OPENING CEREMONY

The Opening Ceremony for the Caux Inner Development Goals Forum will be held at the Maison de la Paix in Geneva. Bringing together 200 participants and distinguished speakers drawn from the Inner Development Goals and Initiatives of Change communities, civil society, government, youth movements, academia and business, the ceremony promises to be a vibrant convergence of ideas and perspectives.   

Following the ceremony, attendees will have the opportunity to network and engage further during a coffee break. For those attending the full-residential Caux IDG Forum, transport will be arranged to the Caux Palace afterwards where the evening meal will be served.

• Venue: Auditorium Ivan Pictet, Pétale 1, Maison de la Paix, Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2, Geneva, Switzerland   
• Time: 14:30 - 16:30 CEST 
• Language: English
• Attendance: free

Programme

Please note that this programme is still subject to change.

WELCOME BY THE MODERATOR

• Sarah Noble, Head of Global Engagement, Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation

WELCOME ADDRESS

• Jacqueline Coté, President Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation

REMARKS

• Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva

KEYNOTE

• Ambassador Christian Guillermet Fernández, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica

MUSIC 

• Jean-Marc Vignoli, Violinist

IGNITE TALK

• Louise Le Gat, Founder and President A Purpose-Led World And School

CULTIVATING OUR COURAGE IN TIMES OF CHANGE

• Ignacio Packer, Executive Director Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation

MUSIC 

• Jean-Marc Vignoli, Violinist

UNVEILING THE PATH WITHIN: A FRAMEWORK FOR INNER DEVELOPMENT GOALS

• Jan Artem Henriksson, Executive Director of the IDG Foundation

MUSIC 

• Jean-Marc Vignoli, Violinist

LIVING LIBRARY: VOICES OF THE MAP 

Three youth from three continents sharing testimonies of their day-to-day life and what inner development means to them.

• Daniel Clements (UK), Teacher & Programme Manager Creative Leadership initiative for young leaders 
• Asmaa Sleem (Egypt), Educator, Storyteller and Founder of Lifelong Learning Talks
• Steven Lin (Canada), Community Organizer

MUSIC 

• Jean-Marc Vignoli, Violinist

REFLECTIONS 

• Prof. Rajmohan Gandhi, Historian, Biographer, former Member of India’s Parliament and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi  

MUSIC 

Jean-Marc Vignoli, Violinist

COMMEMORATION CORNELIO SOMMARUGA

• Jacqueline Coté, President Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation
• Andrew Stallybrass, Caux Palace Historian

CLOSING: WHAT'S NEXT IN CAUX? 

• Sarah Noble, Head of Global Engagement, Caux Initiatives of Change

COFFEE & NETWORKING

TRANSFER TO THE CAUX PALACE 

DETAILED INFORMATION & REGISTRATION

EVENING MEAL

CULTIVATING CONNECTIONS FOR REGENERATIVE IMPACT: WHO'S WHO IN THE HOUSE?

With:

• PONTUS HOLMGREN, Psychologist, Facilitator and Global Coordinator of the IDG Hubs and Networks
• RAFAELA ROLIM, Founder of Brazilian Experience and Facilitator

GREETING THE DAY CEREMONY

With:

• LEWIS CARDINAL, Leader of the Global Indigenous Dialogue

A MOMENT OF MINDFUL REFLECTION

BREAKFAST

WELCOME TO THE CAUX PALACE

Practical information for your stay at the Caux Inner Development Goals Forum

PLENARY: CONSCIOUS FOOD SYSTEMS (SDG 2)

Hosts: 

• NADENE CANNING (Canada), Facilitator & Coach
• CHARLOTTE DUFOUR (France), Practice Advisor to the Conscious Food Systems Alliance, UNDP 
• IGNACIO PACKER (Switzerland), Executive Director of the Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation

With:

• KHULAN BERGER (Mongolia), Regional Director Romandie/Switzerland, MyBluePlanet
• ETIENNE CAUDAUX (Switzerland), Livestock Farmer, Advocate for Animal and Farmer Welfare, Member of the Initiatives of Change Farmer's Dialogue

BREAK

COMMUNITY GROUPS

LUNCH

FREE TIME

WORKSHOPS

TEA & COFFEE BREAK

WORKSHOPS

EVENING MEAL

PLAYBACK THEATRE

With:

• KARIN GISLER
• NICOLE ZENKLUSEN
• VALENTINA MARQUINA
• YAKOV GISLER

from Playback-Theater Zürich

GREETING THE DAY CEREMONY

With:

• LEWIS CARDINAL, Leader of the Global Indigenous Dialogue

A MOMENT OF MINDFUL REFLECTION

BREAKFAST

PLENARY: A MORE CLIMATE-FRIENDLY LIFESTYLE (SDG 13)

How can we achieve a more integrated approach to sustainability by connecting inner and outer dimensions to facilitate collective system transformation?

