About this Event
The Summit of the Future: A QUT Symposium
QUT Energy Transition Centre
Venue: GP-C-406, QUT Gardens Point Campus
Friday, 29 November 2024
Overview
This symposium focuses on the recent United Nations Summit for the Future, and its main outcomes - the Pact for the Future, the Global Digital Compact, and the Declaration on Future Generations. This symposium will analyse the negotiations over the Summit for the Future, and critically evaluate the key themes and outcomes of the event.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres emphasized at the Summit for the Future: 'We can’t create a future fit for our grandchildren with systems built for our grandparents.' He highlighted that people are 'crying out for global action to solve the climate crisis, tackle inequality, and address new and emerging risks that threaten everyone.' Guterres emphasized that 'the Summit of the Future is a chance to create more effective and inclusive institutions.'
The Pact for the Future will actively seek to transform and scale-up existing commitments for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Pact for the Future will seek to bolster international peace-making and security. The Pact for the Future promotes the sharing of the benefits of technology, science, and innovation, and encourages digital co-operation. The Pact for the Future aims to support youth and future generations. The Pact for the Future seeks to transform global governance and improve the operation of international institutions, such as the Security Council, the Peacebuilding Commission, and international financial architecture. It also aims to strengthen human rights, gender equality and the empowerment of women, and protect Indigenous Knowledge and rights.
This symposium will also evaluate the Global Digital Compact - which seeks to establish an inclusive global framework, essential for multi-stakeholder action required to overcome digital, data and innovation divides. The Global Digital Compact seeks to govern artificial intelligence (AI), with a road map that includes an International Scientific Panel and a Global Policy Dialogue on AI.
The symposium will also evaluate the Declaration on Future Generations - which seeks to provide better representation of children, youth, and future generations in national and global decision-making.
This event will feature a range of academic, student, government, and civil society speakers, with a range of expertise. The symposium will be of interest to those interested in energy transition and climate change, sustainable development, international law and humanitarian action, technology regulation, and international institutions.
The event is an in-person event, which will not be live-streamed. The event is free but registration is required. There will be light catering for the event.
This event is hosted by the QUT Energy Transition Centre. The Centre's vision is to be at the forefront of the global energy transition, pioneering innovative solutions to secure sovereign supply lines of critical minerals and energy technologies, promote renewable energy adoption, enhance energy security, and ultimately provide real world opportunities to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The Centre's co-directors are Professor Sara Couperthwaite and Professor Raja Jurdak.
Welcome to the Country
QUT acknowledges the Turrbal and Yugara as the First Nations owners of the lands where QUT now stands. We pay respect to their Elders, lores, customs and creation spirits. We recognise that these lands have always been places of teaching, research and learning. QUT acknowledges the important role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people play within the QUT community.
Speakers
Dr Muhammad Zaheer Abbas, QUT Faculty of Business and Law
Associate Professor Justine Bell-James, the University of Queensland
Electra Carpenter, QUT
Dr Samuli Haataja, Griffith University
Associate Professor Steven Hail, Torrens University and the Modern Money Lab
Associate Professor Marianne Hanson, the University of Queensland, and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
Amy Jones, QUT
Professor Raja Jurdak, Co-director of the QUT Energy Transition Centre
Abigail Loxley, QUT
David Mejia-Canales, Human Rights Law Centre
Professor Matthew Rimmer, QUT Faculty of Business and Law
Russell Rollason, Peace-Building Initiative, the University of Melbourne
Himani Sabharwal, PhD Candidate, QUT Faculty of Business and Law
Professor Tapan Sarker, University of Southern Queensland
Dr Viviana Munoz Tellez, The South Centre
Fien Van den Steen, the University of the Sunshine Coast
Professor Clevo Wilson, QUT Faculty of Business and Law
Schedule
9:00- 9:30
Opening of the event
Professor Raja Jurdak, Co-Director of the QUT Energy Transition Centre
9:30-10-30
1 Sustainable Development and Financing for Development
Chair
Associate Professor Steven Hail
The Pact for the Future, Energy Transition, and Climate Change
Associate Professor Justine Bell-James, the University of Queensland
The Pact for the Future, Agricultural Biodiversity, and Food Security
Professor Clevo Wilson, QUT Faculty of Business and Law
Finance for the Sustainable Development
Professor Tapan Sarker, University of Southern Queensland
10:30-11:30
2 International Peace and Security
Chair
Professor Matthew Rimmer
The Pact for the Future and Peace-Building
Russell Rollason AM, Peace-Building Initiative, the University of Melbourne
The Pact for the Future and Nuclear Disarmament
Associate Professor Marianne Hanson, the University of Queensland, and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) (via video)
The Pact for the Future , Security and Cybersecurity
Dr Samuli Haataja, Griffith University
11:30-12:00
Morning Tea
12:00-1:00
3 Science, Technology, and Innovation and Digital Co-operation
Chair
Dr Muhammad Zaheer Abbas, QUT Faculty of Business and Law
The Pact for the Future: Intellectual Property and the Sustainable Development Goals
Professor Matthew Rimmer, QUT Faculty of Business and Law
STEM, Inclusion, and Diversity in Science, Technology, and Innovation
Himani Sabharwal, PhD Candidate, QUT Faculty of Business and Law
The Pact for the Future and the Global Digital Compact
Dr Viviana Munoz Tellez, The South Centre (via video)
1:00-2:00
Lunchbreak
2:00-3:00
4 Youth and Future Generations
Chair
Himani Sabharwal, PhD Candidate, QUT Faculty of Business and Law
Youth Collaboration on Environmental Security
Electra Carpenter, QUT
Education for All: The Pact for the Future and Quality Education
Amy Jones, QUT
The Declaration on Future Generations
Fien Van den Steen, the University of the Sunshine Coast
3:00-3:30
Afternoon Tea
3:30-5:00
5 Transforming Global Governance
Chair
Professor Matthew Rimmer, QUT Faculty of Business and Law
The Right to a Healthy Environment
Abigail Loxley, QUT
The Pact for the Future and International Human Rights
David Mejia-Canales, Human Rights Law Centre
The Pact for the Future, Global Public Health, and the World Health Organization
Dr Muhammad Zaheer Abbas, QUT Faculty of Business and Law
The Pact for the Future and International Financial Institutions - the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund
Associate Professor Steven Hail, Torrens University and the Modern Money Lab
Photograph Credit
UN Photo/Loey Felipe, 'Opening of the Summit for the Future', 22 September 2024, https://media.un.org/photo/en/asset/oun7/oun71064063
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
GP-C-406, QUT Gardens Point Campus, 2 George Street, Brisbane City, Australia
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