com
Managing Director, MT Energy Resources, Australia
CEO, CBWN; CEO, Branding Beyond Borders
Chairwoman - Vietnam Angel Network
Co Founding Partner of Neuterics Medical and Biotechnologies
  • Aparna G Kumar
  • Dr. Sarika Kulkarni
  • Prof. Mohan Munasinghe
Opening Session
13.30-14.00 GMT +1

Welcome Speech by Ms. Aparna G Kumar, Global Co-Chairperson, GCPIT

Keynote Speech by Dr. Sarika Kulkarni, Founder & Chief Executive Director, RAAH Foundation, INDIA

Address by Chief Guest Prof. Mohan Munasinghe, Founder Chairman of the Munasinghe Inst. of Development (MIND), Colombo; Vice-Chair of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-AR4), who shared the 2007 Nobel Prize for Peace; and the 2021 Blue Planet Prize Laureate (also called 'Environmental Nobel Prize'). He is also Chairman, Presidential Expert Commission on Sustainable Sri Lanka 2030 Vision; Distinguished Guest Professor at Peking University, China; and Honorary Senior Advisor to the Government of Sri Lanka

Founder & CEO, Raah Foundation
Founder Chairman, MIND, Sri Lanka
  • DR. Theresia Bilola
  • Guhesh Ramanathan
  • Rebecca Bakare
  • Shahnaz Shaikh
Powerful Sustainable Development Session - I
14.00-15.00 GMT +1

14.00-14.15 GMT +1: Implications of the 2022 IPCC Report for Businesses and Investors by DR. THERESIA BILOLA

14.15-14.30 GMT +1: Crop protection and sustainable farming. Consumption that is responsible (UN SDGs #2, 12, 14) by SHAHNAZ SHAIKH

14.30-14.45 GMT +1: Who owns data? Data rights are human rights (UN SDG #16) by GUHESH RAMANATHAN

14.45-15.00 GMT +1: Driving Equality of Opportunity Along the Supply Chain - Sustainability for African Food Companies by REBECCA BAKARE

Co-founder, ESGROW Oy
CEO and Director Excubator Consulting
Founder and CEO of Mama’s Creation Foods
CEO & Founder, AI-Genix International Pvt Ltd
  • Amb. Dr. Kimberly Grant-Bynoe, CLC, CPC
  • Phetso Ntsowe
  • Sucheta Acharya
  • Yavi Madurai
Powerful Sustainable Development Session - II
15.00-16.00 GMT +1

15.00-15.15 GMT +1: Delivering Growth in the Workplace through Diversity and Inclusion by PHETSO NTSOWE

15.15-15.30 GMT +1: Don't Just Talk About it. Do It. Gender Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (UN SDG #6) by SUCHETA ACHARYA

15.30-15.45 GMT +1: The Gift of Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development Goals to Eradicate Poverty Everywhere {SDG #1} by AMB. DR. KIMBERLY GRANTBYNOE, CLC, CPC

15.45-16.00 GMT +1: The road to the SDG's in Africa: Is it a 'dirt road' or 'paved for success'? by YAVI MADURAI

CEO at The Economic Hub, USA
Founder Botswana Women Lean-In Circle
CEO, Soukhyaa Enterprises
Founder, PABWA
  • Anil Goyal
  • Cathy Dimarchos
  • Innocentia Mahlangu
  • Kimberly King
  • Varija Bajaj
Powerful Sustainable Development Session - III
16.00-17.00 GMT +1

16.00-16.15 GMT +1: What makes a successful impact investment? by ANIL GOYAL

16.15-16.30 GMT +1: Business Leadership toward Inclusive Economy that Works for All by KIMBERLY KING

16.30-16.45 GMT +1: Well-being is an action - not a word. Are you an adaptive leader who takes action for your people? Workplace health and well-being (UN SDG #3) by CATHY DIMARCHOS

16.45-17.00 GMT +1: Leave No One Behind ( Disability Inclusion). Justice and equality of opportunity (UN SDGs #1, 8, 10) by VARIJA BAJAJ

17.00-17.15 GMT +1: Advancing SDGs: Gender Equality as an enabler for Innovation, Industry & Infrastructure by INNOCENTIA MAHLANGU