Hosts:

• SIDDHARTH SING (India), Director of the Initiatives of Change centre Asia Plateau in Panchgani, India
• IGNACIO PACKER (Switzerland), Executive Director of the Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation

With:

• CHILDREN & TEENAGERS PARTICIPATING AT THE CAUX IDG FORUM
• LAILA MARTINS (Brazil), United Nations & IDG Programme Processes Lead - Brazil
• ELISE BUCKLE (France/Switzerland), President/ CEO of Climate & Sustainability, International Gender Champion, Co-chair of the climate impact group
• LEWIS CARDINAL (Canada), Communicator, Educator & Story Holder, Leader of the Global Indigenous Dialogue

BREAK

COMMUNITY GROUPS

LUNCH

FREE TIME

WORKSHOPS

VERNISSAGE ARTS EXPOS + TEA & COFFEE BREAK

We are delighted to invite you to a vernissage, introducing the artists behind two exhibitions which will take place during the Caux IDG Forum:

Where: Dining Room / Caux Palace (2nd floor)

When: 16:00 - 16:15 followed by tea & coffee

• "TERRA HUMANA - EXPLORING HUMANITY" - AN EXHIBITION OF STONEWARE SCULPTURES BY SYLVIE ESQUERRÉ
• "PAIR-ing up" - PHOTO EXHIBITION BY ACTION-PARRAINAGES & PAIRES
• "ABOUT DEMOCRACY..." - CARTOONS BY PATRICK CHAPPATTE

WORKSHOPS

EVENING MEAL

CAUX TALENT NIGHT

GREETING THE DAY CEREMONY

With:

LEWIS CARDINAL, Leader of the Global Indigenous Dialogue

A MOMENT OF MINDFUL REFLECTION

BREAKFAST

PLENARY: CULTIVATING PEACEFUL SOCIETIES - EMBRACING CONSCIENCE, PEACE & LOVE (SDG 16)

In what ways does inner development contribute to cultivating peaceful societies?

Host:

• SARAH NOBLE, Head of Global Engagement at the Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation

With:

• DR ELIF KUS SAILLARD (Turkey), Sociologist & Methodologist, Founder of NAM
• INES MOKDADI, University Agrégée Professor of English at ISEAH in Tunisia
• ELISABETH LASKAR (UK), Creators of Peace Circles facilitator and joint National Coordinator of Creators of Peace, UK
• LETLAPA MPHAHLELE (South Africa), Former Commander of a South African liberation army, Peace Activist, former Member of Parliament

BREAK

COMMUNITY GROUPS

LUNCH

FREE TIME

WORKSHOPS

TEA & COFFEE BREAK

WORKSHOPS

EVENING MEAL

JAZZ CONCERT WITH GÖKSU SANDICI

GREETING THE DAY CEREMONY

With:

• LEWIS CARDINAL, Leader of the Global Indigenous Dialogue

A MOMENT OF MINDFUL REFLECTION

BREAKFAST

CHECK-OUT AT RECEPTION

On the day of departure, the forum will end after lunch. For organisational reasons and to prepare our spaces for other events, we kindly request all participants to check out of their rooms by 10:00 CEST on the day of departure and to leave the site by 14:00 CEST.

Please note that a luggage room will be at your disposal until your departure after lunch.

PLENARY: PARTNERSHIP ACCELERATOR (SDG 17)

Hosts:

• RAFAELA ROLIM, Founder of Brazilian Experience and Facilitator

Speaker:

• PONTUS HOLMGREN, Psychologist, Facilitator and Global Coordinator of the IDG Hubs and Networks
• JOHN BOND, Journalist & Author, Initiatives of Change
• MONA CALVET, Psycho-Sociologist and Transformation Facilitator & HER DAUGHTER
• GRANDMOTHER EJNA JEAN FLEURY, Tribal Peace Ambassador Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, South Dakota, Visionary & Ceremonialist

BREAK

CLOSING CEREMONY

LUNCH

DEPARTURE

On the day of departure, the forum will end after lunch. For organisational reasons and to prepare the Caux Palace for the following event, we kindly request all participants to check out of their rooms by 10:00 CEST on the day of departure and to leave the site by 14:00 CEST.

Please note that a luggage room will be at your disposal until your departure after lunch.