ARESC
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Key Speakers
The
international
workshop
NARES
1
is
under
the
coordination
of
Petr
Šauer,
Professor
and
Director
of
the
Institute
of
Sustainable
Business
(ISB)
at
the
Faculty
of
International
Relations
of
the
University
of
Economics
(UEP),
Prague,
Czech
Republic.
The
international
workshop
NARES
2
is
under
the
coordination
of
Professor
Johann
Orlygsson
from
the
Faculty
of
Natural
Resource
Sciences
of
the
University
of
Akureyri
(UNAK).
Other
colleagues
from
UEP,
UNAK
and
other
organizations
who
will
cooperate
in
both
workshops
as
local
experts
are:
Petr
Štěpánek,
Aleš
Lisa
(UEP),
Grétar
Thór
Eythórsson
and
Steingrímur
Jónsson
(UNAK),
Ticiano
Costa
Jordao
and
Wilson
Jordao
Filho
(both
from
CRUSUS).
Researchers
from
other
organizations
in
the
Czech
Republic,
in
Iceland
and
in
other
countries
as
well
as
representatives
of
local
enterprises,
local
municipalities
and
NGOs
will
also
be
invited
and
welcomed to the workshop.
Overview of key speakers involved
A
brief
description
of
each
organization
participating
in
this
project
is
provided
below.
For
information
about
the
profile
of
key
speakers
involved
from
UEP,
UNAK
and
CRUSUS
we
recommend
to
click
on
the
buttons
on
the
left
side
below
according
to
the
organization involved.
The
Institute
for
Sustainable
Business
of
the
Faculty
of
International
Relations
at
the
University
of
Economics,
Prague
was
established
with
a
mission
to
explore
a
variety
of
research
topics
in
the
field
of
sustainable
development
and
their
impact
on
entrepreneurial
activities
on
a
global,
regional,
and
local
scale.
These
topics
include
socioeconomic
and
environmental
interdependencies,
history,
current
issues
and
solutions,
promotional
tools,
and
international
cooperation
in
maintaining
sustainable
development
standards.
The
main
emphasis
is
on
research
and
publication
activities
the
results
of
which
are
then
implemented
in
the
pedagogical
arena
by
supporting
courses
in
sustainable
development,
natural
resources
management,
and
environmental protection.
The
Faculty
of
International
Relations
has
a
new
specialization
in
the
master
degree
programme
on
Diplomacy
and
International
Relations
named
“Environmental
Policy
and
International Relations” which is fully offered in English language.
The
Faculty
of
Natural
Resource
Sciences
(FNRSC)
of
the
University
of
Akureyri
is
one
of
two
faculties
of
the
School
of
Business
and
Science.
The
Faculty
of
Natural
Resource
Sciences
offers
study
programmes
for
a
BS
degree
in
Fisheries
Science
and
in
Biotechnology.
It
is
also
possible
to
graduate
with
a
BS
degree
in
Aquaculture,
offered
in
cooperation
with
Holar
University.
The
study
programmes
in
the
Faculty
of
Natural
Resource
Sciences
are
structured
in
such
a
way
that
the
student
can
obtain
a
Diploma
in
Natural
Resource
Sciences
after
two
years
of
study
as
a
basis
for
continued
study
with
UNAK
or
other
universities.
The
interplay
of
business
related
courses
and
science
courses
characterises
the
cohabitation
of
these
two
Faculties
within
the
School
of
Business
and
Science.
The
research
is
focused
mainly
on
the
fields
of
biotechnology,
genetics, marine biology, and utilisation of resources.
The
I
nternational
Sustainability
Observatory
(CRUSUS)
is
an
educational,
research
and
business
consulting
network
oriented
to
environmental
sciences
and
sustainable
development
issues.
It
is
a
solid
and
well
balanced
network
of
experts
intended
to
provide:
■Updated news on sustainability issues around the world.
■Publications
and
articles
on
several
topics
of
environmental
sciences
and
technologies,
environmental
economics
and
accounting,
environmental
management
and sustainable development in the public and in the private sector.
■Educational
platform
on
sustainability
issues
(presential
and
e-learning
courses
offered worldwide).
