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Conference Agenda
I. Forum Overview
Title:
2026 International Standardization
Forum on Sustainable Development
Theme:
Standardization for SDGs,
Building a
Shared Sustainable Future
Context:
Side Event of the 2026 UN High‑Level
Political Forum on Sustainable
Development (HLPF)
Focus SDGs: SDG 6, SDG 7, SDG 9, SDG 11,
SDG 17
Total Duration: 90 minutes
II. Event Information
Date: Friday, July 10, 2026
Delegates Dining Room, UN
Headquarters, New York, USA
III. Organizers
Hosts:
Beijing Guangming Charity Foundation
(NGO in Special Consultative Status
with ECOSOC)
China Association for Promoting
International Economic & Technical
Cooperation
Beijing NGO Network for International
Exchanges
Guiding organizer:
UN Association for Sustainable
Development
Undertaking organization:
Tongbiao Zhongyan Standardization
Technology Research Institute (Beijing)
Co., Ltd.
Co‑hosts:
Shenzhen Panoramic Charity Foundation
Beijing Industrial Cooperation
Association
Hong Kong Beineng International
Philanthropy Research Institute
Global Affairs Development Union, Kenya
Arab-Chinese Cooperation and Development
Association
New Future Foundation Inc.
World Peasants Organization
Awujo Consulting LLC
IV. Detailed Agenda
I. Moderator’s Opening & Introduction
(12 mins)
Shuang Ren
Deputy Secretary-General of
Standardization Committee of China
Association for Promoting International
Economic & Technical Cooperation
Tianshu Liu,
Vice President, Hong Kong Beineng
International Philanthropy Research
Institute
Topic: Opening Remarks & Agenda
Introduction
II. Opening Remarks from Hosts
Representative
(3 mins each, total 12 mins)
Official, Economic and Social
Council of the United Nations
Representative ,UN Association for
Sustainable Development
Lin Li,
President, Beijing Guangming Charity
Foundation,
Uniting Minds and Efforts with
Standards,
Building a Shared Sustainable Future
Qiang Guo,
Vice Chairman, China Association for
Promoting International Economic &
Technical Cooperation
Standards as Bridges, Livelihood as
Foundation: Empowering Sustainable
Development through Standardization
Zhiyong Gao,
Vice President of Beijing NGO Network
for International Exchanges
Beijing’s Grassroots Contribution to the
UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
Lanjin Chen,
Chief Representative to the United
Nations,
Shenzhen Panoramic Charity Foundation
Standardization: A Powerful Engine for
Global Public Welfare and Sustainable
Development
III. Keynote Speeches (5 mins each,
total 20 mins)
Dr. Lawrence D. Neuman,
Former Scientific Affairs Officer,
Untied Nations, Internationally
Recognized Expert in Renewable Energy
and Sustainable Development | Empowering
Sustainable Development Through
Standards, Innovation, and Global
Cooperation
Yongli Wu,
Vice Chairman, China Association for
Promoting International Economic &
Technical Cooperation | Standards as the
Foundation, Synergy as the Power:
Advancing SDGs through Standardization
Deloris Blakely,
Queen Mother of Africa, UN Goodwill
Ambassador for Africa, Founder of New
Future Foundations Inc |Water is Life
IV. Thematic Speeches (3 mins each,
total 24 mins)
Xiyu Zhang,
Advisor, China Association for Promoting
International Economic & Technical
Cooperation
Standardization for Inclusion: Gender
Perspectives on Sanitation and
Sustainable Cities
Derrick Odidi,
Executive Director, Global Affairs
Development Union, Kenya | (TBC)
Ning Mu,
Senior Researcher, Wuhan Open University
Water‑Energy
Nexus, Standards in Action: Integrating
SDG 6 and SDG 7 through Standardization
Zhujia Qian,
Project officer of Beijing NGO Network
for International Exchanges
Innovative Practices in Accelerating
Beijing’s Development as a Global Green
Economy Benchmark City
Zuheir Afra,
Council Member, ArabChinese Cooperation
and Development Association
Arab-China Cooperation for Sustainable
Development: ACCDA’s Contributions to
the SDGs
Yvette Gibbs,
Founder & CEO, Awujo Consulting LLC
Bridging the Gap: Standardizing Neuro-Inclusive
AI and Infrastructure for Equitable
Sustainable Development
Ugoji A. Eze,
Professor of International Affairs &
Relations
INCLUSIVE STANDARDS, INCLUSIVE
FUTURES:
Advancing Sustainable Development
Through Global Partnerships
Dayong Cao,
Chairman of World Peasants Organization
Empower Rural Development through
Standardization and Advance the
Sustainable Development of Global
Agriculture
Kuiyang Xue,
Vice President, Beijing Guangming
Charity Foundation,
Developer of Cybradionet Mind · Pal in
Palm AI Agent
Empower Public Welfare with Standards,
Connect People with Technology
Lixia Xie，
Director, Huicheng Children
Rehabilitation Center,
Liangxi District, Wuxi City
V. Outcomes Launch (5 mins)
Launch:
General Principles for Green and Low‑Carbon
Enterprise Evaluation
Launch:
General Principles for Sustainable
Development Enterprise Evaluation
Launch:
Guidelines for Green Energy Efficiency
Optimization of Data Centers
Lijie Zhao,
Chairman, Shanxi Gaoyang Yizhong New
Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
Enterprise Representative, Standard
Drafting Committee
Standards as the Measure, Partnerships
as the Strength: Advancing Sustainable
Development Together
VI. Issuing Certificates
VII. Q&A Session (5 mins)
Open Floor Discussion
VIII. Summary and Closing Remarks from
the host(3 mins)
Summary and Closing remarks
by Representative from China Association
for Promoting International Economic &
Technical Cooperation
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