BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN URL:https://lectures.london/london-school-of-economics/key-challenges-to-s ustainability-global-regional-and-national-perspectives/calender.ics NAME:Lectures London X-WR-CALNAME:Lectures London TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:045b0b7e-57fe-4a05-84ed-094eaeb62921 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260616T075229 DTSTART:20260618T083000 DTEND:20260618T110000 SUMMARY:Key challenges to sustainability: global\, regional and national p erspectives LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person and online public event (LS E campus\, venue tbc to ticketholders) DESCRIPTION:Thursday 18 June 2026 9.30am - 12pmSpeakersAmina MohammedSusan a MouratoSri Mulyani IndrawatiTeresa RiberaTharman ShanmugaratnamSir Andre w SteerLord SternLei ZhangJoin GSoS this June to welcome eminent world lea ders to LSE for a landmark community event on sustainability.The President of the Republic of Singapore and LSE alumnus\, Tharman Shanmugaratnam\; A mina Mohammed\, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations\; Teresa Ri bera\, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for a Clean\, J ust and Competitive Transition\; and Sri Mulyani Indrawati\, former Minist er of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia\, as well as leading figures fr om LSE and the Global School of Sustainability at LSE\, will come together for a morning of in-depth discussion\, insights and perspectives on the c ritical challenges to global sustainability.Registration for this event in cludes:9.30am – 10am\, Welcome: Andrew Steer\, Professor in Practice\, Global School of Sustainability\; Susana Mourato\, LSE Vice President and Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research)10am – 11.30am\, Panel discussion and audi ence Q&A – Key challenges to Sustainability: global\, regional\, and nat ional perspectives: President of the Republic of Singapore\, Tharman Shanm ugaratnam\; Amina Mohammed\, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nation s\; Teresa Ribera\, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission fo r a Clean\, Just and Competitive Transition\; and Sri Mulyani Indrawati\, former Minister of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia11.30am – 12pm\, Views from the Co-Founders: A fireside chat with GSoS Co-Founders Profess or Lord Stern and LSE alumnus and CEO of Envision\, Lei ZhangAttend in per sonAttend onlineMeet our speakersTharman Shanmugaratnam was elected as Sin gapore’s President in September 2023. He had served in politics for 22 y ears\, including as Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister for several years. Tharman has been committed through his years in public service to building a more inclusive society\, and sustaining social mobility and eco nomic resilience. Internationally\, Tharman has led several commissions fo cused on global financial reforms\, job creation in a new era\, preparedne ss for future pandemics\, and global water sustainability.He currently co- chairs the High-Level Advisory Council on Jobs\, established by the World Bank Group in July 2024. Tharman also chairs the board of the Group of Thi rty\, an independent global council of economic and financial leaders from the public and private sectors. He recently co-chaired the Global Commiss ion on the Economics of Water\, which released its report in October 2024. He earlier chaired the G20 Eminent Persons Group on Global Financial Gove rnance in 2017-2018\, and co-chaired the G20 High-Level Panel on financing pandemic preparedness and response in 2021. He also chaired the IMF’s I nternational Monetary and Financial Committee from 2011-2014\, and the Adv isory Board for the UN’s Human Development Report for several years.Thar man did undergraduate studies at LSE and an M.Phil in Economics at the Uni versity of Cambridge. He later obtained an MPA at Harvard University’s K ennedy School of Government\, where he was conferred the Lucius N Littauer Fellow award for outstanding performance and leadership potential. In 201 9\, the Institute of International Finance awarded him its inaugural Disti nguished Leadership and Service Award. In 2025\, Tharman was awarded the M iriam Pozen Prize by the MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy\, in reco gnition of leadership in international financial policy.Sri Mulyani Indraw ati was Indonesia’s first female Minister of Finance\, serving under th ree presidents. She is a globally respected economist and public policy le ader with extensive experience in fiscal reform\, international finance\, and sustainable development. She steered the nation through the Asian Fina ncial Crisis\, Global Financial Crisis\, and COVID-19 pandemic while eleva ting its sovereign credit rating to investment grade. She is the Former Ma naging Director and COO of the World Bank\, overseeing operations in 100+ countries. Sri led Indonesia’s first sovereign Green Sukuk issuance and established the Indonesia Investment Authority. Champion of fiscal reform\ , inclusive growth\, gender equality\, and multilateral cooperation across the G20\, ASEAN\, OECD\, IMF-World Bank\, ADB\, IsDB\, and AIIB. Named Wo rld Government Summit’s Best Minister (2018) and regularly featured in F orbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women.Amina J. Mohammed is the Deputy Secretary -General of the United Nations and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group. Prior to her appointment\, Ms. Mohammed served as Mini ster of Environment of the Federal Republic of Nigeria where she steered t he country’s efforts on climate action and efforts to protect the natura l environment. Ms. Mohammed first joined the United Nations in 2012 as Spe cial Adviser to former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with the responsibili ty for post-2015 development planning. She led the process that resulted i n global agreement around the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the