Day 1 – Monday 4 December

By-invitation session open to external stakeholders
Please note that speakers’ names will be added as they are confirmed

9.00-9.30

Registration

9.30-9.50

Welcome and opening speech – Taiwan Mobile Chairman and Jim Gowen, GeSI Chairman, Verizon

9.50-10.00

Picture time

10.00-10.30

Keynote - How does ICT enables sustainable transformation in industries around the world  – Luis Neves, GeSI Managing Director

10.30-10.45

Tea Time

10.45-11.35

Panel I –Challenges and Opportunities arising from Sustainable Development Powered by Digital Transformation 
Moderator: Steve Rochlin, IO Sustainability/GeSI Americas
Speakers: Simon Xhang/TWM, TBC/Fujitsu, Jim Gowen/Verizon

11.35-12.25

Panel II –  Promoting SDG through Real Applications 
Moderator: Niven Huang, General Manager of KPMG Sustainability Consulting
Speakers: Robert Hansor/Huawei (TBC), Paul Dickinson/CDP

12.25-13.30

Lunch

13.30-14.15

The role of ICT in climate change action
Key outcomes from Climate Day, Momentum for Change, and COP23
Speakers: Mi-ri Kim, Associate Researcher, Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute (KEITI) – The Green Credit Card project (winner of 2017 Lighthouse Activity award) (TBC)Trevor Bell, Professor, Department of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland – The SmartICE project (winner of 2017 Lighthouse Activity award)

14.15-15.00

#SystemTransformation
The project concept, key findings, GeSI collaborations – Philipp Buddemeier, Director, Accenture Strategy

15.00-15.15

Tea Time

15.15-16.00

Supply Chain Management in ICT Industry
The Supplier Development Programme and its connection with the SDGs – Andreas Harker, Chair of the GeSI Industry Responsibility Committee, Swisscom
Speaker: John Spear, Managing Director, epi Consulting

16.00-16.30

The role of ICT in the energy revolution 
Speaker: Dave Turk, Acting Director, Directorate of Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks, International Energy Agency

16.30-17.00

Wrap-up and conclusions – GeSI Chairman and TWM

Day 2 – Tuesday 5 December

Please note that Day 2 is only open to GeSI members

9.30-9.45 

Welcome and official opening of GA – Jim Gowen, GeSI Chairman, Verizon

9.45-11.00

Formal GA

• Approval of the agenda
• Approval of minutes of 18^th GA and review of actions
• Discussion and approval of 2018 work plan and budget

11.00-11.30

Coffee break

11.30-13.00

Formal GA (cont.)

• Communications update
• Membership update
• AOB

13.00-14.00

Lunch

14.00-15.30

Board meeting

15.30-16.00

Coffee break

16.00-17.30

Guided tour of the Taiwan Mobile cultural park