Taiwan AID has held the “Asian NGO International Development Conference” since 2012, focusing on the latest international development trends of the United Nations with more than 200 participants from 20 countries every year.
In 2018, we will discuss how Asian NGOs to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under the local context in the conference, particularly from the perspectives of South-South cooperation, youth empowerment and how enterprises put SDGs into practice.
This year, we invite Keynote Speakers, Mr. Cyril Ritchie from CoNGO and Mr. Ohashi Masaaki from JANIC, to share their valuable experience and viewpoints to us.
Let's engage in the conversation with global NGOs communities to create a fairer and better world！
●Keynote Speakers:
Mr. Cyril Ritchie (First Vice President, CoNGO, Switzerland)
Mr. Ohashi Masaaki (Director, Sacred Heart Insitute for Sustainable Futures/ Director of JANIC, Japan)
●Target Participants: NGO Workers、Citizens or Students who are interested in international development and SDGs topics.
●Registration Link：https://goo.gl/forms/XALVx4UENv3jMKzc2
The Conference will be proceeded mainly in English. English-Chinese simultaneous interpretation is available.
Taiwan-Asian Exchange Foundation
Contact: Ms. Joyce Syu, Taiwan AID Coordinator
Tel: +886-2-2719-0408 ext. 239
E-mail: secretariat@taiwanaid.org
● Tentative Agenda：
Oct. 8(Mon.)
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Morning Time |
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Opening |
Opening Remarks: Ms. Rebecca Wang (Chairperson, Taiwan AID) Welcome Remarks: Distinguished Guests |
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Keynote Speech I |
Topic: Transforming SDGs into Action Moderator: Dr. H.H. Michael Hsiao (Chairman, Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation) Speaker: Mr. Cyril Ritchie (First Vice President, CoNGO, Switzerland) |
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Coffee Break |
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Panel Session I |
Topic: South-South Cooperation Moderator: Dr. H.H. Michael Hsiao (Chairman, Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation) Panelists: 1.Dr. Shiuh-Shen, Chien (Professor, Dept. of Geography, National Taiwan University, Taiwan) 2.Ms. Priti Darooka (Executive Director, PWESCR International, India) 3.Mr. Thilak Kariyawasam (Executive Director, Sri Lanka Nature Group) 4.Ms. Estrella Catarata (Representative of The Reality of Aid) |
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Lunch Break |
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Afternoon Time |
Panel Session II |
Topic: Private Sectors Engagement and Implement SDGs Moderator: Mr. Chien-wen Mark Shen (Director, Yunus Social Business Centre , Taiwan) Panelists: 1.Mr. Daniel You (Vice General Manager, Feng Tay Enterprises Co, Ltd., Taiwan) 2.Dr. Rangaswamy Elango (Ex. President of Kuthambakkam Village, India) 3.Ms. Isabelle Morin (Director of Singapore, CSR Asia) (TBC) |
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Coffee Break |
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Q&A Wrap-up Session |
Moderator: Rebecca Wang (Chairperson, Taiwan AID) |
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Morning Time |
Registration |
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Keynote Speech II |
Topic: Youth Empowerment and Innovation Moderator: Mr. Jay Hung (Executive Director, Taiwan AID/ CEO, Zhi-shan Foundation Taiwan) Speaker: Mr. Ohashi Masaaki (Director, Sacred Heart Institute for Sustainable Futures, Japan) |
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Coffee Break |
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Panel Session III |
Topic: Youth Empowerment and Innovation Moderator: Mr. Katsuhito Okubo (Co-Chair of the Board, Japan Youth Platform for Sustainability) Panelists: 1.Mr. Gino Zhang (Founder and Chairperson, Zhengzhou Heqin youth volunteer center, China) 2.Ms. Hoang Phuong Thao (Country Director, ActionAid Vietnam) 3.Mr. Jinsu Yom (President, Better World, Korea) 4.Mr. Liang Yi Chang (Co-Founder, Plan b, Taiwan) |
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Closing Remarks |
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Afternoon Time |
Lunch Break (Invited guests only) |
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Site Visit (Invited guests only) |
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