AGENDA SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION CONFERENCE

Connecting the future: ICT and the SDGs 12 October 2017 - 9.00 - 13.00 CET - The Hotel, Brussels, Belgium.

This conference will focus on the link between the UN Sustainable Development Goals and ICT. In the last two decades, we have seen incredible changes happen in the field of ICT and digitalisation. The increased access to internet, Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT), connectivity and social media, to name a few, have completely changed our lives and business as a whole. There is huge potential for ICT to drive sustainability forward, and both businesses and national players have a crucial role to play in this. In this conference, Huawei is going to share their latest research on EU ICT Sustainable Goals Benchmark. We bring together 150 people from business, politics, cities, NGOs and other stakeholders to discuss this topic and share best practice examples.

Time Item Speaker(s)

Moderator: Anya Sitaram

09:00 – 09:30 Registration & Welcome Coffee

09:30 – 09:35 Three years of Sustainability & Innovation

> Stefan Crets, Executive Director, CSR Europe

09:35 – 09:45 Welcome by Huawei > Charles Ding, President of European Public Affairs and Communication, Huawei

09:45 – 10:00 Presentation of the European ICT & SDG benchmark report

> Rob Cameron, CEO SustainAbility

10:00 – 11:00 Analysis of the outcomes from the European report presented by Huawei and Q&A

> Rob Cameron, CEO SustainAbility> Ado Lõhmus, Deputy Minister of Environment of Estonia, Presidency of the EU> Bernhard Frey, Senior Manager, SDG Impact & Reporting, UNGC> Luis Neves, Chairman, Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSi)> Arnaud Mourot, Director, Ashoka Europe

11:00 -11:30 Coffee break

11:30 – 12:30 Challenges and opportunities for ICT linked to the SDGs.

Digital solutions as a key element to close SDG achievement gaps by transforming lifestyle and work.

> Sarah Atkinson, Vice President Communications EMEA, CA Technologies

> Joe Griffin, Senior Manager Sustainable Business, Vodafone

> David Juan Frautschy Heredia, Latin American Public Policy Manager, Telefónica

> Simona Caruso, Head of Strategy and Processes, Global ICT, Enel

12:30 – 12:50 European policies for ICT linked to the SDGs

> Jyrki Katainen, European Commission Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness

12:50 – 13:00 Wrap-up and next steps > Stefan Crets, Executive Director, CSR Europe> Alan Aicken, Vice President Procurement & Chief Sustainability Officer Supply Chain,

Huawei

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch & Networking to continue the conversation