Expert Talk Series 2021

Our Online-Expert Talk Series was organized by OeAD student housing, the AEMS Summer School and the Akademie für Gemeinwohl.

AEMS Talk #3

Let's talk future! - Visions of a world after the social-ecological transformation

What do we want? Climate justice! When do we want it? NOW!
The talk welcomed Lino Zeddies, author of the book "Utopia 2048", and Veronika Winter, chairlady of Fridays For Future Austria to talk about visions for a better future. Moderated by Halliki Kreinin. You can watch the recording below.

Expert Talk #2
Economic Growth vs. Climate Change - How can we prosper within the boundaries of our planet?

The Austrian Climate Researcher, Helga Kromp-Kolb, and the Canadian Ecological Economist, Peter Victor, talked about sustainable prosperity and why it is important to act now to mitigate the severe impacts of climate change. We had a total of 282 registered participants from 36 different countries! Moderated by Halliki Kreinin. You can watch the recording below.

Expert Talk #1
Rethinking Monetary Policy - Ways out of the Financial and Climate Crisis

The talk with Christian Felber and Thomas Kubo (in German!) dealt with the instability of our global financial system and the importance of money and monetary policy. The key question was: What kind of economy is necessary in order to prevent our planet from being stretched beyond its natural limits? Moderated by Christina Buczko. You can watch the recording below.