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NAME:SENSE Symposium 2026: Reimagining Sustainability – Connecting S
ystems, Challenges and Future Pathways
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LOCATION:NU building, 1111, De Boelelaan, 1081 HV, Amsterdam
SUMMARY:SENSE Symposium 2026: Reimagining Sustainability – Connecting S
ystems, Challenges and Future Pathways
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: Join the SENSE Sympo
sium 2026 on 25 November at VU Amsterdam. Explore sustainable futures
through inspiring speakers, interdisciplinary discussions, interacti
ve labs and networking opportunities.
How can we reimagine
sustainability and explore new pathways towards a more sustainable f
uture?
On 25 November 2026, the SENSE Symposium 2026
will bring together researchers, academics and sustainability enthus
iasts at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam for a day of inspiring discussi
ons, interdisciplinary exchange and collective exploration of sustain
able futures.
Under the theme Reimagining Sustainability: C
onnecting Systems, Challenges and Future Pathways, the symposium
will explore pressing global challenges and encourage fresh perspect
ives on sustainability through keynote presentations, interactive lab
s and networking opportunities.
Programme highlights
Th
e symposium will feature a keynote address by Emeritus Profes
sor Joan Martínez Alier from the Institute of Environmental
Science and Technology (ICTA), Autonomous University of Barcelona, a
leading scholar in ecological economics and environmental justice.
A plenary panel on Sustainability, War and Peace, moderated by Dr. Jampel Dell’Angelo (VU Amsterdam), will bring t
ogether:
- Dr. Judith Verweijen, Assistan
t Professor of Political Geography, Utrecht University
- Laura Birkman, Director of the Climate, Water, and Food
Security Programme, The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies
-
Dr. Augusto Lopez-Claros, Executive Director and Cha
ir of the Global Governance Forum
Participants will also
have the opportunity to join three interactive labs:
- Crafting Your Research Story – Exploring ways to comm
unicate research effectively.
- Reimagining Sustainab
ility Futures – Envisioning alternative pathways towards s
ustainable futures.
- AI & Sustainability – Exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and susta
inability.
The programme will conclude with a collective
reflection session and a networking reception featuring the creative
Vision Gallery, showcasing visions of the world in 2040.
Join the SENSE Symposium 2026
Whether you are a PhD candid
ate, an experienced researcher or simply interested in sustainability
, the symposium offers an opportunity to exchange ideas, build connec
tions and explore new perspectives on sustainable futures.
Visit the even
t page here.
R
egister for the SENSE Symposium 2026 and join the conversation on 25
November at VU Amsterdam.
DESCRIPTION: Join the SENSE Symposium 2026 on 25 November at VU Amster
dam. Explore sustainable futures through inspiring speakers, interdis
ciplinary discussions, interactive labs and networking opportunities.
How can we reimagine sustainability and explore new pathways towards
a more sustainable future?On 25 November 2026, the SENSE Symposium 202
6 will bring together researchers, academics and sustain
ability enthusiasts at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam for a day of insp
iring discussions, interdisciplinary exchange and collective explorat
ion of sustainable futures.Under the theme Reimagining Sustainabi
lity: Connecting Systems, Challenges and Future Pathways, the sy
mposium will explore pressing global challenges and encourage fresh p
erspectives on sustainability through keynote presentations, interact
ive labs and networking opportunities.Programme highlights
Th
e symposium will feature a keynote address by Emeritus Profes
sor Joan Martínez Alier from the Institute of Environmental
Science and Technology (ICTA), Autonomous University of Barcelona, a
leading scholar in ecological economics and environmental justice.A
plenary panel on Sustainability, War and Peace, mode
rated by Dr. Jampel Dell’Angelo (VU Amsterdam), will bring together
: - Dr. Judith Verweijen, Assistant Professor
of Political Geography, Utrecht University
- Laura B
irkman, Director of the Climate, Water, and Food Security Pr
ogramme, The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies
- Dr.
Augusto Lopez-Claros, Executive Director and Chair of the G
lobal Governance Forum
Participants will also have the oppor
tunity to join three interactive labs: - Crafting Your
Research Story – Exploring ways to communicate research e
ffectively.
- Reimagining Sustainability Futures – Envisioning alternative pathways towards sustainable futures
.
- AI & Sustainability – Exploring th
e intersection of artificial intelligence and sustainability.
The programme will conclude with a collective reflection session an
d a networking reception featuring the creative Vision Gallery, showcasing visions of the world in 2040.Join the SENSE Sympos
ium 2026
Whether you are a PhD candidate, an experienced research
er or simply interested in sustainability, the symposium offers an op
portunity to exchange ideas, build connections and explore new perspe
ctives on sustainable futures.Visit the event page here.Register for the SENSE Symposium 2026 and j
oin the conversation on 25 November at VU Amsterdam.
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