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Geneva
Celebrating MSMEs Day 2024, this event brings together global experts to explore “Human-Centered Impact: Advancing the UN SDGs through MSMEs”. This hybrid event will discuss the global impact of MSMEs for economic growth and social justice, with a special focus on entrepreneurs, young workers and women in business.
This is a collaboration between ILO’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Branch, International Organization of Employers (IOE), International Council for Small Business (ICSB) and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Welcoming remarks from ILO and official opening for MSMEs day
Ayman ElTarabishy
Session Chair and CEO & President, International Council for Small Business (ICSB)
Jung Sung Park
Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea in Geneva
Matthew Wilson
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations Office in Geneva
Dragan Radic
Chief, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Branch (MSME), Sustainable Enterprises, Productivity, and Just Transition Department, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Akustina Morni
Director of Policy, International Organisation of Employers (IOE)
Ki-Chan Kim
Chair of the Board, International Council for Small Business (ICSB)
The global impact of MSMEs for a better world
Rico Baldeger
Session Chair, Dean and Professor, School of Management Fribourg (HEG-FR)
Martin Garcia Moritan
Ambassador to Uruguay, The Republic of Argentina
Perrine de le Court
Director Ashoka, Belgium
Nigist Goytom
Founder and CEO of Ha Hu, Switzerland
Roland Decorvet
Founder and Chairman, Alpha Seeds, Congo, Switzerland
Chang-Jae Shin
Chairman & CEO of KYOBO Life Insurance, S. Korea
Women in business – Opportunities for impact
Analia Pastran
Session Chair and International Council for Small Business (ICSB) Board Member, Argentina
Katia Passerini
Provost and Executive Vice President, Seton Hall, USA
Narmina Hasanova
CEO and founder of MiniBoss Business, Azerbaijan
Chantal Line Carpentier
Head, Trade, Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
KyungRan Yang
Co-founder and CEO of MegaGen Implant Co. Ltd., S. Korea
Sonja Betschart
Co-founder of WeRobotics, Switzerland
Franziska Giffey
Deputy Lord Mayor of Berlin (via video), Germany
Human-centered entrepreneurship: A global perspective
Rico Baldeger
Session Chair, Dean and Professor, School of Management Fribourg (HEG-FR)
Nicolas Durand
Director of Foundation Campus Biotech, Switzerland
Cameron McKenzie
CEO Aspire, Switzerland
Mouad Lamrani
General Director R&D Innovation Center, Menicon Co., Ltd., Switzerland
Louis-Jacques Filion
Professor Emeritus HEC Montréal, Canada
Kristina Babina
CEO and Founder of TotUp, Switzerland
Thomas Heupel
Research Director, FOM, Germany
Christian Meisel
Head of Entrepreneurship Center, h2, Germany
Panel Discussion I: Towards Responsible Business Conduct in the Coffee Supply Chain
Nestor Meneses
Deputy Technical Manager, Instituto Hondureño del Café (IHCAFE)
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