Sustainability Mindset Conference 2025: Innovative Pedagogies for developing a Sustainability Mindset

July 29, 2025. The Station, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen

Welcome to the Conference! #2ndSustainabilityMindsetConference 

Dear colleague,

We are thrilled to welcome you to the Sustainability Mindset Conference 2025, hosted in the heart of Copenhagen at The Station—a dynamic student innovation hub repurposed from the former Frederiksberg police station and revitalized by Copenhagen Business School (CBS)

Throughout the day, we will explore transformative pedagogies and tools that foster a sustainability mindset in education, leadership, and business. We look forward to your presence and participation in this global dialogue for a better future. Thank you for joining us as we co-create a flourishing future grounded in sustainable values and education.

Should you need any assistance during the conference, the Organizing Team (wearing special name tags) will be happy to help. 
Below you will find the information about:

See you at The Station!

Venue Information & Directions

The Station
📍 Howitzvej 30, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark

By Metro
– Take M1 or M2 to Frederiksberg Station.
– Exit the station and walk 3–5 minutes to The Station.
– Follow signs to Howitzvej. The building is easily recognizable by its red-brick facade.

📍 Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Wcr4gVuYz6dpT1ZY9

Confirmation and Lunch Arrangements

 ***Please click on this LINK to confirm your attendance!***

Lunch: The Station offers sandwiches but only by pre-ordering them. They offer vegetarian, non-vegetarian, and gluten free options (no specific details available but you can request special preferences). The cost is DKK 99 and they are only available if pre-ordered in this form by July 21. If you preorder, they will be ready for you at lunch break in the cafeteria, where you will pay and also get your beverage. Please note that The Station will not be able to offer sandwiches that were not pre-ordered (a waste minimization policy).

Alternatively, we have identified two lovely cafes at a 3 min walk (they don’t require pre-orders).

Program

8:30Check in at The Station, Howitzvej 30, 2000 Frederiksberg. Registration and Name Tag distribution.
Coffee/tea sponsored by Copenhagen Business School
 
9:00

The Great Start

Purpose and setting the Celebratory Tone

by Pia Manalastas, Isabel Rimanoczy and Jim Stoner

9:15 – 9:30

Keynote Speaker

Meredith Storey, PRME Senior Manager, Programs and Engagement

9:45 – 10:45

Track 1: Art as a pedagogical resource

Session A&B

Lead Presenter: Dr. Ekaterina  Ivanova
Country: Russia
Title of Session: Innovative art-based pedagogies in education for sustainability

Co-Presenters
Charlie Yang, USA, Story about bridging indigenous art and sustainability: what we can learn from North American indigenous artists
Svetlana Ivchenko, Russia, Story about the impact of E-Portfolio photography assignment on the sustainability mindset
Roxane Butterworth, UK, Story about the Sustainability Zine as part of a Materials, Models, Mindsets project.
Mehdi Majidi, Georgia, Story about art in service of community for the SDGs

Track 2: Cultivating the inner dimensions in institutional settings

Session A

Presenter: Dr. John (Jed) Lindholm
Country: USA
Title of Session: Creating mutual sustainability: Connecting the individual to the organization

Session B

Presenter: Minelle E. Silva
Country: Canada
Title of Session: Lights, Camera, Action! Developing an institutional logic of sustainability

11:00 – 12:00

 Track 3:  Developing future leaders with a Sustainability Mindset

Session A

Presenter: Deirdre Garvey
Country: Ireland
Title of Session: Developing sustainability leaders in our community

Session B

Presenter: Dr. ir. Alexander Tetteh Kwasi Nuer
Country: Ghana
Title of Session: Jumping Cues? Inspiring new generational leadership by using sustainability mindset pathways among university students in Ghana

Track 4:  Voices from the Southern Hemisphere

Session A

Presenter: Clare Nickson
Country: Australia
Title of Session:  The emotional drivers of financing sustainability: Navigating the role of emotions in investment decisions

 Session B

Presenter: Carla Liuzzo
Country: Australia
Title of Session: Complimenting SM with degrowth pedagogy in business schools

12:15 – 12:30

Keynote Speaker

Andreas Rasche, Associate Dean Copenhagen Business School

12:30 – 1:30

Lunch break

(Pre-ordered food will be waiting at the Cafeteria). Pre-order here.

1:30 – 2:30

Track 5:  Current Research

Session A

Presenter: Viktorija Jakubauskytė-Andriulienė
Country: Lithuania
Title of Session: Organizational sustainability communication and Its impact on sustainability mindset

Session B

Presenter: Dr Karen Thompson
Country: UK
Title of Session: Sustainability mindset as a foundation for developing competencies for Responsible Project Management

Track 6: Innovative pedagogical approaches to develop a sustainability mindset

Session A

Presenter: Simon Okwir, Uppsala University, Sweden
Title of Session: Artistic interventions for developing sustainability mindset

Session B

Presenter: Ayako Huang, Maharishi International University
Country: USA
Title of Session: Inner wisdom, outer impact: Spiritual Intelligence and the sustainable mindset

2:45 – 3:45

 Track 7: Stories of students’ transformation

Session A

Presenter:  Aurora Díaz-Soloaga
Country:  Kazakhstan
Title of Session:  Emerging voices, evolving minds: Reflections on undergraduate change in a multicultural classroom

Session B

Presenter: Klemens Höppner
Country: Germany
Title of Session: Inspirations from Eastern inner science for sustainability mindset development

 Track 8: Innovative pedagogies for developing a Sustainability Mindset

Session A

Presenter: Dr. Soumaya Askri
Country: UAE
Title of Session: Embedding case-based learning for sustainability: Cultivating Systems thinking and ethical leadership

Session B

Presenter: Dr Felicity Small
Country: Australia
Title of Session: Peeking behind the veil: Towards a sustainable thriveable world view

4:00 – 4:30

Coffee break

4:30 – 5:30

Meetup : Shared passions connecting

5:30 – 5:45

Your highlights of today

5:45Wrap up and Book Raffle. Picture time!

6:00

Closing – Go to Copenhagen City Hall for AOM Reception (optional, required registration)

Start: Sep 9, 2025

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