Conference Session: How do futures bear fruit in the present?
This session will focus on a series of future-orientated initiatives aimed at addressing today’s significant environmental changes and sustainability challenges, including sustainable energy, resource security, greener cities and the transformation of private enterprise. A panel discussion will focus on value and benefits of collaborative futures programmes.
This session will focus on a series of future-orientated initiatives aimed at addressing today’s significant environmental changes and sustainability challenges, including sustainable energy, resource security, greener cities and the transformation of private enterprise. A panel discussion will focus on value and benefits of collaborative futures programmes.
Confirmed speakers/topics:
Kristel van der Elst, Head of Strategic Foresight World Economi on: Resource Scarcity Initiative;
Professor John Robinson, UBC on Metroquest/Greenest City Conversations Project
Mr Ged Davis, Co-President, Global Sustainable Energy Assessment;
Mr Peter Bakker, President of WBCSD on Vision 2050 and Changing Pace.
The conference session will be chaired by: Angela Wilkinson
Convenors will be:
Angela Wilkinson, University of Oxford, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment;
Kristel van der Elst, World Economic Forum
CCAFS Scenarios Officer Joost Vervoort is directly involved in this conference session