SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT FREIBURG SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT 2015 October 19 20, Konzerthaus Freiburg, Germany
WELCOME! At the SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT 2015, internationally renowned scholars, business experts and distinguished sustainability leaders will jointly discuss the major challenges of our time, among them: How can technology and engineering become a driving force in sustainability? How can research contribute more directly to the grand challenges such as the transformation of the energy systems? What can we learn from nature to solve human-made problems? How do we manage to limit climate change and at the same time adapt to its consequences? Those and other questions will be discussed by thought leaders and key experts. We look forward to welcoming you to the SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT 2015 from October 19 20, 2015 at the Konzerthaus in Freiburg.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2015, 9:00 18:00 Introductory Keynotes Marlehn Thieme Council on Sustainable Development of the German federal government, President Prof. Dr. Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker Co-President Club of Rome Session 1: Ecological & Societal Transformation Prof. Dr. Dr. Franz-Josef Radermacher University of Ulm, Chair for Databases/Artificial Intelligence Prof. Dr. Michael Pregernig (tbc) University of Freiburg, Chair of Environmental Governance Prof. Dr. Ulrike Grote (tbc) University of Hanover, Director Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade Prof. Dr. Dr. Franz-Josef Brüggemeier University of Freiburg, Chair of Economic, Social and Environmental History Session 2: Resilience Engineering Prof. Dr. David D. Woods (tbc) The Ohio State University, Professor of Cognitive Systems Engineering and Human Systems Integration Prof. Dr. Susan L. Cutter University of South Carolina, Director of the Hazards & Vulnerability Research Institute Dr. Lauren Alexander Augustine The National Academies, Associate Executive Director Division of Earth and Life Studies, Director of the Disasters Roundtable Dr. Ivo Häring Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach-Institut, EMI, Deputy Head of Department for Safety Technology and Protective Structures
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2015, 19:00 Conference Dinner at Schloßbergrestaurant Dattler, Freiburg TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2015, 9:00 16:00 Session 3: Sustainable Materials Prof. Dr. Veronique Michaud EFPL Lausanne, Adjunct Professor Laboratory of Composite and Polymer Technology Prof. Dr. Peter Gumbsch Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM, Director Prof. Dr. Michael Ashby University of Cambridge, Royal Society Research Professor, Principal Investigator, Engineering Design Centre Prof. Dr. Rolf Mülhaupt University of Freiburg, Director of the Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry and Executive Director of the Freiburg Materials Research Center (FMF) Session 4: Energy Systems Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus-Dieter Maubach Clausthal University of Technology Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Fischedick Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Vice-President Prof. Dr. Dirk Uwe Sauer RWTH Aachen, Professor for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Systems Prof. Dr. Eicke Weber Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Director
CONFERENCE FEES Early bird 200 Registration until August 16, 2015 Late Registration 250 Registration from August 17, 2015 Student* 100 *a copy of a student ID is required. 50 excl. conference dinner REGISTRATION Please register online: www.sustainability-summit.de CONFERENCE VENUE The SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT 2015 will be held in Freiburg at the Konzerthaus conference center. The congress center is conveniently located five to ten minutes from the historic center of Freiburg and situated next to the main train station.
CONFERENCE CHAIRS Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Stefan Hiermaier Director Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach-Institut, EMI Prof. Dr. Gunther Neuhaus Vice Rector and Vice-President for Research, University of Freiburg (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität) CONTACT Sustainability Center Freiburg Benjamin Scharte Phone +49 761 2714-538 Brigitta Soergel Phone +49 761 2714-362 Eckerstraße 4 79104 Freiburg info@sustainability-summit.de www.sustainability-summit.de