Breakfast seminar: Open Innovation for Sustainable Systemic Transitions

Room: COSMOS 1&2 (Plenary hall)

Do you want to know more about how Innovation Norway, C40 Cities and Climate-KIC work towards systemic change through Open Innovation?

Join experts from Scandinavian innovation agencies, innovative companies and Climate-KIC for a breakfast seminar and an insightful discussion on how to make use of Open Innovation processes in the transition towards a more sustainable future. 

To help us order the right amount of breakfast, we ask that all interested in attending register by Tuesday, October 17th.

Find more information and sign up here

NOTE: This event is open to anyone, but if you would like to stay after the breakfast session is over, you will need to register as a conference participant. 

Abstract session 4 »

Track A– Insitutions, governance & ethics
Track B– Smart & sustainable city services
Track C– Biodiversity & ecosystem services
Track D– Seminar: Green investment tools for sustainable development (Read more about the seminar here)

Coffee Break

Speech from Gunnerus Award Winner 2017 (COSMOS1&2)

• Professor Carl Folke – Science Director and Co-founder, Stockholm Resilience Center and Director, Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 

Transitions to biosphere resilience

Plenary 4 Future challenges and working together in the global system (COSMOS1&2)

Keynote speeches:

• Connie Hedegaard – Former European Commissioner for Climate Action

SO WHO MUST NOW DO WHAT? What must policy makers do? What is the job of business? And how can you and I contribute to the needed transition?

• Axel Gosseries, Professor of Social and Political Philosophy, Université catholique de Louvain

Intergenerational justice and sustainability

Coffee Break

12:20–13:00

Panel Discussion – Recognizing knowledge and business gaps in reaching the SDGs (COSMOS1&2)

• Connie Hedegaard – Former European Commissioner for Climate Action
• Katarina Gårdfeldt–Co-Chair for Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Northern Europe
• Carl Folke – Science Director and Co-founder, Stockholm Resilience Center and Director, Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics
• Axel Gosseries  – Professor of Social and Political Philosophy, Université catholique de Louvain
• Indra de Soysa – Professor, Department of Sociology and Political Science, NTNU

Conference closing with Abstract and poster awards

Annik Magerholm Fet, Conference Chair, and Helge Brattebø, Director of NTNU Sustainability

Lunch

PhD and Postdoc Workshop: It´s all about connecting

Led by the Forum of Young Scholars in Sustainability (FYSS)

Room: LIVING 4

» Register for the workshop here

Agenda

14::00 –14:20 Introduction to the session and the participants
14:20 – 15:00 Lessons learned from a young researcher dr. Julian Kirchherr
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee break
15:15 – 15:45 The role of communities and networks Climate KIC NTNU, Lars Gjølme
15:45 – 16:45 Opportunities for young sustainability researchers dr. Walter Vermeulen President in ISDRS
Q/A and discussion
16:45– 17:00 Coffee break
17:00 –17:45 The importance of sharing your research Informal exercise
17:45 –18:00 Closing remarks

Interested in kick-starting your research career?
Please fill the form  to register

For additional questions please write to: Sigurd Sagen Vildåsen (NTNU Sustainability – FYSS) Sigurd.vildasen@ntnu.no

The Forum for Young Scholars in Sustainability (FYSS), wants to expand our knowledge about
conferences and research societies as tools for connecting and for strengthening our research skills.

Through an inspiring session we will explore the different opportunities for PhDs and early-stage researchers.

At the end, each participant will be able to present their research to a small group and get feedback on her/his content and presentation skills.

More information

• https://www.ntnu.edu/web/sustainability/fyss
• https://www.ntnu.edu/climate-kic
• http://isdrs.org/