Sustainability is becoming an important subject in every field and profession, and sustainability efforts are found in diverse areas. The UN 17 sustainable development goals include, for example, health, climate change, diversity and equality, social inequality, education, and finances.
These talks let speakers highlight their efforts in sustainability in their field and identify the challenges and opportunities in their disciplines to give the opportunity to open a discussion around sustainability in their field.
Speakers have the opportunity to talk about their personal experiences in their work, give wider information about the field in general, or a combination of both. They will present their unique view on sustainability with the aim of sparking inspiration for the audience to take up their own challenges to support the sustainable development goals.
Dr Mario Špundak is an Associate Fellow of Green Templeton College and Head of IT Applications Development and Projects at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
He has a diverse international experience in IT and project management, working previously in IT delivery and telecommunications industries and has been an expert advisor for the European Innovation Council Accelerator (EU SME Instrument).
Working on the intersection of technology (computer science) and project management, his professional and research interest revolves around the question on benefits realisation and strategy delivery through technology innovation projects as well as the adoption of adaptive and agile approaches to deliver those projects. He has created and taught graduate courses on Agile Project Management as well as Programme and Portfolio Management and has contributed to the standards in the project management field.
He is a Project Management Institute Leadership Institute Master Class alumnus and has served on various roles with PMI for over a decade, among others as the lead of the Technology Member Advisory Group and the chair of the Board Volunteer Advisory Group.