The 2030 Agenda and Pathways to Sustainable Development International Cooperation and the G20 Presidencies of China and Germany

Berlin T20 Conference, 12-13 May 2016

Location: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Hiroshimastr. 28, 10785 Berlin

The Berlin T20 (Think Tanks 20) conference is part of the official programme of the three Chinese think tanks mandated by their government to lead the T20 process during the country’s G20 presidency. The event is co-hosted by the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS), German Development Institute (DIE) and Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES). The content of the Berlin conference is aligned with the specific focus of SIIS during the T20 process, namely the responsibilities of the G20 for the developing world. However, SIIS has ensured the full participation of the other two mandated Chinese think tanks (IWEP-CASS and RDCY).

The Berlin event centres on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by world leaders at the United Nations in September 2015 and focuses on its relevance to the future of international cooperation, with a particular view on possible contributions of the G20 to global implementation efforts. This means that the challenges of domestic implementation implied by the 2030 Agenda will not be addressed. The conference will rather focus on the possibilities and opportunities of international cooperation with the aim of supporting developing countries in their respective transformational processes. In order to link debates in Berlin with the 2030 Agenda, key dimensions of the relevant document “Transforming Our World”, are explicitly integrated into the programme:

People, Planet, and Prosperity as well as Partnership. The fifth dimension, Peace, will not be focused on since it partly goes beyond the present G20 mandate or is already covered by ongoing G20 work streams (e.g. on anti-corruption).

The Berlin conference will address the priorities of the Chinese presidency and explore potential linkages to the upcoming German presidency, with a view towards enhancing continuity over a sequence of presidencies. At the time of the conference in May, the 2018 presidency will have been informally agreed upon. It is, therefore, suggested that planning for future T20 activities on the sidelines of the Berlin event should cover the period including 2018.

The Berlin T20 conference is an event by and for think tanks. This implies that discussions should simultaneously address the agendas of current and future presidencies as well as the long-term

dimension of scholarly work on the G20. Dialogue with policy-makers is an integral part of the T20 process. The conference is part of the Managing Global Governance (MGG) programme, which is funded and commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and implemented by the German Development Institute.

The Berlin T20 (Think Tanks 20) conference is part of the official programme of the three Chinese think tanks mandated by their government to lead the T20 process during the country’s G20 presidency. The event is co-hosted by the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS), German Development Institute (DIE) and Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES). The content of the Berlin conference is aligned with the specific focus of SIIS during the T20 process, namely the responsibilities of the G20 for the developing world. However, SIIS has ensured the full participation of the other two mandated Chinese think tanks (IWEP-CASS and RDCY).

The Berlin event centres on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by world leaders at the United Nations in September 2015 and focuses on its relevance to the future of international cooperation, with a particular view on possible contributions of the G20 to global implementation efforts. This means that the challenges of domestic implementation implied by the 2030 Agenda will not be addressed. The conference will rather focus on the possibilities and opportunities of international cooperation with the aim of supporting developing countries in their respective transformational processes. In order to link debates in Berlin with the 2030 Agenda, key dimensions of the relevant document “Transforming Our World”, are explicitly integrated into the programme:

People, Planet, and Prosperity as well as Partnership. The fifth dimension, Peace, will not be focused on since it partly goes beyond the present G20 mandate or is already covered by ongoing G20 work streams (e.g. on anti-corruption).

The Berlin conference will address the priorities of the Chinese presidency and explore potential linkages to the upcoming German presidency, with a view towards enhancing continuity over a sequence of presidencies. At the time of the conference in May, the 2018 presidency will have been informally agreed upon. It is, therefore, suggested that planning for future T20 activities on the sidelines of the Berlin event should cover the period including 2018.

The Berlin T20 conference is an event by and for think tanks. This implies that discussions should simultaneously address the agendas of current and future presidencies as well as the long-term

dimension of scholarly work on the G20. Dialogue with policy-makers is an integral part of the T20 process. The conference is part of the Managing Global Governance (MGG) programme, which is funded and commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and implemented by the German Development Institute.

- By invitation only -

Program

Thursday 12 May 2016

9.30 h Co-chairs: YE Yu, SIIS & Thomas Fues, DIE

Welcome Speeches

Dirk Messner, Director, DIE

CHEN Dongxiao, Director, SIIS

Michael Sommer, Deputy Chairman, FES

Keynote I – 2030 Agenda & G20

J?rg Hacker, President, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

Keynote II – Global challenges and 2030 Agenda

Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven, Director General, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Keynote III – Priorities of the Chinese presidency

Chinese Sherpa (tbc)

11:00 h Coffee and tea break

11:30 h Session I: “Transforming our World” - The G20 and the Sustainable Development

Goals (SDGs): The case for international cooperation

Co-chairs: Hubert Schillinger, FES Geneva & Zhao Zhongyi, China International

Center For Economic And Technical Exchanges Simon Zadek, UNEP Inquiry

Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, South African Institute of International Affairs

