Programme WCSG Conference

October 15th - Hotel De Wageningsche Berg

16:00 - 17:00 Early registration

Registration for hotel guests of De Wageningsche Berg

October 16th - Hotel De Wageningsche Berg

08:00 - 09:00 Registration

09:00 - 10:30 Plenary Opening

• Introduction by Dr. Verina Ingram and Dr. Judith van Leeuwen
• Opening by Prof. Joost de Laat
• WCSG Welcome speech by Prof. Simon Bush
• Interactive soundart by Remco de Kluizenaar
• Keynote by Prof. Ortwin Renn

The plenary opening will be livestreamed.

11:00 - 12:30 Parallel session round 1

• 1.1 Risk governance in sustainability transformations
• 1.2 Conceptualizing transformative sustainability change in food systems
• 1.3 The city as catalyser: non-state contributions towards just and sustainable cities
• 1.4 Governing nature, environment, and biodiversity law & policy

12:30 - 13:30 Poster session and Lunch break

13:30 - 15:00 Parallel session round 2

• 2.1 Governing societal transformation towards sustainability: Can we do it and what does it take?
• 2.2 Sustainability transitions – incremental change or system transformation..?? “ The proof is in the pudding”
• 2.3 Transformative changes through responsible business models
• 2.4 Food system transformation

15:30 - 17:00 Parallel session round 3

• 3.1 Politics of global sustainability transformation: The case of the EU Deforestation Regulation
• 3.2 Transforming wastewater governance in the context of scarcity? Reuse and circular water innovation in unexpected places
• 3.3 Co-creating value-coherent and just pathways for biodiversity and climate
• 3.4 New perspectives on the governance of sustainability transformations: Pitches by students

17:15 - 18:45 Parallel session round 4

• 4.1 Key actors for transformative change
• 4.2 Transforming wastewater governance in the context of scarcity? Reuse and circular water innovation in unexpected places
• 4.3 Governing urban and regional transformative change
• 4.4 Utilization of cultural elements in Native American Communities creating impact and sustainability for generations to come

19:00 - 23:00 Dinner followed by drinks

Unwind and network with fellow attendees while enjoying music and a touch of
magic, as transformative conversations and surprises unfold throughout the night.
With a performance of the Ceresband.

October 17th - Hotel De Wageningsche Berg

09:00 - 10:30 Parallel session round 5

• 5.1 Collegetour with Tjeerd de Groot
• 5.2 Transformative change through knowledges and interests in science policy interfaces
• 5.3 Transformative change through diverse human, more-than-human and non-human actors
• 5.4 Governing the transformative SDG agenda across sectors and levels: dealing with trade-offs and synergies between SDGs in East-Africa
• 5.5 Making practice theories practical for sustainability governance

11:00 - 12:30 Parallel session round 6

• 6.1 Elements for transformative governance – innovation, anticipation, collaboration and law?
• 6.2 Understanding sustainability transformations from a dynamic and interdependence perspective: Implications for research and practice
• 6.3 Transforming policy evaluation within a Dutch policy assessment agency: can we tackle the challenges?
• 6.4 Transformative change through citizen- and grassroot actors
• 6.5 Cross-sectoral and multi-level governance

12:30 - 13:30 Poster session and Lunch break

13:30 - 15:00 Parallel session round 7

• 7.1 Strengthening the rights of future generations: Governance tools towards tackling political myopia
• 7.3 Accountability in governing sustainability transformations
• 7.4 Transformative change pathways for biodiversity and equity
• 7.5 Policymaking for sustainable food consumption

15:30 - 17:00 Plenary roundtable discussion about Justice, Decolonization and More-than-human relations

Panelists:

• Dr. Farhana Sultana
• Sophie Koers
• Dr. Esha Shah
• Danielle van Oijen
• Dr. Laura Burgers

The Plenary roundtable discussion will be livestreamed.

October 18th - De Leeuwenborch, Wageningen UR

08:30 - 09:00 Bus from Hotel De Wageningsche Berg to De Leeuwenborch, Wageningen UR Campus

09:00 - 10:30 Parallel session round 8

• 8.1 Conceptualizing transformative change from different perspectives
• 8.2 Transformations via the law and reflexivity
• 8.3 How transformative is the EU Green Deal? Empirical insights into improvements in the performance of marine governance under the EU Green Deal.
• 8.4 Evaluating sustainable transformation in the oil palm sector to decrease environmental impact and increase social wellbeing in an economically viable way
• 8.5 Climate learning through gaming: A critical playthrough of the boardgame Daybreak
• 8.6 Lessons of informality for the governance of food system transformations

11:00 - 12:30 Parallel session round 9

• 9.1 The governance and politics of defining, triggering and evaluating transformative climate adaptation
• 9.2 Climate transformations and justice
• 9.3 Governing transformations through markets
• 9.4 Evaluating innovation and change
• 9.5 Climate learning through gaming: A critical playthrough of the boardgame Daybreak
• 9.6 Evaluating policy transitions and frameworks
• 9.7 Sensory Nature walk

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch break

13:30 - 15:00 Parallel session round 10

• 10.1 Relational perspectives on sustainability transformations
• 10.2 Three pathways for social networks in scaling up societal transformations towards nature positive: collaborate, challenge, disrupt
• 10.3 Transformative change through actor entanglements and relationality
• 10.4 (Re)thinking Private Consultants: Exploring Their Future (Re)directions Towards Just Transformations
• 10.5 Polycentric governance and citizen-based energy transition
• 10.6 Rethinking SDG7:Current Gaps and Future Directions of Energy Access Beyond 2030

15:15 - 16:15 Guided tour through Wageningen

• Nature & history in Wageningen walking tour with Jim van Laar (FNP)
• Decolonial walking tour in Wageningen with Emmanuel Adu-Ampong (GEO)