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On 9 April 2025, Mistra, the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research will celebrate their 30th anniversary with a special event in Brussels hosted by the Permanent Representation of Sweden to the EU. Mistra Geopolitics will be represented by Professor Björn-Ola Linnér, Associate Professor André Månberger and Communications Lead Maria Cole.
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Jessika Roswall, Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy will deliver a keynote at the event “Sustainability and Democracy – The Role of Research for Navigating in an Era of Climate Change and Geopolitical Instability”. Anna Jöborn, CEO of Mistra will hold a presentation on the role of research in turbulent times.
Björn-Ola Linnér, Programme Director for Mistra Geopolitics and professor at Linköping University will present on the topic climate and geopolitical trade disruption – opportunities and risks for Europe. André Månberger, research lead in Mistra Geopolitics and Associate Professor at Lund University will talk about how we can make the climate transformation possible and how Europe can reach a fossil-free future.
A discussion will be moderated by Maria Wetterstrand and feature a panel of experts sharing valuable insights on key questions, such as:
The event will gather around 50 decision-makers, researchers, and industry representatives to highlight the critical role of research and innovation in shaping a sustainable and competitive Europe focused on the circular economy.
This event will also present Mistra’s impactful projects – where Mistra Geopolitics is one of those programmes being the single largest programme focusing entirely on the interactions between geopolitics, security and climate change.
The discussions during this event will also serve as a platform to exchange ideas on policy, research and innovation in shaping a sustainable and competitive Europe focused on circular economy.
Project / This project aims to critically examine how the dynamics of geopolitics, human security and global environmental change interrelate.
Feature / Henrik Carlsen, Fredrik Heintz and experts discuss artificial intelligence, emerging technologies and the SDGs in this film produced by Mistra Geopolitics.
Perspective / This perspective explores three key trends that became increasingly prominent over the course of the Mistra Geopolitics programme, running 2017-2025.
Perspective / Geopolitics and sustainability are boiling up together, and one of the world's most calm and stable regions, the Nordics, will be a hotspot.
