Programme

5TH BESP SYMPOSIUM

Local time	CEST	Speaker and talk title
12.00-12.15	11.00-11.15	Intro: Associate Prof. Nelli Hankonen (@NHankonen), University of Helsinki: Opening words PDF: BeSP Complexity 2020 Opening words
12.15-12.50	11.15-11.50	Prof. Marijn de Bruin (@DeMarijndebruin), Radboud University Medical Center: Integrating behavioural science in COVID-19 prevention efforts: the Dutch case
12.50-13.15	11.50-12.15	Associate Prof. Nelli Hankonen (@NHankonen), University of Helsinki: Why is it useful to consider complexity science insights to behaviour change research? PDF: BeSP Complexity 2020 Overview

Local time

CEST

Speaker and talk title

12.00-12.15

11.00-11.15

Intro: Associate Prof. Nelli Hankonen (@NHankonen), University of Helsinki:
Opening words

12.15-12.50

11.15-11.50

Prof. Marijn de Bruin (@DeMarijndebruin), Radboud University Medical Center:
Integrating behavioural science in COVID-19 prevention efforts: the Dutch case

12.50-13.15

11.50-12.15

BREAK 13.15-14.00 (12.15-13.00 CEST)

Local time	CEST	Speaker and talk title
14.00-14.30	13.00-13.30	Olli-Pekka Heinonen (@Heino1Olli), Director General, Finnish National Agency for Education: Complexity-informed policymaking
14.30-16.00	13.30-15.00	KEYNOTE Assoc. Prof. Gwen Marchand (@cupohappy), University of Nevada: Complexity Science in the Design and Evaluation of Behaviour Interventions

Local time	CEST	Speaker and talk title
12.00-12.45	11.00-11.45	Jari Saramäki (@jarisaramaki), Aalto University: How do behaviours, ideas, and contagious diseases spread through networks?
12.45-13.30	11.45-12.30	Matti Heino (@Heinonmatti), University of Helsinki: Studying complex motivation systems: Capturing dynamical patterns of change in data from self-assessments and wearable technology
13.30-14.00	12.30-13.00	CASE Nanne Isokuortti (@nanne_i), University of Helsinki: From exploration to sustainment: understanding complex implementation in public social services
14.00-14.15	13.00-13.15	CASE Ira Alanko (@AlankoIra), Ministry of Finance, Finland: The AuroraAI Programme

BREAK 14.15-14.30 (13.15-13.30 CEST)

Local time	CEST	Speaker and talk title
14.30-15.00	13.30-14.00	Daniele Proverbio, University of Luxembourg: Smooth or abrupt? How dynamical systems change their state
15.00-16.00	14.00-15.00	KEYNOTE Prof. Ken Resnicow, University of Michigan: Behavior Change is a Complex Process. How does that impact theory, research and practice
16.00	15.00	Closing words

Notes from the symposium by Grace Lau:

1st BeSP symposium: Intervention evaluation & field experiments

Dr. Michael Sanders: What works - Lessons from the UK (video link)
Prof. Sharon Simpson: Extending MRC guidance on developing and evaluating complex interventions (video link)

00:17:02 Prof. Susan Michie: Applying behavioural science to policy and interventions: a tool for collaboration
01:31:00 Adj. Prof. Pilvikki Absetz: Shared functions but contextualised content and delivery - the SMART2D intervention to prevent and control type 2 diabetes in three different disadvantaged settings