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Project start: 1 January 2011
Project end: 31 December 2012
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Conference Agenda "Catalyzing Action: EU Sustainable Lifestyles Roadmap & Action Plan to 2050"
| Day 1 morning | At the Flemish Parliament |
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| 9:00-9:30 | Arrival, Registration & Coffee |
| 9:30-9:40 | “What is Sustainable Living in Europe?” - Welcome & Introduction to the SPREAD Sustainable Lifestyles 2050 project – Cheryl Hicks (CSCP) |
| 9:40-10:30 | Opening Keynotes from the European Commission • Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science • Domenico Rossetti di Valdalbero, Principal Administrator at the EC, Social Sciences and Humanities Programme, Directorate General for Research and Innovation • Carina Törnblom, Head of Unit Consumer Strategy, Representation and International Relations, Directorate-General for Health and Consumers |
| 10:30-12:50 | “EU Sustainable Lifestyles Roadmap and Action Plan to 2050” - Presentation of the Key Findings of the SPREAD Sustainable Lifestyles EU Social Platform project • Current lifestyle impacts – Oksana Mont (Lund University) • Reaction panelists and audience: Victoria Thoresen (PERL) and Lars Mortensen (EEA) • What is a sustainable lifestyle in the EU? – Michael Lettenmeier (D-mat and Wuppertal Institute) • Reaction panelists and audience: Richard Spencer (ICAEW) and Per Stoltz (IKEA) • Roadmap from current lifestyles 2012 to future sustainable lifestyles 2050 – Leida Rijnhout (ANPED) • Reaction panelists and audience: Fanny Demassieux (UNEP) and Bart Martens (Flemish Parliament) |
| 12:50-13:00 | Final remarks and logistics for next sessions • Perla Srour-Gandon, Research Programme Officer, European Commission, Social Sciences and Humanities Programme, Directorate General for Research and Innovation • Cheryl Hicks (CSCP) |
| Day 1 afternoon | At the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts (KVAB) |
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| 13:15-14:30 | Lunch & Marketplace of Promising Sustainable Living Practices from the European Social Platform |
| 14:30-15:10 | “Scenarios for Sustainable Lifestyles in 2050” – Interactive presentation of four visualized future scenarios of sustainable societies – Aleksi Neuvonen (Demos) |
| 15:10-15:15 | Introduction to afternoon workshops - Cheryl Hicks (CSCP) |
| 15:15-15:30 | Coffee break & Marketplace |
| 15:30-17:30 | “Catalyzing Actions for Sustainable Lifestyles” – 3 parallel workshops exploring the EU Sustainable Lifestyles Roadmap, Action Plan & Future Scenarios |
| • WS 1: Governance & Policy Speakers: - Gunilla Blomquist (Swedish Ministry of the Environment) - Jan Juffermans (Footprint NL) - Mathijs Buts (Federal Planning Bureau) |
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| • WS 2: Economy & Finance Speakers - Paul Metz (INTEGER) - André Schneider (André Schneider Global Advisory) - John Rogers (Value for people) - Richard Spencer (ICAEW) |
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| • WS 3: Social Innovation & Behavior change Speakers: - Marlieke Kieboom (Kennisland) - Laura Storm (SUSTAINIA) - Elinor Blair (DEFRA) |
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| 17:30-18:00 | Workshop spotlights - Cheryl Hicks (CSCP) |
| 18:30 | Evening event: Journey to the future. Dinner, Music & Première of SPREAD short movies on promising practices and scenarios 2050! |
| Day 2 | At the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts (KVAB) |
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| 9:00 - 9:30 | Arrival |
| 9:30-10:30 | “Proposals for Action – Opportunity Spaces to Activate More Sustainable Living in Europe TODAY” - TED-style impulse presentations from experts on key themes |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break & Marketplace |
| 11:00-12:30 | “Proposals for Action – Activating Sustainable Living I” – Parallel Workshops |
| • WS 4: The importance of localization – Food, culture and community systems Speakers: - Christian Schrefel (ECO- Counselling Europe) - Trevor Graham (City of Malmö) - Erik Gerritsen (LiveWell for LIFE) |
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| • WS 5: The importance of infrastructure - Housing, mobility, energy & food systems Speakers: - Sue Riddlestone (Bioregional) - Andre Schneider (André Schneider Global Advisory) - Cynthia Echave (Agencia d'Ecologia Urbana de Barcelona) |
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| • WS 6: The importance of health, well-being and social equity Speakers: - Malcolm Ward (Public Health Wales) - Anne Juliette Serry (INPES France) - Birger Forsberg (Stockholm City Council) |
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| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch time & Marketplace |
| 13:30-15:00 | “Proposals for Action – Activating Sustainable Living II” – Parallel Workshops |
| • WS 7: Linking sustainable living globally - Europe and the global context Speakers - Marta Conde Puigmal (Institute for Environmental Science and Technology) - Lars Mortensen (EEA) - Sue Riddlestone (Bioregional) - David French (Antinea Foundation) |
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| • WS 8: Choice influencing - The role of media, marketing, communications & design Speakers: - Anna Detheridge (Connecting Cultures) - Tapio Nurminen (Open Knowledge Festival) - Leonardo Piras (Grow The Planet) |
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| • WS 9: Economics for sustainable living - New value creation (business) models, complementary currency systems, jobs & skills for future sustainable societies Speakers - Andrea Brown (WBCSD) - Victoria Thoresen (PERL) - Eduardo Escobedo (Sustainable Luxury) |
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| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee break & Marketplace |
| 15:30-16:30 | COMMITMENT WALL OF NEW PROPOSALS & PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING – ACTIVATING THE EU SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES ROADMAP & ACTION PLAN TO 2050 |
| 16:30-16:45 | Close of the conference - Leida Rijnhout (ANPED) |
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