Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue 2024: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue 2024: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Thursday, October 10, 2024 | 9:00 AM - Friday, October 11, 2024 | 4:45 PM (Pacific)


Day 1: Thursday, October 10, 9:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. PT | Bechtel Conference Center, Encina Hall Center (First Floor)
Day 2: Friday, October 11, 8:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. PT | Bechtel Conference Center & Philippines Room, Encina Hall Central, C330 (Third Floor)

Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue 2024: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

The Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue convenes social science researchers and scientists from Stanford University and across the Asia-Pacific region, alongside policymakers, private and public sector experts, and emerging leaders to accelerate progress on achieving the United Nations-adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Dialogue aims to generate new research and policy partnerships to expedite the implementation of the Agenda's underlying framework of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The 2024 Dialogue focuses on advancing SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure. It will be held at Stanford University on October 10 and 11, 2024, Pacific Time, and is free and open to the public.

This year's main host and organizer is Stanford University's Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC). The co-host is the Ban Ki-moon Foundation for a Better Future. The co-organizers are the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Ewha Womans University, Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission, Korea Environment Institute (KEI), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (MOFA), and the Natural Capital Project (NatCap) of Stanford University. 

View the detailed program agenda using the menu tabs below or download a PDF version.

Join the conversation! Tag @stanfordaparc on LinkedIn/ @StanfordSAPARC on X and mention #TPSD2024.

Bechtel Conference Center
Encina Hall Central, First Floor
616 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford CA 94305


9:00–9:30 a.m. — Welcoming of Guests
Registration of Attendees and Check-In of Speakers
Breakfast for Speakers and Attendees


9:30–9:40 a.m. — Welcome Remarks
Gi-Wook Shin
Director of Shorenstein APARC and the Korea Program
William J. Perry Professor of Contemporary Korea
Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Professor of Sociology
Stanford University


9:40–10:35 a.m. — Plenary 1
The Role of World Leaders in Higher Education and Sustainable Innovation
Target 9.1: Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all.

Moderator
Jean Oi
Director of the China Program at Shorenstein APARC
William Haas Professor of Chinese Politics
Stanford University

Keynote Speakers
Ban Ki-moon
The 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations
Chairman of the Ban Ki-moon Foundation for a Better Future
Zandanshatar Gombojav
Chairman of the 7th and 8th State Great Hural (Parliament) of Mongolia
Eun Mee Kim
The 17th President of Ewha Womans University
Professor in the Graduate School of International Studies
Director of the Ewha Global Health Institute for Girls and Women
Francis Fukuyama
Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Director of the Ford Dorsey Master’s in International Policy
Research Affiliate at The Europe Center and Professor, by Courtesy, in the Department of Political Science
Stanford University

10:35–11:00 a.m. — Q&A


11:00–11:15 a.m. — Coffee and Tea Break


11:15–12:05 p.m. — Plenary 2
Promoting Climate Change Diplomacy Across Sectors
Sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea

Target 9.4: By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities.

Moderator
Matthew Dolbow
Senior Foreign Service Officer of the U.S. Department of State
Former Consul General of the U.S. Consulate General Naha in Japan
Visiting Scholar, Shorenstein APARC, Stanford University

Keynote Speakers
Chan-Woo Kim
Former Ambassador for Climate Change and Government Representative for Arctic Affairs of the Republic of Korea
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Republic of Kenya
Visiting Professor at Gyeongsang National University
Erdenebold Sukhbaatar
Member of the State Great Hural (Parliament) of Mongolia
Dave H. Kim
Senior Advisor to the President and Chair
Outreach Specialist
Global Green Growth Institute

12:05–12:30 p.m. — Q&A


12:30–2:00 p.m. — Public Luncheon for Attendees (Front Lawn)


2:00–2:45 p.m. — Plenary 3
Advancing Resilient Infrastructure and Sustainable Industrialization in the Indo-Pacific Region
Organized by the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission

Target 9.a: Facilitate sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in developing countries through enhanced financial, technological and technical support to African countries, least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States.

Moderator
Michael Beeman
Visiting Scholar, Shorenstein APARC, Stanford University
Former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan, Korea and APEC at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Panelists
Joel Abraham
CEO, Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission
Lorraine H. Akiba
President and CEO, LHA Ventures
Diana Bowman
Associate Dean and Professor, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Co-Director, Center for Smart Cities and Regions
Arizona State University

2:45–3:15 p.m. — Q&A


3:15–3:45 p.m. — Coffee and Tea Break


3:45–4:30 p.m. — Plenary 4
Catalyzing Innovative Energy Infrastructure Financing in Asia and the Pacific
Organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Target 9.3: Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, in particular in developing countries, to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration into value chains and markets.

Moderator
Priyantha D.C. Wijayatunga
Senior Director, Energy Sector Group, ADB

Panelists
Rie Hiraoka
Visiting Scholar at Shorenstein APARC, Stanford University
Former Director of the Social Sector Division for Central and West Asia Department, ADB
Professor at Kyoto University for Advanced Sciences
Advisor for the Institute of Future Initiatives
Consulting General Manager, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Sulakshana Jayawardena
Former Secretary of the Ministry of Power and Energy, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Kee-Yung Nam
Principal Energy Economist, Energy Sector Group, ADB
R. Duncan McIntosh
Senior Regional Maritime Specialist, Transport Sector Group, ADB

4:30–5:00 p.m. — Q&A

TPSD 2024 Program Agenda
Download pdf