4th Meeting, Social Forum 2024

15h00-15h45    Domestic and International Private Business and Finance

     Moderator: Ms. Özge Aydoğan, Director, Beyond Lab

• Mr. Olivier De Schutter, Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Leveraging Private Business and Finance for the Alleviation of Global Poverty

• Mr. Veaceslav Sterbert, Managing Partner at Exportza, Moldova, Sharing Stories and Experiences on Access to Finance in the Republic of Moldova

• Mr. Anand Priya Deo, Ananda Foundation, India, Financial Inclusion, Grameen Microfinance, Women's Empowerment and Livelihoods among Tribal and Indigenous Communities in India

• Mr. Jason Pegat-Toquet, Advisor, International Organization of Employers, The Role of Multistakeholder and Public-Private Partnerships

• Ms. Yixuan Peng, Ph.D. Candidate, Law School of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, Human Rights Responsibilities of Digital Business Enterprises

15h45-16h30      Interactive Dialogue

16h30-17h45   Crafting Recommendations to FFD4, with a focus on Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

• H.E. Ms. Patricia Hermanns, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas to the United Nations in Geneva, Sustainable Finance for Caribbean and other Small Island Developing States

• Ms. Bhumika Muchhala, Political Economist, Policy Advocate and Research Scholar, New School, New York, Addressing Systemic Issues for Justice and Equity in Global Governance

• Mr. Unubat Narantsatsralt, Student Researcher, International Institute in Geneva, Sustainable Financing for Landlocked Developing Countries – From the Perspective of Mongolia

• Ms. Gladys Cecilia Hernandez, Deputy Director, Centro de Investigaciones de la Economia Mondial, Cuba, Proposals for a New International Financial Architecture

• Ms. Jane Nalunga, Executive Director, SEATINI, Uganda, FFD Africa Core Group, and Coordination Group of the Civil Society FFD Mechanism – Ensuring Effective Outcomes for African Countries, Least Developed Countries and All Human Rights for All at FFD4

17h45-18h00   Closing Remarks

•  H.E. Marc Bichler, Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Social Forum