This conversation is an opportunity to rethink how commitments on gender equality can be anchored in development partnerships with different actors in the context of post-Rio and post-2015. Participants are expected to discuss innovative thinking on how MA must advance conceptually and how gender equality can be anchored at the heart of this discussion. Suggestions should be made as to how gender advocates can be supported in the implementation and influence of MA enablers at all levels to achieve measurable results while promoting a smooth transition to sustainable development and a unified post-2015 UN development agenda. .