TEDxSUMAS

Dear All,

It is my great pleasure to invite you to TEDxSUMAS, an independently organized TED event happening on the 23rd of January 2021 from 13:00 CET to 19:00 CET.

TEDxSUMAS is an event part of the Ted Countdown, an initiative to champion solutions to the climate crisis. WE CAN CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE.

TEDxSUMAS is being curated by Sustainability Management School (SUMAS) students and alumni. It is part of the TED Countdown global initiative, aimed at accelerating solutions to the climate crisis, turning ideas into action. It is a movement open to everyone – and everyone has a vital role to play.

Our goal is to bring together bright minds to give talks that are climate-focused, on a wide range of subjects, to foster learning, inspiration, and provoke conversations that matter.

The event will be accessible online for free.

Tentative Agenda:

13:00-13:50: What and who is sustainability for?

Alessandro Armillotta

Ana Maria Montero

Juliet Kinsman

Jemilah - Music

13:50-14:40: Translating sustainability into action

Gunter Pauli

Oscar di Montigny

Svetlana Baurens

is.a.wolf - Live drawing

14:40-15:40: Actors of change - examples of sustainable innovation

Tom Bosschaert

Stéphanie Bretonniere

Chris Jones

Merijn Everaarts

Laura-Maria Schobert - Positive psychology

15:40-16:20: Actors of change - transforming the fashion industry

Giulio Bonazzi

Silvia Vanni

Javier Goyeneche

André Harms

Camelopard - Music

16:20-17:00: Actors of change - transforming the hospitality industry

Willy Legrand

Amanda Ho

Diana Körner

17:00-18:00: Virtual Apéro

More information about our speakers:

Alessandro Armillotta - CEO and Co-founder "AWorld"

Amanda Ho - Co-Founder at Regenerative Travel

Ana Maria Montero - International TV, radio, and print journalist with 20 years of experience within the CNN family

Andre Harms - Professor at the Sustainability Management School (SUMAS) - Founder, director, and lead engineer of Ecolution Consulting

Chris Jones - Expert in sustainable urbanism, landscape architect founder of Feeding Cities

Diana Körner - Sustainable Tourism Consultant at Itandc

Giulio Bonazzi - Chairman and CEO Aquafil Group

Gunter Pauli - Author of "The Blue Economy", entrepreneur and pedagogue

Javier Goyeneche - Founder and President of ECOALF

Juliet Kinsman - Sustainable luxury travel expert BOUTECO, sustainability editor, Condé Nast Traveller, founding editor Mr & Mrs. Smith

Merijn Everaarts - Founder of Dopper

Oscar Di Montigny - Spherical Economy concept, Author, Chief Innovation, Sustainability & Value Strategy Officer at Banca Mediolanum, Founder and President at BYE (BeYourEssence)

Stéphanie Bretonniere - Founder and CEO of WE IMPACT.WORLD, Host of Econology Podcast and Member of the Experts of the World Economic Forum

Svetlana Baurens - Founder and Managing Director of Impact Investing School, Co-Founder and President of Galileo International Impact Investing Centre, and Board Member of SIIA ( Swiss Impact Investment Association)

Silvia Vanni - Founder and CEO of ShareMyBag

Tom Bosschaert - Founder and Director of Except

Willy LeGrand - Author, Senior Partner at Audit Diagnostic Solutions Tourism (ADST), Verifier for the Pledge on Food Waste, and Professor of Hospitality Management

The focus will be on the Areas:

•Hospitality • Fashion • Cities, Communities and Tech • Agrifood • Lifestyle, Society, Nature

At the end of each session, you will be entertained by artists like Jemilah Music, Camelopard, i.am.wolf, and Laura Maria Schobert. They will spread music, art, and some positive psychology during a meditation break!

The event will be completely in English.

Sign up here for the event: https://lnkd.in/d7zh7rf

Once registered, you will receive a link to access the event (hosted on RunTheWorld) online a few days before TEDxSUMAS!