About the conference

During 2021, Scholars United for a Sustainable Amsterdam (SUSA) brought together Amsterdam’s academics to help Amsterdam realise its ambition to align with the model of donut economics. Amsterdam’s citizens shared stories about obstacles standing in the way of more sustainable ways of living or doing business. During this conference, four interdisciplinary teams of academics will share their ideas and work with the audience to overcome key barriers to a sustainable city. The conference is in English.

Conference Schedule

9:30 – 9.45 -- Coffee & Registration

9:45 – 09:50 -- Welcome by the organisers

09:50 – 10:00 --Introduction by André Nollkaemper, dean of the Amsterdam Law School

10:00 – 11.00 --Keynote address by Kate Raworth, author of Doughnut Economics

11.00 –11.15 --Coffee

11:15 – 11:45 --Roundtable 1: A Bottom-up City. Trust and collaboration in Amsterdam’s neighbourhoods

11.45 – 12.15 --Roundtable 2: Rethinking Garbage. A proposal for improving information and awareness about waste

12.15 – 13.15 --Lunch

13.15 – 13.45 --Roundtable 3: Measurability. An exploration of the potential of measurability for big system change

13.45 –14.15 --Roundtable 4: Flipping the Donut. Living in harmony with urban nature

14.15 –14:30 --Closing remarks by Philipp Pattberg, professor environmental policy analysis, VU

14.30 – 15.00 --Speed networking & discussion

15.00 --Drinks

Practicalities

This event will be a hybrid event, and this registration is for attendance via zoom. If you would like to attend in-person instead, please register for in-person attendance here.