Societás Founder & CEO Melissa Sterry's introduction to the panel session: 'Policy Futures: Towards a Framework for Sustainable Economies', presented at the Smart City Futures Conference at The Lowry, Salford Quays, on 23rd July 2009.
Titled 'Knowledge & Learning in a Rapidly Changing World' Melissa's presentation explores perceptions of sustainable innovation and how knowledge impacts perception and decision making.
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Knowledge & Learning in a Rapidly Changing World | Smart City Futures 2009
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POLICY FUTURES: TOWARDS A FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES
KNOWLEDGE & LEARNING IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD
Chair:
Melissa Sterry, CEO, Societás, UK
Speakers:
Prof. Takeda Shuzaburo, Executive Director, The Business-University Forum of Japan
Richard Jepson, Director, Alcatel-Lucent, UK/Ireland
Nicky Gavron, Londonwide Assembly Member, London Assembly, UK
2. WHAT DOES THE TERM
‘SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION’ MEAN TO YOU?
5. Cool Earth’s concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) system
Inexpensive materials, radically reducing material requirements, as well as plant
deployment costs and time
One CPV plant covering 150 miles by 150 miles would generate enough power to meet
all the electrical needs of the United States until 2030
Each 8-foot-diameter concentrator is made of plastic film and has a transparent upper
hemisphere and a reflective lower hemisphere. When inflated with air the concentrator
naturally forms a shape that concentrates sunlight onto a PV cell placed at the focal
point
6. CURB - 100% sustainable media
• Clean advertising
• Sand / Compost Art
• Logrow / Ad Field
• Mow Ad / Crop Ad
• Rake Ad
• Snow Tagging
• Solar Art
• H2 Show
7. Ross Lovegrove - Solar Trees
• Solar-powered urban street lighting
•Solar branches follow the sun
8. The Aptera
• 300 miles or more to the gallon
• Shape minimizes air resistance
• 3 wheels minimize drag on the road
• Interior and exterior LED lighting
• Solar assisted climate control system
• Recycled materials
• Both electric and plug-in hybrid models
• Top speed of 90mph
• 0-60 in around 10 seconds
• Ample storage - interior large enough to
fit a surf board
9. Parans - Solar Fibre Optic Lighting
Collects natural sunlight and feeds into interior spaces via optical cables, which flows out through Parans
patented luminary technology
Light can be collected from roofs or exterior walls - using optical lenses to collect and concentrate the light
10. OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE POSSIBILITIES AVAILABLE
TO US IS CONDITIONED BY OUR LEVEL OF AWARENESS
IF WE ARE NOT AWARE WE ARE COMPROMISED IN OUR
DECISION MAKING
KNOWELDGE GIVES US THE POWER TO MAKE
UNCOMPROMISED DECISIONS