Introductory Session
Progress of the RCE Network towards Achieving SDGs
Speaker: Mr. Naoya Tsukamoto (Project Director, UNU-IAS)

Plenary I: The Okayama Session on SDGs
Panel Discussion on Further development of ESD toward the achievement of SDGs
Moderator: Prof. Kiichi Oyasu (Okayama ESD Promotion Commission/Okayama University)

Panellists:
Prof. Hirofumi Abe (Chairperson, Okayama ESD Promotion Commission/Professor, Okayama University)
Mr. Ichiro Kobayashi (Representative of Seto Tourism and Culture Association "Ayumodoki" Leptobotia curta protection group)
Dr. Adela Kincaid (RCE Saskatchewan)
Ms. Etsuko Hiromoto (Chairperson, NPO organization Enemira)
Mr. David Rangan (RCE Denmark)
Mr. Yukiyasu Arimoto (AEON TOPVALU Co., Ltd)
Prof. Hani Sewilam (RCE Cairo)

Plenary II: The Okayama Session on SDGs
Okayama: Towards further multi-stakeholder partnerships between industry and academia for the SDGs
Facilitator: Prof. Hiroshi Kanzaki (Executive Vice President for International Affairs, Okayama University)

Keynote Speech: Prof. Hirofumi Makino (President, Okayama University)

Speakers:
Mr. Masao Seki (Chair of the revision drafting group, Keidanren Charter of Corporate Behavior, Senior Adviser on CSR, SOMPO JAPAN NIPPONKOA INSURANCE INC.)
Mr. Hisashi Matsuda (Chairperson, Okayama Association of Corporate Executives)
Prof. & Chair. Yasutomo Nasu (Dean of Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University)
Prof. Eiji Tomita (Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University)
Assoc Prof. Yuta Nishina (Research Core for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Okayama University)

Parallel Sessions I (Case Presentation Session by themes)

Biodiversity Ecosystem Services, Indigenous and local knowledge 
Localising the Implementation of Biodiversity Goals through Multistakeholder Learning - RCE Presentations
Moderator: Dr Unnikrishnan Payyappallimana (UNU-IAS)

Speakers:
Prof. Kinhide Mushakoji (RCE Chubu) - ESD Dialogues with Indigenous Intellectuals
Ms. Lu Wan (RCE Greater Shangri-La) - ESD as an Approach to Foster Community initiated Nature Protection and Sustainable Development
Ms. Livleen Kahlon (RCE Delhi) - ESD Must Create Respect for Traditional Ecological Knowledge which is Vital for Achieving SDGs
Dr. Patricia Charvet (RCE Curitiba) - The Challenges of Linking ESD, SDG, Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services and Bringing the Business World on Board

Climate Change 
Education Strategies for Climate Change Mitigation - RCE presentations
Moderator: Dr Philip Vaughter (UNU-IAS)

Speakers:
Ms. Shabana Kazi (RCE Goa) - Education for Climate Action
Mr. Damien Feneley (RCE Greater Western Sydney) - Enabling the Global Classroom
Ms. Ragini Kumar (RCE Delhi) - New Zealand-India Sustainability Challenge (NZISC)
Mr. David Rangan (RCE Denmark) - The Education that Builds a Brighter Future
Prof. Michel Ricard (RCE Bordeaux Aquitaine) – The impact of climate change in the Aquitaine Region (France)

Sustainable Consumption and Production 

Learning for Change: Towards Sustainable Food Systems – RCE Sharing of the Practices (Panel)
Moderator: Dr Zinaida Fadeeva (Advisor on Sustainable Consumption and Production to the First RCE Thematic Conference)

Mini-panel I: “Linking Education and Action”
Panellists: Ms Holguin Aguirre (RCE Bogota), Mr Hernandez-Ramirez (RCE Borderlands México USA), and Prof. Ghazali (RCE Penang)

Mini-Panel II: “Developing Educational Materials and Practices for SCP”
Panellists: Dr Iwami (RCE Hyogo-Kobe), Dr Dlouha (RCE Czechia), and Dr Koerber (RCE Munich)

Plenary III: Orientation to UN Platforms on Biodiversity, Climate Change, & Sustainable Consumption and Production (including Q & A)
Moderator: Prof. Mario Tabucanon (UNU-IAS)

Overview of RCEs Activities
Speakers: Dr Unnikrishnan Payyappallimana (UNU-IAS), Dr Philip Vaughter (UNU-IAS), Dr Zinaida Fadeeva (Advisor on Sustainable Consumption and Production to the First RCE Thematic Conference)

