Sustainability - United Kingdom
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Over 130 senior sustainability leaders and influential thinkers attended Economist Conferences' Third Annual Sustainability Summit, held on February 25th 2010, at The Radisson BLU Portman Hotel, London. Attendees at the summit represented a broad spectrum of views on sustainability and climate change.
It was interesting to note, however,...
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See the photos from The Sustainability Summit 2010, which took place on February 25th 2010 at The Radisson BLU Portman Hotel, London.
Speakers included:Roger Harrabin, Environment Analyst, BBCTim Smit, Chief Executive and Co-founder, Eden ProjectJonathon Porritt, Founder Director, Forum for the FutureJeremy Hobbs, Executive...
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The chief executive of the UK's electricity and gas markets regulator, Ofgem, has now joined the line up of speakers at The UK Energy Summit on June 24th in London. Alistair Buchanan will be participating in the panel discussion at 14.25 focusing on the prospects for global energy security and supply.
We are also pleased to confirm that George...
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Robin Bew, Chief Economist of the Economist Intelligence Unit, met with Sir George Cox, Former Chair of the Design Council, earlier this week to discuss how design thinking will aid the post-recession recovery.
Watch the conversation HERE
Robin Bew and Sir George Cox will be speaking at the Redesigning Business Summit on March 11th and 12th.
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We are delighted to announce that Vincent de Rivaz, Chief Executive of EDF Energy will be speaking at The UK Energy Summit on June 24th in London. He will join the investment panel discussion at 10.50 that will focus on who will pay for the UK to decarbonise its energy systems whilst also ensuring future supply.
We can also confirm that Sir David...
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On January 28th 2010, Economist Conferences, in association with Accenture, held its third Davos breakfast forum, based on the results of an ongoing research programme on globalisation conducted by Accenture and the Economist Intelligence Unit. To watch the full discussion, please click here
The twin forces of globalisation and technology will...
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We are pleased to announce that Sam Laidlaw, Chief Executive of Centrica and Sir John Banham, Chief Executive of Johnson Matthey will be joining the distinguished line up of speakers at The UK Energy Summit.
Sir John will be joining the panel at 13.45 to discuss unlocking the commercial potential of new technologies, and Sam will be looking at who...
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The president and CEO of GE International is joining us on day two of the Redesigning Business Summit in March. Nani Beccalli-Falco will be addressing an audience of 250 business leaders on the business model changes that have been implemented at GE, and he will look at the extent to which design can play an influential role in driving business...
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We are pleased to announce that The UK Energy Summit which will be taking place on June 24th in London.
The next Government will be expected to deliver policy initiatives to ensure that progress is made towards tackling climate change, dwindling oil reserves and concerns over energy security whilst keeping the UK on track to achieve its stated...
