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What works at the nexus? Conference on 27 Nov 2014, London

Join us at the first Nexus Network conference: ‘What works at the nexus? New connections in food, energy, water and environment‘ on Thursday 27 November from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm. This is an opportunity for network members to meet, hear high-profile keynote speakers, discuss nexus challenges from a variety of perspectives, and find out about possibilities for collaboration.

The meeting is open to everyone interested in nexus issues, from academia, policy organisations, business, practitioners and civil society. If you are not able to come in person, we hope to webcast the event to allow you to take part- more details to follow.

Update 28 Oct 2014..we have had a huge response to the event and are now fully booked. However, if you would like to express your interest in the event then please join the Waitlist on eventbrite.

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
Prof. Jane Elliott, Chief Executive, ESRC (Chair & introduction)

Panel:
Dr Ulrike Hotopp, Chief Economist and Director of Analysis, 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 (tbc)
17:15        Closing remarks

Martin Cooke, Chair, The Nexus Network Advisory Group
Prof. James Wilsdon, Director, The Nexus Network

17:30         Drinks reception and close

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