To ensure that all stakeholders are fully involved in the creation of the UN Business Arena and to bring together diverse local and global business perspectives, a high-level meeting will be convened on 5 June 2023. This meeting will engage key representatives from business, government, civil society and academia in dialogue and collaborative action to advance sustainable development through transformative missions. The focus will be on identifying concrete steps and partnerships to drive progress towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The meeting will be attended by global heads of the main partners, including the Business for Peace Foundation, UN Global Compact, UNDP, ICC, PRI, NHO, City of Oslo, and Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the goal of building momentum towards the eventual Arena happening in 2024. The meeting will be held on 5 June, 2023, at Askeladdens Hus, which is situated within the Soria Moria Hotel in Oslo. The event will begin at 10 am. For any additional questions or information, please feel free to reach out to the Head of Secretariat, Henrik Friis: henrik.meneses@globalcompact.no.
Tentative Agenda:
09:30: Reception and Arrival
10:00: Welcome & Introduction by Master of Ceremony (Plenary Hall)
10:15: Opening Address by Sanda Ojiambo: The lack of progress on the SDGs and the need for a new Arena
10:25 AM: Open Business Diplomacy
10:35 AM: UN Business Arena Presentation
10:45 a.m.: Private-Sector Address: The Need for increased public/private collaboration
11:00 a.m.: Transformative Missions: Mariana Mazzucato (tbc)
11:15 AM: Break-out sessions
12:30 p.m.: Key-findings (Plenary Hall)
13:00: Lunch (Buffet)
14:45-17:00: Bilateral Meetings
19:00: Aperitif
19:30: Working dinner with UN Business Arena, UNGC, and NORAD on investment opportunities in the Global South
