The Difficult Dialogues, a premier international forum that discusses pressing issues of global importance each year in Goa, is set to return with its sixth edition from November 16 in the form of an online event to brainstorm the issue of Global Sustainability.
Since its inception in 2016, themes such as Global Finance and Civil Society, Health, Gender, Education and Law were discussed under the umbrella of Difficult Dialogue..
The upcoming edition of Difficult Dialogues would discuss a wide range of topics under the overarching theme of Global Sustainability by bringing together stakeholders from various backgrounds including sustainability experts, business leaders, change agents, campaigners, filmmakers and students from all across the world.
Since the current problem regarding sustainability is as much a communications one as a scientific one, Difficult Dialogues is partnering with the tve Global Sustainability Film Awards to produce an inspiring, week-long online event that will include dialogues, debates and films to strengthen its impact and reach.
The specially designed panel discussions along with the presentation of the film awards would take place as part of the Awards Week from November 16 to 20, comprising 90-120 minutes of environment and sustainability content each day. This week would also feature the finale of Daring Debates, a well-established debate platform for the youth to engagein policy ideation, by involving participants from Africa, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the USA.
Speaking of this partnership, Surina Narula the founder of Difficult Dialogues, said, :I am delighted to announce that Difficult Dialogues this year is joining hands with the tve Global Sustainability Film Awards to highlight and discuss a subject that is more relevant in 2020 than ever before - Global Sustainability.
The core idea is to inculcate a strong sense of urgency to address issues on sustainability that crucially and equally affect us all.
The upcoming awards week in November will see thought provoking conversations initiated by Difficult Dialogues along with brilliant films on sustainable solutions being awarded as part of the tve GSFA 2020. t:
There are four Difficult Dialogues panel discussions planned during the Awards Week which focus on relevant global themes related to sustainability. These include the CHANGING THE MINDSET panel which discusses how we can change the mindset of people to improve their understanding of the effect their actions have on the environment, the ROLE OF INNOVATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE panel which will look at innovative ideas and emerging technological innovations like AI, digital technology and green businesses which could lead to long term sustainable solutions, THE WORLD IN 2050 panel that will outline key initiatives that need to be taken to achieve the future sustainable development goals across social, economic and environmental areas, and the HIDDEN STORIES, IMPACT JOURNALISM: BUSINESS AND POLITICS OF GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY panel which examines how larger political and trade interests affect global sustainability and howin an increasingly bipolar world, on-the-ground investigations will change for the media working to showcase irregularities.
Key speakers include Andrew Wilson, a change agent with expertise in sustainability and business purposes, Andrew Dunnett, Director of Vodafone Foundation, Tony Juniper, eminent campaigner, writer, sustainability adviser and environmentalist, David Stringer Lamarre, a business leader, entrepreneur and innovator, Duncan Wardle, who served as Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney, Mark Wood, an established speaker, author and explorer, Adam Ricobanni, an AI entrepreneur and author, Claire Rewcastle Brown, British investigative journalist who has campaigned ceaselessly against
environment destruction and Poulomi Basu, Indian transmedia artist, photographer and activist.