Nadia Raphael Rathje has worked with education for sustainable development for many years. She was a co-founder and principal at Den Grønne Friskole in Copenhagen, a school built on the ambition to develop pedagogical and didactic approaches that support the green transition. Today, she is a researcher in the field and has completed a PhD on green school development, with a particular focus on whole-school approaches. This approach emphasizes collaboration both within and beyond the educational institution, enabling students to gain hands-on experience and a deeper understanding of sustainability.
Alasdair Skelton is Professor of Geochemistry and Petrology at Stockholm University. His published works are on geology, earthquakes, volcanism, tsunamis, climate of the past and the ongoing climate crisis. He has educated tens of thousands of students at all levels from kindergarten to university, as well as a wide range of public audiences, about geology and climate. He is co-founder of the civil society organisation Researcher’s Desk. He is author of Our Time – Finding Hope in A Climate Crisis (2026). Photo: Caroline Falkman
We are also thrilled to welcome Riel Miller (University of Witwatersrand/NIFU), Thais Alfaro Sandoval (Students at Risk), Daniella Tilbury (University of Cambridge), Professor in Comparative and International Education Karen Mundy (University of Toronto), Noah Sobe (Chief of the Section for Higher Education, UNESCO), Professor Halla Björk Holmarsdottir (OsloMet, CIES President), Henriette Reierson Johnstone (Leader Executive Comittee SAIH), Professor of Transformative Learning for Socio-Ecological Sustainability Arjen Wals (Wageningen University/NMBU, UNESCO Chair of Social Learning and Sustainable Development), and Pro-Rector Outreach and Social Responsibility Monica Rolfsen (NTNU) as speakers.
More keynotes and speakers for the SDG Conference 2026 will be announced shortly.