Visionary change and innovation catalyst, activating transformative industry advancements through high-profile partnership and leadership. Stellar history of industry-leading digital transformation and sustainability through applied systems design engineeringESG, smart design, and strategic design consulting leadership, mobilizing revolutionary developments in business and technology spheres. Trusted advisor and active collaborative partner to numerous government, public / private, and academic institutions, with a proven reputation as an eminent industry thought leader; named among the top 100 influential designers of the decade, author of the award-winning “Practical Sustainability: Circular Economy, Smarter Spaces, and Happier Humans”, Taskforce Leader and Design Workshop Moderator for the World Economic Forum (WEF), G7, IMF, and IGF, Advisor for the US DOE Cradle to Commerce program, Member of EU Earthshot Team, Co-Chair for Climate Technologies T20, Expert Faculty Member for Singularity University, and member of MIT’s Global Technology Advisory Board and the UTD Sustainability Board
Moonshots, Disruption , Corporate Innovation, Future of Business
In this 45 min session, participants will work on mastering a new operating system to fully align cities to the Sustainable Development Goals and leverage their potential for sustainable value creation. Faced with unprecedented opportunities and challenges, mankind must biuld a learning society, underpinned by a shared operating system, to sustain hope and direct the full force of cities and local communities in the service of global goals.Participants will gain access to the global network that responds to the needs and opportunities to develop modern green industrial cities and deliver future prosperity for all. Demonstrations and group participation exercises with work on access to data on performance and potential, tools and capacity to manage investments, and networks and forums for knowledge sharing. Ideal for professionals iin the public and private sectors working at the local, national and global levels looking to align local action to global goals and investments.