The UUCN is hosting a panel event at London Climate Action Week 2024! Join us on Tuesday 25 June, 4:00 – 5:30pm at the Royal Institution.
As a hub for knowledge, training, and innovation, the academic sector is at the forefront of climate action – advancing solutions, transferring expertise and empowering new generations of climate leaders. The event, From research to action: Leveraging universities for cross-sector collaboration on climate change, will explore how universities and research institutions can work collaboratively with policy makers, industry and other sectors to advance climate impact.
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Panel title: From research to action: Leveraging universities for cross-sector collaboration on climate change
Date and time: Tuesday 25 June 2024 from 4:00 – 5:30pm, followed by a networking reception until 7:00pm
Location: The Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4SB
Keynote address: Orkhan Mustafayev, Senior Advisor to the UN Climate Change High-level Champion, COP29
Panel chair: Alyssa Gilbert, Director of Innovation at the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London and Co-chair of the UUCN
Panel speakers:
- Professor Piers Forster, Director of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures at the University of Leeds
- Stephen Davison, Higher Education Lead, UNFCCC Climate Champions Team
- Amy Robinson, Corporate Projects Manager, Triodos Bank UK
- Marie-Laure Hicks, Head of Policy, Aldersgate Group
If you need to cancel or amend your registration, please contact the event organisers at grantham.events@imperial.ac.uk
Agenda:
| 4:00 – 4:15pm | Registration |
| 4:15 – 4:25pm | Opening remarks |
| 4:25 – 4:45pm | Keynote (speaker TBC) |
| 4:45 – 5:30pm | Panel with Q&A |
| 5:30 – 7:00pm | Networking reception with refreshments |
This event is co-hosted by several leading UK university partners:
