Global Minnesota

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a United Nations plan to build a better world for people and our planet by 2030. These goals recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth, address social needs such as education, health, and equality, and tackle climate challenges by working to preserve oceans and forests. During the Winter 2021 SDG Roundtable, hear from Anna Wasescha, President, Jill Amundson, Innovation Strategist, and Reid Peterson, Former SDG intern, of West Central Initiative, on the organization’s SDG Movement Map project.

Closing Remarks   Mark Ritchie, President, Global Minnesota

4PM SESSION   Creating the Future of Learning   Melanie Brown, Senior Program Officer, Public Engagement and Insights, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

4 PM SESSION   Creating the Future of Learning   Kathleen Rogers, President, EARTHDAY.ORG

3 PM SESSION   Creative Support for Education   Jennifer Bonine, Founder and CEO, AI AppStore and the RedRex Platform

3 PM SESSION Creative Support for Education Jennifer Williams, Ph.D., Co-Founder, TeachSDGs

2 PM SESSION COVID-19’s Impact on International Education and Exchange Programs Maja Behrens, General Manager, Communicating for Agriculture Education Programs (CAEP)

2 PM SESSION   COVID-19’s Impact on International Education and Exchange Programs   Katherine Brown, Ph.D., President and CEO, Global Ties U.S.

2 PM SESSION   COVID-19’s Impact on International Education and Exchange Programs   Karin Fischer, Senior Writer, Chronicle of Education

1 PM SESSION   COVID-19’s Impact on Education and Creative Responses   Crystal Ikanih-Musa, Nigeria In-Country Representative, Malala Fund Habiba Mohammed, Education Champion, Malala Fund, Center for Girl’s Education, Zaria Nigeria

1 PM SESSION COVID-19’s Impact on Education and Creative Responses Atul Tandon, CEO, Opportunity International

1 PM SESSION   COVID-19’s Impact on Education and Creative Responses   Jack Dangermond Founder and CEO, Esri

Afternoon Session Creative Support for Education Amy Sheehan Director, Talent Attraction, Hormel Foods Jim Sheehan Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Hormel Foods

12:00 PM SESSION   Justice Alan Page and Neel Kashkari

11:30 AM SESSION   Sondra Samuels

10 AM   David Edwards and Lily Eskelsen García

11 AM SESSION   Dr. Linda Darling Hammond

9:30 AM SESSION    Gov. Tim Walz and Audrey Azoulay

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an important plan to build a better world for people and our planet by 2030. These goals recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, equality, and job opportunities while tackling climate change and working to preserve our ocean and forests. The Winter 2020 Roundtable will report on and discuss the outcomes of The Goalmakers National Forum, which challenges and inspires participants to reimagine global development given this moment in history. Speakers Anne Costello, Director of Green Coffee, Peace Coffee Kristen Dailey, Executive Director, Global Washington Adriana Alejandro Osorio, Philanthropy Advisor, UNICEF USA Alexandra Spieldoch, CEO, Bountifield International

Minnesota Latinos are integral to economies in both the Twin Cities metro and greater Minnesota. As one of the fastest-growing minority groups, Latinos comprise an increasingly important segment of Minnesota’s workforce and have one of the highest labor force participation rates in the state. Join Gerardo Guerrero, Consul of Mexico in Saint Paul, and Mark Ritchie, Global Minnesota President, as they host an online “armchair discussion” webinar featuring prominent Minnesotans who will speak about the different contributions the Latino community has made to Minnesota and what the future holds. The program will also feature a special opening message by Martha Barcena Coqui, Ambassador of Mexico to the U.S. Panelists Uri Camarena, Director of Business Consulting, Meda Dr. Bruce Corrie, Assistant Vice President for Government and Community Relations, Concordia University St. Paul Maria Reagan Gonzalez, Mayor of the City of Richfield David Tieman, Executive Vice President of Innovation, Faribault Foods Rosa