Orientation to UN Platforms on Biodiversity, Climate Change, & Sustainable Consumption and Production
Presenters:
ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity – Dr. Clarissa C. Arida, Director, Programme Development & Implementation
United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) – Dr. Claire Brown, Senior Program Officer, Ecosystem Assessment
National Focal Point for Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) – Dr. Emmanuel Tachie-Obeng, Principal Programme Officer, Ghana Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) – Ms.Cristina Rekakavas, Training Associate, Green Development and Climate Change
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) – Dr. Lewis Akenji, Programme Director, Sustainable Consumption and Production
SWITCH - Asia SCP Facility – Dr. Arab Hoballah, Team Leader (via video message)

Workshop Sessions I (Workshop sessions by Theme)

Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, Indigenous and local knowledge 
Moderator: Dr Unnikrishnan Payyappallimana (UNU-IAS)

Introduction to International Policy Process - Dr Unnikrishnan Payyappallimana (UNU-IAS)

Group Work on Local Ecosystem Assessments

Climate Change 
Moderator: Dr Riyanti Djalante (UNU-IAS)

Overview of Research on Climate Change Projections in Japan and Public Engagement Efforts in Okayama - Guest speaker: Dr Toru Nozawa (Professor, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Japan)

Grassroots Efforts for Global Action - Contributing to NDCs through Education and Training - Facilitator: Dr Emmanuel Tachie-Obeng, Principal Programme Officer, Ghana Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Focal Point for Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE)

Group Work on Linking Education Policies to NDC policies - Facilitator: Dr Philip Vaughter (UNU-IAS)

Sustainable Consumption and Production 
Moderator: Dr. Zinaida Fadeeva (Advisor on Sustainable Consumption and Production to the First RCE Thematic Conference)

Multi-stakeholder assessment as learning towards SCP actions - Facilitators: Prof. Robert B. O’Donoghue (Environmental Learning Research Centre (ELRC) - Rhodes University/RCE KwaZulu Natal), and Zinaida Fadeeva (Advisor on Sustainable Consumption and Production to the First RCE Thematic Conference)

Workshop Sessions II
Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, Indigenous and Local Knowledge 
Moderator: Dr Unnikrishnan Payyappallimana (UNU-IAS)

Introduction to Stronger Science-Policy interface in RCEs - Facilitator(s): Mr Naoya Tsukamoto (UNU-IAS) or/and Dr Unnikrishnan Payyappallimana (UNU-IAS) IPBES and Policy Support Tools and Methodologies (Skype Session)

Policy Support Tools and Methodologies - Facilitator: Dr Claire Brown (UNEP-WCMC)

Linkages with Policy Process in ASEAN Region - Facilitator: Dr Clarissa C. Arida (ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity

Climate Change 
Moderator: Dr. Philip Vaughter (UNU-IAS)

Introduction to Workforce Training on Climate Change - Facilitator: Ms.Cristina Rekakavas Training Associate, Green Development and Climate Change, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Gap Between Knowledge and Impact in Climate Action - Facilitator: Dr Isabel Franco (JSPS Fellow, UNU-IAS)

Workshop on Mapping Knowledge-Action Gaps in Climate Curriculum - Co-facilitators: Dr Philip Vaughter (UNU-IAS), Dr Riyanti Djalante (UNU-IAS), Ms.Cristina Rekakavas (UNITAR)

Sustainable Consumption and Production Towards Sustainable Food Systems – Methodologies for Capacity Development and Engagement 
Moderator: Zinaida Fadeeva (Advisor on Sustainable Consumption and Production to the First RCE Thematic Conference)

Engagement with international processes and localisation of SCP and SDGs - Co-facilitators: Prof. Mario Tabucanon (UNU-IAS), Dr. Sara Castro (UNOSD)*, Dr. Arab Hoballah (SWITVH-Asia SCP Facility)*
* via Skype

Plenary IV: Closing Plenary
Moderator: Dr Philip Vaughter (UNU-IAS)

Reporting and Reflection from breakout sessions
Presenters:
Dr. Unnikrishnan Payyappallimana (UNU-IAS)
Dr.  Riyanti Djalante (UNU-IAS)
Dr. Zinaida Fadeeva (Advisor on Sustainable Consumption and Production to the First RCE Thematic Conference)
Reflection from Participants

Recap of the Conference
Speaker: Prof. Mario Tabucanon (UNU-IAS)

Closing Remarks
Speakers:
Dr. Hiroki Fujii (Vice-Chair, Steering Board of Okayama ESD Promotion Commission)
Prof. Hiroshi Kanzaki (Deputy President, Okayama University)
Mr. Naoya Tsukamoto (Project Director, UNU-IAS)