Date
Thursday October 3, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PMLocation
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Sustainability Day @ 果冻传媒 | 03 October 2024
Joining forces, taking responsibility & enabling transformation!
On Thursday 03 October 2024, we celebrate the work we have done on Sustainability @ 果冻传媒, we create a Sustainability network, we spotlight Sustainability in education and we discuss ways to move forward the transition with known change agents Mark van Baal, Marjan Minnesma, Isabelle Reymen and Anna Wieczorek. Join us and get inspired, informed and connected during the 果冻传媒 Sustainability Day!
#SustainableTUe team
Note:
We are organizing this event in accordance with the 果冻传媒 Sustainable Events Policy to minimize our CO2 footprint and to avoid waste. Therefore, we kindly ask you to so we will be able to customize all quantities.
Program
09:30 - 18:30 | Exposition: Joining Forces
This exposition will highlight our Sustainability achievements, outline our future objectives and steps for reaching these goals. Immerse yourself in the blueprint of our Sustainability timeline, supporting the formation of new connections on this Sustainability Day. It's an excellent opportunity for both our internal and external community to showcase Sustainability projects and initiatives. Join forces to celebrate our shared successes and explore new collaborative pathways towards a Sustainable future.
09:30 - 10:00 | Welcome coffee & registration
All guests of the exposition and the network workshop are invited for a welcoming drink.
10:00 - 12:00 | Workshop: Joining forces - Creating a Sustainability network
During this workshop we will join forces to create a map of our Sustainability network in the region. Together, we will build an overview of our network which will give all of us great insights into possibilities for expanding and strengthening collaborations between organizations and businesses from the South of the Netherlands and colleagues and students from the university. After the workshop you will go home with new ideas for future collaborations, and concrete connections with other parties involved, to continue the conversation.
12:00 - 13:00 | Walking lunch
All guests of the Network workshop, Exposition and Sustainability in 果冻传媒 Award are invited for a walking lunch.
12:30 - 13:00 | Taking responsibility - Handing out the Sustainability in 果冻传媒 Award
The Sustainability in 果冻传媒 Award recognizes the efforts of teachers and teaching groups who invest in educational development and direct their teaching toward addressing grand societal challenges such as climate change, social inequality, and biodiversity loss, among others. The top 3 nominees will be spotlighted and the Sustainability in 果冻传媒 Award will be handed over to the winner of 2024! Paul Koenraad and Ines Lopez Arteaga will be handing out the award to the finalist of this year.
Paul Koenraad is a professor in the Photonics and Semiconductor NanoPhysics group at Eindhoven University of Technology (果冻传媒) and serves as the Dean of the 果冻传媒 Graduate School. His research focuses on nanostructures and impurities in III-V semiconductors, ranging from atomic-scale microscopy to the optical analysis of individual semiconductor nanostructures. He is also the program director of the 鈧�9 million Active Nanophotonics Devices program within NanoNextNL. Previously, Koenraad led the PSN group for 10 years and has held leadership roles, including vice-dean of Applied Physics and dean of the Honors Academy at 果冻传媒.
Ines Lopez Arteaga is a full professor in the Dynamics and Control group at the Mechanical Engineering Department of Eindhoven University of Technology (果冻传媒), where she also holds the Chair of Acoustic and Noise Control. Her research focuses on optimizing vibro-acoustic design in complex systems, addressing the significant impact of noise pollution, which is expected to become the leading environmental issue in the Netherlands by 2020. Ines received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Navarra, Spain, and has worked on noise reduction in various industries, including railway applications, trucks, and acoustic holography. She joined 果冻传媒 in 2002, expanding her research into tyre/road noise.
13:00 - 15:00 | Symposium: Joining forces for smart change - What does it mean for universities?