Founder & CEO, CapSavvy Consultants Pvt Ltd
Strategy and Transformation Business Executive, Solutions2you, Australia
Founder, SHEngineers
CEO of HumanTec Labs
Founder at Varija Lifestyles, O&Y, Lela
  • Aparna G Kumar
  • Dr. Paola Fiore
  • Nicole Petyt
Opening Session
14.00-15.00 GMT +1

Welcome Speech by Ms. Aparna G Kumar, Global Co-Chairperson, GCPIT

Keynote Speech by Nicole Sean Petyt, CEO, Africa Women Enterprises (PTY) Ltd; South Africa

Address by Chief Guest Dr. Paola Fiore, Forward-Thinking Sustainability Pioneer, CSR Specialist & Coach Environmental & Climate Change Expert; UN TeachSDGs Educator & Ambassador

Founder and Director of ETICAMBIENTE®
CEO, Africa Women Enterprises
  • Dr. Ameena Ali
  • Dr. K.S. Bhatia
  • Dr. Mandla Lamba
  • Nanda Kishore Chaudhary
Powerful Sustainable Development Session - I
13.30-14.00 GMT +1

14.00-14.15 GMT +1: Sustainability is not a choice anymore, It is the need of the hour by NAND KISHORE CHAUDHARY

14.15-14.30 GMT +1: How does SME'S Help in achieving sustainable development goals SDG? by DR. K.S. BHATIA

14.30-14.45 GMT +1: The effects of Climate Change on Human Rights by AMEENA ALI, PHD

14.45-15.00 GMT +1: The Green Revolution Green Cities (UN SDG #11) by DR. MANDLA LAMBA

Founder, Federation of International Gender & Human Rights
Founder & CEO, Pumpkart.com & Figgital.com
Founder & CEO, Agilitee - EV & Green Tech
Chairman and Managing Director, Jaipur Rugs
  • Julia Craighill
  • Kellie Stecher
  • Rupali Ramesh Patil
  • Senela Jayasuriya
Powerful Sustainable Development Session - II
15.00-16.00 GMT +1

15.00-15.15 GMT +1: Sustainability Training: Empower Every Employee to Make a Difference by JULIA CRAIGHILL

15.15-15.30 GMT +1: Breaking the Gender Bias. Gender Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (UN SDG #6) by SENELA JAYASURIYA

15.30-15.45 GMT +1: CSR and SDGs - Are they married or engaged? by RUPALI RAMESH PATIL

15.45-16.00 GMT +1: Decoding legislative changes in regards to; physician licensing, mental health, healthcare and women in medicine by KELLIE STECHER, MD

Founder Green Office Academy
Co-Founder and President of Patient Care Heroes,
Founder & Chief Impact Officer Global Synergizers
Founder & CEO - Women Empowered Global
  • Atreyi Basu
  • Debby Lo-Dean
  • Eunice Nyandat
  • Rita Kakati-Shah
  • Tania Tome
Powerful Sustainable Development Session - III
16.00-17.00 GMT +1

16.00-16.15 GMT +1: Diversity - The Value of Understanding Culture by DEBBY LO-DEAN

16.15-16.30 GMT +1: The Importance of Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality in Creating Sustainable Societies DR RITA KAKATI-SHAH

16.30-16.45 GMT +1: Succenergy: Activate your energy to lead, engage and transform. Lifelong learning (UN SDG #4) by TANIA TOME

16.45-17.00 GMT +1: Lip Services of EDI [Equality Diversity and Inclusion] by EUNICE NYANDAT

16.45-17.00 GMT +1: Reducing waste in the gift giving industry by making it green and impactful. Consumption that is responsible (UN SDGs #2, 12, 14) by ATREYI BASU

Founder & CEO Verdura Care Trading
Director, Gold Coast Innovation Hub
Founder, MBM Africa
Founder and CEO of Uma
CEO, Ecokaya & President, Womenice Foundation 
Nancy Nouaimeh

Nancy Nouaimeh

Founder & MD, XcelliUm Management Consultancy
Dr. Ameena Ali

Dr. Ameena Ali

Founder, Federation of International Gender & Human Rights
Baybars Altuntas

Baybars Altuntas

Chairman, World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF)
Prof. Mohan Munasinghe

