LK11 Speakers
Prof. Sorin Costreie is the Presidential Adviser for Education and Research in Romania and President of UNICA – the Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe. He previously served as Vice-Rector of the University of Bucharest and Adviser to the Minister and Prime Minister for Education and Research.
An Associate Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Bucharest, his work focuses on mathematical cognition and critical thinking. He holds a PhD in Philosophy of Mathematics and has published with Routledge, Springer, and Oxford University Press. Since 2014, he has been a member of the Steering Committee of the European Society of Analytic Philosophy.
Jan-Gustav Strandenaes has worked with the United Nations on environment, development, and governance since the 1970s, beginning with an assignment in Latin America. A former diplomat for Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he served in Botswana and Uganda and later directed a Norwegian aid and environmental NGO with projects across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
He spent 15 years with the UN Commission on Sustainable Development and has chaired and facilitated UN processes, including the negotiations of the SDGs. A seasoned lecturer and author on global governance and sustainability, he continues to advise governments and international organisations from his home near Oslo, Norway.