Center for Global Agenda

The Center for Global Agenda (CGA) is dedicated to the study of contemporary global governance. We organize the annual Future of Global Governance Series on a range of governance subjects such as global, outerspace, climate, data, and corporate governance. Our latest comprehensive recommendations are available via our co-director’s open source book, 5 Ideas from Global Diplomacy.

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The Future of Global Governance Series — Featured Speakers

  • Jim Hall, FREng

    Professor of Climate and Environmental Risks; Director of Research, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford

  • Rachele Hendricks-Sturrup, DHSc, MSc, MA

    Research Director of Real-World Evidence (RWE), Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy

  • Dennis Larsen

    Co-Founder and Director, Initiative for Global Sustainable Economies (IGSE); University Lecturer, BI Norwegian Business School

  • Julien Isoré (Alan Tod)

    Forest Artist

  • Peggy Cyphers

    Professor of Painting at Pratt Institute

  • Steve MacFeely

    Director of Data and Analytics, World Health Organization (WHO)

  • Ivy Kwan Arce

    President, Treatment Action Group (TAG); Research in Action Award (RIAA) Honoree

  • Lowell Clare, MA, MLA

    Independent Researcher; Unbuilt Labs Alumni

  • Shady El Damaty, Ph.D.

    President, Opsci; Co-Founder, Holonym

  • Joachim Nijs

    Founder, 自然をつくる国日本 (Japan: Nation Building Nature)

Select Presentations and Panel Events

5 Ideas from Global Diplomacy for Board Members

  • Marvin Cheung and Dr. Marguerite Van Cook, Co-Directors at the Center for Global Agenda, Board Members at Unbuilt Labs

  • Mattias Frumerie Sweden’s Climate Ambassador and Sweden’s chief negotiator for the climate negotiations within the UNFCCC

  • Irina Frolova-Verned Independent Chair Investment Committee Natural Capital Fund at Climate Asset Management, NED and Chair Audit Committee Stockholm Exergi (Sweden) and HZPC (Netherlands)

  • Moderated by Liselotte Engstam, NED and Chair of Boards Impact Forum

  • Read full Webinar Recap at Boards Impact Forum

Highlights of the 2023 Future of Global Governance Series by the Center for Global Agenda

Presentation by Harshita Khera Operations Director, Open Lunar Foundation

  • Abstract Lunar governance presents a unique challenge, one that needs a departure from traditional, discipline-specific paradigms. […] Through fostering collaboration and integration across diverse disciplines,a transdisciplinary approach is better suited to formulate comprehensive, innovative, and adaptable solutions that consider the intricate and multifaceted nature of these challenges. In this presentation, we delve into the concept of transdisciplinary lunar governance through an exploration of real-world applications, examples, challenges, and benefits.

Presentation by Achilles Kallergis Director of Cities and Mobilities, Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility and Assistant Professor, The New School and Manavi Datta Equity Researcher, Rivera Consulting Inc.

  • Abstract Climate Mobilities in African Cites, is a participatory research initiative conducted in four coastal African cities: Accra, Ghana; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Freetown, Sierra Leone; and Monrovia, Liberia. Through an extensive effort with six partners the project reached 4500 residents in high-risk urban areas to understand daily living conditions from a macro as well as an experiential viewpoint. In this presentation Achilles Kallergis and Manavi DaSa will first, highlight the participatory, networked model that guided the project operations. Second the presentation will focus on how a transdisciplinary praxis emerges because of collecting a range of data points that transcends scale. Finally, how does the foundational research approach help expand conversations about climate governance and advance the potential of place-based governance strategies.

Highlights of the 2022 Future of Global Governance Series by the Center for Global Agenda

Keynote presentation by Jim Hall, FREng Professor of Climate and Environmental Risks and Director of Research at the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford

  • The Global Consortium for Systems Research (GCSR) announced the GCSR 2022-2023 10th Anniversary Strategic Plan during the session including the new mandate “We study, forecast, and guide systems change to solve grand challenges”. GCSR invited Jim Hall, FREng to deliver a keynote presentation on system science.

Panel Discussion on Health Policy, Research Infrastructure, and Health for All

  • Abstract We are delighted to welcome an esteemed panel to discusses topics including (1) data privacy, (2) engagement with civil society, and (3) the future of clinical research.

  • Steve MacFeely Director of Data and Analytics, World Health Organizations (WHO)

  • Ivy Kwan Arce Board Member, Treatment Action Group (TAG); Research in Action Award (RIAA) Honoree)

  • Rachele Hendricks-Sturrup, DHSc, MSc, MA Research Director, Real World Evidence, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy

To sponsor the Future of Global Governance Series, please email Advisory@UnbuiltLabs.com