Bein útsending: Social Progress, What works? í Hörpu

Michael Porter, prófessor við Harvard business school, er á meðal þeirra sem koma fram á ráðstefnunni Social Progress, What Works? sem fram fer í Hörpu í dag.

Til umfjöllunar verður meðal annars hvernig lönd á borð við Brasilíu, Kostaríka, Ísland, Nepal og fleiri lönd hafa náð góðum árangri sé miðað við Social Index vísitöluna. Vísitalan sínir hvernig einstök lönd standa sig varðandi innviði og samfélagslega þætti.

Bein útsending er frá ráðstefnunni í Hörpu í spilaranum að ofan. Dagskrána má finna hér að neðan en bein útsending verður til klukkan 14:30.

Dagskráin

8:30 Opening Lív Bergþórsdóttir, Chief Executive Officer, NOVA

8:35 Welcome to Reykjavik Dagur B. Eggertsson, Mayor, City of Reykjavik

8:45 Why Social Progress Now? Matthew Bishop, The Economist Group

8:55 Social Progress: The Next Development Agenda Prof. Michael E. Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, Harvard Business School

9:25 Session 1: Basic Human Needs: Nepal and Rwanda. Presenters: Dr. Swarnim Wagle, Former Member, Nepal Planning Commission; Francis Gatare, Chief Executive Officer, Rwanda Development Board

9:55 Session 2: Foundations of Wellbeing: Iceland and the Brazilian Amazon. Presenters: Ms.Rakel Óttarsdóttir, Chief Operating Officer, Arionbank, Beto Verissimo, Co-founder, Imazon

10:25 Coffee Break

10:45 Session 3: Opportunity: New Zealand and the Basque Region, Spain. Presenters: Dr. Girol Karacaoglu, Chief Economist and Deputy Secretary, Macroeconomic, International & Economic Research, New Zealand Treasury; and Mr. Angel Toña, Basque Minister of Employment and Social Affairs

11:15 Session 4: Social Progress in Aggregate: Costa Rica and Medellin, Colombia. Presenters: Victor Umaña, Director CLACDS, INCAE Business School; and TBC

12:00 Lunch Break

12:45 Role of Research in Driving What Works . Prof. Jón Atli Benediktsson, President, University of Iceland

13:00 What Works in Advancing Social Progress? – Lessons Learned. Moderator: Matthew Bishop, The Economist Group. Panelists:

- Prof. Michael E. Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, Harvard Business School;

- Prof. Martha Minow, Dean, Harvard Law School;

- Prof. Marc Fleurbaey, Chair, International Panel on Social Progress;

- Ms Mette Lindgaard, Partner, Deloitte

14:00 Launch of Global Solutions Challenge “Solvey”. David Erasmus & Louis Cole,founders of The Solvey Project

14:10 Why is Social Progress Important in Iceland? Mr. Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Prime Minister of Iceland

14:25 Closing Remarks and Thank You Liv Bergþórsdóttir, Chief Executive Officer, NOVA

14:30 End of Conference. Please note that attendees of the "What Works?" event are invited to join the closing plenary of the Iceland Geothermal Conference at the same venue:

16:00 Plenary Closing Session of Iceland Geothermal Conference 2016