Sustainable Futures' Conference: Thriving, Inclusive & Sustainable Places

Schedule

Wed Dec 02 2026 at 09:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC+00:00
Location

Sister - Renold Building | Manchester, EN

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About this Event

The Thriving, Inclusive and Sustainable Places conference will explore how interdisciplinary research and collaboration can help create thriving, inclusive and environmentally sustainable places.

Bringing together perspectives on people, nature, infrastructure, policy and innovation, it will examine how places can respond to interconnected social and environmental challenges while ensuring that transitions are fair, relevant and practically deliverable. The conference will be organised around three key themes:

  • People asks who places are for and what enables people, nature and communities to thrive.
  • Resilient and Ultra Low Carbon Places asks how the physical and institutional systems underpinning places need to change at scale.
  • Future Economies asks whether markets can deliver a just and sustainable transition.

Our confirmed speakers include: Dr Nimesh Dhungana, Professor Frank Geels, Dr Gaurav Gharde, Dr Aarti Krishnan, Professor Sherilyn MacGregor, Professor Carly McLachlan, Dr Magdalena Rodekirchen and Dr Ghada Soliman.

More speakers to be announced shortly.

Agenda


09:00 – 10:00
Registration and refreshments
10:00 – 10:25
Welcome and opening address
10:25 – 11:25
SESSION 1: People, Communities and Belonging
11:25 – 11:50
Break
11:50 – 12:50
SESSION 2: Resilient and Ultra-Low Carbon Places
12:50 – 13:50
Lunch and networking
13:50 – 14:30
COP31 Unpacked: Headlines, Hype & What Matters
14:30 – 15:30
SESSION 3: Future Economies
15:30 – 15:45
Closing session
15:45 – 17:00
Networking


Please note that this is a working agenda and will be updated as further details and speakers are confirmed.



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Where is it happening?

Sister - Renold Building, 32a Altrincham Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

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