Programme | 2026 edition | Climate Centre

The Climate Event 2026 will take place on Tuesday 3 November 2026 from 09:00 to 17.30.

The programme consists of inspiring keynotes, thematic parallel sessions and a poster market, with ample opportunities for networking with researchers, industry professionals, policy makers and students.

FULL programme

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Keynote

Keynote speaker

Nienke Meijers

We are proud to present our Keynote Speaker at the Climate Event 2026, Nienke Meijer, Chair of the Netherlands' Citizens' Assembly on Climate. Nienke Meijer’s work with the National Climate Citizens’ Assembly shows that credible climate action can start bottom up. People with different backgrounds and opinions are given information and the space to reflect quietly.

During her keynote, she will demonstrate how a citizens’ assembly ensures clear, collective recommendations. She will also show how people with different (and especially opposing) opinions can work together on solutions that are better for everyone. And that can help translate the urgency into faster and better policy.

Parallel sessions

In both the morning and the afternoon, there will be several parallel session tracks. When you sign up for the Climate Event you can indicate your preference.

Morning Session Track 1: Lowering the Economic Impact of Extreme Weather Events through Community Engagement and Collective Action

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Morning Session Track 2: Energy Transition Under Pressure: Grid Scarcity, Data Centres, and the Future of Industrial Processes

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Morning Session Track 3: Fields and Flows: Connecting Agriculture and Water Futures (Part 1)

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Morning Session Track 4: Fluid Dynamics for Climate and Energy

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Afternoon Session Track 1: Digital Tools for Urban Climate Adaptation: Experiences through a Justice Lens

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Afternoon Session Track 2: Workshop: Applying X-Curve Transition Thinking to a Regional Energy System

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Afternoon Session Track 3: Fields and Flows: Connecting Agriculture and Water Futures (Part 2)

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Poster pitch & market

Throughout the day, you can take a look at the poster market, highlighting all the cutting-edge climate related research being undertaken by UT PhD researchers. The posters will be pitched by the respective researchers at an early afternoon session with 4 parallel tracks: urban resilience, energy transitions, water & agriculture, and climate science. Meet the people who are working to find solutions to the challenges climate change poses - and build relationships for future collaboration.