New Thinking on Sustainability conference

Sustainability-Conference-2014-speakers — From left: Professor Klaus Bosselmann (University of Auckland), Tony Smith, Michelle Maloney (Griffith University), Linda Sheehan (Earth Law Centre), Michael Rosenthal (GAPLA),Kristina Muller (Law Foundation Representative), Geoffrey Palmer, Cathy Iorns, Petra Butler

Friday 14 February 2014

Conference Opening

Welcome and Opening Speech from Sir Geoffrey Palmer (Distinguished Fellow, VUW)

Keynote Speech by Professor Klaus Bosselmann (University of Auckland) on "Sustainability Alternatives ・ A German-NZ Perspective"

268 — Sir Geoffrey Palmer

280 — Professor Klaus Bosselmann

276 — Catherine Iorns

Saturday 15 February 2014

Panel 1: Environmental Constitutionalism and Sustainability Bills of Rights

Keynote Speech by Linda Sheehan(Earth Law Centre, San Francisco, USA)

Introduction: Catherine Iorns Magallanes (VUW)

Panel Discussion: Professor Klaus Bosselmann (University of Auckland), Joel Colon-Rios (VUW)

300 — Linda Sheehan

290

312 — Joel Colon-Rios

Panel 2: Indigenous and Critical Perspectives

Keynote Speech: Prof Gerald Torres (University of Texas, Cornell Law School, USA)

Panel Discussion: Dr Jacinta Ruru (University of Otago), Andrew Erueti (University of Waikato), Linda Te Aho (University of Waikato)

366 — Professor Gerald Torres

358 — Andrew Erueti

350 — Linda Te Aho

368 — Dr Jacinta Ruru

Panel 3: Climate Change & Environmental Refugees

John Corcoran (University of Waikato): Pacific Island States and Climate Change

Alberto Costi (VUW): Legal Issues of Climate Refugees

Vernon Rive (AUT): Climate Change Laws and Negotiations

Brendan Mackey (Director, Griffith Climate Change Response Program, Griffith University, Australia): "Climate Change: What we need do differently"

411 — From left - John Corcoran, Alberto Costi and Vernon Rive

422 — Brendan Mackey

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480 — Klaus Bosselmann and Sabine Konrad

547 — Anne McNaughton and Bianca Mueller