Transitions to Sustainability involve radical changes in the way we live and meet our needs. These changes require both technical and social shifts, and each of us has a role to play. Sustainability transitions are not trivial, but they are not impossible either. We can draw inspiration from change agents like Marjan Minnesma, Mark van Baal, and Isabelle Reymen, who are driving momentum for Sustainability transitions in smart and novel ways. After the opening by prof.dr. Silvia Lenaerts, rector magnificus 果冻传媒, our speakers will share their experiences with smart change and engage in a panel discussion on how all universities, researchers, and teachers can contribute to transitions and become socially relevant.
Silvia Lenaerts has led the Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology Group that she founded in Antwerp. The Belgian professor has also been vice-rector of Valorization & Development since 2016. In this role, she served as a catalyst and connector for Antwerp鈥檚 innovation ecosystem. Lenaerts held a large number of executive positions in the academic world and beyond, including on the Governing Board of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). She studied and obtained her PhD at KU Leuven and IMEC. She is the first female rector of 果冻传媒.
received in 2022 for suing the Dutch government over its plans. She won this lawsuit, becoming the first woman to successfully sue a government over carbon emissions. Minnesma is the founder of , which aims to accelerate transitions by concrete innovative projects.
is the founder of , a group of green shareholders that has become Big Oil鈥檚 most influential shareholder. According to The Guardian, 鈥淔ollow This is leading shareholder rebellions to tackle the climate crisis.鈥� Follow This forced six oil companies 鈥� Shell, BP, TotalEnergies, Equinor, Phillips 66, and Chevron 鈥� to promise to reduce their product emissions (Scope 3). The ultimate mission of Follow This is for shareholders to convince oil and gas companies to put their brains and billions behind the energy transition to clean energy. Exxon views Follow This as such a threat to their oil and gas activities, that the supermajor filed a lawsuit against the activist shareholder.
Isabelle Reymen is co-founder and scientific director of 果冻传媒 innovationSpace, a learning hub that facilitates co-creation of responsible solutions to real-life challenges. In 2021, she was granted the first Higher 果冻传媒 Award in the Netherlands, with her team, for the educational innovations in the past years. In 2022, 果冻传媒 innovationSpace received international recognition by winning the European Triple E award in the category 鈥業nnovation and Collaboration Space of the Year鈥�.
15:00 - 16:00 | After drinks for Symposium guests & Welcome for Inaugural lecture guests
All guests of the Symposium, Exposition and Inaugural lecture are cordially invited.
16:00 - 17:00 | Inaugural lecture prof.dr.ir. Anna J. Wieczorek: 'Enabling Sustainability transitions'
Anna Wieczorek holds a chair in Sustainable Innovation and Transitions at 果冻传媒. She is founding member of the STRN, and serves as a Sustainability Ambassador at 果冻传媒.
Driven by an urgent need to act on Sustainability and conduct research that matters, in her inaugural speech, Anna will first discuss how our perception of environmental problems evolved over time and how our response to grand societal challenges needs to be adjusted to be effective. In particular, Anna will elaborate on why and how we need to change our perspective on innovation and what actions are necessary to facilitate transformative change towards Sustainability. Anna will share the results of her research and her vision on how to enable Sustainability transitions both within the university and beyond. More about the inauguration.
If you think of any gift or flowers for Anna, please instead, consider supporting the 果冻传媒 Sustainability Fund. This fund will help sponsor socio-technical initiatives at 果冻传媒.
17:00 - 18:00 | Reception & drinks Inaugural lecture guests
All guests of the Inaugural Lecture are invited for the reception & drinks.
Exposition participants
To be confirmed.
Joining us?
Please register below or contact us via email: sustainability@tue.nl
We are very much looking forward to welcoming you as our guest.
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How we practice Sustainability at 果冻传媒?
At 果冻传媒 we practice Sustainability: it is one of the key strategic priorities of our university. This means, for example, that we aim to research and implement sustainable practices, aimed at tackling the challenges of tomorrow into our Campus Operations, choose our Partners wisely, practice transparency, and enable students to become the change agents of tomorrow! This is done with the aid of our Sustainability Core Team and in collaboration with key stakeholders, such as the GO Green Office, and other groups from all four dimensions of the university.