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Program Focus
Today, we face a set of challenges, from climate change to COVID-19 to mass migration, that can only be addressed in partnership. These challenges cross borders, and are well beyond the scope of any individual engineer, company, industry, sector, or government. Simultaneously technical and social in nature, these challenges require both high-impact solutions as well as infrastructure and public leadership to drive implementation at scale. This year’s Impact.Engineered (I.E.) event, focused on Partnerships Advancing the Decade of Action, seeks to address the kinds of challenges that demand the practical wisdom of engineers, as well as the power of partnerships to achieve impact. Over two days, a global network committed to creating a cleaner, healthier, safer, and more productive world will learn from each other, seed new ideas, create the connections to bring ideas to life, and recognize the contributions of leading thinkers and doers driving innovation in global development. Hosted by ASME and Engineering for Change (E4C), sponsored by UEF, and brought to life by a range of partners including companies, NGOs, engineering societies, multilaterals, and media sources, I.E. 2020 is a powerful opportunity for our community to come together and develop shared solutions for global development. This will be the first fully online I.E. event. While we will miss the ability to connect in-person, the fully online format creates new opportunities to connect with E4C’s global audience of more than 1,000,000 innovators. Members of our field, from NYC to Nepal, from Silicon Valley to Shanghai, will be able to learn from luminaries, dive deep into case studies of progress toward achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), think critically about the challenges and opportunities that are created by working in crisis situations, reconsider the role of innovation in improving lives, and be inspired by the recipients of the annual Hardware Trailblazer, Women Leading Technology & Impact, Connecting the Unconnected, Industry Driving Social Impact, and Rising Star awards. It has never been more important, or more urgent, to come together to develop solutions for global development. At I.E. 2020, you can be a part of those solutions!
Program Pillars & Session Types
Day 1: December 3, 2020
Time: 9am - 2pm EST
Program Pillar: Ecosystems for Social Impact
Title: Delivering the 2030 agenda in the time of crisis
This session will be focusing on delivering the 2030 agenda in the time of crisis through technology and other mechanisms. The session will include topic overviews, collaborator spotlights, a fireside chat and a panel discussion around the “Decade of Action” and what are the opportunities for technologists as part of an international mobilisation for the SDGs.
Program Pillar: Engineering 2030
Title: Engineering Societies driving sustainable development
This session will explore how engineering associations and academic institutions are advancing the 2030 agenda. The session will include topic overviews, a roundtable and a panel discussion addressing the engineering response and roadmap. We are inviting you to join us in architecting and moderating the panel focused on engineering associations SDG response and roadmap for the future.
Day 2: December 4, 2020
Time: 9am – 3pm EST
Program Pillar: Pole-to-Pole Innovation
Title: Improving lives and livelihoods through enterprise
This session will be focusing on improving lives and livelihoods through enterprise and the mechanisms by which inclusive growth can be created. The session will include topic overviews, collaborator spotlights, a fireside chat and a panel discussion around the potential of social enterprises to create income generating opportunities and contribute to sustainable development. Discussions will be based on evidence based insights and experts will address what is lacking in the ecosystem to enable socent growth and resiliency, particularly in light of global shocks such as the Covid-19 pandemic.
Program Pillar: Engineering 2030
Title: Academic Institutions driving sustainable development
This session will explore how engineering associations and academic institutions are advancing the 2030 agenda. The session will include topic overviews, a roundtable and a panel discussion addressing the engineering response and roadmap. We are inviting you to join us in architecting and moderating the panel focused on engineering associations SDG response and roadmap for the future.
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