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What: DCU will host the SustaiNEXT|EU, Universal Sustainability: Engaging Business & Education towards a Sustainable Future
When: October 11th to 12th

This unique two-day conference will showcase best practice for the green economy, bringing together academia, industry and policymakers to explore local responses to global sustainability challenges in the areas of:

Agriculture/Food (food security, local ecosystems; emerging food technologies)

• Transportation (urban public transport; aviation, travel and tourism; global supply chains; individual transport choices and behaviour)

• Transformative Education (key education challenges of sustainability and sustainable innovations; how education can support and engender sustainability)

• Global Health (from cure to prevention; making healthcare products more efficient; ensuring accessibility to medicines)

• Global Society (re-organising living conditions; restructuring economic sectors; redefining capitalism; addressing workforce issues, poverty and development, business and work practices; understanding and valuing global and societal diversity; engaging science to develop new technologies)

International speakers at the conference will include:

• Robert L. Lattimer, Senior Fellow, Diversity Studies at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and Chief Strategy Officer of the Sustainability Collaborative

• Martin Charter, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Design, University College for the Creative Arts and founding editor of the Journal of Sustainable Product Design, The Green Management Letter and Greener Management International

• Dr Mary Coveney, Head of Health & Safety Security and Compliance, Dublin Airport Authority (DAA)

Registration for this not-to-be-missed opportunity to engage with the green economy is free but places are limited. To register, visit the SustaiNEXT|EU registration page.