Aug 31: Uppsala University Lecture in Climate Change Leadership 2016 – with Zennström Visiting Professor Kevin Anderson


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Lecture and Conversation on Climate Change Leadership

Time: Wednesday August 31, 10.00-12.00 (Doors open at 9.30)
Venue: Hambergssalen, Villavägen 16, Uppsala.

On the occasion of his arrival to Uppsala, incoming Zenström Visiting Professor Kevin Anderson held the 2nd Uppsala University Lecture in Climate Change Leadership:

Climate Change: A Parisian Tale of Triumph and Tragedy

An abstract for the lecture is available here.

The lecture will be followed by a panel conversation with a number of prominent researchers and practioneers within the field of climate change. Vice Chancellor Eva Åkesson will be opening the event which also will be guested by the current holder of the Zennström Professorship Doreen Stabinsky and Niklas Zennström, IT-entrepreneur and funder of the professorship.

The event was recorded and can be watched here: http://www.csduppsala.se/2016/09/05/watch-the-lecture-with-kevin-anderson/


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Meet-and-greet with Kevin Anderson

Time: Wednesday August 31, 19.00-20.30 (doors open at 18.30)
Venue: Ångströms Laboratory (Room 14167), Lägerhyddsvägen 1, Uppsala

A chance to meet and greet Professor Kevin Anderson, the incoming Zennström Visiting Professor in Climate Change Leadership at Uppsala University, hosted at the Uppsala Centre for Sustainable Devopment.

Doreen Stabinsky (the first Zennström Visiting Professor) and Kevin Anderson co-hosted this event which included a buffé dinner, drinks and a chance to meet others engaged in research, education and initiatives addressing climate change in Uppsala and beyond. The meet-and-greet followed directly after Niclas Zennström’s Uppsala University Alumni Lecture at Ångströms Laboratory and began with a welcome speech at 19.00.


For more information on the Zennström Visiting professorship in Climate Change Leadership, visit:
http://www.csduppsala.se/ccleadership/