■Research
platform
on
sustainability
issues,
including
natural
resources
management
and
conservation,
climate
change
mitigation
and
adaptation,
renewable
energy
technologies and energy resource management.
■Strengthen
international
enterprise
and
research
cooperation
through
our
networking
expertise.
Faculty of Natural Resource Sciences, UNAK
Johann
Orlygsson
is
a
full
professor
in
the
Faculty
of
Natural
Resource
Science
of
the
UNiversity
of
Akureyri
(UNAK).
He
has
been
involved
in
teaching
activities
related
to
biology,
microbiology,
microbial
biotechnology,
biochemistry,
food
microbiology
and
marine
microbiology.
In
research
he
has
been
been
focused
in
bioenergy
(biofuels
and
biomass)
with
a
particular
interest
in
the
bioenergy
and
methane
production
by
thermophilic bacteria.
Gretar
Thor
Eythorsson
i
s
a
full
Professor
in
Political
Science,
Public
Administration
and
Methodology
at
UNAK.
He
has
been
involved
in
academic
and
research
activities
related
to
socio-economic
impacts
of
climate
change
in
municipalities
in
the
Arctic
region
and
also
related
to
policy
and
regional
development
within
the
context
of
climate
change
adaptation
.
He
is
the
contact
person
in
Iceland
for
the
ESPON
2020
Cooperation
Programme
which
aims
at
promoting
and
fostering
a
European
territorial
dimension
in
development
and
cooperation
by
providing
evidence,
knowledge
transfer
and policy learning to public authorities and other policy actors at all levels.
Steingrimur
Jonsson
is
a
full
Professor
of
physical
oceanography
at
the
University
of
Akureyri
and
scientist
at
the
Marine
Research
Institute's
branch
in
Akureyri.
Most
of
his
research
has
been
directed
towards
the
understanding
of
the
oceanography
of
the
Nordic
Seas,
especially
the
area
around
Iceland
but
also
extending
to
the
greater
area
usually
called
the
North
Atlantic
sub-Arctic
Seas.
He
led
the
Icelandic
contribution
to
the
EU
projects
MOEN
(Meridional
Overturning
Exchange
with
the
Nordic
Seas)
and
ASOF-W
(Arctic-Subarctic
Ocean
Flux
Array
for
European
Climate:
West)
that
ran
from
2003-2005
and
2003-2006
respectively.
He
also
acted
as
a
co-leader
for
the
workpackage
“Sustained
observations
of
ocean
properties
and
fluxes
through
key
sections
and
model
validation”
in
the
EU
project
THOR
running
from
2008-2011.
Those
projects
have
mainly
emphasized
the
role
of
the
MOC
(meridional
overturning
circulation) for the climate in the North Atlantic and the Nordic Seas.
CRUSUS
Ticiano
Costa
Jordao
is
the
co-founder
of
the
International
Sustainability
Observatory
(CRUSUS).
He
is
a
civil
and
environmental
engineer
and
a
lecturer
with
many
years
of
experience
teaching
subjects
related
to
environmental
policy,
economics
and
management,
natural
resources
science
and
management,
climate
change
mitigation
and
adaptation,
strategic
management
of
renewable
energy
sources,
among
others.
He
has
been
leading
the
organization
of
many
conferences,
summer
schools
and
workshops
related
to
environmental
topics
in
cooperation
with
various
European
and
non-European
universities.
He
also
knows
very
well
both
universities
(UEP
and
UNAK)
due
to
previous
cooperation
with
both
of
them
in
other
projects
and
clearly
understands
the
main
goals
for
research
and
educational
cooperation
among
UEP
and
UNAK,
particularly
among
the
staff
to
be
involved.
Previous
collaboration
with
ISB/UEP
included
a
recent
contribution
in
the
previous
creation
of
the
Czech-Norwegian
research
network
on
water
resources
policy
and
management
funded
by
this
grant
(FBRNL).
For
more
information
about
other
intiatives
undertaken
by
Ticiano
Costa
Jordao
on
behalf
of
CRUSUS, consult the website www.crusus.org.
Wilson
Jordao
Filho
is
a
senior
civil
engineer,
business
consultant
and
another
co-
founder
of
CRUSUS.
