Grand Challenges Conference 2026 - Joint Research for Better Futures

At the 2026 Berlin University Alliance Grand Challenges Conference, Dagmara Weckowska will participate in the session "Beyond the Current Paradigm: Rethinking Responsible Innovation in Times of Transformation" together with researchers from Technische Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität Berlin. In their session it will be explored how the debate about responsible innovation has influenced innovation processes, governance frameworks as well as practices in areas such as science and others. The event aims to engage with challenges in order to explore the significance of responsible innovation in times of transformation.

Location: Futurium, Berlin

Innovation Forum "Alternative Protein Sources in Rural Areas"

Members of the project team will participate at the Innovation Forum for 'Alternative Protein Sources in Rural Areas', which is hosted by Lower Saxony's Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection and the Marketing Association of Lower Saxony's Agricultural and Food Industry, in Vechta.  The innovation forum ‘Alternative Protein Sources in Rural Areas’ aims to to highlight these current developments within the field of alternative protein production, demonstrate how they work and their potential, and discuss together where the limits lie and where opportunities exist in practice.

Location: Big Dutchman Service GmbH

Transdisciplinary One-Day Workshop

The project team will meet transdiciplinary partners for an intensive on-day workshop at Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft e. V. (DLG) in Frankfurt. 

Location: Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft e.V.

Practice Innovation Lab: Problem Sensemaking Workshop (online)

Location: Online (Software: MS Teams, Miro)