Opening Ceremony, Walking dinner & Afterparty
DATE & TIME
LOCATION
Wednesday, 4 September
19:00 – 20:20 / 20:20 – 02:00
Sinopoli Room & Foyer – Auditorium Parco della Musica (Via Pietro de Coubertin, 30, 00196 Rome)
DESCRIPTION
The Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome is the ambitious and sophisticated architectural work designed by Renzo Piano. This City for Music, situated in the centre of Rome, is the biggest multi-functional arts complex in Europe and 'home' to the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.
The Opening Ceremony will be opened with a keynote by Michael Green, renowned global economist and pioneer in measuring social progress; expert on quantifying and implementing socially responsible business practices and investments; CEO, Social Progress Imperative; and former senior official in the UK Government's Department for International Development.
The Opening Ceremony will be followed by a walking dinner in the exceptional Foyer of the Parco della Musica where you will experience sustainability also through a fine local, seasonable and organic cuisine while networking on this most attended evening. We will then close this amazing evening with great music and dancing in a true AIJA afterparty spirit!
Dress code: Business suit
The world is at a crossroads. The SDGs point the way to a sustainable and inclusive future for people and planet. What do we have to do to choose this path? Michael Green (CEO, Social Progress Imperative) will take stock of what we need to do to deliver on the promise of the SDGs and what this means for the legal profession.