All is now set for the 10th Annual Ibadan Sustainable Development Summit (ISDS) 2019 with the theme "Building and Sustaining Strategic Partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals” organize by the Centre for Sustainable Development (CESDEV), University of Ibadan in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).
The conference is aimed at strategizing, breaking of silos and forging of partnerships among various stakeholders, governments, academia, private sector and civil society organizations in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the world.
The 3-Day conference which will kick-start on Monday 19th – Wednesday 21st August, 2019 will hold at Ogunlana Hall, International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan in Oyo state, Nigeria.
Keynote speakers to address the conferences includes Professor Walter Vermuelen, University of Utrecht, Netherlands; Ms. Vannessa Fajans-Turner, Director, SDGs Financing, SDSN New York and Professor Olu Ajakaiye, African Centre for Shared Development Capacity Building, Nigeria.
Expected at the international conference are policy makers, diplomats, academics/scholars, stakeholders and government representatives from Nigerian and beyond. The conference experience is also imperative for all students as it will give them the opportunity to interact with people all over the world, co-author books, journals and make academic friends.
It could be stated that, one of the most ambitious and important global agreements in recent history are the Agenda 2030 which focuses on 'Transforming Our World: The Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development'. The implementation of this agenda came into effect on January 1, 2016 and rests on the five Pillars which are: People, Planet, Prosperity, Partnership and Peace. Since 2016, the Annual Ibadan Sustainable Development Summit (ISDS) had focused on these Pillars, one after the other: 'People' in 2016, 'Planet' in 2017, 'Prosperity' in 2018 while justice will be done to 'Partnership' in the ISDN 2019 conference.
