Welcoming

• Prof. Asher Cohen, President, Hebrew University

• Prof. Barak Medina, Rector, Hebrew University

• Prof. Yael Mishael, Director, Hebrew University Center for Sustainability

 

Session I: Keynotes Leading Sustainability

• Prof. Jeffery Sachs, Professor of Economics, President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network; Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, NY (Remote)

• Prof. Dr. Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK); Professor in Earth System Science at the University of Potsdam, Germany (Remote)  

 

Session II: HU Sustainability Research

• Opening Remarks: Dr. Sinaia Netanyahu, Program Manager, WHO European Center for Environment and Health, ex-Chief Scientist, Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection (Remote)
• HU Case Studies
  • Dr. Naomi Yuval-Naeh (Humanities)
  • Dr. Raanan Raz (Medicine/Public Health)
  • Prof. Yeala Shaked (Science)
  • Dr. Amit Tubi (Social Science)
  • Dr. Itay Greenspan (Social Work & Social Welfare)
  • Dr. Matan Gavish (Computer Science & Engineering)
  • Prof. Zvi Peleg (Agriculture, Food & Environment)   

 

1.5ᵒC Outreach Program

Explaining the Science Behind Global Warming, Prof. Einat Aharonov, Dr. Yoni Goldsmith, HU Earth Science Institute; Dr. Gilmor Keshet-Maor, Director of Science and Mathematics Division, Ministry of Education