1 – 3 October

First Annual Hoffmann Center Conference

The Global Sustainability Flagship Conference brings together leading academics, policymakers, and practitioners to explore urgent questions at the intersection of climate, nature, peace, and conflict. Organized by the Hoffmann Centre for Global Sustainability with CEPR and ReCIPE, the conference features keynotes, panels, and research sessions on energy transition, biodiversity, corporate sustainability, and geopolitics of resources.

Venues: Auditorium Ivan Pictet, Maison de la Paix; Villa Barton; Jacques-Freymond Auditorium, Domaine Barton.

Program Highlights

  • Tuesday 30 September: Pricing Nature on the Balance Sheet & UN Special Rapporteur discussion

  • Wednesday 1 October: Keynotes on energy transition & mass extinctions

  • Thursday 2 October: Economics of biodiversity with Sir Partha Dasgupta

  • Friday 3 October: Closing keynotes by Sergei Guriev & Catherine de Vries

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