19 – 20 November 2020, of Göttingen United in Diversity A Europe of Sustainability – Challenges and Perspectives Göttingen 2020

Programme Programme Thursday, Nov 19th

1.00 pm (CET) Welcome Prof. Dr. Reinhard Jahn President, University of Göttingen Björn Thümler Minister of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony Prof. Dr. Helge Braun Federal Minister for Special Affairs (Video statement)

1.20 pm (CET) Keynote and Discussion Mariya Gabriel European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth

in Conversation with Prof. Dr. Hiltraud Casper-Hehne Vice-President for Internationalisation, University of Göttingen Prof. Dr. Peter-Tobias Stoll Jean Monnet Chair for “European Union and Global Sustainable Development Through Law”, University of Göttingen

2.00 – 3.00 pm Panel Discussion Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon President ad interim, European Research Council Prof. Dr. Reinhard Jahn President, University of Göttingen Dr. Georg Schütte Secretary General, VolkswagenStiftung Björn Thümler Minister of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

Host: Prof. Dr. Peter Strohschneider Chairman of the Foundation Council of the Foundation University of Göttingen / Former President of the German Research Association Thursday, Nov 19th Friday, Nov 20th 4.30 – 6 pm (CET) Parallel Workshops 9 – 10.30 am (CET) Parallel Workshops

4. From Plastic Waste to Circular 1. Sustainable Land Use, Forestry and 2. The Social Pillar of Sustainable 3. Inclusive Societies: Democracy and Economy – Challenges for Oceans, Agriculture: Local and Global Challenges Development and its Global Dimensions the Rule of Law in Europe Biodiversity and Humankind

Host Host Host Host Prof. Dr. Bernhard Brümmer Prof. Dr. Andreas Fuchs Prof. Dr. Anna Jonsson Cornell Prof. Dr. Thomas Friedl Agricultural , University of Göttingen Development Economics, University of Göttingen Comparative Constitutional Law, Experimental Phycology, University of Göttingen University

Speakers Speakers Speakers Speakers Prof. Dr. Christian Ammer Prof. Dr. Anna-Katharina Hornidge Prof. Dr. Helmut Hillebrand Silviculture and Forest Ecology of Temperate Zones, Director of the German Development Institute Prof. Veronika Bílková, PhD Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine University of Göttingen (DIE), Bonn Institute of International Relations, Charles Biodiversity, University of Oldenburg University Prague / Prof. Dr. David Kleijn Prof. Olivier de Schutter, PhD Vice-President of the Venice Commission of the Prof. Dr. Daniel Goldmann Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and Council of Europe Mineral and Waste Processing, Wageningen University and Research human rights (video statement) Clausthal University of Technology Prof. Dr. Andreas Busch Stephanie Franck Political Science, University of Göttingen Michael Strogies President of the German Federal Association for Artist, Hannover Plant Breeding Comments (artistic video on plastics and algae) (Bundesverbandes Pflanzenzüchtung e.V.) Harald Hartung Comments Head of Fair Societies & Cultural Heritage, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of Prof. Dr. Pál Sonnevend Comments Comments the European Commission Public International Law, Eötvös Loránd University Budapest Dr. Ingo Sartorius Prof. Charles Spillane, PhD Prof. Dr. Robert Lensink Managing Director PlasticsEurope Director of Ryan Institute, NUI Galway Márta Pardavi Finance and Financial Markets, Co-Chair Hungarian Helsinki Committee Dr. Ellen van der Werff Prof. Kevin Bishop, PhD Environmental Psychology, Department of Earth Sciences, Bernd Lange Prof. Dr. Marie-Bénédicte Dembour University of Groningen Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Member of the European Parliament (S&D / SPD) Law and Anthropology, Human Right Centre, Friday, Nov 20th 11 – 12.30 am (CET) Parallel Workshops

5. Digitization as an Opportunity 6. Education for Sustainable Development for Sustainable Development and the Grand Transformation

Host Moderation Prof. Dr. Marcel Broersma Dr. Katrien van Poeck Journalistic Culture and Media, Centre for Sustainable Development, University of Groningen Ghent University / Department of Education,

Speakers Speakers Dieter Janecek, MdB Sophia Eriksson Waterschoot Member of the German Bundestag, Alliance90/ Director for Youth, Education and Erasmus+ in the The Greens, Spokesperson for digital economy and Directorate General of the European Commission industrial policy Prof. Dr. Charlotte Platzer Björkmann Prof. Javier Del Ser, PhD Centre for Sustainable Development, Joint Research Lab on Artificial Intelligence, Uppsala University University of the Basque Country Prof. Rodolphe Thiebaut, PhD Prof. Dr. Gjalt de Jong Sustainable Entrepreneurship in a Circular Society, Deputy Director of the INSERM Research Centre University of Groningen “Bordeaux Population Health”, University of Bordeaux

Comment Comment Dr. Aune Valk Prof. Raul Vicente Zafra, PhD Vice for Academic Affairs, Data Science, University of United in Diversity A Europe of Sustainability – Challenges and Perspectives

To address the major societal challenges and make a contribution to overcoming them, a close dialogue between science, business, politics and society is necessary. Therefore the University of Göttingen, together with its partners in the European University Network ENLIGHT is organising a European conference to discuss the challenges of sustainable development of our society and possible contributions of science to this, whether by communicating relevant research results or developing new research questions and projects. The conference is part of Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union: eu2020.de

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