October 17th at the GEC, Dublin
Agenda
Its Time
To Act!
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09:30am – 10:00am
Registration And Coffee
Visit our exhibitors to find solutions that can help with your auditing, training, regulatory compliance, waste management and sustainable energy installations.
Coffee provided by Techies Go Green member Green Ocean Coffee
10:00am – 10:20am
Welcome Talk - Time To Move From Good Intentions To Taking Effective Climate Action In Your Business
Introduction to this intensive day of learning where we aim to help attendees get a better understanding of each of the key steps to measure, manage and reduce their company’s carbon footprint and introduce a sustainability culture into their organisation.
Michael O’Hara
Co-Founder & Membership Ambassador,
Techies Go Green
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10:20am – 10:30am
Lightning Talk 1 featuring Dr. Shane McGuinness from NbS - NATURE & BIODIVERSITY SOLUTIONS Ltd.
Shane will explain how NbS enables companies to meet their ESG reporting requirements, such as the CSRD in the EU and how they can pave the way for impactful collaboration between the corporate sector and nature restoration efforts.
Arrange a one-to-one meeting with Shane during the day.
Dr. Shane McGuinness
NbS
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10:30am – 11:10am
Introducing The Techies Go Green Climate Action Roadmap
In this session Michael O’Hara and our panel will launch our Techies Go Green Climate Action Roadmap and introduce our great member support services that will help with its implementation.
Donal Quinn
Founder of ENSO, Sustainability support services for businesses
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Sarah Blake
Sustainability Consultant | B Corps | Carbon Literacy | Climate Education
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Michael O’Hara
Co-Founder & Membership Ambassador,
Techies Go Green
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Host
Shane McDonnell
Strategy & Communications Consultant, MCI Consulting
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Gerard Clutterbuck
Operations & Strategy,
Techies Go Green
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11:10am – 11:20am
Lightning Talk 2 featuring Ciaran Hughes, CFP, Ethico
Ciaran will introduce Ethico, the ethical investment company and how they give businesses a better way to manage their company’s finances. Ethico offers sustainable investment solutions that promote positive social and environmental outcomes, while also working hard to deliver returns.
Arrange a one-to-one meeting with Ciaran during the day.
Ciaran Hughes
CFP, Ethico
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11:20am – 11:40am
Networking & Coffee
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Coffee provided by Techies Go Green member Green Ocean Coffee
11:40am – 12:15am
Educating Staff And Fostering A Sustainability Culture Is The Best Investment For Change - Where To Start And How To Roll It Out Companywide
This session will cover the key steps to introduce an organisation-wide education programme and will look at a case study as an example of its implementation. This includes case studies with two different types of business, namely educational publisher Folens and Hotel Doolin.
Raquel Noboa
Founder & CEO Fifty Shades Greener
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Andy Miller
CEO
Activemind
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Donal Minihane
Managing Director
Hotel Doolin
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Host
Francis O’ Haire
CTO, Climb Channel Solutions
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12:15am – 12:50am
Best Practice For Identifying and Measuring Emissions and Setting Actionable Goals
For the third morning presentation, Jenny Latimer and John Gladstone will look at how two IT companies approach their process of identifying and measuring greenhouse gas emissions and setting clear actionable goals.
John Gladstone
Sustainability Lead at Softcat PLC
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Jenny Latimer
Head of Alliances & Operations at Highgate IT Solutions
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Host
Michael O’Hara
Co-Founder & Membership Ambassador,
Techies Go Green
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12:50am – 1:00pm
Lightning Talk 3 featuring Justin Jacober, CEO from Urban Volt
Justin will introduce UrbanVolt, the leading provider of affordable clean solar energy. Using their Solar as a Service model, Justin will explain how they offer companies access to reap the benefits of solar energy for no upfront cost. By turning sustainability into a service, making it easy to rapidly reduce a company's carbon footprint. UrbanVolt also offers an innovative Light as a Service, we upgrade your lighting without the need for costly upfront investment.
Arrange a one-to-one meeting with Justin during the day.
Justin Jacober
CEO, Urban Volt
Gold Sponsor
1:00pm – 1:30pm
Making Your ICT Infrastructure & Applications More Efficient & Sustainable - Eliminating waste and reducing your digital carbon emissions
Mark Butcher will examine the options to decrease an organisations' carbon footprint impact and increase their costs efficiency.
Mark Butcher
Managing Director, Posetiv Cloud Ltd.
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Host
Francis O’ Haire
CTO, Clinb Channel Solutions
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1:30pm – 1:40pm
Lightning Talk 4 featuring Giles Crown, Partner at Taylor Wessing
ESG has evolved in tandem with technological advancements and Taylor Wessing is at the forefront of this convergence, playing a pivotal role in upholding responsible and sustainable practices while driving innovation and progress. Their advisory expertise extends to domains where technology intersects with ESG, including health-tech, clean-tech, climate-tech, artificial intelligence, and life sciences.
Giles Crown
Partner, Taylor Wessing
Silver Sponsor
1:40pm – 2:50pm
Lunch & Networking
Visit our exhibitors to find solutions that can help with your auditing, training, regulatory compliance, waste management and sustainable energy installations.
Coffee provided by Techies Go Green member Green Ocean Coffee
2:50pm - 3:30pm
The Circular Economy - Quick Wins For Your Business And The Environment
This will be a lively panel discussion on the growing importance of the circular economy for businesses and the necessary actions to tackle emissions.
Panellist
Paul McSweeney
Founder & CEO ZeroNet
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Mike Townsend
CEO, Earthshine Group
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Host
Francis O’ Haire
CTO, Climb Channel Solutions
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Agnese Metitieri
Circular Economy Ventures Lead at Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR)
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3:30pm - 4:30pm
Test Real-World Scenarios In The Green Champions Challenge!
This interactive session is a dynamic and engaging collaborative team challenge designed to raise awareness and understanding of the critical environmental issues facing tech companies.
Dr. Ciaran O’Carroll
Sustainability Consultant at Change by Degrees, Lecturer in Sustainability Leadership at Technological University Dublin
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4:30pm - 5:15pm
Join us for an insightful and thought provoking conversation with Paul Hawken
Paul Hawken is a renowned best-selling author, environmentalist, entrepreneur, activist and founder of Project Drawdown, a non-profit dedicated to researching when and how global warming can be reversed.
Keynote Speaker
Paul Hawken
Environmentalist, Entrepreneur, Author, and Activist
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Moderator
Francis O’ Haire
CTO,Climb Channel Solutions
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5:15pm – 5:20pm
Final Address - Taking Today’s Learning Back To Your Company
Michael will wrap up the day with a summary of the day. He will discuss the need for each company to have a climate action champion to drive change within their organisation.
Michael O’Hara
Co-Founder & Membership Ambassador,
Techies Go Green
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