Keynote Speakers
Prof. Miko Ching-Ying YU
Title: Understanding Green Carbon and Effective Carbon Trading: Key Considerations for Sustainable Development
Bio:
She received Ph.D. in Economics from Kyoto University and Ph.D. in Management from Yuan Ze University. During her career, she has held several significant positions. In 2013, she worked as a Technical Researcher at CREST, the Strategic Innovation Program of the Japan Science and Technology Agency. Additionally, she served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Economics Department of Kyoto University, focusing her research on smart grids. In 2011, she held a position as a Special Visiting Researcher at the National University of Singapore. With her prior experience of founding a company in Australia and Japan in 2011, she seamlessly blends her practical expertise with academic pursuits. Currently, she holds a professorship at Yuan Ze University in Taiwan, where she passionately engages in teaching and research endeavors.
Abstract:
This lecture covers the concept of green carbon and key aspects of carbon trading. Green carbon refers to the storage of CO2 through natural ecosystems like forests and wetlands. Carbon trading is a market-based approach to controlling and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Companies must accurately measure, report emissions, and engage in carbon markets to trade emission permits. Selecting high-quality carbon offset projects and third-party verification are crucial for data reliability. Key challenges include price volatility and risk management. Companies should set long-term emission reduction goals, invest in low-carbon technologies, and transparently communicate their efforts to stakeholders. This lecture aims to enhance understanding of green carbon and carbon trading, supporting sustainable development efforts.
Prof. MSc. Jozef RISTVEJ, PhD.
Title: The Importance of Soil Drought Monitoring for Improving Flood Safety in Urban Areas
Bio:
Prof. Dr. Jozef RISTVEJ gained his Ph.D. in 2007 at the University of Žilina, Slovakia – the EU, in Crisis Management. Since that time he received postdoctoral position as the Assistant Professor, in 2014 after successful habilitation he has received position as Associate Professor and in 2019 as Full Professor at the Department of Crisis Management, Faculty of Security Engineering, University of Žilina. Since October 2014 he is at the position of Vice-Rector for International Relations and Marketing at the university. In 2007 he participated in ISCRAM Crisis Management Summer School for Ph.D. students. In 2010 received the visiting scholar grant of Ruth Crawford Mitchell to the Center for Disaster Management at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh. In his work he is focusing on supporting the information systems in the area of the decision making process in crisis management and smart city resilience. For the year of 2012 was selected by the European Commission as Erasmus Staff Ambassador – 25th anniversary of the Erasmus Programme and in 2018 he received the Price for Science and Technology of the Minister of Education, Science and Research of the Slovak Republic. He was member of the editorial review board of the International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (IJISCRAM) of the ISCRAM Association and the editorial board of the Infotechnology journal in Lithuania, in 2012 was member of the ISCRAM 2012 Conference organizing committee. He is author of several papers in Europe and abroad. He is a member of several European and national scientific project teams and as well of the ISCRAM Association in Brussels (Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management), the Society for Science and the Public, in Washington D.C., Vice-President of the AMAVET – Slovak Association for Youth, Science and Technology, in Bratislava and Senior Member of the IEEE.
Anna Plechata Krausova, DPhil
Title: Being Smart about Resilience: From Environmental Systems to Individual Capacities
Abstract:
This presentation delves into the interconnected nature of personal and systemic resilience, highlighting that resilient environments depend on resilient individuals. By examining the Green Dimension of EU Resilience Dashboards alongside global indices such as the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) and ND-GAIN, we will explore how nations are adapting to climate disruptions. We will show that scoring high in certain sustainability indices does not necessarily guarantee a high score in resilience in the face of environmental vulnerabilities. In the same vein, research into individual well-being arguably focuses too much on stressor avoidance and too little on personal resilience. The presentation will also show how, in a similar vein to environments being prepared for environmental shocks, individuals can be “inoculated” against stress. Resilient people become the foundation for resilient countries, ensuring that smart, sustainable systems can thrive in a changing world.
