Are you attending Web Summit this year in Lisbon and you are looking for the best talks about environment? Here are the one's you should attend!
1. “Hacking the future of our planet”
7 Nov | Planet:Tech | 10h30 | Robert Bernard (Chief Environmental Strategist, Microsoft)
"Microsoft’s
chief environmental strategist will discuss how data is integral to the future
of our planet, from informing smart policy action to reduce carbon to creating
new tools to reduce emissions and increase energy. In this session, he’ll
explain the intersection of the age of AI and age of Anthropocene, discuss how
advanced technologies are already playing a role in enabling sustainable
transformations of nearly every sector, and how developers can join efforts
with companies like Microsoft to hack the future."
2. “Profit and
purpose”
7 Nov | Planet:Tech | 11h00 | Stephen
Forte (Managing
Partner, Fresco Capital); David Lowish
(Partner,
Generation Investment Management);
"Our panel
of investors share their insights into working with entrepreneurs looking to
make a difference as well as a profit. What are the key considerations when
investing in businesses that want to solve the world's most significant
environmental challenges?"
3. “The world’s
largest grocer: Walmart & the future of food production”
7 Nov | Planet:Tech | 11h25 | Kathleen
McLaughlin (Chief
Sustainability Officer & President, Walmart Foundation, Walmart); Mark
Phillips (Senior
Foreign Correspondent, CBS News)
"Kathleen MacLaughlin, the chief sustainability officer of the world’s largest grocer, discusses Walmart's work collaborating with farmers to improve yields and reduce emissions, and the role of big business in addressing food security in the future."
"Kathleen MacLaughlin, the chief sustainability officer of the world’s largest grocer, discusses Walmart's work collaborating with farmers to improve yields and reduce emissions, and the role of big business in addressing food security in the future."
4. “Good
impact: Living a more sustainable lifestyle”
7 Nov | Planet:Tech | 11h45 | Alexandra
Cousteau (Explorer,
Storyteller, Environmentalist, Good Impact Foundation); Jon Bowermaster (Writer,
National Geographic)
"Filmmaker and environmental activist Alexandra Cousteau discusses how we can all make changes to live more sustainable lifestyles."
"Filmmaker and environmental activist Alexandra Cousteau discusses how we can all make changes to live more sustainable lifestyles."
5. “Plastics:
reuse, recycle, redesign”
7 Nov | Planet:Tech | 12h05 | Tim Brooks
(Head of Environmental Responsibility, LEGO Mark); Mark Kaplan
(Chief Sustainability Officer, Unilever); Dianna Cohen (Co-founder & CEO, Plastic
Pollution Coalition); Rosario Dawson (Actress & Founder, Studio
189); Jan Piotrowski (Environment Correspondent, The
Economist)
"Over eight billion metric tonnes of plastic have been produced since 1950. Of this, nearly 80% has ended up in landfills or polluting the environment, 12% was incinerated, contributing to climate change, while less than 10% was recycled. All of this plastic waste has damaged precious ecosystems and endangered human health. In this session we look at how we can reverse plastic pollution."
"Over eight billion metric tonnes of plastic have been produced since 1950. Of this, nearly 80% has ended up in landfills or polluting the environment, 12% was incinerated, contributing to climate change, while less than 10% was recycled. All of this plastic waste has damaged precious ecosystems and endangered human health. In this session we look at how we can reverse plastic pollution."
6. “The energy
storage revolution”
7 Nov | Planet:Tech | 14h05 | James Meeks
(President & CEO, MOVE Systems); Russell Tencer (Founder and CEO, United
Wind); Vic Shao (Founder & CEO, Green Charge Networks); Mark Phillips (Senior
Foreign Correspondent, CBS News)
"We need to revolutionise energy storage if we are to overcome the limitations of inconsistent weather patterns and make renewables truly viable economic alternatives to fossil fuels. Our panel of CEOs discuss how far we have come and how far we must go to enable this energy storage revolution."
"We need to revolutionise energy storage if we are to overcome the limitations of inconsistent weather patterns and make renewables truly viable economic alternatives to fossil fuels. Our panel of CEOs discuss how far we have come and how far we must go to enable this energy storage revolution."
7. “Making the
most of what we've got: The circular economy”
7 Nov | Planet:Tech | 14h30 | Michael
Molitor (Chairman, Uniti Sweden AB); Peter Lacy (Global Managing Director -
Growth, Strategy and Sustainability, Accenture Strategy); Rick Ridgeway (VP of
Public Engagement, Patagonia); Jan Piotrowski (Environment Correspondent, The
Economist)
"The circular economy is bringing back what was common practice for our ancestors and people in developing economies - extracting the maximum use from our belongings. Our panel of experts assess whether the recycling of this phenomenon is distracting from the urgent need to tackle our wasteful consumerism"
"The circular economy is bringing back what was common practice for our ancestors and people in developing economies - extracting the maximum use from our belongings. Our panel of experts assess whether the recycling of this phenomenon is distracting from the urgent need to tackle our wasteful consumerism"
8. “Can
technology save us from climate change?”
7 Nov | Planet:Tech | 14h55 | Freya
Burton (Chief Sustainability Officer, LanzaTech); Christoph Gebald (Founder
& Director, Climeworks); Jyoti Kirit
Parikh (Executive Director, Integrated Research and Action for Development);
Vann R. Newkirk II (Staff Writer, The Atlantic)
"New and innovative approaches to solving climate change are necessary for the survival of our planet. In this session, we look at the role technology can play in reducing carbon emissions and helping to avert climate disaster."
"New and innovative approaches to solving climate change are necessary for the survival of our planet. In this session, we look at the role technology can play in reducing carbon emissions and helping to avert climate disaster."
9. “The
innovation community's role in solving the climate crisis”
9 Nov | Centre Stage | 16h30 | Al Gore (Chairman,
Generation Investment Management)
"The former United States Vice President, Nobel Peace Prize winner, subject of the Academy Award-winning film "An Inconvenient Truth" and Chairman of Generation Investment Management, challenges the tech and innovation community to help solve the planet's biggest problems."
"The former United States Vice President, Nobel Peace Prize winner, subject of the Academy Award-winning film "An Inconvenient Truth" and Chairman of Generation Investment Management, challenges the tech and innovation community to help solve the planet's biggest problems."
