Digital Program
Session Type: Panel
Participants: Belissa Rojas (UNPDF - Washington DC), Claudia Olmedo (UNDP Accelerator Labs - El Salvador), Kylie Porter (Global Compact Network Australia) and Michael Donaghue-Evnans (UN Victoria)

The panel will be moderated by Lionel Lee (InvestUnited).

Kylie Porter

Executive Director

Global Compact Network Australia

Kylie Porter is the Executive Director of the Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA) - the Australian Local Network of the UN Global Compact. Kylie is a sustainability leader holding expertise in delivering responsible business strategies and guiding businesses on reputation risk management.

As Executive Director, Kylie leads a team of experts across the fields of business and human rights, climate change and anti-bribery and corruption and who work alongside business to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Prior to the GCNA, Kylie worked in the financial and professional services sectors and in international development in Australia and internationally.  

Kylie is a member of the Government’s Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group. She holds a Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Arts, a Masters’ degree in Social Science (International Development) and is a Graduate of the AICD’s Company Director’s Course.

GCNA 

The Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA) is the Australian, business-led network of the UN Global Compact.

As the principal sustainability initiative in Australia, the GCNA brings together participants of the UN Global Compact to advance responsible business and the private sector’s contribution to sustainable development. We lead, enable and connect business and stakeholders to create a sustainable future by acting responsibly and finding opportunity for positive impact.

Topic: State of Sustainable Development Goals

Synopsis: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity. With the continued COVID-19 pandemic affecting every country, how are efforts to end poverty, hunger, AIDS, and discrimination against women and girls affected. What creativity, knowhow, technology, financial resources and cooperation are being applied to keep the SDGs on track? Our panel of experts share their examples and provide insight into the state of SDGs globally and in Australia.