Roland Clift Lecture Series

Each year the Roland Clift Lecture Series is presented by a different speaker who discusses aspects involving environment and sustainability.

Upcoming events

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Past lectures

Our lecture series is part of the the Global Challenges Forum which is a curated series of new and established lectures in which specially invited guest speakers will discuss their work to address some of the biggest societal challenges of our time and efforts to create a better future.

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Roland Clift

Roland Clift - University of Surrey

A journey in sustainability - Looking backwards and ahead.

Students in a seminar

Roland Geyer - University of California

The role of business on a planet in peril.

Yoanna Yarrow speaking during her lecture

Joanna Yarrow - IKEA Group

Inspiring and enabling a billion people to live better lives within the planet's limits.

Roland Clift holding a microphone sat with crowd during lecture

Steve Waygood - Aviva Investors

Can capitalism deliver sustainable development?

Speaker in a lecture

Johan Rockström - Stockholm Resilience Centre

World development within planetary boundaries.

People in a lecture

Jacqueline Cramer - Utrecht University

Transition towards a circular economy: The case of the Metropole region Amsterdam.