As an elected-fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS), Prof. Koundouri participated at the WAAS@60 Conference – A Planetary Moment on 15/2 in a discussion on “Why WAAS? – Inventing the Future” and on 17/2 on “Leadership for Planetary Momentum”
In her speech she focused on the need to design a post-COVID era to align with the SDGs and the Paris Agreement. Public investments should be oriented toward sustainable industries and the digital economy and should spur complementary private investments. A major goal of the recovery should be an unprecedented commitment to reskilling and upskilling people, including the skills to prepare workers for the green (renewables, nature-based solutions and circular economy) digital economy. WAAS has a central leadership role to play in the relevant interdisciplinary capacity building for all stakeholders: researchers and scientists, politicians, policy-makers, businesses, financial institutions, civil society and most importantly the youth!
15/2/21
Why WAAS? – Inventing the Future
(18:15 – 19:45 CET)
Moderator: Donato KINIGER-PASSIGLI, Vice President, World Academy of Art & Science
Panelists:
- Chantal-Line CARPENTIER, Chief, UN Conference on Trade & Development, New York; FWAAS
- Ketan PATEL, CEO and Founder, Greater Pacific Capital; FWAAS
- Phoebe KOUNDOURI, President, European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists; FWAAS
- Marcel VAN DE VOORDE, Professor, Delft University of Technology, Belgium;Trustee, WAAS
- Sergio SCAPAGNINI, President & Founder, Indrapur Cinematografica; AFWAAS
- Marco VITIELLO, Founder & Co-president, Youth Leadership Network, JFWAAS
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=10638&v=_tL7EZFyC0o&feature=youtu.be
Learn more at: http://worldacademy.org/ga-waas60/
