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The conference, aimed at high level business and education stakeholders, will be an opportunity to hear some of the world’s leading closed loop economy thinkers and activists (see below). Ten guest lectures around one key perspective on the transition to a sustainable economy. The focus will be on skills, jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities in a ‘cradle to cradle’ or ‘closed materials loop economy’.
This lecture series will be introduced by Professor Michael Braungart, one of the world's leading designers and industrial consultants. It will discuss the implications for business, community and education of moving from a linear, 'take-make-dump' economy to a circular economy where economic systems thinking and design is based on ecological principles. Waste is designed out of the equation and the economy features closed materials loops increasingly powered by renewable energy. Considerations of place, scale, resource and diversity will be at the core of development.
WASTE AS A FUTURE FEEDSTOCKHelping to solve the problems of the depletion of many elements and the growing volumes of hazardous waste together by building closed loop design into chemicals and materials.Speaker: James Clark, Green Chemistry Group, University of York
MONEY AS A SYSTEM – A SYSTEM OF CONTROLHow the world's money system works should encourage the shift to sustainable development. Perversely, the way it now works positively discourages it. What will be involved in changing how the money system works?Speaker: James Robertson. Author of Future Wealth- a new economics for the 21st century
CLOSED LOOP DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND PRODUCTS:1Examples from textiles (Climatex), chairs (Steelcase) and beauty products (Aveda). Braungart's ABC-X list on toxics. The Cradle to Cradle story from Aveda.Speaker: Chuck Bennett, Vice President, Aveda Earth&Community Care, Aveda Corporation
CLOSED LOOP DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND PRODUCTS:2The sustainability/cradle to cradle story at B&Q (tbc)
CLOSED LOOP THINKING –WHAT ROLE FOR EDUCATION?New frameworks, new questions. What follows for education as science and the economy are increasingly based around insights from non-linear and living systems?Speakers: Ken Webster, Head of Learning, Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Peter Hopkinson, Ten+One Academic Director, University of Bradford
POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT: FROM VICIOUS CIRCLES TO VIRTUOUS CYCLES THROUGH BUILT ENVIRONMENT DESIGNHow urban development can become a solution to the ecological and social problems caused by the past design of urban systems.Speaker: Janis Birkeland, Queensland University of Technology
FOOD AFTER PEAK OILFood after oil is one of the most pressing questions in an era of transition. Discussion around agroforestry systems, forest gardens, vertical urban farms and other closed loop innovation 'Dream farm 1&2'. Speaker: Mae Wan Ho –Director, Science in Society
BIOMIMICRY: INNOVATION INSPIRED BY NATUREThe biologist and ecologist at the design table. Products and processes which use nature as mentor, model and measure.Speaker: Chris Allen, Director, AskNature Project, Biomimicry Institute, USA
CRADLE TO CRADLE GOVERNMENTCradle to Cradle demands a new approach from government. Experience from Holland on widescale public authority engagement and involvement of professionals in several sectors of the economy. Speaker: Douwe Jan Joustra, Program manager C2C, NL Agency (Ministry of Economics & Ministry of Spatial Planning and Environment), Netherlands Government
COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE AND TRANSITIONClosing loops locally while adding prosperity: micro- dairies, energy crops, community supported business. Speaker: Rob Hopkins, Co-founder of Transition Network
- Speaker
- Various
- Hosted by
- The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Bradford University
- Venue
- University of Bradford
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