Programme

The Symposium took place at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm between 16-18 May and included a mix of plenary presentations, panel discussions and working group sessions. An open event dedicated to the themes of the Symposium took place 19 May.

Follow key parts of the Symposium by live webcast here

The event was by invitation only, but the outcomes as well as some of the discussions and lectures was made available on this website.

Three half-day sessions on 17 and 18  May began with a plenary presentation from the working groups followed by roundtable dialogues and panel discussions.

The afternoon session on 18 May consisted of concluding summaries from the three half-day sessions and a synthesis of the Symposium Memorandum.

An open event dedicated to the themes of the Symposium, was held 19 May. Read more about the event here

Programme overview

16 May
Reception at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

17 May
Morning session: The human dominated planet (link to themes overview)

Afternoon session: Tipping towards sustainability (link to themes overview)

Evening:
Boat trip
Concert
Dinner

18 May
Morning session: Reconnecting to the Biosphere (link to themes overview)

Afternoon session:
Discussion
Conclusions
Memorandum
Press Conference

Evening: Royal Dinner

19 May
Open event: Seizing Planetary Opportunities