The first Nexus Network conference: ‘What works at the nexus? New connections in food, energy, water and environment‘ on Thursday 27 November 2014 was webcast live.
To tune in on Thursday 27 Nov please go to KTN TV site http://www.livestream.com/esktn
The webcasting will start at 10:00am with the first talk; please make sure you tune in just few minutes before the scheduled time!
You will be able to ask questions via the chat window on the livestreaming website. You can also use this chat function to ask for help if you have any technical issues.
You can also follow us on twitter @uk_nexus #whatworksnexus
AGENDA:
09:30 Registration and coffee
10:00 Navigating the nexus
Prof. James Wilsdon, Director, The Nexus Network (chair & introduction)
Keynote:
Prof. Ian Boyd, Chief Scientific Adviser, Defra
Panel:
Prof. Lyla Mehta, Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
Prof. Ian Bateman, Professor of Environmental Sciences & Director, CSERGE, University of East Anglia
Dr Jake Reynolds, Director of Business Platforms, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
11:15 Coffee break
11:45 The business of the nexus
Dr Gemma Cranston, Programme Manager, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (chair)
Anna Swaithes, Head of Water and Food Security Policy, SABMiller
Damian Crilly, Manager, Environment & Business, Environment Agency
Adrian Greet, Mars
13:00 Lunch with poster session for small projects and thinkpieces
14:00 Governing the nexus
Adrian Alsop, Director, Research, Partnerships and International, ESRC (Chair & introduction)
Panel:
Dr Rachel Muckle, Strategic Evidence and Analysis Team, Defra
Prof. Michael Bradshaw, Professor of Global Energy, Warwick Business School
Prof. Quentin Grafton, Professor of Economics & Director of the Centre for Water Economics, Environment and Policy (CWEEP), Australian National University
Dr Heide Hackmann, Executive Director, International Social Science Council
15:15 Tea break
15:45 The global politics of the nexus
Dr Rose Cairns, Network Coordinator, The Nexus Network (chair)
Keynote:
Prof. Jacqueline McGlade, Chief Scientist, United Nations Environment Programme
Thomas Lingard, Global Advocacy Director, Unilever
Prof. Andy Stirling, Professor of Science & Technology Policy, University of Sussex & Co-Director of ESRC STEPS Centre
Nick Hildyard, The Corner House
17:15 Closing remarks
Watch the Conference live on Innovate TV.
