The project aims to share knowledge about climate change, economic and social development, science and technology using the SIIS conference platform and the global knowledge and business networks of the United Nations and other specialized agencies, to encourage youth to pay attention to global issues such as social impact investment, sustainable development, and environmental climate change. It hopes to foster international youth leaders and innovators with a global perspective who can solve complex problems in the future.

The organizing committee will recruit young people (12-25 years old) from all over the world, mainly university and high school students and young entrepreneurs to participate in activities related to SDG, carbon neutrality, impact investment and SIISC 2022 with guest panelists.

Participating youth will be required to select any of the following SDGs to practice in their school, community, or country.

• Conduct a presentation or lecture to become a pioneer in promoting the UN SDGs.

• Organize an interest group study or field trip to become a UN SDG action pioneer.

• Conduct a thematic questionnaire survey, prepare a research report and propose solutions to the problems identified to become a pioneer of creativity.

Submit the above results in the form of illustrations/drawings or videos to the expert jury for evaluation, and the best works will have the opportunity to be shared and published in relevant international events (organized by the United Nations and other international organizations).

1. Opening remarks by former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

2. SDGs and carbon neutrality knowledge sharing session by the UN officials.

3. Youth leadership and diplomacy training course provided by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).

4. Participation in the digital art/drawing HACKATHON event for young people, led by the Digital Economy Collaboration Innovation Lab (DECIL) in the United States. The winners will receive a prize and the winning artwork will mint NFT, the proceeds of which will be partly donated to the SIIS Conference.

5. Participation in the dialogue forum organized by DECIL on the theme of digital art/Metaverse and sustainable development for young people.

6. Participate in the Impact and ESG Investment Fundamentals Training organized by Scholars of Finance (SOF);

7. Participate in the “Global ESG, Metaverse and Sustainability Dialogue” organized by Scholars of Finance, StudentPort and Youth Entrepreneur and Finance Association (YEFA);

8. The “Global Majority Year ESG, Impact Investing and SDG Forum” and participated in the intergenerational dialogue.

9. Participate in the impact investing and ESG sharing event organized by SIIS.

10. To submit a presentation on SDGs, ESG and carbon neutral solutions, and participate in the dialogue with the conference guests.

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), established in 1963 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, is the highest level executive body of the United Nations General Assembly, with two functions in the UN system: training and research. The training function is to help the 193 UN member states (especially developing countries) train diplomatic government officials in international cooperation through international training and conferences, thereby promoting global cooperation for the common development of all mankind; the research function focuses on major issues in the fields of world peace, security, economy, society and education.