Mathis Wackernagel is Co-Creator of the Ecological Footprint and President and CEO of Global Footprint Network. He has promoted sustainability on six continents and lectured at over 100 universities. Mathis is a Visiting Professor at Cornell University. He received the 2011 Zayed International Prize for the Environment, an honorary doctorate from the University of Berne in 2007, a 2007 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, a 2006 WWF Award for Conservation Merit and the 2005 Herman Daly Award of the U.S. Society for Ecological Economics.
2012 SESSIONS
Beyond GDP
Location: Founders Room
For social and environmental challenges to gain the policy attention they deserve, countries need to feel competitive pressure not just to increase economic growth, but also to deliver sustainable improvement in the lives of their citizens. Come learn about a new global benchmarking initiative that will provide a tool for setting priorities, measuring progress, and increasing the sense of urgency needed to sustain action. This initiative will be implemented through a network of global, regional, and local institutions committed to researching and promoting innovative approaches to improving well-being.
Speakers: Amy Wares, Roberto Artavia, Michael Green, Mathis Wackernagel, Martin Burt
2009 SESSIONS
Creating A Sustainable Future: The Marriage Of Industry, Policy And Science
Practitioner Showcase: Climate change is undoubtedly one of the most urgent, and complex, issues of our time and one that is increasingly being tackled through alliances, partnerships and networks. Four innovators will discuss the successful partnerships and networks which serve to further their missions, whether they be with institutional investors or technologists, leading industrial chiefs, scientists or policymakers. The result is a larger playing field, greater impact and a more sustainable future, from the Amazon to Africa, Alabama to Asia.
