From Idea to Action and Impact: mobilizing the outcomes of the Summit of the Future

This high-level side event will explore specific proposals from the Wales Protocol for Future Generations, demonstrating how they can be effectively implemented to fulfill the ambitions of the Summit of the Future’s Declaration on Future Generations. These exemplars showcase how the protocol’s proposals can be drawn upon and implemented across communities, member states, and international contexts for broader and more impactful outcomes.

A domain showcasing resources developed by the sponsoring and partner organizations in the event has been curated for wider sharing. The examples showcased in this domain can be extended and adapted in a wide range of contexts to help Member States deliver on the commitments reached at the Summit of the Future.

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High-level participants include: 

• Ms. Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO
• Mr. Derek Walker, Wales Commissioner for Future Generations
• Mr Thabani Buthelezi, Deputy Director-General, Ministry for Social Development, South Africa
• HE Mr. Vathayuth Vijarnkaiyakij, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Thailand to the UN 

Other speakers include:  

• Ms. Ellen Dixon, Education2030 High-Level Steering Committee Member & UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report Advisory Board Member 
• Dr. Steven Hartman, Founding Executive Director, UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition (moderator)
• Ms. Leonie Hoffmann, master’s candidate, Sustainability and Social Innovation, HEC Paris
• Mr. Garry Jacobs, President, World Academy of Art and Science
• Dr. Nsah Mala (born Kenneth Nsah), Coordinator for BRIDGES Coalition Hub for Planetary Wellbeing at the University of Cologne
• Ms. Nolita Mvunelo, Program Manager, The Club of Rome; Co-Director, The 50 Percent
• Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, Honorary President of The Club of Rome and Planetary Guardian
• Mr. Kim Stanley Robinson, world-renowned science fiction writer and author of The Ministry for the Future 
• Dr. Peter Schlosser, Vice President and Vice Provost, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University

Speakers' bios

Executive Summary of the side event concept note

This side event is made possible through the support of the Ministry of Social Development, South Africa, and the Kingdom of Thailand, our official member-state sponsors. It is organized in collaboration with the Management of Social Transformations (MOST) programme of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Additionally, we are grateful for the participation of our consortium's partners from civil society and academia, who have been instrumental in this initiative.

• Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University
• UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition 
• The Wales Commissioner for Future Generations 
• World Academy of Art and Science 
• Center for Science and Imagination, ASU
• University of Wales, Trinity Saint David 
• The Club of Rome 
• Learning Planet Institute 
• Globethics 
• InterAction Council 
• School of International Futures
• Leonardo/ISAST
• Tamkeen Community Foundation