Closer to Transformative Change

February 19, 2025, Copenhagen Business School

The Symposium Closer to Transformative Change—Systemic Solutions to the Biodiversity Crisis was held in collaboration with Copenhagen Business School with a grant from the 15 June Foundation, featuring, among others, keynote speaker Esther Turnhout.

Find and download presentations from the symposium as PDFs below, and view selected photos and illustrations from the event here.

The symposium program can be downloaded here.

Presentations

Esther Turnhout, professor at the University of Twente
,“Transformative Change: Challenges and Opportunities

Justine Grønbæk Pors, professor at CBS and member of the Danish steering group for IPBES
The role of IPBES in Denmark

Peter Møllgaard, Dean of CBS and Chair of the Climate Council
Priorities for Denmark’s Future Land Use

Stiig Markager, professor at Aarhus University
The Political Context and the Green Tripartite

Mette Termansen, professor at the University of Copenhagen
“The Value of Biodiversity in a Danish Context”

Frida Hastrup, associate professor at the University of Copenhagen
“Experts astonished by the exaggeration”

Heather Swanson, professor at Aarhus University
“Nature is innovative: Expanding definitions of green innovation to
prioritize biodiversity regeneration”

Morten Knudsen, associate professor at Copenhagen Business School
“Structures of Change in Agriculture”

Miriam Feuls, Assistant Professor at Copenhagen Business School
Toward Sustainable Futures: The Role of Time in Organizing with Nature

Steen Vallentin, associate professor at Copenhagen Business School
Biodiversity: Between Aspirational Talk and Greenwashing

Katherine Richardson, professor at the University of Copenhagen
“Transformative Change: Planetary Boundaries, the Sustainable Development Goals
, and Vision”