About this session
The second Summit will look into the impact of new industrialization. New industrialization (based on digitalization, robotics and big data) is bound to affect all aspects of the way in which goods and services are produced and consumed globally, with profound implications for trade, investment and development. The international community needs to ensure that new industrialization supports, not impedes, the advancement of the SDGs.
Issues for the debate
- How will new industrialization affect international investment and its relation to development?
- What are the best possible scenarios for new industrialization to support the SDGs, and what are the main means to realize them?
- What can the United Nations contribute to maximize the positive and minimize the negative impact of new industrialization on investment for development?
Speakers
Ms. Louise Cooper
British Chartered Financial Analyst and Journalist
Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi
Secretary-General, UNCTAD
H.E. Mr. Armen Sarkissian
President of the Republic of Armenia
H.E. Mr. Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi
President of the Republic of Botswana
H.E. Prof. Faustin Archange Touadéra
President of the Central African Republic
H.E. Mr. Motsoahae Thomas Thabane
Prime Minister, Kingdom of Lesotho
Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés
President, General Assembly, United Nations
Ms. Gabriela Cuevas Barron
President, Inter-Parliamentary Union
Mr. Børge Brende
President, World Economic Forum
Mr. Bruce Cleaver
CEO, De Beers Group
Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam
Group CEO, Ethiopian Airlines