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Stakeholders Unite Against the
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| Venue: Queens Hall, Percy Gee Building, University of Leicester
Date: 26th January 2010 |
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14.00 Arrival and registration
14.30 Opening Address
- I am delighted to have been invited to deliver the opening address at the `These Young Minds `conference launch. Throughout the business world we need to consider the implication of our manufacturing processes and the way we meet our commercial objectives, and their impact on our world and the world our children and our grandchildren will inherit`
- John Day Chairman Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce
14.40 Overview of These Young Minds
- These Young Minds is a social enterprise that will organise high powered and all inclusive (businesses, academics, government opinion shapers and NGOs) conferences around themes in Corporate Responsibility (CR). The outcomes of each conference will be disseminated to young people aged between 15-25 through innovative medias like dragon den scenario and ‘strictly come dancing’ like competition.
- Alim Abubakre Founder These Young Minds
- Sandeep Aulakh Project Manager1 These Young Minds
15.00 Climate of the future clues from the past
- I'll explore how climate has changed in deep geological time and see what that can tell us about climate change in the 21st century. I'll ask the question, have human activities on planet Earth now become so profound that we are living in a new Epoch of geological time characterised by us? And, I'll discuss some of the problems of sustainable development if climate change continues unchecked in the 21st century.
- Dr Mark Williams Reader, Department of Geology University of Leicester
15.20 “Sustainability”- what is coming up?
- “As words such as ‘sustainability’, ‘climate change’ and ‘responsibility’ have climbed to the top of political and corporate agendas, it is time to assess what the future might hold. In my talk, I would like to draw out a few trends and challenges that are bound to change the landscape further, as sustainability continues its journey towards the mainstream. In the face of adversity, we need to use our imagination to envisage scenarios that are not just ‘likely’ but, more importantly, ‘desirable’”
- Dr Christian Toennsen, Partner Acona Ltd
15.50: Tea break
16.00: Harnessing the opportunities in the Green Economy
- Ron Lynch Regional Director Institute of Directors East Midlands
16.30: Role of Youths in Societal Change
- Regional Director Prince’s Trust
16.50: How could Leicestershire Enhance the Pre-Olympics experience an Environmental Perspective
- Judges and Panellists: Christian Toennesen, John Day, Sophia Ireland , Prince’s Trust representative, and Trevor Page
17.40: 'Climb the Green Ladder: How to achieve success in sustainability'
- 'We all have the power to make a positive difference. In the debate about responsibility – is it governments who needed to legislate, corporations who needed to green up their act, or individuals who needed to change their behaviour - we seem to ignore the fact that governments and corporations are made up of people. This give us, as individuals, the the power to change our organisations from within, to set them on to more sustainable, and ultimately, more successful paths.'
- Amy Fetzer, Sustainability Consultant, Freelance Journalist and Author of Climb the Green Ladder: Make your company and career more sustainable
18.10: Organisation Launch
18.20: Vote of Thanks
- Roger Bettles-Chairman Governing Council University of Leicester and Former National President British Dental Association.
18.30: Refreshments and Networking
18.50: Departure
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