creation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Ms. Mohammed began her career working on the design of schools and hospitals in Nigeria. She serv ed as an advocate focused on increasing access to education and other soci al services\, before moving into the public sector\, where she rose to the position of adviser to four successive Presidents on poverty\, public sec tor reform\, and sustainable development. Ms. Mohammed has been conferred several honorary doctorates and has served as an adjunct professor\, lectu ring on international development. The recipient of various global awards\ , Ms. Mohammed has served on numerous international advisory boards and pa nels.Susana Mourato is Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) a t LSE\, where she is also Professor of Environmental Economics. She joined LSE in 2008 from Imperial College London and has held several senior lead ership roles\, including Head of Department of Geography and Environment ( 2017–2020) and Academic Director of LSE Summer School. She is an Associa te of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environmen t.Teresa Ribera is the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for a Clean\, Just and Competitive Transition. She previously served as V ice President of the Government of Spain and Minister for the Ecological T ransition and the Demographic Challenge as well as Member of Spanish Parli ament. Prior to that\, she was Director of the Institute for Sustainable D evelopment and International Relations (IDDRI) from 2014 to 2018\, enablin g the Institute to play a key role in the negotiation of the Paris Climate Agreement. From 2008 to 2011\, she served as the Spanish Secretary of Sta te for Climate Change and Biodiversity. A public official from the Senior Corps of State Civil Administrators\, she has also taught public law at th e Autonomous University of Madrid. She is member of the Royal Academy of S cience\, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium since 2021.Nicholas Stern is IG Patel Chair of Economics and Government and the inaugural Chair of the Glo bal School of Sustainability at LSE. His book The Growth Story of the 21st Century: The Economics and Opportunity of Climate Action is published by LSE Press.Andrew Steer is Professor in Practice in the Global School of Su stainability at LSE. He is a global leader in sustainable development and climate change advocacy. Sir Andrew served most recently as the founding P resident and CEO of the Bezos Earth Fund. He was the President and CEO of the World Resources Institute\, has held significant positions at the Worl d Bank\, including Special Envoy for Climate Change\, and was Director Gen eral at the former UK Department for International Development (DFID). He is also Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens\, Kew as of February 2026.Lei Zhang is a global climate tech entrepreneur and Co -Founder of the Global School of Sustainability at LSE\, as well as Founde r and CEO of Envision – a new renewable energy system pioneer behind the world’s first Net Zero Industrial Park and Zero Carbon Hydrogen Ammonia project. Envision’s business spans across 6 continents and includes sma rt wind and solar power\, energy storage and hydrogen fuels and decarboniz ation technology. He is Executive Chairman of the Board at AESC – a lead ing Japanese battery technology company\, and at Univers – Singapore-hea dquartered technology provider of the world’s largest decarbonization sy stem. Lei is a Founding Member and Chair of the Bloomberg New Economy Clim ate Technology Coalition and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Alli ance of CEO Climate Leaders. Envision was recognised as a leader on FORTUN E’s “Change the World” top 50 companies list.More about this eventTh is event is part of the Global School of Sustainability Forum 2026: Challe nges and Solutions for a Sustainable Future (GSoS Forum 2026). The GSoS Fo rum 2026 brings together global leaders\, policy makers and social science researchers to drive dialogue and frame opportunities for collaboration a nd action.Further public events in this series include:Thursday 18 June\, 5.30pm - 6.30pm\, LSE campus and onlineThe Artist Formerly Known as Climat e ChangeSpeaker: Adam Met\; Chair: Ganga ShreedarFriday 19 June 2026 12.30 pm - 1pm\, LSE CampusTHE HERDS at LSETHE HERDS performanceSaturday 20 June \, 10am – 2pmTHE HERDS performance and puppet-making workshopThe Global School of Sustainability at LSE (GSoS) is the interdisciplinary centre for sustainability research impact at the London School of Economics and Poli tical Science (LSE). GSoS works in partnerships to advance pioneering sust ainability research\, global policy engagement and world-leading education al opportunities. Grounded in LSE’s interdisciplinary excellence across the social sciences\, GSoS’s global networks target the systemic challen ges to sustainability embedded in the world’s economies\, politics and s ocieties.From time to time there are changes to event details so we strong ly recommend that if you plan to attend this event you check back on this listing on the day of the event.Whilst we are hosting this listing\, LSE E vents does not take responsibility for the running and administration of t his event. While we take responsible measures to ensure that accurate info rmation is given here this event is ultimately the responsibility of the o rganisation presenting the event.LSE holds a wide range of events\, coveri ng many of the most controversial issues of the day\, and speakers at our events may express views that cause offence. The views expressed by speake rs at LSE events do not reflect the position or views of the London School of Economics and Political Science. URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.lse.ac.uk/global-school-of-sustainability/events /gsos-forum-2026-challenges-and-solutions-for-a-sustainable-future/key-cha llenges-to-sustainability-global-regional-and-national-perspectives END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR