Global Sustainable Development Congress 2024 | Times Higher Education | 9 June 2024 | Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, 60 Ratchadaphisek Rd, Khlong Toei, Bangkok 10110, Thailand

Uniting higher education, governments, industry and society for a sustainable future.

This event brings together 3,000 global thought leaders and innovators to discuss urgent solutions to the sustainability emergency. Challenging the usual thinking on what higher education, governments, businesses and society must do to help society meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the congress is a call to action for global universities and businesses to pivot their educational, research, innovation and outreach programmes towards tangible outcomes.

Join us and engage first-hand in urgent conversations as we work together towards a more sustainable future.

Explore sessions across six core tracks
Immerse yourself in 130+ hours of thought leadership, interactive panels, intimate discussions and practical workshops across six core tracks, each dedicated to addressing the transformations critical to achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

• Digital revolution for sustainable development
• Education, gender and inequality
• Energy decarbonisation and sustainable industry
• Health, well-being and demography
• Sustainable cities and communities
• Sustainable food, land, water and oceans

2024 Speakers

Mohammed Al Ta'ani
Secretary-General, Arab Renewable Energy Commission

Manail Anis Ahmed
Visiting Faculty in Technology Ethics, Princeton University

Adelene Anthony
Head of Sustainability, Axiata

Nadia Anwar
Acting Dean of the Institute of Liberal Arts, University of Management and Technology

Abhinanda Barman
Director of University Communications and Strategic Alliances, University of Stirling

Phil Baty
Chief Global Affairs Officer, THE

Pietro Borsano
Deputy Executive Director of Industrial and Global Alliances, Chulalongkorn University

Carmelo Jose Buhain
Administrative Head, Global Reciprocal Colleges

Christy Cheung
Director of the Research Office and Chair Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University

Anthony Chiu
Fellow and Sustainability Presidential Adviser, De La Salle University

Wong Yuen Chow
Chief Sustainability Officer, United Overseas Bank

Gareth Davies
Chief Technology Officer, DDX

Chris Desai
Founder and CEO, UOCEAN

Yulia Dobrolyubova
Partner in Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change Lead, Environmental Resources Management

Rishiraj Dutta
Capacity Development Lead, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center

Amanda Ellis
Senior Director of Global Partnerships and Executive Director (APAC) of the Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University

Wyn Ellis
Executive Director, Sustainable Rice Platform

Getachew Engida
Co-President of the China-Africa Leadership Development Institute, Tsinghua University

Dawn Freshwater
Vice-Chancellor and Professor, University of Auckland

Victoria Galan-Muros
Chief of Research and Analysis at the International Institute for Higher Education, UNESCO

Antara Ganguli
Director, UN Girls'​ Education Initiative

Mohini Gupta
Founding Director of the Centre for Natural Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Jari Hämäläinen
Vice-President of Research and Innovation, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology

Belinda Hlatshwayo
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer for Business and Human Rights in Asia, UN Development Programme

Samantha Hung
Director of Gender Equality, Asian Development Bank

Youngran Hur
Programme Management Officer, UN Environment Programme

Shah Karim
Founder and CEO, SafeRock

Boonyarat Kittivorawut
Senior Regional Manager (Asia), Open Contracting Partnership

Aiping Lyu
Vice-President of Research and Development, Hong Kong Baptist University

Jemilah Mahmood
Executive Director of Planetary Health, Sunway University

Hugh Martin
Registrar and Chief Operating Officer, Asian University for Women

Artak Melkonyan
Global Lead for Impact Venture Accelerators, UN Development Programme

Mushtaq Memon
Regional Coordinator for Resource Efficiency (APAC), UN Environment Programme

Theresa Mundita Lim
Executive Director of the Centre for Biodiversity, Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Megumi Muto
Vice-President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Japan International Cooperation Agency

Yannis Pitsiladis
Head and Professor in the Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University

Duncan Ross
Chief Data Officer, THE

Arif Satria
Rector, Institute Pertanian Bogor

Omar Siddique
Lead, SDG Localization, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia-Pacific (UNESCAP)

Tetsushi Sonobe
Dean and CEO, Asian Development Bank Institute

Debbi Stanistreet
Head of the Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Marie Studer
Executive Director, Planetary Health Alliance

Rajendra Surenthirakumaran
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Professor of Community Medicine, University of Jaffna

May Tan-Mullins
Dean (International) and Chief Sustainability Officer, James Cook University

Jerry Thomas
Head of Strategy and Planning for the Reefscape Restoration Initiative, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Warapong Wongwachara
Senior Vice-President, Kiatnakin Phatra Financial Group

Shinobu Yamaguchi
Director of the Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, United Nations University

Talal Yusaf
Executive Dean of Higher Education and Emerging Technologies, Aviation Australia

Adriana Zacarias Farah
Head of GO4SDGs, UN Environment Programme

Yi Zheng
Head of Office at the Institute for SDGs, Tsinghua University

2024 Partners

TRACK PARTNERS:
• Hong Kong Baptist University
• Lingnan University
• University of Newcastle
• University of Canterbury
• University of Nottingham

CONTENT PARTNERS:
• American University of the Middle East
• British Council
• Mahidol University
• Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
• Prince Sultan University
• The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• The University of Adelaide
• UNSW Sydney
• Western Sydney University

ASSOCIATION PARTNERS:
• ASEAN University Network
• Pagoda Projects
• Sulitest
• IAFOR
• UN Environment Programme
• UNDP
• UN Global Compact
• UNHCR

KNOWLEDGE PARTNER:
• How to Change the World

SUPPORTING PARTNER:
• Thai Airways