Experts meeting paves way to Imperial Springs International Forum 2019
06th August,2019
International and Chinese experts and practitioners gathered in Imperial Springs
to craft the program for the 2019 edition of
the Imperial Springs International Forum
A delegation of World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid (WLA-CdM) led by President Danilo Türk met for this year's Preparatory Experts Meeting, a gathering to discuss and craft the program of the upcoming 2019 Imperial Springs International Forum (ISIF).
Under the title "Multilateralism and Sustainable Development", ISIF will examine China’s role in the global process to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and the constructive international cooperation necessary for their eventual success.
Aside from Member Danilo Türk, the former President of Slovenia,
WLA-CdM's delegation included staff and experts handpicked by the organization. All of them joined Chinese and international experts and brought their experience and insights to the discussion with the objective of organizing an action-oriented forum in ISIF 2019. Following Agenda 2030’s first 4-year follow-up during the upcoming "United Nations General Assembly" in September, ISIF 2019 will be in a privileged position to discuss how best to mobilize political will, partnerships, and action in support of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Experts also found the discussion timely, since we are approaching the year 2020 when the United Nations will celebrate its 75th Anniversary. Discussions during ISIF 2019 will address the renewal and reform of our rules-based multilateral system, which can contribute to galvanizing our commitment to multilateralism.
Similarly, another anniversary will mark this year’s ISIF. This year's celebration of the 70 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China will serve as a backdrop of ISIF programme. In this sense, the experts addressed the developments in China’s diplomacy and its implications for the future of multilateralism and the SDGs.
Similarly, another anniversary will mark this year’s ISIF. This year's celebration of the 70 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China will serve as a backdrop of ISIF programme. In this sense, the experts addressed the developments in China’s diplomacy and its implications for the future of multilateralism and the SDGs.
A complete list of participants of Preparatory Experts Meetings
Dr. Chau Chak Wing
Chair of the Asia-Pacific Region of WLA-Cd-M President's Circle, presided all sessions.
Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India-Elin Bergman,
Head of UN's Resident Coordinators' Office in Beijing
Elin Bergman
Head of UN's Resident Coordinators' Office in Beijing
Sean Cleary
Chairman of Strategic Concepts and Advisor of WLA-CdM-Zhu Feng, Director of the Institute of International Relations University at Nanking University
Yang Jiemian
Member of the Foreign Policy Advisory Group of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China
Susana Malcorra
Former Foreign Minister of Argentina-Karen Tramontano, former Deputy Chief of Staff to President Clinton-Danilo Türk, former President of Slovenia and Member of WLA-CdM
Wang Wen
Executive Dean of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at the Remin University of China-Dai Xianglong, former Governor of the People's Bank of China
He Yafei
Former Deputy Foreign Minister of China
