The 2019 ECOSOC Partnership Forum will showcase how innovative multi-stakeholder partnerships and partnership platforms including those led by national governments can help drive implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and address existing gaps. The Forum also will aim to discuss ways to enhance the effectiveness of UN-associated partnerships in the context of ongoing UN Development System reform.

Featuring speakers including:

Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General
H.E. Mr. Ghassan Hasbani, Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon
Ms. Lise Kingo, CEO & Executive Director, UN Global Compact
Ms. Josephine Satyono, Executive Director, Indonesia Global Compact Network
Ms. Ann Cairns, Vice Chairman of Mastercard
Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake, UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth
Ms. Alaa Murabit, SDG Advocate
Ms. Laura Trevelyan, BBC Anchor/ Correspondent