Seventh Meeting of Beyond GDP Sprint 2023

7:00 am - 7:10 am

Session 1| Opening, welcome remarks, and scene-setting

• Introductions and Welcomes (10 minutes)
• Mr. Stefan Schweinfest, Director of United Nations Statistics Division

7:10 am - 7:50 am

Session 2| The Challenge we face face - how to use new Beyond GDP metrics

• Chair: Richard Heys, UK ONS

This session overviews the challenges we face in a strategic perspective

• Presentation: How can the Global South use new indicators?
• Presenter: Dr Atif Kubursi, Professor Emeritus of Economics, McMaster University (15 minutes)
• Presentation: How can traditional economic users incorporate Beyond GDP indicators in decision-making?
• Presenter: Ms. Sharon Kozicki, Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada (15 minutes)
• Discussion (10 minutes)

7:50 am - 8:35 am

Session 3| A General recap of the Sprints and wider development activity

• Chair: Ivo Havinga (UNNES)

This session provides a summary of the outputs from the sprint sessions

• The 2023 Beyond GDP sprint series - key messages
• Presenter: Richard Heys, UK ONS (15 minutes)
• Update from the Friends of the Chair Group on Social and Demographic Statistics
• Presenter: Francesca Grum, UN DESA (15 minutes)
• Discussion (15 minutes)

8:35 am - 9:20 am

Session 4| Key Lessons Learnt from the Sprint

• Chair: Ivo Havinga (UNNES)

This session provides a facilitated panel discussion to present a reflection on what we have learnt from the sprint sessions in this series, and what should be undertaken next in the light of the wider work being undertaken.

• Panellists (30 minutes):

• ▪ Ivo Havinga - UNNES
• ▪ Rutger Hoekstra - Leiden University
• ▪ Tim Miller - UN DESA
• ▪ Sonia Raizenne, Director - Industrial Organization and Finance Division, Economic Statistics Field, Statistics Canada
• ▪ Economic Statistics Field, Statistics Canada
• ▪ Eleanor Rees - UK ONS

• Discussion (15 minutes)

9:20 am - 9:30 am

Session 5| Reflections on the Sprint (10 minutes)

• Mr. Stefan Schweinfest, Director of United Nations Statistics Division

9:30 am

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