He
is
an
expert
in
water
resources
and
hydraulics,
project
finance
and
risk
assessment
of
renewable
energy
projects,
particularly
those
related
to
bioenergy
(biomass
and
biodiesel).
Together
with
Ticiano
he
has
also
been
involved
in
several
international
conferences,
summer
schools
and
workshops
on
behalf
of
CRUSUS
in
various
countries
such
as
Brazil,
Portugal,
France,
Spain,
Czech
Republic
and Mauritius.
Institute for Sustainable Business, UEP
Prof.
Petr
Šauer
is
an
academic
member
of
the
Department
of
Political
Sciences
(DPSc)
in
the
Faculty
of
International
Relations
(FIR)
and
the
director
of
the
Institute
of
Sustainable
Business
(ISB)
of
the
University
of
Economics,
Prague
(UEP).
His
present
research
orientation
deals
with
environmental
economics,
policy
and
management;
with
latest
projects
on
voluntary
agreements
in
environmental
policy,
municipal
solid
waste
management,
regional
sustainable
development
and
participatory
approaches
to
environmental
governance,
optimization
of
expenses
on
environmental
protection,
methodology
of
ex-post
analyses
in
environmental
policy,
environmental
tax
reform,
and
curricula
development
in
the
field
of
environmental
economics
and
management.
He
is
author
of
the
first
textbook
on
environmental
economics
and
policy
in
the
Czech
Republic
and
many
scientific
publications.
Together
with
other
experts
from
ISB
here
listed,
Petr
Šauer
has
been
very
dedicated
to
research
related
to
innovative
approaches
to
cleaning
waters
in
streams
such
as
combinatorial
auctions
with
the
creation
of
coalitions
of
individual
polluters,
thus
increasing
the
chances
of
obtaining
a
financial
support
through
subsidies
for
common
projects
to
reduce
the
water
pollution.
Recently,
they
have
published
a
certified
methodology
of
economic-ecological
optimization
to
reduce
pollution
in
waterways.
The
methodology
was
the
outcome
of
the
research
project
funded
by
Technology
Agency
in
the
Czech
Republic
(TAČR)
under
the
OMEGA
Programme.
Prof.
Petr
Fiala
is
a
full
professor
in
the
department
of
Econometrics
and
a
researcher
of
the
ISB
in
the
UEP.
In
his
research
he
has
been
mainly
focused
in
modeling
decision-
making
process
in
environmental
policy
based
on
the
principles
of
negotiation
between
public
authorities
and
polluters.
He
has
also
undertaken
research
on
cost
optimization
for
environmental
protection
based
on
quantitative
methods
and
models.
In
this
context,
he
has
proposed
with
other
colleagues
of
ISB
in
the
UEP
an
innovative
approach
to
pricing surface water quality.
Assistant
Prof.
Petr
Štěpánek
is
the
Vice-Dean
of
the
faculty
of
international
relations
and
a
researcher
of
the
Department
of
Business
and
European
Law
and
also
of
the
ISB
in
the
UEP.
He
is
also
the
managing
director
of
Energetika
Kněžice,
a
Czech
company
that produces and supply heat and electricity from biomass.
Assoc.
Prof.
Antonín
Dvořák
is
an
academic
member
of
the
DPSc
of
FIR
and
a
researcher
of
the
ISB
in
the
UEP
on
natural
resources
economics
and
policy
and
on
selected
economic
and
legislative
aspects
of
renewable
energy.
Together
with
Petr
Šauer
and
Petr
Fiala
he
has
been
involved
in
a
research
on
Water
Basin
Policy
Ex-ante
Assessment:
Methodology
of
Achieving
Cost-effective
Solutions
in
Pollution
Reduction
Plans.
Assistant
Prof.
Aleš
Lisa
is
an
academic
member
of
the
DPSc
of
the
FIR
and
also
a
researcher
of
the
ISB.
His
research
has
been
focused
on
Environmental
Kuznets
curve
modelling
applied
to
the
air
pollution
in
Czech
Republic
and
on
prevention
of
environmental incidents caused by chemical substances in the Czech Republic.