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About the Conference
“Dialogue for future 2020” is an international networking conference that provides a forum for ideas and exchange between civil society actors and experts on sustainability and digitalisation. It is a place where changemakers from 10 countries will meet to network and brainstorm how to implement innovative international projects and start a successful cross-border cooperation. By taking part in workshops and discussions, participants will learn about current debates and trends in social entrepreneurship. In 2020, due to COVID-19 circumstances, the conference will be held online, thus responding to actual digital transformation challenges and the upcoming need to develop new forms of collaboration and engagement.
Who Can Participate
Civil society actors from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, France, Georgia, Germany, Moldova, Poland, Russia and Ukraine who are working within the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and who are ready to find an international partner-organisation and implement a cross-border project together.
Why Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) form a strategical foundation for political, social, and economic transformation in the world. As a call for action, they offer directions on how to develop green and sustainable solutions. NGOs mobilise around SDGs and play a crucial role in their implementation.
We have defined this year’s discussion by the goals 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 17 addressing the demand to establish a civil society dialogue on topics such as non-formal education, sustainable economic development and mobility, climate activism and community resilience.
Main Dialogues
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS
UN SDG 4, 9, 11, 13, 17
Within this topic cluster, the discussion will be focused on how the non-profit sector can leverage technologies and go digital, how technological innovations impact its work, how to work with data collectively and how to prevent a data breach. These aspects will be covered during the following workshops:
● Low Tech for Smart people. Hands-on Sustainable Mobility in a Smart City
● Data Security for NGOs
● digital [un] stable
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY
UN SDG 8, 9, 11, 12
Emboldening the communities to become resilient and self-reliant, NGOs contribute to their sustainable development. Therefore, economic sustainability lies at the core of the NGOs’ principles that involve practices of sustainable economy to foster communities’ capability for self-reliance. This track consists of the following activities:
● Sustainable Economy and its Role for Civil Society
● Conscious consumerism – the potential for direct impact
● Why Purpose needs Branding
GREEN TRANSFORMATION
UN SDG: 7, 9, 13, 17
During this conference track, we will explore some of the trends in the climate justice movements and their actual framing power for the work of NGOs on the international level. Participants will gain insight into how to make an ecological initiative go viral and how to create enabling spaces for civil society. Other issues to be raised are:
● SDGs as a Mobilisation Tool in the Climate Action Context
● Energy Efficiency and Alternative Structures of Supply
● Offline Eco Communities
● Sharing experiences on sustainable innovative civil society spaces
COMPETENCIES FOR THE FUTURE
UN SDG 4, 9, 17
Quality education is a fundamental value and a defining component necessary for effective change. During this dialogue, we will touch upon the topics of cross-cultural competences, productive collaboration within a digital environment, the transmission of green values and the importance of teaching sustainability. The planned workshops are:
● How to Collaborate Online Effectively in Your NGO
● Learning to adapt: how can we be prepared for a climate crisis
● Digital Campaigning for Climate Activism
● Intercultural communication: how to turn challenges of diversity into advantages
Our Speakers & Moderators
Artur Aheiev
Youth Delegate to the UN 2020/21
Ukraine
Dr Marcus Andreas
Sustainability Expert
Germany
Ani Baboomian
Impact Hub Yerevan
Armenia
Hauke Brekenfeld
KOMBÜSE
Germany
Arshak Makichyan
Fridays for Future
Russia
Dr Michael Mischke
wechange eG
Germany
Damian Paderta
Offene Kommunen.NRW
Germany
Franziska Schreiber
Institute of Urban Planning and Design
Germany
Elisabeth Staudt
Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung
Germany
Lidia Wojtal
International Network of Energy Transition Think Tanks
Germany
Natia Tsikaradze
Administration of the Government
Georgia
Natalia Trambovetska
Insha Osvita
Ukraine
Carolina Ungureanu
Institute for Development and Social Initiatives “Vitorul”
Moldova
Simon Boelts
Cosmonauts & Kings GmbH
Germany
Sebastian Molls
Cosmonauts & Kings
GmbH
Germany
Olena Anhelova
Insha Osvita
Ukraine
Lera Polianskowa
Photinus Studio
Ukraine
Max Pijevskii
EcoVisio
Moldova
Dmitri Petrov
breathe.moscow
Russia
Dr Peter Boexkes
Consultant & Trainer
Germany
Jennifer Drouin
Amsterdam Doughnut Coalition
Netherlands
Katja Bartholmess
B Lab
Germany
Illia Yeremenko
NGO Ecoclub
Ukraine
Our Partners
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