Keynote Speakers
Jocelyn Blériot
Jocelyn Blériot, Executive Officer of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has an academic background drawing focus on literature, philosphy and sociology. Having spent most of his career in the media industry as a journalist and editor, he notably develops written and video content, coordinates the production of reports and edits books produced by Ellen MacArthur Foundation Publishing. He represented the Foundation on the European Resource Efficiency Platform (European Commission) and manages the relationship with EU institutions.
Jocelyn Blériot, Executive Officer of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has an academic background drawing focus on literature, philosphy and sociology. Having spent most of his career in the media industry as a journalist and editor, he notably develops written and video content, coordinates the production of reports and edits books produced by Ellen MacArthur Foundation Publishing. He represented the Foundation on the European Resource Efficiency Platform (European Commission) and manages the relationship with EU institutions.
Jacqueline Cramer
Prof. dr. Jacqueline Cramer is professor in sustainable innovation at Utrecht University, strategic advisor of the Utrecht Sustainability Institute and member of the Amsterdam Economic Board, particularly in charge of the circular economy. Moreover, she is director of the consultancy firm ‘Sustainable Entrepreneurship; strategy and innovation consulting’. Previously Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment for the Labour Party, jer background is primarily related to industry, working as a consultant for many years with more than 150 companies on the implementation of sustainable entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility.
Prof. dr. Jacqueline Cramer is professor in sustainable innovation at Utrecht University, strategic advisor of the Utrecht Sustainability Institute and member of the Amsterdam Economic Board, particularly in charge of the circular economy. Moreover, she is director of the consultancy firm ‘Sustainable Entrepreneurship; strategy and innovation consulting’. Previously Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment for the Labour Party, jer background is primarily related to industry, working as a consultant for many years with more than 150 companies on the implementation of sustainable entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility.
Sonia Maria Dias
Sonia Maria Dias is a sociologist by training and a garbologist by heart. She is a Waste Specialist at Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) and a pro bono associate researcher with the Women's Centre for Research and Studies - NEPEM at the Federal University of Minas Gerais where she attained a Master's of Human Geography and a PhD in Political Science. Active in the field since 1985, she has played a key role in helping to integrate the social aspects into the technical planning of waste collection and recycling as a former city officer in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. A member of the Waste and Citizenship Forum, core-group member of the Observatory for Inclusive Recycling in Brazil and Eisenhower Fellow, Ms Dias is interested in the links between poverty alleviation, the environment, informal employment and civic engagement, and on women´s empowerment.
Sonia Maria Dias is a sociologist by training and a garbologist by heart. She is a Waste Specialist at Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) and a pro bono associate researcher with the Women's Centre for Research and Studies - NEPEM at the Federal University of Minas Gerais where she attained a Master's of Human Geography and a PhD in Political Science. Active in the field since 1985, she has played a key role in helping to integrate the social aspects into the technical planning of waste collection and recycling as a former city officer in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. A member of the Waste and Citizenship Forum, core-group member of the Observatory for Inclusive Recycling in Brazil and Eisenhower Fellow, Ms Dias is interested in the links between poverty alleviation, the environment, informal employment and civic engagement, and on women´s empowerment.
Kersty Hobson
Kersty Hobson is a Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Cardiff University. Her
research interests focus on issues of social and environmental transformation, particularly in the fields of sustainable production and consumption, and multi-level environmental governance. She has held academic positions at the University of Birmingham, Australian National University, and the University of Oxford, where her research has examined household sustainability practices, environmental non-governmental organizations, animal geographies, as well as climate change governance and public deliberation. Her current research focuses on the socio-political implications of, and challenges for, the circular economy agenda. She also has as long-standing interesting in community-level responses to pressing socio-environmental issues.
Kersty Hobson is a Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Cardiff University. Her
research interests focus on issues of social and environmental transformation, particularly in the fields of sustainable production and consumption, and multi-level environmental governance. She has held academic positions at the University of Birmingham, Australian National University, and the University of Oxford, where her research has examined household sustainability practices, environmental non-governmental organizations, animal geographies, as well as climate change governance and public deliberation. Her current research focuses on the socio-political implications of, and challenges for, the circular economy agenda. She also has as long-standing interesting in community-level responses to pressing socio-environmental issues.
Barbara Muraca
Barbara Muraca is Assistant Professor for Environmental and Social Philosophy at Oregon State University, Corvallis (USA) and co-director of the International Association of Environmental Philosophy (IAEP). She holds a Ph.D. in environmental ethics from the University of Greifswald, Germany. From 2012 to 2014 she worked as a senior researcher with the Kolleg ‘Post-Growth-Societies’ at the Institute of Sociology of the University of Jena, Germany and in 2014 participated in the organization of the 4th International Degrowth Conference in Leipzig. Her research interests encompass social philosophy, sustainability and degrowth research, environmental ethics, process philosophy, feminist philosophy, and ecological economics.
Barbara Muraca is Assistant Professor for Environmental and Social Philosophy at Oregon State University, Corvallis (USA) and co-director of the International Association of Environmental Philosophy (IAEP). She holds a Ph.D. in environmental ethics from the University of Greifswald, Germany. From 2012 to 2014 she worked as a senior researcher with the Kolleg ‘Post-Growth-Societies’ at the Institute of Sociology of the University of Jena, Germany and in 2014 participated in the organization of the 4th International Degrowth Conference in Leipzig. Her research interests encompass social philosophy, sustainability and degrowth research, environmental ethics, process philosophy, feminist philosophy, and ecological economics.
Janez Potočnik
Janez Potočnik, Co-chair, UNEP International Resource Panel, has played a large role in policymaking on natural resources through his current role in the UNEP International Resource Panel, and in his prior role as the Commissioner for Environment for the European Commission. Dr Potočnik joined the European Commission, first as "shadow" Commissioner for Enlargement and then as Commissioner responsible for Science and Research before becoming Commissioner for Environment.
Janez Potočnik, Co-chair, UNEP International Resource Panel, has played a large role in policymaking on natural resources through his current role in the UNEP International Resource Panel, and in his prior role as the Commissioner for Environment for the European Commission. Dr Potočnik joined the European Commission, first as "shadow" Commissioner for Enlargement and then as Commissioner responsible for Science and Research before becoming Commissioner for Environment.