Prof. Mohan Munasinghe

Founder Chairman, MIND, Sri Lanka
Kellie Stecher

Kellie Stecher

Co-Founder and President of Patient Care Heroes,
Adrienna Zsakay

Adrienna Zsakay

Adrienna Zsakay CEO Circular Asia Association
Anja Carron

Anja Carron

Founder & CEO Theia International
Debby Lo-Dean

Debby Lo-Dean

Director, Gold Coast Innovation Hub
Dennis Okore

Dennis Okore

Demand Creation for Health Specialist
Dr. K.S. Bhatia

Dr. K.S. Bhatia

Founder & CEO, Pumpkart.com & Figgital.com
Dr. Mandla Lamba

Dr. Mandla Lamba

Founder & CEO, Agilitee - EV & Green Tech
Dr. Paola Fiore

Dr. Paola Fiore

Founder and Director of ETICAMBIENTE®
Dr. Sarika Kulkarni

Dr. Sarika Kulkarni

Founder & CEO, Raah Foundation
Guhesh Ramanathan

Guhesh Ramanathan

CEO and Director Excubator Consulting
Dr Hynd Bouhia

Dr Hynd Bouhia

Founder & CEO BAL Method Ltd
Julia Craighill

Julia Craighill

Founder Green Office Academy
Kimberly King

Kimberly King

CEO of HumanTec Labs
Kuldeep Parashar

Kuldeep Parashar

Kuldeep Parashar, Founder at PensionBox
Nanda Kishore Chaudhary

Nanda Kishore Chaudhary

Chairman and Managing Director, Jaipur Rugs
Nicole Petyt

Nicole Petyt

CEO, Africa Women Enterprises
Phetso Ntsowe

Phetso Ntsowe

Founder Botswana Women Lean-In Circle
Phi Van Nguyen

Phi Van Nguyen

Chairwoman - Vietnam Angel Network
Rupali Ramesh Patil

Rupali Ramesh Patil

Founder & Chief Impact Officer Global Synergizers
Shahnaz Shaikh

Shahnaz Shaikh

CEO & Founder, AI-Genix International Pvt Ltd
Sucheta Acharya

Sucheta Acharya

CEO, Soukhyaa Enterprises
Tania Tome

Tania Tome

CEO, Ecokaya & President, Womenice Foundation 
Foluke Michael

Foluke Michael

Disruptive Innovator, UN SDG Award Winner; Founder, The Green Entrepreneurs, UK
Nada Ahmed El Gazzar

Nada Ahmed El Gazzar

Business Excellence Expert and Certified NLP Coach, Certified Master practitioner of NLP, UAE
Mireille Toulekima

Mireille Toulekima

Managing Director, MT Energy Resources, Australia
Nana Wanjau

Nana Wanjau

CEO, CBWN; CEO, Branding Beyond Borders
DR. Theresia Bilola

DR. Theresia Bilola

Co-founder, ESGROW Oy
Amb. Dr. Kimberly Grant-Bynoe, CLC, CPC

Amb. Dr. Kimberly Grant-Bynoe, CLC, CPC

CEO at The Economic Hub, USA
Cathy Dimarchos

Cathy Dimarchos

Strategy and Transformation Business Executive, Solutions2you, Australia
Varija Bajaj

Varija Bajaj

Founder at Varija Lifestyles, O&Y, Lela
Senela Jayasuriya

Senela Jayasuriya

Founder & CEO - Women Empowered Global
Yavi Madurai

Yavi Madurai

Founder, PABWA
Rita Kakati-Shah

Rita Kakati-Shah

Founder and CEO of Uma
Rebecca Bakare

Rebecca Bakare

Founder and CEO of Mama’s Creation Foods
Iliada Evangelia Kothra

Iliada Evangelia Kothra

Founder and creative director, www.living-postcards.com
Innocentia Mahlangu

Innocentia Mahlangu

Founder, SHEngineers
Atreyi Basu

Atreyi Basu

Founder & CEO Verdura Care Trading
Suma Khazmo

Suma Khazmo

Co Founding Partner of Neuterics Medical and Biotechnologies
Eunice Nyandat

Eunice Nyandat

Founder, MBM Africa
La Juana (LJ) Chambers Lawson

La Juana (LJ) Chambers Lawson

Founder & CEO , Tacit Growth Strategies LLC
Anil Goyal

Anil Goyal

Founder & CEO, CapSavvy Consultants Pvt Ltd

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April 28, 2022 6:00 pm
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