Guido Schmidt-Traub Partner, Systemiq Manuel Pulgar Vidal Lead, Climate and Energy Practice, WWF International Ibrahim Thiaw Executive Secretary UN, Desertification Convention Peter Thomson Special UN Envoy for Oceans Paul Steele Chief Economist, IIED Wanjira Mathai Vice President and Regional Director, Africa, World Resources Institute Harriet Bulkeley Professor of Geography, Durham University Maria van Berlekom Head of Unit, SIDA Noelle Kumpel, Policy Director BirdLife Interna- rional Carlos Manuel Rodrigez CEO and Chairperson, The GEF Braulio de Souza Dias former Executive-Secretary, CBD Secretariat Global Synergies Monday Sept 6 to Tuesday Sept 7, 2021 Amelia Arreguin Gender Coordinator, GYBN Emma Torres Head, NY Office, Sustai- nable Development Solution Network Juan Bello Head of UNEP Colombia Melanie Heath Director of Science, Birdlife International Amy Fraenkel Executive-Secretary, CMS Secretariat Neville Ash Director, UNEP WCMC Sir Robert Watson Former Chair IPCC and IPBES John Scanlon CEO, Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation On-Site Session 2 September 7 15:45 - 17:00 Morning Virtual September 7 9:30-11:00 On-Site Session 1 September 7 14:00 - 15:30 Evening Virtual September 6 19:00- 20:30 Day 4 is focused on synergies and addresses whether the GBF is sufficiently aligned with the Paris Agreement, the SDGs, biodeiversity-related conventions, and other new global processes such as the UN Food Systems Conference and the Decade for Ecological Restoration. Two other important ele- ments of the synergies conversation will include how and where the GBF might be retreating from the Aïchi Targets, and the challenge and opportunity of elevating nature based solutions in the UNFCCC COP-26. There are many important lessons from the Paris Agreement for the GBF negotia- tions, especially in enabling parties to increase transparency and accountability. The Evening and Morning Virtuals will address the challenges and opportunities for strengthening synergies between the GBF and these key global processes.The first of the two On-Site sessions will invite speakers to share their vision for deeper synergies between the GBF and these global processes and will identify the gaps in the GBF that may hinder the achievment of greater synergies. In the second On-Site session speakers will explore the range of solutions to address these gaps. Jean Lemire, Envoy for Climate Change, Northern and Arctic, Government of Québec Melina Sakiyama Co-Founder, GYBN Nicolas Chenet, Head, Sustainable Deve- lopment Department, Expertise France = Moderator