H. H. S. Viswanathan, Observer Research Foundation, India

Barbara Adams, Global Policy Forum

13:00 h Lunch

14:00 h Session II: Towards a G20 Action Plan for the 2030 Agenda – The contribution of international cooperation

Working Groups:

a)  People: Poverty, inequality and social development

Co-chairs:

Sandhya Iyer, Tata Institute of Social Studies, India

Jakkie Cilliers, Institute for Security Studies, South Africa

Inputs (10 minutes each):

Roberto Bissio, Social Watch International

Guido Schmidt-Traub, Sustainable Development Solutions Network

Discussants (5 minutes each):

Medelina Hendityo, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia Mariana Magaldi, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico LI Xiaoyun, China International Development Research Network

Co-rapporteurs:

Mehmet Arda, Center for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies, Turkey Andrew Cooper, University of Waterloo, Canada

b)  Planet: Climate change and low-carbon transformation

Co-chairs:

Akshay Mathur, Gateway House, India

Manfred Fischedick, Wuppertal Institute, Germany

Inputs (10 minutes each):

Teresa Ribera, Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales, France

Claudia Kemfert, German Institute for Economic Research

Discussants (5 minutes each):

Chee Yoke Ling, Third World Network

André Coelho, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil

Tilman Altenburg, DIE

Co-rapporteurs:

Garth le Pere, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Colin Bradford, Brookings, USA

c)  Prosperity: Connectivity, trade and investment

Co-chairs:

HU Yuwei, Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, China

W.P.S. Sidhu, Brookings, India

Inputs (10 minutes each):

Rajat Kathuria, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations MAO Risheng, Institute for World Economics and Politics, China

Discussants (5 minutes each):

Wonhyuk Lim, Korean Development Institute

André de Mello e Souza, Instituto de Pesquisa Econ?mica Aplicada, Brazil Jorge Pérez, Instituto Mora, Mexico

Co-rapporteurs:

James Zhan, UNCTAD

GU Jing, Institute of Development Studies, UK

d)  Partnership: Financing the SDGs

Co-chairs:

TIAN Huifang, Institute for World Economics and Politics, China

Peter Wolff, DIE

Inputs (10 minutes each):

Homi Kharas, Brookings, USA

Manuel Montes, South Centre, Geneva

Discussants (5 minutes each):

Rathin Roy, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India

Paulo Esteves, BRICS Policy Center, Brazil

Yulius Hermawan, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan, Indonesia

Co-rapporteurs:

Dennis G?rlich, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany

Rohinton Medhora, Centre for Governance Innovation, Canada

15:30 h Coffee and tea break

16:00 h Session III: Co-rapporteurs of each working group present three concrete policy

proposals addressed to G20 leaders

Co-chairs:

Sara Burke, FES New York

Archna Negi, JNU India

17:00 h End of first day. To be followed by public event at the German Council on Foreign

Relations at 17:30 h; panellists: Eberhard Sandschneider, DGAP; CHEN Dongxiao, SIIS;

Bozkurt Aran, TEPAV; Dirk Messner, DIE

"Global governance in transition: How can the G20 help with overcoming regional fragmentation?”

Friday, 13 May 2016

9:00 h Session IV: The G20’s contribution to an inclusive world economy

Co-chairs: Imme Scholz, DIE & YE Jiang, SIIS

Dennis Snower, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany

Debapriya Bhattacharya, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh

Sachin Chaturvedi, Research and Information System for Developing Countries, India

10:30 h Coffee and tea break

11:00 h Session V: The G20’s contribution to an inclusive world economy – views of the engagement groups

Co-chairs: Güven Sak, Economic Policy Research Foundation, Turkey & Adolf Kloke-

Lesch, SDSN Germany

Georgios Altintzis, International Trade Union Confederation, L20

Stefan Mair, Federation of German Industries, B20

Eva Hanfst?ngl, Federation of German Development NGOs, C20

Mina Toksz, Chatham House, W20

13:00 h Lunch Break

14:00 h Presentation of the Communiqué, wrap-up and way forward

Co-chairs: Peter Wolff, DIE & ZHANG Chun, SIIS

Presentations by FES, DIE, SIIS

Comments from participants

15:30 h Panel discussion with policy-makers: What can we expect from the Chinese and German presidencies?

Co-chairs: Dirk Messner, DIE & CHEN Dongxiao, SIIS

Opening statements by co-chairs on positions and recommendations of organizers; followed by responses of policy-makers

Chinese Sherpa (tbc)

Second Chinese official (tbc) German Finance Deputy (tbc)

Roger Fischer, Head of Division, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Manfred Z?llmer, MP, SPD Parliamentary Group

17:30 h End of Conference and Reception