Creating A Sustainable Future: The Marriage Of Industry, Policy And Science
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Session Description
Practitioner Showcase: Climate change is undoubtedly one of the most urgent, and complex, issues of our time and one that is increasingly being tackled through alliances, partnerships and networks. Four innovators will discuss the successful partnerships and networks which serve to further their missions, whether they be with institutional investors or technologists, leading industrial chiefs, scientists or policymakers. The result is a larger playing field, greater impact and a more sustainable future, from the Amazon to Africa, Alabama to Asia.
Time & Location
Time:
09:00 - 10:30, Thursday, March 26, 2009
BST
Speakers
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Adjunct Professor, Columbia University
Currently an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University School for International and Public Affairs. (SIPA). Retired in 2019 from Citigroup as its global head. of environmental. finance. Previously, was the founder and President of the American Council. on Renewable Energy. (ACORE) and the SolarBank…
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If you have heard of “footprint”, as in carbon or ecological footprint, you already met Mathis Wackernagel. He created this metric with his PhD advisor 30 years ago. Then he co-founded Global Footprint Network, a sustainability think-tank, known for its annual calculations comparing each country’s…
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Mindy Lubber is the CEO and President of the sustainability nonprofit Ceres. She has been at the helm since 2003, and under her leadership, the organization and its powerful networks and global initiatives have grown significantly in size and influence. As a global thought leader, Lubber regularly…
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Liliana Madrigal is Co-Founder and Vice-President of ACT, created in 1996 with Dr. Mark J. Plotkin. Her special mandate is providing the vision, strategic direction, and organizational leadership to advance ACT’s mission. Additionally, Liliana oversees ACT’s fundraising and programmatic activities…
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Chief Operating Officer, Zamzee
Lance is Chief Operating Officer of Zamzee. Before Zamzee, Lance was Vice President of Program and Impact at the Skoll Foundation and Executive Director at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. As Vice President, Programme and Impact, Lance Henderson was responsible for leading a team of…