IST 2025 Kicks Off in Lisbon with Global Experts on Sustainability

Over 500 participants, from more than 50 countries, are expected at the 16th International Sustainability Transitions (IST) Conference which will take place from 24–26 June 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Hosted by DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte, the event is the flagship scientific conference of the Sustainability Transitions Research Network (STRN), bringing together leading international researchers and practitioners to explore the “Tensions and Trade-Offs in Structural Changes for Sustainability Transitions.”

Highlights include a keynote address by Nebojsa Nakicenovic (Deputy Chair of the European Commission’s Group of Chief Scientific Advisors) on Tuesday (11:00-12:30), a plenary debate panel on “Resilience and the Future: Sustainable Transition Between Crises and Opportunities” with Frank Geels (University of Manchester), Ana Fontoura Gouveia (Banco de Portugal) and Diana Ürge-Vorsatz (IPCC Vice-Chair) on Wednesday (9:00–10:30), and a plenary on “Transition Policy and Role of Transition Research” on Thursday (11:00–12:30), chaired by Florian Kern with policy experts Myriam Bovéda (European Commission DG Regio), Hans Bruyninckx (European Environmental Agency), Jennifer Hiscock (Natural Resources Canada), and Mapula Tshangela (South Africa’s Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment).

All plenary sessions will be streamed live on the DINÂMIA YouTube channel, making the conference’s scientific discussions accessible to a global audience.

The Welcome Day on June 23 is organized at IGOT – University of Lisbon with talks featuring Jochen Markard (ETH Zürich and ZAW) and Ron Boschma (Utrecht University, University of Stavanger) and closes off with a Traditional Party “Arrial de São João.”

This event is supported by Turismo de Portugal (official partner), STRN and EDITS (scientific partners), Turismo de Lisboa and Banco de Portugal (institutional partners), Delta Cafés and Casa Ermelinda Freitas (associates).

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