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GUIDE-days: Business 4 Biodiversity

Science and Information Technology

The Faculty of Science at the University of Gothenburg offers business leaders and professionals opportunities to meet with strong academic research groups and engage in explorative collaborations. Business 4 Biodiversity is a two-day lunch-to-lunch event at Lindholmen Conference Centre, Gothenburg, from 12 – 13 September 2023. The event will be held in English. 

Conference,
Workshop
Datum
12 sep 2023
13 sep 2023
Tid
13:00 - 19:00
09:00 - 12:00
Kostnad
Free of charge
Sista anmälningsdag
25 augusti 2023
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About GUIDE-days

Arrangör
University of Gothenburg
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The recent success of climate impact assessments in guiding investment decisions and public policy towards more climate-friendly outcomes has generated enormous interest in applying similar methods for addressing the human-induced biodiversity crisis. How can we support and accelerate this transition?

Current biodiversity assessments are typically data-deficient, inhibiting our capabilities to predict the impact of human activities on our ecosystems. Hence, most guiding instruments for preventive, restorative, or compensatory actions remain vague and without clear expectations. At the same time, new and cost-effective biological monitoring and assessment methods have been developed in academic research. These technologies are ready to be used in biodiversity assessments and have the potential to improve scenario forecasts applied by the industry.

During GUIDE-days, we will explore the application potential of new biodiversity assessment methods in various industrial sectors, especially in the wind energy sector. Elaborating on how biodiversity research can contribute to company-relevant solutions will result in potential pilot projects and ideas for conceptual initiatives.

Wind power is one of the most essential energy sectors prospected to potentially replace fossil fuels. In Sweden, wind power is already well established on land and may soon become very common off shore. It is possible to make wind energy environmentally beneficial on land and at sea. GUIDE-days aims to explore how industrial leaders in wind park development can collaborate with academic researchers and government bodies to protect the biodiversity of our ecosystems. Confirmed speakers from the industry include representatives from OX2, SR Energy, Cloudberry, Ecogain and Svensk vindenergi. 

Programme  

Day I

13.00-17.00 Short session with plenary talks
Welcome & introduction 

Session 1: Networks to support biodiversity and industrial collaborations 

Session 2: How to make wind power nature positive at land and in the sea 

Coffe break 

Session 3: Business models supporting biodiversity - examples from the energy transition 

Session 4: Biodiversity data labs 

17.00-19.00 Mingle session with a light dinner to find matching partners for the meetings on day II. 

 
Day II

9.00-12.00 In-depth discussions between selected partners with the objective to establish specific collaborations. 

Wrap up and conclusions. 

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