Hong Kong 2015
Expanding the Dialogue: Sustainability in a Connected World
Our 9th annual conference was co-hosted by the International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN) and The University of Hong Kong.
Complex sustainability challenges demand attention and action from people and institutions at many levels now and in the coming decades. ISCN 2015, Expanding the Dialogue: Sustainability in a Connected World brought together experts and practitioners from across the globe for cross-cutting communication and connections between higher education, business, government and civil society.
Speakers and presentation materials are linked under each session below.
Pre-Conference Session (June 17, 2015):
The What, Why and How of Campus Sustainability – Shared Challenges, New Approaches
Bernd Kasemir, ISCN Secretariat
Melissa Goodall, Yale University Office of Sustainability
Heather Henriksen, Harvard University Office for Sustainability
You Wei Wang, Chairman, China Green Building Council and Stephen Lau, Professor, National University of Singapore (joint presentation)
Main Conference (June 17-19, 2015):
Welcome and Opening Remarks:
Steven J. Cannon, The University of Hong Kong
Bernd Kasemir, ISCN Program Manager
K. S. Wong, Secretary for Environment for Hong Kong (keynote)
Dialogue 1: Universities and Cities in the 21st Century
Park Won Soon, Mayor, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Republic of Korea (keynote video)
Christopher Webster, The University of Hong Kong (moderator)
Antti Ahlava, Aalto University
Sandy Burgoyne, Future Cities Collaborative
Lincoln Leong, MTR
Edward Ng, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dialogue 2: Regional Perspectives on Global Change
Jeanne Ng, China Light and Power (keynote)
John Robinson, University of British Columbia (moderator)
Marcelo Fernandez, Universidad International del Ecuador (UIDE)
Gitile Naituli, University of Kenya
René Schwarzenbach, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Dialogue 3: Corporate-University Engagement
Bernd Kasemir, ISCN Program Manager, moderating for André Schneider, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Samuel Kwong, John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Ltd
Pamela Mar, Fung Management Limited
Joe Mullinix, National University of Singapore
Angelo Riccaboni, University of Siena
Working Group Sessions
WG1: Sustainable buildings and user behavior
Ying Hua, Cornell University
Bart Meehan, Australian National University
Dante Archangeli, The University of Hong Kong
Myrianthi Astanioti, Cyprus University of Technology
Merve Tunali and Gulsume Kulce, Bogazici University
Andreas Wanke, Freie Universität Berlin
WG2: Climate preparedness and other campus-wide strategic initiatives
Heather Henriksen, Harvard University
Eugenio Morello, POLIMI
Andre Edelhoff, Association of Pacific Rim Universities
John Robinson, University of British Columbia
WG3: Integration of infrastructure, research, education and civic engagement for the co-production of science, technology and social practice for sustainability
Ariane Koenig, University of Luxembourg
James Evans, University of Manchester
Davis Bookhart, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Karola Braun-Wanke, Freie Universität Berlin
Goran Finnveden, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Victoria Smith, University of British Columbia
Parallel Sessions
SESSION 1) GLOBAL STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Melissa Goodall, Yale University
Kam Ka Wing Karina, The University of Hong Kong, Bachelor of Science (Exercise & Health)
Seung Yeon (Jen) Lee, The University of Hong Kong, Bachelor of Law & Bachelor of Social Science
SESSION 2) LINKING EXCELLENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Nilesh Y Jadhav, Nanyang Technological University
Julie Newman, MIT
Jeremy Prepscius, BSR
The ISCN 2015 Conference travel, meals and hotel were offset through Carbonfund.org.