Day One - Thursday 5 September 2019
09:00-10:45 - Harnessing the Power of Systems Analysis, opening session with a focus on challenges in the Americas and challenges globally that are benefiting from systems Analysis
11:15 - 12:15 - Integrated approaches to the Sustainable Development Goals, keynote presentations, will draw on the latest research from IIASA and the Americas on smart approaches to implementing the SDGs
13:30 - 15:00 - Regional Impacts of Systems Analysis, panel sessions focused on the future research directions of the Americas region
15:30 - 16:30 - Future Strategy Planning: IIASA Strategy 2021-2030, panel and audience discussion on IIASA’s ongoing strategic planning process to develop a new strategy for the coming decade
Day Two - Friday 6 September 2019
09:00 - 10:45 - Systems analysis to handle volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA) to aid policy making, keynote presentations, will focus on innovations in new quantitative and qualitative methods
11:15 - 12:45 - Energy and New Technologies, keynote presentations, will focus on future energy transitions and their implications for human well-being and the environment
14:00 - 15:30 - Achieving sustainable land use: Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land, and Energy, keynote presentations, will focus on how can the Americas and its countries identify robust and comprehensive long-term pathways towards sustainable land-use
16:00 - 16:30 - Closing Session, closing remarks, outcomes and next steps