9:30 Town Hall Style Plenary Session: Promoting Youth Employment through Sustainable Development background paper: Sustainable Development and Youth Employment: A Case for Renewable Energy  »  background paper: Youth Employment Opportunities in the Renewable Energy Sector  »  Moderator Mr. Charles Hodson, Anchor, CNN World Business Today Speakers: Mrs. Yolanda Kakabadse Navarro, President, International Union for Conservation of Nature Dr. Mohamed T. El Ashry, CEO and Chairman, Global Environment Facility Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, World Food Prize Laureate 11:30 Town Hall Style Plenary Session (cont.) Eco-entrepreneurship: A Focus on Renewable Energy background paper: Renewable Energy Toolkit for Youth  »  Resource Person: Ms. Annika Lundgren E + Co Africa Program Manager Host: Dr. Mohamed T. El Ashry, CEO and Chairman, Global Environment Facility Speakers: Ms. Liliana Davalos (Columbia) Mr. Jose Martin Jimenez  (Philippines) 14:00 Parallel Thematic Sessions Session 1: Role of Private Sector in Promoting Youth Employment background paper: Engaging the Private Sector  »  Resource Person: Dr. Steve Waddell, President, Organizational Futures Host: Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director-General, Bibliotheca Alexandrina Speakers: Ms. Karen K. Bellis, Director, Shell Live WIRE International Limited Mr. Ari Kahan, President, Grupo Kahan SA de CV Mr. Octavio Maizza-Neto, Assistant Director General UNIDO Session 2: Education for Work background paper: Education for Work  »  Resource Person: Dr. John Wong, Project Director, Education Development Center, Inc. | presentation | Hosts: Ms. Janet Whitla, President, Education Development Center, Inc. Mrs. Gertrude Mongella MP, Secretary General Beijing Conference for Women Speakers: Ms. Maria Helena Henriques Mueller, Head, Youth Coordination Unit UNESCO Ms. Hani May, Extension and Education Officer, FAO, Egypt Session 3: Investing in Youth Employment background paper: Investing in Youth Employment  »  Resource Person: Dr. Ponna Wignaraja, Chairman, South Asian Perspective Network Association Hosts: Mme. Huguette Labelle, Chancellor, Ottawa University Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, World Food Prize Laureate Speakers: Ms. Raka Rashid, Regional Director, Commonwealth Secretariat Mr. Malose Kekana, Executive Director, Umsobumvu Youth Fund, South Africa Ms. Janny Poley, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands 16:00 Parallel Regional Breakout Sessions: Regional Sessions on “The Next Steps: An Action Agenda for the Decade Campaign” Session 1: West Asia background paper: Youth Employment in the ESCWA Region  »  Mr. Ahmad Hamouda Mr. Ibrahim Awad, Regional Director ILO Dr. Mohesen Yousesf Session 2: Africa | presentation |   background papers: The Socio-Economic Situation of Youth in Africa: Problems, Prospects and Options  »  Youth and Employment in the ECA  »  Ms. Lalla Ben Barka, Deputy Executive Secretary UN Economic Commission for Africa Mrs. Florence Mugasha, Deputy Secretary General Commonwealth Secretariat Hon. Nahas Angula, Minister of Higher Education and Employment Generation, Namibia Session 3: Asia and Pacific background paper: Youth Employment in the Asia-Pacific Region: Prospects and Challenges  »  Dr. Teck Lim Ghee, Regional Adviser on Poverty Alleviation and Social Integration, UNESCAP Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, World Food Prize Laureate Mr. Hassan, Common Wealth Youth Program, Asia Session 4: Europe and North America To Be Announced, UN Economic Commission for Europe background paper: Youth Entrepreneurship Policies and Programmes in the UNECE Member States  »  Mme. Huguette Labelle, Chancellor, Ottawa University Ms. Jennifer Corriero, Co-Founder and Executive Director, TakingITGlobal Mr. Richard Street, Youth Business International Session 5: Latin America and Caribbean background paper: Youth and Employment in Latin America and the Caribbean: Problems, Propsects and Options  »  Mr. Martin Hopenhayn, Social Affairs Officer, UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Mr. Estéban González, President, Nexus Executive Group Mr. Ari Kahan, President, Grupo Kahan SA de CV

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