Sustainability Science Workshop

DATE / TIME :

October 5, 2010    10:00 - 17:00

Location :

New York

“A Roadmap for Industry-Academia Collaboration Towards Sustainability”

The goal of this workshop is to foster collaboration between industry and academia worldwide by involving relevant industries of three continents, Europe, America and Asia, in the process of structuring Sustainablilty Science, and in the analysis of development indicators’ strategic role.

Francesca Farioli

Coordinator of the Research Unit “Energy, Environment and Development” at CIRPS-Interuniversity Research Centre for Sustainable Development, Sapienza University of Rome, Phd

Fabio Orecchini

Professor of Energy Systems; Founder and Coordinator of the Research Unit “Sustainability of Energy and Mobility Systems” at CIRPS, Sapienza University of Rome

Kazuhiko Takeuchi

Vice-Rector of the United Nations University; Professor of Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo (Todai)

James Buizer

Science Policy Advisor to Arizona State University President Michael Crow.
Dr. Katsumi Kushiya, Deputy General Manager, Solar Business Center, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. and Director, General Manager of Technology Strategy Planning Division, Solar Frontier K.K.

Yarime Masaru

Associate Professor of the Graduate Program in Sustainability Science of the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences of the University of Tokyo