TPSD 2024 - Plenary 3: Advancing Resilient Infrastructure & Sustainable Industrialization

Organized by the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission

Moderator:
Michael Beeman
Visiting Scholar, Shorenstein APARC, Stanford University
Former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan, Korea and APEC at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Panelists:
Joel Abraham
CEO, Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission

Lorraine H. Akiba
President and CEO, LHA Ventures

Diana Bowman
Associate Dean and Professor, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Co-Director, Center for Smart Cities and Regions, Arizona State University

The Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue convened social science researchers and scientists from Stanford University and across the Asia-Pacific region, alongside policymakers, private and public sector experts, and emerging leaders to accelerate progress on achieving the United Nations-adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Dialogue aims to generate new research and policy partnerships to expedite the implementation of the Agenda's underlying framework of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The 2024 Dialogue focused on advancing SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure and was held at Stanford University on October 10 and 11, 2024.

This year's main host and organizer was Stanford University's Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC). The co-host was the Ban Ki-moon Foundation for a Better Future. The co-organizers were the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Ewha Womans University, Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission, Korea Environment Institute (KEI), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (MOFA), and the Natural Capital Project (NatCap) of Stanford University.