{"id":30,"date":"2026-05-29T19:20:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T19:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dresden-nexus-conference.org\/dnc2015\/organizing-committee\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T16:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T16:18:15","slug":"organizing-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dresden-nexus-conference.org\/dnc2015\/organisers\/organizing-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Organizing Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull pt-12 pb-10 bg-paper border-b border-ink\/5 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group max-w-5xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-conference-dark text-xs font-bold tracking-[0.22em] uppercase !mt-0 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"w-6 h-px bg-conference\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Dresden Nexus Conference 2015 &middot; Conference board<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading font-display font-bold mt-4 text-5xl lg:text-6xl text-ink leading-[.95] tracking-[-0.015em]\">Organizing Committee<\/h1>\n<p class=\"mt-5 text-xl text-ink\/70 leading-relaxed wp-block-paragraph\">The Dresden Nexus Conference 2015 was organised jointly by the following institutions and their representatives.<\/p><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull py-14 bg-white is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group max-w-5xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group mt-0 pt-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"!mt-0 leading-none wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"inline-block w-8 h-px bg-conference align-middle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading font-display font-bold text-2xl sm:text-3xl text-ink !mt-3 leading-tight\">UNU-FLORES \u2013 United Nations University<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group grid gap-5 sm:grid-cols-2 mt-6 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group flex gap-4 sm:gap-5 rounded-2xl border border-ink\/10 bg-paper p-5 sm:p-7 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"!mt-0 shrink-0 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"flex items-center justify-center w-14 h-14 sm:w-16 sm:h-16 rounded-full bg-conference-light\/40 text-conference-dark font-display font-bold text-base sm:text-lg leading-none\">PA<\/span><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-group flex-1 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading font-display font-bold text-lg sm:text-xl text-ink leading-tight !mt-0\">Prof. Dr. Reza Ardakanian<\/h4><p class=\"text-ink\/70 text-sm !mt-1 leading-snug wp-block-paragraph\">Director of UNU-FLORES<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group flex gap-4 sm:gap-5 rounded-2xl border border-ink\/10 bg-paper p-5 sm:p-7 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"!mt-0 shrink-0 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"flex items-center justify-center w-14 h-14 sm:w-16 sm:h-16 rounded-full bg-conference-light\/40 text-conference-dark font-display font-bold text-base sm:text-lg leading-none\">RH<\/span><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-group flex-1 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading font-display font-bold text-lg sm:text-xl text-ink leading-tight !mt-0\">Rafael Hernandez<\/h4><p class=\"text-ink\/70 text-sm !mt-1 leading-snug wp-block-paragraph\">Finance and Administrative Officer<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group flex gap-4 sm:gap-5 rounded-2xl border border-ink\/10 bg-paper p-5 sm:p-7 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"!mt-0 shrink-0 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"flex items-center justify-center w-14 h-14 sm:w-16 sm:h-16 rounded-full bg-conference-light\/40 text-conference-dark font-display font-bold text-base sm:text-lg leading-none\">DH<\/span><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-group flex-1 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading font-display font-bold text-lg sm:text-xl text-ink leading-tight !mt-0\">Dr. Stephan H\u00fclsmann<\/h4><p class=\"text-ink\/70 text-sm !mt-1 leading-snug wp-block-paragraph\">Head of the Section System and Flux Analysis<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group flex gap-4 sm:gap-5 rounded-2xl border border-ink\/10 bg-paper p-5 sm:p-7 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"!mt-0 shrink-0 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"flex items-center justify-center w-14 h-14 sm:w-16 sm:h-16 rounded-full bg-conference-light\/40 text-conference-dark font-display font-bold text-base sm:text-lg leading-none\">DK<\/span><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-group flex-1 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading font-display font-bold text-lg sm:text-xl text-ink leading-tight !mt-0\">Dr. Mathew Kurian<\/h4><p class=\"text-ink\/70 text-sm !mt-1 leading-snug wp-block-paragraph\">Head of the Section Capacity Development and Governance<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group flex gap-4 sm:gap-5 rounded-2xl border border-ink\/10 bg-paper p-5 sm:p-7 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"!mt-0 shrink-0 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"flex items-center justify-center w-14 h-14 sm:w-16 sm:h-16 rounded-full bg-conference-light\/40 text-conference-dark font-display font-bold text-base sm:text-lg leading-none\">DS<\/span><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-group flex-1 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading font-display font-bold text-lg sm:text-xl text-ink leading-tight !mt-0\">Dr. habil. Kai Schw\u00e4rzel<\/h4><p class=\"text-ink\/70 text-sm !mt-1 leading-snug wp-block-paragraph\">Head of the Section Soil and Land-use Management<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group flex gap-4 sm:gap-5 rounded-2xl border border-ink\/10 