The power of the public: Rebuilding trust through quality and resilient public services for social development | #LeadingSDG4

Introduction

Opening address: Ms Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO

Keynote: H.E. Mr Francisco Gaetani, Extraordinary Secretary for State Transformation, Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services, Brazil 

Master of Ceremony: Ms Min Jeong Kim, Director for Education 2030, UNESCO

Stakeholders’ voices

Framing by youth: Ms Ellen Dixon, Member of the SDG4 Youth & Student Network, Youth & Student Leader representative at the SDG4 High-Level Steering Committee 

Segment 1: How can young people be recruited and retained in public service professions in education, health and sanitation? 

• Ms Ethel Agnes P. Valenzuela, Commissioner of the Commission on Higher Education, Philippines
• Dr Luvuyo Bayeni, Chief Director of Human Resources, National Department of Health, South Africa
• Mr Peter Henriksen Ringstad, Senior Adviser at the Section for Governance, Norad
• Mr Jim Campbell, Director, Health Workforce, World Health Organization
• Ms Antonia Wulff, Director of Research, Policy and Advocacy, Education International 

Q&A 5 minutes 

Moderator: Mr Marco Pasqualini, Education Programme Specialist, UNESCO 

Segment 2: How can we make public services more responsive to the needs of people? 

• Ms Heike Kuhn, Head of Education Division, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany
• Mr David Boys, Deputy General Secretary, Public Services International
• Mr Adam Cave, Managing Director, Murray McIntosh Water, United Kingdom
• Mr Omar El Hattab, Senior WASH Adviser, UNICEF
• Ms Nelsy Lizarazo, General Coordinator, Latin-American Campaign for the Right to Education 

Q&A 5 minutes 

Moderator: Mr Oliver Liang, Head of Public and Private Services Unit, International Labour Organization

Wrap-up

• Ms Yukiko Arai, Deputy Director of the Sectoral Policies Department, International Labour Organization