The fifth President’s seminar series, in collaboration with Makarand (Mark) Hastak and Purdue University Construction Engineering, will be panel discussions with a number of leading researchers and academics in their respective fields.
Each seminar, which is held on a Friday at 11:30 EST during term time, will involve a panel of speakers discussing a particular topic relevant to the SDGs. Panel members will be drawn from experts around the world. Seminars details will be shared as they become available, along with joining instructions. If you are unable to join any of the sessions, each will be recorded and made available through the CIB YouTube channel at a later date.
Schedule
| Date | Panel Name | Speakers |
| Feb 7 | Architectural Design trends and SDGs | Silvio Melhado, Eziaku Rasheed |
| Feb 21 | IT for Smart and Sustainable Built Environment | Jeremy Gibberd, Jakob Beetz, Shen Wei, Mohammed Dulaimi |
| Feb 28 | Does Construction economics support implementation of UN SDGs? | Niraj Thurairajah, Fidelis Emuze, Wilco Tijhuis, Steve Rowlinson |
| Mar 7 | The role of industrial construction in achieving SDGs | Mostafa Babaeian Jelodar, Volkan Ezcan, Sarel Lavy, Kim Haugbolle |
| Mar 14 | The role of Education for advancing SDGs in the Built Environment | Hal Knowles, Jason Boffey, Fidelis Emuze, Sepani Senaratne |
| Mar 28 | Quality of Construction Data Availability in addressing SDGs | Abimbola Windapo, Subashini Suresh, Jacob Kashiwagi, Piia Sormunen |
| Apr 4 | Implementation of SDGs in Smart Cities | Morten Gjerde, Jeremy Gibberd |
| Apr 11 | TBD | |
| Apr 18 | Legal considerations for implementing SDGs in the built environment | Andrew Agapiou, Giovanni Migliaccio, Steve Rowlinson |
| Apr 25 | The role of Facilities Management for achieving SDGs | Ted Weidner, Niluka Domingo |
| May 2 | Nature-Based Solutions in the built environment | Zahra Jandaghian, Wilco Tijhuis, Temitope Egbelakin, Hal Knowles |
Details of series three and four can be viewed through the links.
