Daily Programme
Please note this is a provisional program and is still subject to change. This provision programme is intended to give participants a general idea of how the pre-conference and conference days will be arranged. More details will be added as we get closer to the conference, including exact locations of the sessions and more information about the presenters.

In the schedule we have put the building name and room number. Here is a link to the building name with full street address. All buildings for the scientific programme are located on the City Centre Campus of University of Helsinki.

If you would like to see the program with just the sessions in hybrid mode, please use this link.

10:30 - Registration opens (Kielikeskus 3rd floor lobby, Fabianinkatu 26, Helsinki). There will be staff at registration for the duration of the conference day to assist you (i.e. 10:30-16:45).

11:00-13:00 Workshops

13:00-14:00 Lunch 

14:00-14:45 Pre-Conference Keynote - Kielikeskus, Juhlasali

  • Sakari Tolppanen, University of Eastern Finland

14:45-15:15 Poster Session & Hosted Coffee - Kielikeskus, 3rd floor lobby

15:15-16:45 Pre-Conference Parallel Session

17:00- Further Details about Optional Social Activities Forthcoming

  1. Optional Event 1 - Gallery Tour Energy Futures at Aalto University, Espoo
  2. Optional Event 2 - Sustainability Science Days x Science Attic After Work at Puistokatu 4, Helsinki

 

8:30- Registration opens (Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Helsinki).There will be staff at registration for the duration of the conference day to assist you (i.e. 8:30-16:45).

9:00-9:15 Opening Words - Metsätalo, Sali 1

  • İdil Gaziulusoy, Professor of Sustainable Design at the Department of Design, Aalto University
  • Susanna Lehvävirta, HELSUS Director, University of Helsinki

9:15-10:30 Plenary Session 1 - Metsätalo, Sali 1

  • Minna Halme, Professor of Sustainability Management, Aalto University School of Business
  • Andy Stirling, Professor of Science and Technology Policy in the Science Policy Research Unit, Sussex University, Talk title "Taking Sustainability Transformations Seriously"

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break - Metsätalo, Lobby

11:00-12:30 Parallel Session 1

12:30-13:30 Lunch - Metsätalo & Porthania 

13:30-15:00 Parallel Session 2

15:00-15:15 Break

15:15-16:45 Parallel Session 3

16:45-17:00 Break

17:00-17:45 Plenary Session 2 - Metsätalo, Sali 1

  • Lassi Linnanen, Professor of Environmental Economics and Management, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology

18:00-19:30 University Reception - University Main Building (Unioninkatu 34 or Aleksanterinkatu 5) - the building is a little mazelike! We will be walking in groups from the Metsätalo lobby between 17:45 and 18!

8:30- Registration (Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Helsinki). Registration opens (Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Helsinki).There will be staff at registration for the duration of the conference day to assist you (i.e. 8:30-16:45).

9:00-9:15 Opening Words - Metsätalo, Sali 1

  • Jussi Impiö, Head of Solutions for Sustainability, Aalto University
  • Riina Koivuranta, Specialist in Sustainability & Responsibility, University of Helsinki

9:15-10:30 Keynote Session 3 - Metsätalo, Sali 1

  • Tuuli Mattelmäki, Associate Professor in Design at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Aalto University
  • Ioan Fazey, Professor, Department of Environment and Geography, University of York

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-12:15 Parallel Session 4

12:15-13:15 Lunch - tba

13:15-14:45 Parallel Session 5

14:45-15:15 Coffee Break - sponsored by the Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria) - Metsätalo, Lobby

15:15-16:45 Parallel Session 6

16:45-17:00 Break

17:00-17:45 Plenary Dialogue: Early Career Researchers’ Perspectives (Hybrid) - Metsätalo, Sali 1

  • Stephan Hauser, Post Doctoral Researcher, University of Helsinki
  • Elif Erdoğan Öztekin, Post Doctoral Researcher, Aalto University

18:00-19:00 Optional walking tour in Kruununhaka

19:00-21:30 Optional Conference Dinner at Helsinki Botanical Gardens 

8:30-9:00          Registration and morning coffee ​(at Helsinki City Hall, main entrance, Pohjoisesplanadi 11-13, Helsinki). Please note you must register during this window to join us for this event.

9:00-10:30        Sustainable Cities Discussion Forum (at Helsinki City Hall)

  • Opening words from Helsinki Mayor Juhana Vartiainen & UNU-WIDER Director Kunal Sen
  • Keynote address: “Reimagining climate resilience: Creating thriving cities in the global South” from Aditya Bahadur, Chair of the Research Strategy Team Chair at the International Institute for Environment and Development, UK
  • Panel discussion: How do we drive effective SDG implementation?
  •  Participants:
    • Aditya Bahadur
    • Tuuli Kaskinen, CEO of the Climate Leadership Coalition
    • Edwin Moses Sitati, Project Management Specialist in Private Sector Development and Innovation, USAID
    • Iina Oilinki, Project Director of the City of Helsinki’s Climate Unit
  • Brief presentation on the city’s role in SDG work by Mia Malin, the City of Helsinki’s Sustainability and Strategy Advisor
  • Closing words

10:30-10:45       Break

10:45-12:15       Action-Oriented Workshops (at Helsinki City Hall)

  • Workshop 1 - hosted by Susanna Lehvävirta and the team from Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
  • Workshop 2 - hosted by LUKE and Aalto University 

12:15-12:30       Closing of time at City Hall

12:30-12:45       Walk to University of Helsinki ThinkCorner

12:45-13:15       Light lunch at ThinkCorner

13:15-14:30       Plenary Panel Discussion

  • Panelists
    • Tuuli Kaskinen, Climate Leadership Coalition
    • Edwin "Moses" Sitati, USAID
    • Mariko Frame, Merrimack College
  • Facilitator
    • Jussi Impiö, Aalto University

14:30-15:00       Conference Closing Words

  • İdil Gaziulusoy, Professor of Sustainable Design at the Department of Design, Aalto University
  • Susanna Lehvävirta, HELSUS Director, University of Helsinki
  • And a special guest!

15:30 – ?           Optional Excursion to Lonna Island