Twenty-Second International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability

  • Unseen Unsustainability: Addressing Hidden Risks to Long-Term Wellbeing for All
  • 20-22 April 2026
  • University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece + Online

Themes and Special Focus

On Sustainability Research Network is brought together by a common concern for sustainability from a holistic perspective, where environmental, cultural, economic, and social interests intersect. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.

The Twenty-Second International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability features research addressing the following annual themes.

  • 2026 Special Focus—Unseen Unsustainability: Addressing Hidden Risks to Long-Term Wellbeing for All
  • Theme 1: Ecological Realities
  • Theme 2: Participatory Process
  • Theme 3: Economic, Social and Cultural Context
  • Theme 4: Education, Assessment and Policy

Plenary Speakers

The Twenty-Second International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability will feature plenary sessions by some of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators in the field.

Phoebe Koundouri

Phoebe Koundouri

Professor at the Athens University of Economics and Business, Research Professor at the Technical University of Denmark, and Honorary Visiting Professor at the University of Cambridge.

(Online in English)

Local Conference Chair

Dr. Chryssi Vitsilaki

Dr. Chryssi Vitsilaki

Professor Emerita and former Rector, University of the Aegean, Greece

Research Network Chairs

David Humphreys

David Humphreys

Professor of Environmental Policy, The Open University, United Kingdom

(English)

Victoria Hurth

Victoria Hurth

Senior Associate, Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

(English)

José Gutiérrez-Pérez

José Gutiérrez-Pérez

Professor, Educational Research Methodology, Faculty of Science Education, Universidad de Granada, Spain

(Spanish)

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