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08:00 Registration opens

09:00 Welcome

09:15

Round Table Discussion: 

International perspectives on sustainability

There is no unified view of sustainability. Europe wants to ‘go green’ and become carbon neutral. What about the rest of the World? Challenges, priorities, and approaches differ greatly. What can we learn from each other. Our panelists share first-hand experiences from projects and their work from around the Globe.

Chair: Diana Mangalagiu, NEOMA Business School

Contributions by panelists:

• India: Sustainability through industrial symbiosis by Diana Mangalagiu, NEOMA Business School 
• Water scarcity, agriculture, and sharing the Nile River by Samer Atallah, American University in Cairo
• Thailand: Fostering circular economy advancement through Thailand’s sufficiency economy philispohy by Vasu Srivibha and Rozanne Henzen, Sasin School of Management (dial-in via video call)
• Worldwide: global campaign for sustainable agriculture by Nathalie Skovholt, Yara International
• South Africa: Decarbonizing energy production in a developing country

10:45 Coffee Break

11:15

Round Table Discussion:

The workplace and diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging (DEIB)

Why is it so difficult to reap the rewards of diversity? What is DEIB and why do we care? And what are the necessary conditions for an inclusive work climate? In this session, you will hear exemplary cases that reveal the multi-dimensionality of the topic and discover underlying psychological mechanisms that provide a starting point to build an inclusive workforce.

 Chair: Kathleen Vangronsvelt, AMS

Contributions by panelists:

• Psychological challenges to DEIB by Kathleen Vangronsvelt, AMS
• Gender inclusion in the male-dominated mining industry in Chile by Lucia Sanchez Varas, PhD candidate, AMS
• Learning disabilities and workplace inclusion – findings from a global research project (sponsored by Bank of America for Special Olympics) by Anouk Van Hoofstadt, Inclusion Specialist
• The significance of culture and language in approaches to international corporate initiatives on equality and inclusion

12:45 LUNCH