C2 How cities deliver on the SDGs: A snapshot on the current situations in cities across the globe

C2 How cities deliver on the SDGs: A snapshot on the current situations in cities across the globe

This leaders sessions organized by the cities of Malmö, Ghent, Utrecht, Stuttgart and Bonn will gather high-level officials from all regions who are leading the way in localizing the sustainable development goals. Some of the following questions will be addressed:

• What have front-runners achieved so far in localizing the SDGs?
• How do we mobilize civil society, business, academia and all levels of governments to work together towards the achievement of the SDGs?
• What are the challenges in localizing the SDGs?
• What are the possibilities and opportunities linked to localizing the SDGs?
• What are the costs of implementing the SDGs and does money matter?

Facilitator

Old Nord
Head of EU Office, City of Malmö

Presenters

Ashok Alexander Sridharan
Mayor, City of Bonn

Daniel Termont
Mayor, City Ghent

Kinlay Dorjee
Executive Mayor, Thimpu Municipality

Frank Cownie
Mayor, City of Des Moines

Dr. Amy Luers
Executive Director, Future Earth

Patricia McCarney
President, WCCD

Aziza Akhmouch
Head of the Cities, Urban Policies, and Sustainable Development Division at the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, OECD