Registration, refreshments and networking time

Welcoming speeches and introduction to the topic of the day, exploring how to shape a workforce fit for a sustainable future, from design thinking to leadership & skills to nurture for a human-led shift to a sustainable economy.

Since the sixties, astronauts experienced the Overview Effect when they saw the full Earth — a revelation of our planet’s unity and fragility.
Six decades later, OneHome, founded by Jean-Pierre Goux, strives to share that same transformative vision with all humanity. Without leaving the ground.

In this session, find out what happened at COP30 the day before, and learn about the challenges and key objectives at COP on fostering human development.

Discover how James successfully transitioned into a sustainability career, his key steps, lessons, and pitfalls along the way. Explore what it really takes to make such a switch and where the opportunities lie. Leave inspired with practical ideas to leverage your own skills and expertise for impact in sustainability.

Leading Wide awake, how to bring a sustainability mindset to every decision. In this session, you will learn to cut through sustainability’s complexity, and how small, imperfect actions drive lasting change. You will gain tools, frameworks and insights to make sustainability a core strategy. The Leading Wide Awake (LWA) program empowers everyday leaders to embed a sustainability mindset in all decisions at work, at home and beyond.

In a climate-disrupted world, leadership must shift from extractive to regenerative. This 90-minute masterclass challenges conventional performance cultures and introduces purpose-driven, resilient models. Explore links between ecological and human sustainability and learn strategies to replace burnout with sustainable impact, aligning people and organisations with a future-ready economy.

Charting a Social Sustainable Future offers corporate testimony on building trust through responsible business practices, transparency, and ethical behaviour. The study presents behavioural frameworks and stakeholder insights to empower institutional corporate action and drive holistic social sustainability.

Sustainable impact isn't driven by compliance; it's launched by unshakeable integrity—the critical factor that turns good intentions into long-term organizational success. We will examine the essential skills and personality traits that distinguish truly transformative leaders, providing a clear roadmap to spearhead systemic change.

This session explores academia’s pivotal role in closing sustainability skills gaps and shaping the next generation of changemakers. Beyond classroom teaching, universities foster learning and practical competencies by equipping people with the knowledge, skills, and values to act. At the same time, they serve as convenors, linking students, industry, policymakers, and the wider community, and as catalysts for systemic change, driving meaningful sustainability transitions.

This interactive AMA features women leaders in climate sharing their journeys, insights, and answering audience questions. It is designed to inspire early-career professionals, highlights women’s vital roles in sustainability, and fosters mentorship, intergenerational learning, and practical guidance for those entering or pivoting into the sector.

Feeling stuck at your job? Looking for your next step after graduating? In the emerging sustainability field, our biggest challenge is often to get advice! At Meet Your Match, get direct access to someone who already walked the path you desire. Ask them questions, get your doubts cleared, and be connected with a potential mentor. More than 15 professionals will be paired with participants.

Discover why our brains are wired to resist the very changes our planet desperately needs—and learn practical tools to shift perspectives, influence skeptics, and accelerate sustainable action. This interactive masterclass combines insights from psychology and neuroscience with immediately applicable techniques for anyone ready to increase their change-making impact.

HR has the power to drive change, for people, for business, and for the future. This 1-hour masterclass explores how HR can go beyond processes to become a true catalyst of sustainable practices. No theory, no #peoplewashing, just practical, experience-based insights to help you transform HR into Impact HR.

This workshop goes beyond technical skills to focus on the mindset and core capabilities needed for genuine sustainability. Participants will learn to drive net-zero goals, long-term viability, and sustainable development, gaining the skills to take meaningful action and contribute to building more sustainable organisations, communities, and a resilient world.

Want to align your skills and goals to make a real impact in climate? This masterclass with Léa Klein, Asia Head of Jobs_that_makesense, offers practical insights and guidance to help you start or accelerate your career and land a job that truly makes a difference.

Film screening showcasing traditional maritime knowledge from Bintan, Indonesia, featuring a documentary on the sea people’s practices. The screening will be followed by a short talk with the artist, highlighting the transmission of cultural wisdom across generations.

Registration, buffet dinner and networking time

Sustainability is more than policies or technology. It requires rethinking how we think, act, and collaborate. This panel explores the mindsets, skills, and systems essential for a resilient and inclusive future, offering insights to help reimagine what it truly takes to build a sustainable and desirable world.