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SusTech 2025 features two plenary panels

• Is Sustainability Socialism? – organized by the IEEE SSIT
• Sustainability Standards – organized by IEEE SA

Is Sustainability Socialism? Panel

April 22, 11:00 am – Noon

Organized by IEEE SSIT

The IEEE Society on the Social Implications of Technology is sponsoring a panel titled “Is Sustainability Socialism?”. This panel will feature speakers about technology solutions for climate sustainability and discuss the social impact of these solutions and the role of government, not-for-profit and for-profit enterprises.

Moderator: Prasanta Gosh, SSIT

Panelists:

• Ashok Das CEO Sunmoksha, IEEE Foundation Smart Village partner
• Brett Sanders UC Irvine Civil Engineering professor, flood control and climate change, UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation
• Richard Matthew UC Irvine Social Ecology professor, climate change and social crises

Sustainability Standards Panel

April 23, 3:30 – 4:30 pm

Organized by IEEE-SA

Standards are a key enabler and accelerator in addressing sustainability issues, helping solutions to scale at the pace required to meet global targets, such as UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). IEEE SA has been at the forefront of driving sustainability focused standards and related work to help achieve these goals. This panel will provide an overview of IEEE SA initiatives in standards, along with a deeper dive into issues such as maritime electrification, the energy-water nexus, socio-technical standards, standards related to IEEE Planet Positive 2030 Initiative, and standards related to policy engagement with governments, NGOs, and the UN.

Moderator: Maike Luiken

Panelist topics:

• Standards Initiatives in Support of Sustainability – Maike Luiken
• Sustainable Maritime – Sustainable ships/ports – Rudi Schubert
• The Energy/Water Nexus – Mark Siira
• Standards and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Karen Mulberry