Introducing Paul Hawken, Keynote Speaker At Techies Go Green Live
We are delighted to announce that renowned author, activist and founder of project drawdown, Paul Hawken will join us at Techies Go Green Live on October 17th at the GEC in Dublin. Register Here and join us for an insightful and thought provoking fireside chat where you will have the opportunity to put your questions to this best-selling author get a better understanding of the work at the world famous Project Drawdown, a non-profit dedicated to researching when and how global warming can be reversed
“This is a watershed moment in history where all of humanity has come together, whether we realise it or not. The heating planet is our commons. It holds us all. To address and reverse warming requires connection and reciprocity. It calls for moving out of our comfort zones to find a depth of courage we may have never known.”
Excerpt from the book Regeneration By Paul Hawken
Paul Hawken is an environmentalist, entrepreneur, author, and activist who has dedicated his life to environmental sustainability and changing the relationship between business and the environment. He is one of the environmental movement’s leading voices and a pioneering architect of corporate reform with respect to ecological practices.
His work includes founding successful, ecologically conscious businesses, writing about the impacts of commerce on living systems, and consulting with heads of state and CEOs on economic development, industrial ecology, and environmental policy.
Project Drawdown
Paul is the Founder of Project Drawdown, a non-profit dedicated to researching when and how global warming can be reversed. The organization maps and models the scaling of one hundred substantive technological, social, and ecological solutions to global warming.
Project Regeneration
He is also the founder and executive director of Project Regeneration, a non-profit that advances a comprehensive approach to the climate crisis, weaving justice, climate, biodiversity, and human dignity into a tapestry of action, policy, and transformation that can end the climate crisis in one generation.
Project Regeneration's Nexus database explores what can be done on all levels of agency, including individual, community, classroom, city, company, and government.
In The Media
Paul has appeared in numerous media, including The Today Show, Bill Maher, Larry King, Talk of the Nation, and Charlie Rose, and has been profiled or featured in hundreds of articles including the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Washington Post, Business Week, Esquire, and US News and World Report. His writings have appeared in the Harvard Business Review, Resurgence, New Statesman, Inc, Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Mother Jones, Orion, Libération, and other publications.
Renowned Activist
In 1965, Paul worked with Martin Luther King Jr.’s staff in Selma, Alabama prior to the historic March on Montgomery. As press coordinator, Paul registered members of the press, issued credentials, gave updates and interviews on national radio, and acted as a marshal for the final march. That same year, he worked in New Orleans as a staff photographer for the Congress of Racial Equality, focusing on voter registration drives in Bogalusa, Louisiana and the panhandle of Florida, and photographing the Ku Klux Klan in Meridian, Mississippi, after three civil rights workers were tortured and killed. In Meridian, he was assaulted and seized by Klan members, but escaped due to FBI surveillance and intervention.
Paul has spoken, conducted research, and traveled extensively throughout the world, undertaking journeys into insurgent-held territories of Burma to research tropical teak deforestation, as well as a 1999 humanitarian/photojournalistic trek to war-torn Kosovo .
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to join the conversation, meet like-minded individuals and be inspired by Paul Hawken and over 14 leading sustainability experts that can answer your questions and help with your company’s sustainability journey.