bg-paper p-5 sm:p-7 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"!mt-0 shrink-0 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"flex items-center justify-center w-14 h-14 sm:w-16 sm:h-16 rounded-full bg-conference-light\/40 text-conference-dark font-display font-bold text-base sm:text-lg leading-none\">BZ<\/span><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-group flex-1 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading font-display font-bold text-lg sm:text-xl text-ink leading-tight !mt-0\">Benjamin Zhu<\/h4><p class=\"text-ink\/70 text-sm !mt-1 leading-snug wp-block-paragraph\">Manager Office of the Director<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group mt-14 pt-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"!mt-0 leading-none wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"inline-block w-8 h-px bg-conference align-middle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading font-display font-bold text-2xl sm:text-3xl text-ink !mt-3 leading-tight\">Technische Universit\u00e4t Dresden<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group grid gap-5 sm:grid-cols-2 mt-6 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group flex gap-4 sm:gap-5 rounded-2xl border border-ink\/10 bg-paper p-5 sm:p-7 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"!mt-0 shrink-0 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"flex items-center justify-center w-14 h-14 sm:w-16 sm:h-16 rounded-full bg-conference-light\/40 text-conference-dark font-display font-bold text-base sm:text-lg leading-none\">DB<\/span><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-group flex-1 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading font-display font-bold text-lg sm:text-xl text-ink leading-tight !mt-0\">Dr. Carsten Brackhage<\/h4><p class=\"text-ink\/70 text-sm !mt-1 leading-snug wp-block-paragraph\">Faculty of Environmental Sciences<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group mt-14 pt-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"!mt-0 leading-none wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"inline-block w-8 h-px bg-conference align-middle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading font-display font-bold text-2xl sm:text-3xl text-ink !mt-3 leading-tight\">Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER)<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group grid gap-5 sm:grid-cols-2 mt-6 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group flex gap-4 sm:gap-5 rounded-2xl border border-ink\/10 bg-paper p-5 sm:p-7 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"!mt-0 shrink-0 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"flex items-center justify-center w-14 h-14 sm:w-16 sm:h-16 rounded-full bg-conference-light\/40 text-conference-dark font-display font-bold text-base sm:text-lg leading-none\">DO<\/span><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-group flex-1 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading font-display font-bold text-lg sm:text-xl text-ink leading-tight !mt-0\">Dr. Andreas Otto<\/h4><p class=\"text-ink\/70 text-sm !mt-1 leading-snug wp-block-paragraph\">Deputy Director \/ Head of Research Management<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull py-12 bg-sand border-t border-ink\/5 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group max-w-5xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 flex flex-col gap-5 sm:flex-row sm:items-center sm:justify-between is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-conference-dark text-xs font-bold tracking-[0.22em] uppercase !mt-0 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"w-6 h-px bg-conference\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Dresden Nexus Conference 2015<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-display font-bold text-2xl text-ink !mt-1 wp-block-paragraph\">Explore this edition<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group !mt-0 flex flex-wrap gap-3 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"!mt-0 wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-5 py-2.5 rounded-full bg-white border border-ink\/10 text-ink font-semibold no-underline hover:border-conference-dark hover:text-conference-dark transition\" href=\"\/dnc2015\/programme\/\">Programme at a glance<\/a><\/p><p class=\"!mt-0 wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-5 py-2.5 rounded-full bg-conference-dark text-white font-semibold no-underline hover:bg-conference transition\" href=\"\/dnc2015\/programme\/session\/\">Parallel sessions &#8594;<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dresden Nexus Conference 2015 &middot; Conference board Organizing Committee The Dresden Nexus Conference 2015 was organised jointly by the following institutions and their representatives. UNU-FLORES \u2013 United Nations University PA Prof. Dr. Reza Ardakanian Director of UNU-FLORES RH Rafael Hernandez Finance and Administrative Officer DH Dr. Stephan H\u00fclsmann Head of the Section System and Flux [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":8,"menu_order":30,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-30","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dresden-nexus-conference.org\/dnc2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dresden-nexus-conference.org\/dnc2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dresden-nexus-conference.org\/dnc2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dresden-nexus-conference.org\/dnc2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dresden-nexus-conference.org\/dnc2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":164,"href":"https:\/\/dresden-nexus-conference.org\/dnc2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions\/164"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dresden-nexus-conference.org\/dnc2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dresden-nexus-conference.org\/dnc2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}