International Faculty for BEP seminar

The annual South African Prince of Wales’s Business and the Environment Senior Executive Seminar takes place from 11 – 14 May 2009 in Cape Town.

Once again the seminar boasts with an impressive line-up of international faculty that will contribute to make it an enriching and valuable experience:

Jorgen Randers

Jorgen holds a PhD in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From 1974 he established and directed a futures research institute in Oslo, doing early work on sustainable development. He served as President of the Norwegian School of Management from 1981 to 1989; worked in Norwegian business from 1989 to 1993 and served as Deputy Director General of WWF International in Switzerland 1994 to 1999.

Currently, Jorgen is a Professor in Climate Strategy at the Norwegian School of Management, where he teaches Climate Policy, scenario analysis and sustainability. He serves on a number of corporate boards, in Norway and abroad, including the environmental advisory boards of The Dow Chemical Company and British Telecom. In 2005–6 he chaired the Norwegian Commission on Low Greenhouse Gas Emissions who reported to the cabinet on how Norway can reduce its GHG emissions by two-thirds by 2050.

He is co-author of the infamous book: THE LIMITS TO GROWTH (1972).

Jo da Silva

Jo da Silva is a Director and leads Arup International Development which specialises in sustainable development in low income countries particularly in urban environments.

Jo originally joined Arup having studied engineering at Cambridge University. She has combined a career at Arup, focussed on building design, urban re-generation and sustainable development with active involvement in humanitarian relief and international development. She has particular expertise in shelter-housing, urban environments and disaster risk reduction including climate change adaptation.

As a structural/civil engineer has worked on a wide variety of technical projects both in the UK and overseas which have won major awards: Chek Lap Kok Airport, Osaka Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Royal Geographical Society, Ideas Stores, Surestart nursery Mitcham.

She has been a RedR-IHE Member since 1991, and has provided expertise in post-disaster situations including the Rwandan genocide (1994), and as Senior Shelter Co-ordinator for UNHCR in Sri Lanka post-tsunami (2005).

She has considerable project management experience, and proven leadership skills. This includes: project/programme monitoring review, stakeholder consultation, assessment, evaluation and reporting; people and cost management; liaison with local and national government, funding bodies and key stakeholders.

Jo has extensive overseas experience, and has lived and worked in India, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Germany, Tanzania. She has travelled extensively in the India sub-continent, South-East Asia, Middle East, Central Asia and Europe.

Paul Gilding

Paul is an independent writer, advisor and advocate for action on climate change and sustainability.

An activist and social entrepreneur for 35 years, his personal mission and purpose is to lead, inspire and motivate action globally on the transition of society and the economy to sustainability. He pursues this purpose across all sectors, working around the world with individuals, businesses, NGOs, entrepreneurs, academia and government.

He has served as CEO of a range of innovative NGO’s and companies including Greenpeace International, Ecos Corporation and Easy Being Green. He has also helped to establish and served on the board of a number of new NGOs including Inspire Foundation, the Australian Business Community Network and Climate Coolers. His speaking and work has taken him to over 30 countries including the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, South America, Europe, South Africa, the USA and Mexico.