With the support of FNRS – WISD: 2nd Interdisciplinary Symposium on Sustainable Development How to accelerate transition ? The 21st-22nd of May in Louvain-la-Neuve (UCL) and an inaugural conference on the 20th of May in Brussels (ULB) GENERAL PROGRAMME (11/04/15) Wednesday May 20th (Inaugural conference at the ULB) From 19h00 Reception, check in and distribution of badges 19h45 Auditorium doors open 20h00 Official opening and welcoming speeches Jean-Pascal van YPERSELE, climatologist, co-president of the symposium and Professor at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) Marek HUDON, Ph.D. in economics and management sciences, copresident of the symposium and Professor at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) 20h15 Conference and debate: Rob HOPKINS, Ph.D. in geography, founder of the Transition Towns movement, lecturer in permaculture (CONFIRMED) Gunter PAULI, Belgian industrialist specialising in zero pollution industrial solutions, pioneer in the circular economy and initiator of the blue economy (CONFIRMED) Moderator: 22h00 End of the inaugural conference 22h30 Departure of shuttle bus to Louvain-la-Neuve 1 With the support of FNRS – WISD: Thursday May 21st (UCL) 08h00 Departure of shuttle buses from the hotels to the symposium From 08h00 Reception, check in and distribution of badges 08h45 Theatre doors open 09h00 Welcoming speeches Carlo DI ANTONIO, Minister for the Environment in charge of the Sustainable Development (CONFIRMED) Jean-Pascal van YPERSELE, climatologist, co-president of the symposium and Professor at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) Marek HUDON, (Ph.D. in economics and management sciences, copresident of the symposium and Professor at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) 09h15 Plenary session I – Inaugural conference Martin KHOR, economist, journalist, former director of the Third World Network (based in Malaysia), executive director of the South Centre and active in alter-globalisation, Malaysian civil society and citizen networks of the Third World (CONFIRMED) 10h10 Coffee break – Poster session 10h40 Parallel sessions – Timeslot I Theme 1: Global commons Theme 2: Food, agriculture and animal farming practices Theme 4: Social economy and transition to sustainable development Theme 5: Transition models Theme 6: The role of public authorities in the transition Theme 8: Research stream on transdisciplinary research 13h00 Lunch 14h00 Plenary session II – Synthesis report presentation 1 "Social innovation: an intrinsic pillar of sustainable development" de Olivier DE SCHUTTER, Tom DEDEURWAERDERE et Franck MOULAERT 2 With the support of FNRS – WISD: 14h30 Plenary session III – Video clips: an image of transdisciplinarity Philippe BARET and Vincent WATTELET Participative construction of a wall of transdisciplinary projects: introduction 15h40 Coffee break – Poster session - Participative construction of a wall of transdisciplinary projects: introduction (animated by the ‘Boutique des Sciences’) 16h10 Sessions parallèles - Plage horaire II Parallel sessions – Timeslot II Theme 2: Food, agriculture and animal farming practices Theme 3: Housing and land-use planning Theme 4: Social economy and transition to sustainable development Theme 5: Transition models Theme 6: The role of public authorities in the transition Theme 7: Transition and non-governmental actors 18h20 Appetisers – Participative construction of a wall of transdisciplinary projects (animated by the ‘Boutique des Sciences’) 19h30 «Sustainable gastronomy» meal and informal networking 22h30 Departure of shuttle buses to the hotels 3 With the support of FNRS – WISD: Friday May 22nd 2015 (UCL) 08h00 Departure of shuttle buses from the hotels to the symposium From 08h00 Reception, check in and distribution of badges 08h45 Theatre doors open 9h00 Plenary session IV – Video conference Jeffrey SACHS, American economist, director and lecturer at the Earth Institute, Columbia University (New York), special advisor to the secretary general of the United nations Ban Ki-moon 10h00 Plenary session V – Synthesis report presentation 2 "Pour une transition social-écologique" ("For a socio-ecological transition") by Eloi LAURENT et Philippe POCHET 10h30 Coffee break – Poster session - Participative construction of a wall of transdisciplinary projects: introduction (animated by the ‘Boutique des Sciences’) 11h00 Parallel sessions – Timeslot III Theme 1: Global commons Theme 2: Food, agriculture and animal farming practices Theme 3 : Housing and land-use planning Theme 6: The role of public authorities in the transition Theme 7: Transition and non-governmental actors Theme 8: Research stream on transdisciplinary research 12h45 Lunch - Participative construction of a wall of transdisciplinary projects: introduction (animated by the ‘Boutique des Sciences’) 13h45 Plenary session VI - Participative construction of a wall of transdisciplinary projects: conclusions Philippe BARET, Vincent WATTELET and ‘Boutique des Sciences’ 14h15 Plenary session VII – Summary of themes Sybille MERTENS and Edwin ZACCAÏ Conclusions and questions to serve as the basis for subsequent debate 4 With the support of FNRS – WISD: 14h30 Plenary session VIII – Round table – debate: "How to accelerate transition?" Thomas d'ANSEMBOURG (CONFIRMED) Jean-Marc JANCOVICI (CONFIRMED) Eloi LAURENT (CONFIRMED) Natacha ZUINEN (UNCONFIRMED) Moderator: Eddy CAEKELBERGHS (UNCONFIRMED) 15h45 Coffee break – Poster session 16h15 Plenary session IX – Closing conference Laurence TUBIANA, director of the sustainable development chair at Sciences Po Paris, president (and founder) of the IDDRI (Institute of sustainable development and international relations) (CONFIRMED) 17h15 Plenary session X – Closing speeches and symposium finale Marek HUDON, Ph.D. in economics and management sciences, copresident of the symposium and Professor at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Jean-Pascal van YPERSELE, climatologist, co-president of the symposium and Professor at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) Paul MAGNETTE, Minister-President of Wallonia (UNCONFIRMED) 18h00 Closing drink 5
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