Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
The Report of the U.N. Brundtland Commission, Our Common Future, 1987
"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete."
Buckminster Fuller, philosopher, futurist and global thinker (1895 - 1983)
"Then I say the Earth belongs to each generation during its course, fully and in its right no generation can contract debts greater than may be paid during the course of its existence"
Thomas Jefferson, September 6, 1789
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Opening session
Awards ceremony
Invited lecture: Prof. Arben Merkoçi Nanobiosensors as efficient and sustainable tools for democratising our current environment monitoring system
Invited lecture: Prof. Ibrahim Dincer New Paradigms in Sustainable Energy Systems with Hydrogen
Invited lecture: Prof. Jiří Jaromír Klemeš Reducing Environmental Footprints of Buildings Heating, Cooling and Ventilation by more Efficient and Renewable Energy Sources
Panel: Waste management and energy
Moderator: Prof. Kledi Xhaxhiu
Prof. Besnik Baraj
Prof. Jiří Jaromír Klemeš
Prof. Ilirjan Malollari
Closing session
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