Sustainable Futures Forum 2025

February 25, 2025 9:00 am

University College Cork’s Sustainable Futures project will host the second Sustainable Futures Forum on February 25th 2025. The event will take place at The Glucksman art gallery on University College Cork campus. 

The Sustainable Futures Forum is a high-level thought leadership forum for discussing critical climate and sustainability issues of national and international importance.

The Sustainable Futures Forum will:

  • Provide strategic direction on the role of universities in climate action and nature preservation for a sustainable world;
  • Catalyse collaborative climate action and sustainability at pace and scale; and
  • Position University College Cork at the forefront of the national and international sustainability and climate conversation with a new platform for shaping policy

Speakers on the day include:

  • Professor Marguerite Nyhan – Professor of Engineering for Sustainability at University College Cork (UCC) and Research Affiliate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). 
  • HE Ms Betty Escorcia Baquero – Colombian Ambassador to Ireland
  • Laura Burke – Director General, Environmental Protection Agency
  • Oonagh Buckley – Secretary General – Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, Government of Ireland
  • Seán Ronayne – Ornithologist, Wildlife Sound Recordist, Author & Environmental Activist
  • Éanna Ní Lamhna – Writer and Broadcaster
  • Tom Fitzpatrick – Irish Examiner Editor
  • Niall Hatch – Head of Communications and Development, BirdWatch Ireland
  • Mohammad Naeem – Former United Nations Youth Delegate; Activist; University College Cork Quercus Scholar
  • Niall McCaffrey – Director, Ipsos B&A
  • Dr. Kevin Marshall – Head of Future Skilling, Microsoft Ireland
  • Dr. Vivienne Patterson – Head of Skills, Engagement and Statistics, Higher Education Authority
  • Tania Banotti – Director, Creative Ireland Programme
  • Jo Linehan – Editor of the CLIMATE Supplement with The Sunday Times Ireland; Host of the Futurist Podcast
  • Cian Walsh – University College Cork Students’ Union Environmental Representative; Government and Politics Student
  • Oisín Coghlan – Chief Executive, Friends of the Earth

For more information visit the Sustainable Futures website and check the hashtag  #UCCSustainableFutures.