Events Welcome and Opening Wed 06 May 2026, 10.00 am Conference Room 4, UNHQ, New York UNDESA and UNIATT Related 17 Share Background Background Opening RemarksH.E. Mr. Lok Bahadur Thapa, President of ECOSOCUnder-Secretary-General (represented by Ms. Bjørg Sandkjær, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs)Keynote speakersMs. Rita Orji, Canada Research Chair in Persuasive Technology and Professor of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, CanadaMr. Helmut Habersack, Professor and Head, Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and River Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Austria Related Topics Science Related Goals 17
