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 Initiative in Europe, India and Africa. Earlier, was CEO of United Power Systems, partner at. Arete Ventures, manager f strategic planning at General Electric Company, and aa Principal at. Booz. Allen & Hamilton.
Mr. Eckhart earned a BSEE from. Purdue University and an MBA from Harvard Business School, and served in the US Navy Submarine Service.
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Dr. Mathis Wackernagel established 30 years ago an accounting system to compare the size of human economies with the capacity of ecosystems to regenerate. This impact measure, called “footprint” has now become a generic name for all human impact, whether carbon or ecological footprint. Mathis’ work has focused not only on making ecological overshoot accessible and relevant to decision-making, but also on showcasing the economic advantage of accepting rather than denying this reality. In 2003, he co-founded Global Footprint Network, a sustainability think-tank, possibly most known for its annual Earth Overshoot Day. His awards include various honorary degrees as well as the 2018 World Sustainability Award, the 2015 IAIA Global Environment Award, the 2012 Blue Planet Prize, and a 2007 Skoll Award.
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Chief Executive Officer and President,
CeresMindy Lubber is the CEO and President of the sustainability nonprofit organization Ceres. She has been at the helm since 2003, and under her leadership, the organization and its powerful networks have grown significantly in size and influence.
As a well-known global thought leader, Lubber has inspired capital market leaders to consider all material financial risks and opportunities—including those related to climate change, water scarcity and nature loss—in decision-making.
She has also received numerous awards and recognitions for her leadership including the ’Champions of the Earth award, the UN's highest environmental honor; the Barron’s Magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential women in U.S. finance every year since 2020; the Climate Visionary Award from the Earth Day Network; the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship from the Skoll Foundation; and the Nonprofit Times 2022 Power & Influence Top 50.
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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, traveling frequently to South America to meet and work with ACT's local teams and indigenous partners. Previously she led conservation efforts with the Fundacion de Parques Nacionales de Costa Rica, Conservation International, and The Nature Conservancy. In 2006, Liliana won the Circle of Bridge-Makers Award from the Angeles Arrien Foundation. She and Dr. Plotkin were co-awardees of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship in 2008. In 2017, she was awarded a residency fellowship at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center. Liliana lives in Arlington, Virginia with her husband Dr. Mark J. Plotkin.
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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 professionals who implemented the Skoll Foundation’s “invest” strategy for social entrepreneurs. His responsibilities included strategic programme development, execution and evaluation, with a primary emphasis on grant making investments and services that advance the field of social entrepreneurship. Lance was previously with the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, where he held a number of executive positions throughout his 12-year tenure. Concurrent with his work at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Lance served as Chief Financial Officer and then as President of the Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation.
