The Sustainability Research and Innovation (SRI) Congress is the world’s largest transdisciplinary gathering for the global sustainability community. Join us online or onsite in Panama City, Panama, to participate in sessions focusing on transdisciplinary research, policymaking, and more.

SRI unites more than 2000 global sustainability research leaders, government and civil society experts, funders and innovators to inspire action and promote a sustainability transformation. This global, annual event elevates diverse knowledge on sustainability, provides an inspiring platform to share innovative ideas, and creates an inclusive space for collaboration and action. SRI is a joint initiative of Future Earth and the Belmont Forum.



In the third edition of SRI, the program offers over 200 interactive sessions, workshops, trainings, networking events, innovation demonstrations, satellite events, and much more. The full program is available here.

IIASA participation

Monday, 26 June | 18:00-19:30 CET

Session: Get the Grade (SAM Edition)! A Board Game for Sustainable Agriculture

Speakers:

Christian Folberth

Kevin Jackson, UMCES Appalchian Laboratory

Luiz Martinelli, CENA - University of Sao Paulo

William Dennison, UMCES

Duygu Avci, Sabanci University

Levent Ozturk, Sabanci University

Xin Zhang, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Maria del Rosario Castro Bernardini, Oxfam America

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Monday, 26 June | 18:00-19:30 CET

Session: Horizon scanning for climate science and biodiversity research priorities

Speakers:

Monika Bauer

Jakob Lundberg, Future Earth

Judit Ungvari, Future Earth

Giles Sioen, Future Earth

Daniel Ospina, Future Earth

Monday, 26 June | 20:30-22:00 CET

Session: Bridging the science-policy-society gap to move forward sustainable development agenda: The role of transdisciplinary sciences

Organizer: Monika Bauer

Speakers: 

Thomas Schinko

Barbara Willaarts 

Maureen Ballestero, United Nations Development Programme

Marina Gil, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Esperanza González, Inter-American Development Bank

Mauricio Lopes, Embrapa - the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation

Pablo Suarez, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre

Science Advice For Policy By European Academies (SAPEA) - Science for Policy Podcast:

Barbara Willaarts and Thomas Schinko on transdisciplinary research for policy

Tuesday, 27 June | 15:30-17:30 CET

Session: Lighthouse programmes to support societal transformation

Speakers:

Albert van Jaarsveld

Gabriela Wuelser, Swiss Academy of Sciences

Peter Edwards, ETH Zurich

Peter Messerli, Wyss Academy for Nature

Daniela Jacob, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS)

Matthias Noellenburg, Volkswagen Foundation

Katsia Paulavets, International Science Council

Thursday, 29 June | 00:00-01:30 CET

Fireside Chat featuring Women in Science

Organizer: Monika Bauer

Speakers:

Judit Ungvari, Future Earth

Barbara Willaarts

Fany Ramos Quispe, The Belmont Forum (TBC)

Sandra Lopez, Global Young Academy Women in Science Committee and representative in Panama 

Friday, 30 June | 15:30-17:30 CET

Session: Interactive Training: Bringing Evidence into Policy and Society

Speakers: Monika Bauer and Barbara Willaarts

Upcoming Events

Antalya, Türkiye

IIASA at the UN Climate Change Conference

COP31 Cryosphere Pavilion, Blue Zone

SPARCCLE, ACCREU and CROSSEU to Organise a Side Event at COP31

Austrian Academy of Sciences, Festive Hall, Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna

On a Collision Course in Orbit: Who Bears Responsibility for Space Debris?

Beijing, China

Overshoot Conference 2026

Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), Seminar Room 1, Bäckerstraße 13, 1010 Vienna, Austria

Citizen Science and Remote Sensing for Forest Monitoring

IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria

GAINS Model Workshop