APPENDIX B
Academic Science Sessions Agenda
Our Planet, Our Future—Global Sustainability The Science Sessions
April 26–27, 2021
All times cited in U.S. Eastern Time
Purpose: These sessions are designed as a scientific discussion on global sustainability challenges in the context of a global pandemic. The sessions will explore the leadership role of science as we enter a critical “decade of action.”
Main audience: Nobel Prize laureates and invited experts.
APRIL 27 ACADEMIC SCIENCE SESSION 1: OUR PLANET
2:30–4:30 pm EDT
WELCOME
- Setting the stage (Göran K. Hansson, Karolinska Institute and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)
- Remarks by HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
Keynote presentation – Setting the stage (40–45 min., 10 min. each)
- White Paper’s key messages for global sustainability (Carl Folke [NAS], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)
- NAS workshop main points (Pamela Matson [NAS], Stanford University)
- The economics of biodiversity (Partha Dasgupta [NAS], University of Cambridge)
- Ocean stewardship (Jane Lubchenco, NAS)
Response – Comments on the keynotes (10–15 min.)
- Richard Horton (NAM), the Lancet
- Magdalena Skipper, Nature
- Holden Thorp, Science
Moderated Panel Dialogue (45 min.)
SCIENCE SUPPORTING TRANSFORMATIONS TOWARD GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY
Moderator:
Rosina Bierbaum (NAS), University of Michigan and University of Maryland
Panelists:
Brian Schmidt (NAS), Australian National University; Yuan Tseh Lee (NAS), University of California, Berkeley; Marcia McNutt (NAS/NAE), U.S. National Academy of Sciences; and Hans Joachim Schellnhuber (NAS), Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Nobel Summit statement – a call for action (15 min.)
- Introducing the plan with and draft of the call for action
- Steering Committee of the summit followed by comments from invited participants
APRIL 28 ACADEMIC SCIENCE SESSION 2: OUR FUTURE
2:00–4:00 pm EDT
Moderated Panel Dialogue (45 min.)
BREAKTHROUGHS IN TECHNOLOGIES AND SOCIAL INNOVATIONS FOR RESILIENT SOCIETIES AND GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY
Moderator:
Leena Srivastava, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Panelists:
Richard Roberts, New England Biolabs; Jennifer Doudna (NAS/NAM), University of California, Berkeley; Karen Seto (NAS), Yale University; and Frank Geels, University of Manchester
Moderated Panel Dialogue (45 min.)
TOWARD SUSTAINABLE FUTURES: GOVERNANCE, INCLUSIVENESS, AND STEWARDSHIP
Moderator:
Rosina Bierbaum (NAS), University of Michigan and University of Maryland
Panelists:
Joe Stiglitz (NAS), Columbia University; Jane Lubchenco (NAS);
Gretchen Daily (NAS), Stanford University; and Eduardo Brondizio, Indiana University
Next steps with the Call for Action (20 min.)
Summit Steering Committee followed by comments from invited participants
Closing remarks (10 min.)
Vidar Helgesen, Nobel Foundation; Marcia McNutt (NAS/NAE), U.S. National Academy of Sciences; Johan Rockström, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research; and Carl Folke (NAS), Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
