Episodes

Deya Ward is a zoologist, filmmaker and speaker who is passionate about the natural world and conservation of natural ecosystems. Having completed her masters degree in wildlife filmmaking two years ago, Deya has worked at the BBC on David Attenborough’s landmark series Seven World’s One Planet and is now working with another production company on a wildlife series produced for Netflix. Although Deya is an advocate of all wildlife, her hero is the orangutan, and she spent 8 months living with t...

Sustainable Farming is not a myth. In fact, we have the capacity to grow more, eat healthier and live in harmony with mother earth… if we are willing to change our practices. In this SDG Talks, you will hear from sustainable agricultural specialist George Chapman on a range of topics around sustainable farming. George is a 24 year old Australian that grew up on a Tea Tree farm and developed an interest in agriculture at a young age. He is currently pursuing a Masters in Sustainable Agriculture...

In this SDG Talks podcast we hear more about Corina Shika Kwami's journey and experiences working on infrastructure, health and tech projects from over 10 countries around the world. Corina comes from a broad background, and has recently completed here PhD in Civil, environmental and geomatic engineering from the University College of London, focusing on innovations in the governance of water utilities and infrastructure in Colombia. With a unique set of STEM and arts experiences, Corina strives...

In this SDG Talks podcast we will explore the "forgotten SDG 16" through positive storytelling with Kasha Slavner. By sharing stories of people who have triumphantly overcome adversity, we can learn about what it means to make the world a better place despite all obstacles. Kasha Sequoia Slavner started The Global Sunrise Project which is multi-award-winning GEN-Z documentary that creates positive impact media. Kasha is a recognized global youth leader, Kim Phuc Peace & Diana Award recipient, 1...

In this SDGTalks we turn the tables on one of our hosts, Kevin Sofen, and discuss his journey and social enterprise Wristponsible, an organisation which raises financial capital and social awareness for water projects aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. You will hear about how Kevin approaches water projects and discuss the specific water opportunities in Flint. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-sofen/ Wristsponsible: https://wristsponsible.com/ Flint Water Opportunity: ht...

In this SDG Talks with Kelsey Zlevor, we discuss urban planning, the impact of COVID-19 on public spaces, and how the urban framework plays a significant role in the UN SDG 2030 roadmap. LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kzlevor/ Kelsey Zlevor’s understanding of the role of place-- where we live, work, and play -- stems from her multidisciplinary background education in Environmental Science and Master's of Community and Regional Planning. Kelsey currently practices at Cameron McCar...

In this episode with Sayanti Sengupta we discuss the ripple effects around climate change and the small actions individuals can make to have a positive impact on the macro environment. Sayanti Sengupta , based in Berlin, is currently finishing her Master thesis on how social protection can help in climate adaptation. After her first masters in water management in Mumbai, she worked across slums and villages in India to help people get access to safe water, menstruation and sanitation facilities....

In this podcast with Radhika Ralhan we discuss key collaborative actions that are required to scale up SDGs, SDGs in Indian Context, how the private sector is contributing to advance the SDGs agenda, and why we can’t keep writing fancy reports without action. Radhika Ralhan is a Global Impact Young Leader from India, awarded by the prestigious Atlas Corps Fellowship 2020. She is a sustainability systems expert, with a decade long work experience of driving the SDGs agenda by curating innovative ...

Camilo Huneeus Guzmán is an industrial Chemical Engineer with international experience in engineering, public policy and emergency response. Camilo currently works at United Nations Development Program within water management and focuses on water innovation and transboundary water management. Camilo was a graduate teaching fellow at Yale University and you can learn much more about his past experiences via the links below: Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/camilohuneeus/ Digital Tr...

Luke Barbagallo’s mission is to be an active participant 
in a collective journey towards social, economic and environmental sustainability. He is driven by an inquisitive nature and an unwavering commitment to realizing a better tomorrow. ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukebarbagallo/ ) Luke believes that strong community engagement and agency is the key to successful and sustainable communities, and I’m passionate about connecting local change-makers with government and private business in orde...

Abishek Dutta is currently a PhD student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He is Pursuing a PhD in Environmental Engineering Thesis work in the Water-Energy Nexus, with a main focus on energy and resource recovery from wastewater to make wastewater treatment cyclic in nature. His past experiences include water and wastewater treatment, biofuel industry, microbiology, river restoration and cell biology. At UNLEASH 2019, Abishek worked on an initiative, (called SNKX) to create aw...

Zahin Razeen is a math and statistics graduate from the University of Glasgow in Scotland. A little over a year ago in his home city of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Zahin founded Hydroquo, an organization which ensures water security by leveraging AI and big data analytics. This is not his first venture, and he openly admits he is an avid learner and futurist who relishes designing disruptive solutions which utilize deep tech methodologies. https://www.linkedin.com/in/zahinrazeen/

Grace Kwak is currently in her final year of undergraduate studies as a Life Sciences major at Yale-NUS College. Grace has had a special focus on research public health projects such as adolescent suicide in South Korea and vaccination confidence in Singapore. After graduating in May 2020, she will be starting medical school in Duke-NUS Medical School ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/research-assistant-health/ ) At UNLEASH, Grace’s team created a unique idea around incentivizing people in India to ...

Muhammad Miqdad ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/smiqdad/ ) is a chemical engineering and economics graduate from the University of Rochester in New York. Currently, Muhammad is working as a global operations manager for Every water, an organization based in Karachi, Pakistan where he supports the international expansion of emerging water based clean technologies. Above all, Muhammad is an individual passionate about utilizing modern technology to improve peoples lives. You can learn more about his...

Welcome to the first episode of the SDG Talks Podcast! As this is a work in progress, we ask for your feedback so this can improve over time. The goal of this podcast is to create ongoing discussion around the SDG Goals on a daily basis. After many talents had an amazing experience at the UNLEASH 2019 event in Shenzhen China, we were hungry for more progress. While the experience was amazing, we thought: "What happens after the event?". How can we keep the momentum going for 365 days of every ye...