The adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by world leaders this September will demand a more coordinated approach if we are to improve access to, and the quality of, health and education services for underserved communities – particularly girls and young women.

This round table discussion between heads of state, ministers of finance, health and education and development partners will include a conversation on concrete examples of best practices between sectors. The aim is to learn from what has been done, discuss how to collaborate more efficiently among sectors, and target resources to achieve better outcomes at the country-level.

Confirmed sparkers are, by order of appearance:

• Kathy Calvin, CEO, United Nations Foundation
• Princess of Africa Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Singer and Development Advocate
• Michel Sidibé, Executive Director, UNAIDS
• Julia Gillard, Chair of the Global Partnership for Education Board
• Keith Hansen, Vice President, World Bank
• Nick Dyer, Director General, Department for International Development, DFID, UK
• Neven Mimica, European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development
• Mark Dybul, CEO of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
• Qian Tang, Deputy Executive Director, UNESCO
• Raymonde Goudou Coffie, Minister of Health and Fight against HIV/AIDS, Côte d’Ivoire
• Alexander De Croo, Minister of Development Cooperation, Belgium
• Cynthia McCaffrey, Director and Chief of Staff, UNICEF
• Theo Sowa, CEO, African Women’s Development Fund
• Kevin Cahill, Chief Executive, Comic Relief
• Salma Hayek, Actress, Global Citizen Advocate and UNICEF Ambassador

The event is organized by the Global Partnership for Education, the United Nations Children's Fund, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Location: Labouisse Hall, UNICEF House, New York City

Date and time: Saturday, September 26, 2015. 08:00 to 09:30 am