Conference responds to global efforts to care for the planet and the poor | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Conference responds to global efforts to care for the planet and the poor Conference responds to global efforts to care for the planet and the poor Published: March 23, 2016 Author: Joan Fallon For the Planet and the Poor, the first major conference organized by the University of Notre Dame’s new Keough School of Global Affairs, will open with a keynote panel, “A Surprising Convergence, a Moment of Opportunity,” at 6 p.m. on April 4 (Monday) in Jordan Auditorium, Mendoza College of Business. Keynote speakers will include Scott Appleby, Marilyn Keough Dean of the Keough School of Global Affairs; Most Rev. Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, chancellor, Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, the Holy See; A. Atiq Rahman, executive director, Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies; Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University; and Sara Sievers, Keough School Associate Dean for Policy and Practice. The conference will continue April 5-6 (Tuesday-Wednesday) with a series of panels in the auditorium of the Hesburgh Center for International Studies. These panels will feature more than 30 speakers from the academy and the worlds of development policy and practice, government, the Church and other faith-based organizations. Speakers will address global economic development, sustainability, global health, ecology and faith, quality education, the role of universities, and global partnerships. According to Appleby, the conference was inspired by the convergence, in 2015, of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, with the adoption by the United Nations of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. “This is a remarkable moment in the history of global efforts to eliminate extreme poverty and preserve the natural environment," said Appleby. “Never before have international development organizations, governments, the Church and other religious organizations been so closely aligned in a campaign to address some of the most daunting challenges facing humanity and the planet. “This conference will bring together students and faculty with leading thinkers to reflect on the events of the previous year and chart a way forward.” For the Planet and the Poor is free and open to the public. All are welcome to attend the whole conference or individual sessions. In keeping with Notre Dame’s mission to place scholarship in service to the common good, the new Keough School of Global Affairs will prepare students for effective and ethical leadership in governments, international organizations and the private sector. Contact: Michael Talbot, Keough School of Global Affairs, 574-631-7667, mtalbot@nd.edu Posted In: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion International Faith Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related September 09, 2020 Notre Dame signs agreement with Yad Vashem promoting Holocaust education and research August 22, 2016 Notre Dame to dedicate new center in Connemara, Ireland August 08, 2016 Paolo Carozza, director of Kellogg Institute, appointed to Vatican academy by Pope Francis July 28, 2016 Three questions with Latino theologian Peter J. Casarella June 20, 2016 Notre Dame to steward Newman University Church in Dublin For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn