INTERNATIONAL PEACE20 YOUTH SUMMIT 2023
Program Agenda
Day 1
2:30 – 2:45 pm
Opening Prayer (Asatoma Sadgamaya – Brihadaranyaka Upanishad)
2:45- 3:00 pm
Lighting of the Lamp for Peace and Light
Princess Aswathy Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bai of Travancore (TBC), Governor of Kerala, Shri Mohammad Arif Khan (TBC), Minister Youth Affairs/Culture/Health/Education, Govt. of India (TBC), Minister, Youth Affairs/Culture/Health/Education Govt. of Kerala (TBC); UN Resident Coordinator (TBC); UN Secretary-General’s Youth Envoy (TBC).
3:00 – 3:10 pm
Welcome Address – Dr. Abraham Joseph, Chief Patron of IP20Y Summit, Kochi and Former Chief/Senior Socio-Economic Advisor, United Nations, New York - 10 mts
3:10 – 4:20 pm
Address by Dignitaries
Address by Princess Aswathy Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bai of Travancore (TBC) – 10 mts
Address by Prince Dr. Damien Dematra of Bali, Indonesia (Chief Organizer of the “International Peace20 Summit Event 2022” in Bali, Indonesia - 10 mts
Address by Governor of Kerala, Shri Mohammad Arif Khan (TBC) - 10 mts
Address by Minister, Youth Affairs / Culture / Health / Education Govt of India (TBC) - 10 mts
Address by Minister, Youth Affairs / Culture / Health / Education Govt. of Kerala (TBC) - 10 mts
Address by UN Resident Coordinator (TBC) - 10 mts
Address by UN Secretary-General’s Youth Envoy (TBC) - 10 mts
4:20 – 4:30 pm
SDG Theme Song – St. Theresa’s College, Ernakulam
4:30 – 4:40 pm
Song – Make Me A Channel of Your Peace (by all)
4:40 – 4:50 pm
Song – “We are the World” (Singing waving flags of countries by all)
4:50 – 5:00 pm
Peace Tree Planting (Kochi Nature Conservation Society)
5:00 – 5:40 pm
Distribution of Certificates and Awards
Peace League Institutions
Youth Peace Ambassadors
5:40 – 6:40 pm
Cultural Programs by Youth (schools and colleges)
6:40 – 6:50 pm
Vote of Thanks – Mr. Anil Jospeh, Secretary General, International Peace20 Youth Summit Kochi
6:50 – 8:30 pm
Dinner
Day 2
10:10 – 10:20 pm
SDG Theme Song – St. Theresa’s College, Ernakulam
10:20 – 10:30 pm
Welcome Address – Mr. Thomas Varghese, Chairman, International Peace20 Youth Summit Kochi
10:30 – 11:30 pm
Theme I: Youth, Peace and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Role of Civil Society
Moderator: Ms. Shoko Noda, UNDP Resident Representative in India (TBC)
Mr. Paramjeet Singh IRS, National President, Dharma Bharati Mission India (NGO)
Adv. Anil Xavier, President, Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation Kochi (NGO)
Mr. Abhishek Malhotra, Secretary (Partnerships & Finance), Y20 India Secretariat.
Ms. Mariya, Project Director, Jeevan Samruddhi (NGO) - Youth Representative
11:30 – 12:30 pm
Theme II: Educational Institutions and Implementation of SDGs – On campus and Beyond
Moderator: Mr. Omar Hernandez, UNAI, New York (TBC)
Presentations by Youth of St. Teresa’s College, Kochi (10 mts), Marian College, Kuttikanam (10 mts), Rajagiri College, Kochi (10 mts), MACFAST College, Thiruvalla (10 mts) and TKM College, Kollam (10 mts).
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Theme III: Industries and Implementation of SDGs
Moderator: Ratnesh R., Executive Director, UN Global Compact India Office, India (TBC);
Panelists: Mr. S. Suhas IAS, Managing Director, Cochin International Airport Limited – CIAL (Champion of the Earth Award 2018 by United Nations) (TBC);
Dr. P.V. Unnikrishnan, Member Secretary, K-DISC (TBC);
Mr. Anoop Ambika, CEO, Kerala Start-Up Mission (TBC);
Mr. Sujith K. Mahendran, Director AXYZ Global Technologies.
2:30 – 3:30 pm
Theme IV: Gender Equality and Advancement of Women and Girls
Moderator: Ms. Susan Ferguson, UN Women Representative for India (TBC);
Jaffer Malik IAS, Executive Director, Kudumbasree, Govt. of Kerala (TBC);
Ms. (Sr). Alice Lukose, Founder & Director WIN Society (Women Empowerment NGO);
Ms. Sandhya Pachiappan, UN, New York (Youth Representative)
3:30 – 4:10 pm
Tea
4:10 – 5:10 pm
Theme V: Youth, Public Health and Well-being
Moderator: Mr. Roderico Ofrin, WHO Representative in New Delhi, India (TBC);
Panelists: Dr. Jaya A. R. Dantes, Dean of Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia (TBC);
Dr. Baby Chakrapani PS, Director, Center for Neuroscience, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi;
Youth Representative
5:10 – 6:00 pm
Closing Ceremony
Address by Shri Ananda Bos IAS, Honorable Governor of West Bengal (TBC) - 10 mts
Address by Minister, Youth Affairs/Culture/Health/Education Govt of India (TBC) - 10 mts
Address by Minister, Youth Affairs/Culture/Health/Education Govt. of Kerala (TBC) - 10 mts
Address by Princess Natasha Dematra of Bali, Indonesia (Co-Chair - International Peace20 Summit 2022 Bali, Indonesia - 10 mts
Vote of Thanks – Prof. Richard Hay, Ex-MP and Patron of International Peace20 Youth Summit Kochi - 10 mts.