Programme (preliminary)

08.00 Doors open, Registration & Coffee

08.45 Welcome: The Art & Science of the Possible

- Johan Rockström, Executive Director, Stockholm Environment Institute & Stockholm Resilience Centre
- Marie-Louise Ekman, Director, The Royal Dramatic Theatre
- Sten Nordin, Mayor, The City of Stockholm

09.05 Panel: Sciences is Speaking… Is Anyone Listening?

The purpose of this moderated discussion is to communicate the scientific analysis that was discussed during the first two days of the 3rd Nobel Laureate Symposium and explore its implications in terms of risk and opportunities for human development.

- Mario Molina, Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1995
- Peter Grünberg, Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, 2007
- Peter Agre, Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2003
- Murray Gell-Mann, Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, 1969
- Katherine Richardson, Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Copenhagen
- Will Steffen, Executive Director, ANU Climate Change Institute
- Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre for Science and Environment

09.45 Seizing Planetary Opportunities: From Science to Solutions
- Pavan Sukhdev, Yale University, UNEP’s Green Economy Initiative

10.00 High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability: Taking Actions on a Global Scale

The High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability has been appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to formulate a new blueprint for a sustainable future. In this session, a number of Panel Members will share their views and ideas on how global sustainability can become reality and reflect upon the conclusions of the Stockholm Memorandum.

- Hon. Gunilla Carlsson, Member of the High-Level Panel and Minister for International Development Cooperation of Sweden.
- Hon. Luisa Dias Diogo, Member of the High-Level Panel and Member of Parliament and former Prime Minister of Mozambique
- Hon. Freundel Stuart, Member of the High-Level Panel and Prime Minister of Barbados

10.45 Nobel Laureate Reflections

Nobel Laureates, as well as participants of the Symposium, reflect on the previous discussion with the Ban Ki-Moon High-level Panel on Global Sustainability.

- Douglass C. North, Awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics, 1993
- Murray Gell-Mann, Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, 1969

11.00 Coffee break & Networking

11.45 Reading of Nobel Laureate Literature
Stina och Ylva Ekblad from the Royal Dramatic Theatre reads poetry from Nobel Laureate Wisława Szymborska.

12.00 Seizing Planetary Opportunities: Entrepreneurship
- Janine Benyus, President, Biomimicry Institute

12.15 Leadership in a Time of Rapid Global Change

The purpose of this session is to encourage the audience to reflect on what they can do, as individuals and as organizational representatives, to minimize the risks created by accelerated global change and seize the opportunities that are emerging.

To do this we have invited both reflective practitioners and researchers to discuss their views on how to drive change in complex environments, both in theory and practice. Potential themes that will be explored include how to act in complex systems, the role of the entrepreneur, rights based versus market-based thinking, innovation systems, crowd sourcing, and personal leadership.

- Francis Westley, Professor, Social Innovation, University of Waterloo (Science)
- Charlotte Petri Gornitzka, General Director, Sida (Governance)
- Sasja Beslik, Head of Responsible Investments & Governance, Nordea (Finance)
- Matthew Barzun, Unites States Ambassador to Sweden (Policy and entrepreneurship)
- Bruce Oreck, United States Ambassador to Finland (Policy and entrepreneurship)

12.55 Morning Session Ends
Final words by Johan Rockström

13.00 Lunch (by invitation only)

14.00 Afternoon workshops (by invitation only)

Urbanization – A Possibility to Build a Sustainable Society

What is needed to build a sustainable city? The question will be discussed around five themes: Transportation, Building and living- the planning process, Energy, ICT, Green and Blue City.

If you have any questions about the workshop please contact: Annika Raab, annika.raab@stockholm.se, tel. +46(0)8 508 29 011

Sustainability of Animal Foods and Meat from the Beef and Dairy Industries:
How do we create a win-win for people, animals, industry and the planet?

How can actors working in or with the Sweden’s beef industry make choices that will improve the sustainability performance of the beef industry at the European level?

If you have any questions about the workshop please contact: Michael Schragger, m.schragger@fdse.se, tel. +46(0)733 30 90 60

17.00 Workshops end