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Virtual Side Event on the margins of the 6th Annual Multi-stakeholder STI Forum for the Sustainable Development Goals: Gender Equality in Science, Technology and Innovation: Towards an Inclusive STI Ecosystem and Connectivity for All

Gender affairs
5 May 2021|Event

On the occasion of the 6th Annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals, the Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have the pleasure to invite you to a virtual side event on Gender Equality in Science, Technology and Innovation: Towards an Inclusive STI Ecosystem.

This event will bring together government representatives, academia, civil society, young people and international organizations to showcase select national experiences/ initiatives from different regions in support of the equal participation of women in STI; and to shed light on the importance of forging enabling and inclusive environments to retain female talents in STI careers.

Welcome remarks by

  • Mr. Markus Woltran, Programme Officer, United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs.

Opening Addresses

  • H.E. Ambassador Francisco António Duarte Lopes, Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations
  • Mr. Rene Ruidiaz, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations

Panelists

  • Ms. Mónica Zalaquett, Minister of Women’s Affairs and Gender Equity of Chile and Chair of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Dr. Maysoun Ibrahim, Board Member and Chairperson of the Innovation Supporter Network (ISN), the HIgher Council for Innovation and Excellence
  • Ms. Cassie Lee, Co-Founder, Brooke Owens Foundation
  • Ms. Funmilola Ikeolu Fagbola, Founder of the Rural Girls in Technology (RuGiT), 2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Young Talent Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Mrs. Baraah Alsaid Ramadan, World Food Programme’s EMPACT 2020 graduate

Closing remarks

  • Mr. Jean-Martin Bauer, World Food Programme

The event will be moderated by Mr. Markus Woltran, Programme Officer, United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs.

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