The fifth annual UW–Madison Sustainability Symposium will take place on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at the Discovery Building. The event will feature lightning talks, poster sessions, and a keynote address on sustainability and entrepreneurship.
The Sustainability Symposium brings together people from across campus to share work, exchange ideas, and highlight research, projects, and partnerships advancing sustainability at UW–Madison.
The 2026 event is presented by the Office of Sustainability with support from Facilities Planning & Management, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW Environmental Awareness Fund, Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub, Wisconsin School of Business, and Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship.
Wondering what to expect?
You can read the 2024 event recap or explore abstracts from last year’s posters and lightning talks to get a sense of the work shared at the Symposium. Details for this year’s event, including registration and proposal information, will be shared soon. To stay informed, subscribe to UW–Madison’s monthly sustainability newsletter.
Questions? Please email Will Erikson.
RSVP or Submit a Proposal
Presentation proposals are due October 11 at 11:55 p.m. Central Time
"In the face of [climate change] you are not being resigned, or quiescent. You are finding ways to move forward and make a difference and to pull people together collaboratively to engage around these issues of sustainability. We need that, we need you, and we all need to figure out what we can do to help create a world that can sustain itself.”
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, Closing Remarks at the 2022 Sustainability Symposium
