Leadership Forum: Collaboration for a Sustainable Future

Recognizing the pressing need to address global challenges of our time, academic institutions in Asia are stepping up in driving the transitions towards a more sustainable future. The Leadership Forum, themed "Collaboration for a Sustainable Future", aims to bring together distinguished leaders from universities across Asia to discuss strategies, share innovative approaches, and explore partnerships for tackling the challenges facing humankind. The forum emphasizes the importance of partnerships for data collection and effective evaluation for sustainability initiatives in creating a prosperous shared future.

Program

Opening Remarks

Prof Yang WANG, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement

Time: 13:30-13:40

Panel Discussion I

Topic: Global Synergy: The Role of University Collaboration in Sharing Data for SDGs

Time: 13:40-14:40

Leveraging their geographical proximity and regional ties, this panel will explore the distinctive role that cooperative initiatives among Asian universities can play in augmenting data collection and analysis. This in turn can lead to more enlightened sustainability practices and policies.

Panel speakers

• Prof. Nobuhiro Hayashi, Vice President for International Affairs, Tokyo Institute of Technology
• Prof. H.D. Karunaratne, Vice Chancellor, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
• Prof. Ahmed Murad, Associate Provost for Research, United Arab Emirates University

Moderator

• Prof. Chuanjie ZHANG, Secretary, Asian Universities Alliance

Coffee Break (14:40–15:00)

Panel Discussion II

Topic: Measuring Impact: Assessing Universities’ Sustainability Initiatives

Time: 15:00-16:00

While the higher education sector has implemented multiple initiatives for the SDGs, this panel aims to review the best practices, and discuss how institutions can measure the success of sustainability initiatives, from quantitative metrics to qualitative outcomes.

Panel speakers

• Prof. Ilesanmi Adesida, Acting President/Provost, Nazarbayev University
• Prof Sau Kim LUM, Associate Vice President, Global Relations National Singapore University
• Prof Hongwei WANG, Vice President, Tsinghua University

Moderator

Dr. Alison Elizabeth Lloyd, Associate Provost (Institutional Data and Research), HKUST

Closing & Conversations  

Time:16:00-16:30