With the support of FNRS – WISD: GENERAL PROGRAMME (18/05/15) Wednesday May 20th (Inaugural conference in Brussels, ULB, K building) From 19h00 Reception, check in and distribution of badges 19h45 Auditorium doors open 20h00 Official opening and welcoming speeches Didier VIVIERS, Rector of 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) 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: Béatrice DELVAUX (CONFIRMED) 22h00 Closing drink 22h45 Departure of shuttle bus to Louvain-la-Neuve 1 Thursday May 21st (Congress in Louvain-la-Neuve, Aula Magna) 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 Vincent BLONDEL, Rector of the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) Carlo DI ANTONIO, Minister for the Environment in charge of the Sustainable Development (CONFIRMED) 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) 09h25 Plenary session I – Stories of transdisciplinarity Philippe BARET – Tom DEDEURWAERDERE - Vincent WATTELET 10h10 Coffee break – Poster session - Participative construction of a wall of transdisciplinary projects (animated by the ‘Boutique de Sciences’) 10h40 Parallel sessions – Timeslot I 13h00 Theme 1: Global commons Theme 2: Food, agriculture and animal farming practices Theme 4: The social economy and the 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 Lunch - Participative construction of a wall of transdisciplinary projects (animated by the ‘Boutique de Sciences’) 2 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 14h30 Plenary session III – 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 (CONFIRMED) 15h30 Coffee break – Poster session - Participative construction of a wall of transdisciplinary projects: introduction (animated by the ‘Boutique de Sciences’) 16h00 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: The social economy and the 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 de Sciences’) 19h30 Dinner and entertainment "Le connaissez?" by Martin OPHOVEN 22h30 Departure of shuttle buses to the hotels Transition Management, vous 3 Friday May 22nd 2015 (Congress in Louvain-la-Neuve, Aula Magna) 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 – 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) 09h50 Plenary session V – "The agenda of the poorest, benchmarks for the challenges of sustainable development" RAJAGOPAL P. V., a Gandhian activist, is Vice Chairman of the Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi, and the president and founding member of Ekta Parishad (CONFIRMED) 10h20 Plenary session VI – Synthesis report presentation 2 "Pour une transition social-écologique" ("For a socio-ecological transition") by Eloi LAURENT et Philippe POCHET 10h50 Coffee break – Poster session - Participative construction of a wall of transdisciplinary projects: introduction (animated by the ‘Boutique de Sciences’) 11h20 Parallel sessions – Timeslot III 13h05 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 8: Research stream on transdisciplinary research Lunch - Participative construction of a wall of transdisciplinary projects: introduction (animated by the ‘Boutique de Sciences’) 4 14h05 Plenary session VII - Participative construction of a wall of transdisciplinary projects: conclusions La Boutique de Sciences 14h20 Plenary session VIII – Summary of themes Sybille MERTENS - Edwin ZACCAÏ 14h35 Plenary session IX – Round table – debate: "How to accelerate transition?" Thomas d'ANSEMBOURG (CONFIRMED) Jean-Marc JANCOVICI (CONFIRMED) Eloi LAURENT (CONFIRMED) Natacha ZUINEN (UNCONFIRMED) Moderator: Eddy CAEKELBERGHS (CONFIRMED) 16h00 Coffee break – Poster session 16h30 Plenary session X – 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), ambassador for climate change and special representative for the COP21 (CONFIRMED) 17h20 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) 18h00 Closing drink 5
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