What does the Global Future Hold? 10-28 May 2021

Invitation: 10-28 May 2021, IRP webcast series with leading thinkers ‘What does the Global Future Hold?’

As part of our scenario development process that informs the modelling work for the IRP flagship report “Global Resources Outlook 2023”, the International Resource Panel is inviting leading thinkers to present, in a series of webcasts on selected topics, what they see on the horizon with regards to possible and plausible futures. We ask them to discuss the key risk and opportunities in each domain and how they think risks can be managed and opportunities achieved.

We welcome you to register and participate in the series of webcasts ‘What does the Global Future hold?’ includes talks, followed by Q/A session, as follows:

Monday, 10 May 2021   REGISTER FOR EPS 1&2

9:00 am CEST Episode 1: Population and Demography

Wolfgang Lutz, Founding Director of the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital, a cooperation between the University of Vienna, IIASA , and the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

10:00 am CEST Episode 2: Urbanization and Cities

Maarten Hajer, Panel member and Director of the Urban Futures Studio, Utrecht University, Netherlands

Wednesday, 12 May 2021   REGISTER FOR EPS3

9:00 am CEST Episode 3: Agriculture and Food

Guido Schmidt-Traub, Partner at SYSTEMIQ LTD

Thursday, 20 May 2021    REGISTER FOR EPS 4

14:00h CEST (8:00 EDT) Episode 4: Businesses and Investment

Joanne Yawitch, Chief Executive National Business Initiative, Sandton, South Africa

Tuesday, 25 May 2021    REGISTER FOR EPS 5&6

14:00h CEST (8:00 EDT) Episode 5: Economy

Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University, USA

15:00h CEST (9:00 EDT) Episode 6: Transport and Mobility

David Ward, President Towards Zero Foundation (TZF), United Kingdom