Calderon, Kim to share their visions at IGCF 2022

SHARJAH: Felipe Calderon, Honorary Chairman of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, and former President of Mexico; and Jim Yong Kim, MD, PHD, former president of the World Bank Group, will headline inspiring dialogues and debates at the upcoming 11th annual International Government Communication Forum (IGCF) taking place on Sept.28-29 in Expo Centre Sharjah.

These distinguished global figures will delve into the importance of employing the art of communication and persuasion to achieve consensus and success in maters related to the green economy at the two-day international event themed “Challenges and Solutions” being organised by the International Government Communication Centre (IGCC) - an initiative of the Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB) under the slogan.

The forum’s discussions will also analyse optimal frameworkswithinwhichtostrategiseandimplement governmental and social plans to atain balanced goals in education, health, human capital building, and climate change.

In his inspirational talk titled “Green Growth... Mechanisms for Making Decisions,” Filipe Calderon will discuss how environmentally conscious decisionmaking while planning and executing economic policies will protect the public interest. He will also highlight the main challenges that stand in the way of green growth decisions and share key tips on ways to analyse ground realities and foresee the future during the application of environmental economic decisions.

Calderon’s talk will shine light on the need for new communication channels on climate issues to reduce risks to humanity and successfully persuade the public to accept decision makers’ strategies that will be adopted in the coming years. In addition, he will also elucidate positive impact of environmental policies on the economy and how to make decisions to avoid negative effects.

Inadiscussiontitled“strugglesforchange...how to Be?” Jim Yong Kim will respond to key questions on developing governmental and social change engineering and turn it into a culture to achieve success. He will also discuss to what extent governments have been able to make a difference in the prosperity of humankind using this methodology.