Monday 9th December

9:00-9:30 - Registration

 

9:30-9:45 - Greetings and Opening

Rivka Carmi - President of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Sultan Abu Obaid - Director of Shatil in the Negev

Jacob (Yankale) Steinberg - Director of Mandel Center for Leadership in the Negev 2009-2013

Iris Tresman - Research Coordinator of the Negev Center for Regional Development at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

 

9:45-11:00 - Keynote Speaker: Roberta Sonnino, Cardiff University

Local Sustainable Economic Development: Insights from the Food System

Discussant:Yodan Rofe, Ben Gurion University of the Negev

 

11:00-11:15 - Coffee Break

 

11:15-12:45 - Session I: Sustainable Tourism and Local Sustainable Economic Development

Presenstations by: 

• Adao Flores, The Algarve University: The impact of Sustainable Tourism in the Algarve Region

• Natan Uriely Ben Gurion University of the Negev: Tourism in the Negev.

• Joao Mil Homens, The Division of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer, The Algarve University (CRIA): Environmental Certification - A Variety of Instruments to Promote Sustainable Tourism.

Open Discussion

 

12:45-13:45 - Lunch

 

13:45-15:15 - Session ll: Evaluation of Environmental, Economic and Social impact in local food systems

Presenstations by:

• Nava Haruvi, Netanya Academic College: Environmental and Economic Assessment of Local and Global Ecological Services for Various Agricultural Branches.

• Shira Dickler, Ben Gurion University of the Negev: Sustainable Food Systems in the 21st Century — Considering the Natural Capital Embodied in Israeli Meat Consumption.

• Yael Kachal, The Division of Research and Economy, Ministry of Agriculture: Encouraging Consumption of Fresh Vegetables and Fruits Among Elementary School Pupils.

 

15:15-15:30 - Coffee Break

 

15:30-17:00 - Session lll: Creative industries and Local Sustainable Economic Development

Presenstations by:

• Pierluigi Monteblano, Sapienza University of Rome: Conceptual framework for the role of Creative industries as drivers for LSED.

• Francesco Palumbo, The Department of Cultural heritage and Tourism, Apulia Region: Creative industries in the Puglia - Strategies, Policies and Impact Assessment.

• Arbel Levin, The Division of Finance and Credit, The Small & Medium Business Agency, Ministry of Economics: Promoting local SMEs -The pilot project of 'new media' industries in Haifa.

Open Discussion

 

17:00-17:30 - Closing

 

19:30-22:00 - Dinner + Social Evening

 

Tuesday 10th December

08.30-11.15  - Nurit Alfasi, Ben Gurion University of the Negev: UniverCity - on the creativity of urban borders - WealthR Academic Beer Sheva LSED tour

11:00 - 12:30 - Wrap Up and Closing

13:30-14:00 - Coffee Break

14:00-16:00 - Roundtable - Regional Alternative Measures for Wellbeing

 

Steering Committee: Ana Gonçalves,  Abed Assili, Anat Itay-Sarig, Asaf Raz, Chiara A. Ricci, Itai Goldman, Itzhak (Kiki) Aharonovitz, João Mil-Homens, Nurit Alfasi, Pierluigi Montalblano, Sarab Abu - Rabia - Quider, Tomasso Rondinella, Yodan Rofe

 

*Please note that schedule changes may occur up to the date of the event.