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Symposium for sustainable innovations
Opening remarks by Dr Peter Kurz
Dr Peter Kurz
Lord Mayor of Mannheim
With "innomake!", Mannheim's first innovation festival, we want to launch a new discourse on sustainable and future-proof innovations. I am proud that Mannheim is a place where business, science, and culture join forces to tackle the challenges of the future. I invite you to experience the inventive and creative atmosphere of the city of innovation.
Keynote by Wolf Lotter
"Innovation und Nachhaltigkeit – Wie beides zusammenpasst" (Innovation and Sustainability - How they match up)
Wolf Lotter
Journalist and author
Wolf Lotter, born in 1962, is a German author and journalist. His career spans over 30 years. He is the co-founder and leading essayist for German business magazine "brand eins".
The focus of Lotter's work is on the transformation from industrial society to knowledge society. His latest book "Innovation. Streitschrift für barrierefreies Denken." (Innovation. A case for barrierfree-free thinking.) asks how change thinking can be implemented in organisations and societies in a socially and culturally sustainable manner.
Keynote by Christine Susanne Müller
"Chancen und Herausforderungen auf dem Weg zur Umsetzung der UN Agenda 2030” (Implementing UN Agenda 2030: Opportunities and Challenges)
Christine Susanne Müller
Director Global Sustainability Transformation and Change Management bei SAP SE
For 10 years, the “UN Sustainable Development Goals“ have inspired digital innovations, partnerships, employee engagement and more. How can they continue to serve as catalysts for a better world for future generations? And how do we prevent getting bogged down in details?
Christine Susanne Müller is responsible for Global Sustainability Transformation and Change Management at SAP. Her focus is on the coordination of SAP's initiatives regarding both the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and the global network of Sustainability Champions at SAP.
Keynote by Roi Chiti
"The Sustainable City – Civil Society, Business and Politics in Shared Responsibility for the 17 Global Sustainability Goals of the United Nations"
Roi Chiti
UN-Habitat Coordinator for Regional and Interagency Engagement
Holding a degree in Architecture and Urban Planning, a MA in “Development and International Aid” and a Msc in “Land Use and Water Management”, Roi Chiti certainly is an expert when it comes to sustainable urban development. Mr Chiti has been working at UN-Habitat since 2009. In his talk, he will make a case for the shared responsibility of civil society, business and politics when it comes to reaching the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
Time Table
17.00pm - 17.30pm
Foyer Musensaal, Rosengarten
Presentation of ideas and concepts regarding the question "How can we make innovations sustainable?"
17.30pm - 20.00pm
Musensaal, Rosengarten
Welcome address by Dr Peter Kurz, Lord Mayor of Mannheim
Keynote by Roi Chiti, UN-Habitat
“The Sustainable City – Civil Society, Business and Politics in Shared Responsibility for the 17 Global Sustainability Goals of the United Nations” *
Keynote by Christine Susanne Müller, SAP
„Chancen und Herausforderungen auf dem Weg zur Umsetzung der UN Agenda 2030“
Keynote by Wolf Lotter, Journalist & Autor
„Innovation und Nachhaltigkeit – Wie beides zusammenpasst“
Panel discussion with Lord Mayor Dr Peter Kurz and Wolf Lotter
* Only this talk will be held in English!
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