Participants of the project „The Private Side of Transforming our World“
Organizers

Ralf Michaels (MPI for Private Law)
Verónica Ruiz Abou-Nigm (University of Edinburgh)
Hans van Loon (former Secretary General Hague Conference on Private International Law)
Authors

The following 19 authors examined the 17 UN Development Goals for the publication “The Private Side of Transforming our World – UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and the Role of Private International Law” and attended the eponymous conference as presenters. Videos from the conference can be watched here.
Goal | Author | |
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SDG 1 | No Poverty |
Benyam Dawit Mezmur (University of the Western Cape, South Africa)
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SDG 2 | Zero Hunger |
Jeannette Tramhel (Organization of American States, United States of America)
Website |
SDG 3 |
Good Health and Well-being
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Anabela Susana de Sousa Gonçalves (Universidade do Minho, Portugal)
Website |
SDG 4 | Quality Education |
Klaus Beiter (North-West University, South Africa) Website |
SDG 5 |
Gender Equality
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Gülüm Özçelik (Bilkent Üniversitesi, Turkey) Website |
SDG 6 | Clean Water and Sanitation |
Richard Frimpong Oppong (California Western School of Law, San Diego, United States of America)
Website |
SDG 7 |
Affordable and Clean Energy
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Nikitas E. Hatzimihail (University of Cyprus, Cyprus) Website |
SDG 8 | Decent Work and Economic Growth |
Ulla Liukkunen (University of Helsinki, Finland) Website |
SDG 9 | Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure |
Vivienne Bath (University of Syndney, Australia) Website |
SDG 10 | Reduced Inequality |
Thalia Kruger (Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium) Website |
SDG 11 | Sustainable Cities and Communities |
Klaas Hendrik Eller (Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Website |
SDG 12 | Responsible Consumption and Production |
Geneviève Saumier (McGill University, Canada) Website |
SDG 13 | Climate Action |
Eduardo Álvarez-Armas (Brunel University London, United Kingdom and Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium)
Website |
SDG 14 | Life Below Water |
Tajudeen Sanni (Kampala International University, Uganda)
Website |
SDG 15 |
Life on Land
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SDG 16 | Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions | |
SDG 17 |
Partnerships for the Goals
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Fabricio Polido (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil)
Website |
Further participants of the conference

María Mercedes Albornoz (Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico)
Duncan French (University of Lincoln, United Kingdom)
Anita Ramasastry (United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights)
Marta Pertegás (Maastricht University, Netherlands)
Images: © Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law