Our Research Assistant Professor Dr. Jörn Bühring was invited to give a talk on ‘Toward Sustainable Futures: Foresight and Design as a New Paradigm in Support of Strategic Decision-making’ to over 1000 participants at the 2nd World Eco-Design Conference held in Guangzhou, China, on 5-7 December 2019.

He was invited to join the organizing committee in their forward-planning activities for next year's event to expand on a research and industry collaboration platform with specific focus around green technology in design and internet ecosystems. 

At a post conference workshop, Dr. Bühring was asked to assist in a joint research proposal with the Sun Yet-Sen University and Nanfang College the Greater Bay Area as a focal point for research collaboration and funding. His presentation topic was selected for a special issue in the Journal of Cleaner Production.