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Opening Session and Panel Discussion #1:
Monday, 19 April 2021

04:00 – 04:05 pm

Welcome & Introduction
Xiaohong Yang
Chief, Thematic Cluster
Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, ADB (Moderator)
04:05 – 04:10 pmWelcome RemarksJaco Cilliers
Manager, UNDP Hub for Asia and the Pacific
04:10 – 04:15 pmWelcome RemarksJunghun Kim
Chairman of the OECD Network on Fiscal Relations and President of the Fiscal Policy Institute
04:15 – 04:30 pmKeynote SpeechDr. Bambang Susantono
Vice President (Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development), ADB
Panel 1: Multi-level   Governance, Policy Coherence, and Institutional Development
04:30 – 04:40 pmSetting the Context: SDG Localization in Asia and the PacificPatrick Duong
Regional Adviser, Lead Governance and SDG Localization
UNDP Hub for Asia and the Pacific
04:40 – 04:50 pmSubnational Governments (SNGs)’ Perspective on Localizing SDGs in Asia and the PacificBernadia Tjandradewi
Secretary-General, United Cities and Local Governments - Asia Pacific (UCLG-ASPAC) (tbc)
04:50 – 05:00 pmThe Multi-level arrangement of Indonesia’s SDG AgendaDr. Vivi Yulaswati, MsC
Advisor to the Minister of BAPPENAS for Social Affairs and Poverty Reduction, and Head of Indonesia SDG Sekretariat (tbc)
05:00 – 05:10 pmPakistan
Country Example # 1
Mr. Rafique Shaikh
Chief, Sindh SDG's Unit, Pakistan
05:10 - 05:45 pmQ & A – From the floor