Thanks for posting the links to these filmed presentations from your science forum, Arno.

I just listened to the presentation by Melinda Gates and found it really interesting to understand better how the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation "ticks". She didn't mention water, sanitation and hygiene in her talk (pity) but a lot of the aspects that she touched on related also to our topic. Such as: the importance of "going upstream" of the disease (focussing on prevention), the importance of behavior change aspects, the fact that science is at the core of all our learnings, the importance of learning in the organisation, also learning from failures (she gives one example of a failure when they invested only in the drug to treat a disease but didn't consider enough the causes of the disease). She talks about empowering women and girls and how important that is.

I really enjoyed the talk and the moderation by your director, Johan Kuylenstierna, was also very nice.
Thanks for sharing this all online.

Regards,
Elisabeth

Here are the proceedings of the SEI Science Forum on the YouTube channel, in 19 separate video clips for the different presenters:

www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoJ3pxCzM...gIagO8dWTkw5OrIi9d46

See e.g. Melinda Gates on "Gender aspects of global development":



About this video:
Melinda Gates, Co-chair and Trustee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, addresses gender aspects of global development. Filmed at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Science Forum 2015. Visit www.sei-international.org for more information and follow @SEIresearch on Twitter

The person who introduced Melinda and chaired the day is: Johan Kuylenstierna, Executive Director of Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), opens proceedings for the SEI Science Forum 2015.

About the SEI Science Forum:

The SEI Science Forum 2015 includes presentations from special guests including Melinda Gates, Co-chair and Trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Jacques Lapouge, France's Ambassador to Sweden and former ambassador for climate change negotiations; and Ulrika Modéer, Sweden’s State Secretary for International Development Cooperation.

And of course, distinguished SEI researchers deliver engaging, informative and essential presentations. 2015 is the year that the international community is hammering out key agreements – on climate, on development financing and on the global Sustainable Development Goals.

SEI has been providing knowledge and solutions for sustainability for the past 25 years. The knowledge and experience of the institute's staff has never been more important and in demand.

Join the SEI Science Forum Live on June 4 and 5. 4 June, 10:00 CEST
www.sei-international.org/news-and-media/3111

(the video link which was provided there was from the live streaming event and is no longer available; the link to the recording is in the next post)

15:00–16:30 Session 4. Is gender equality the game changer the world needs?
Climate change, persistent poverty, volatile markets, and increasing competition over water, food and energy are connected challenges. Gender cuts through all of these – how can it change the game plan?

Keynote Speakers
A feminist foreign and development policy - Ulrika Modéer, State Secretary for International Development Cooperation
The gender aspects of global development - Melinda Gates, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Speed Talks

Transforming gender roles in agriculture: feeding the 9 billion and beyond - Melinda Fones Sundell, Senior Research Fellow, SEI

Sanitation – a catalyst for gender equality - Kim Andersson, Research Fellow, SEI

Making it happen – health credit incentives for improved maternal and child health - Caroline Ochieng, Research Fellow, SEI

The gender dimension of global water challenges and opportunities - Torgny Holmgren, Executive Director, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)

What will it take? Upscaling technologies for rural women - Åsa Torkelsson, Economic Empowerment Advisor, UN Women Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa

Don’t forget the basics, or why WASH is like that little black dress - Cecilia Chatterjee-Martinsen, Chief Executive, WaterAid

What if. . . women were free from the burdens of menstrual hygiene stigma and discrimination? - Marie Ottosson, Assistant Director General, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

Dialogue with Melinda Gates and Ulrika Modéer

Panel Discussion
Melinda Fones Sundell, Senior Research Fellow, SEI
Kim Andersson, Research Fellow, SEI
Caroline Ochieng, Research Fellow, SEI
Torgny Holmgren, Executive Director, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)
Åsa Torkelsson, Economic Empowerment Advisor, UN Women Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa
Cecilia Chatterjee-Martinsen, Secretary General, WaterAid
Marie Ottosson, Assistant Director General, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

Moderators
Johan L. Kuylenstierna, Executive Director, SEI; Lisa Segnestam, Research Fellow, SEI