Crowne Plaza Hotel Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Weekend workshop

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20th Anniversary Workshop and Conference

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Reading, Berkshire, UK

Weekend of Saturday June 15th & Sunday  June 16th 2024

           Programme ROOM 1 ROOM 2
         
Sessions   Saturday 10-18.00    
         
1 10.00 Welcome: Introduction and Ice Breaker      
  10.30 Presentation of where we are now and the previous 20 years lightening summary- 10 key points of green economics- an audit and update-security, health, water, climate, biodiversity, resilience Miriam Kennet  
         
2 11.00 Todays Challenges- Group Roundup and report from their country of the current situation All participants  
  11.30 Our United Nations Delegations- 10 years of activities presentation and discussion with all participants Miriam Kennet www.geiclimate.org ( Uk), and Thomas Duncanson (USA)  
3 12.00 Geo political and financial challenges and Solutions Professor Shann Turnbull (Australia)  
  12.30 Overview and summary of what has been achieved and what is still to achieve potential Campaigns over the 1st 20 years Presentation Miriam Kennet  
  13.00 Communal Lunch and group photo Possible boat trip down the Thames    
 4 14.00 Climate Crisis, and Energy Transition, the  Basics for Africa   Dr Chidi Magnus (Nigeria)  
5 14.30- Challenges & Innovations in sustainable alternatives to wood-based materials. Dr Norfaryanti Kamaruddin (Malaysia Institute of Forestry)  
6 15.00- Action Aid and Women and Girls Empowerment-Aid perspectives and The role of Green Economics in Africa in the last 20 years Anjikwi Mshalbwala (Nigeria)  
7 15.30 The Geo-Politics of the Anthropocene” or perhaps “The First Anthropcene Empire” Chit Chong (UK and Malaysia)  
  16.00 TBC    
  16.30 TBC    
  17.00 Guided walk down the River Thames    
  18.00 Free Hour to Relax      
  19.00 Evening Social Dinner    
         
         
           Programme ROOM 1 ROOM 2
    Day 2    
Sessions   Sunday 16th June 2024      
         
1 9.00 Today’s solutions: A young person’s perspective- The academic challenges Zafer Ilkiz  
  9.30 Publishing and the media-how has it changed since 2004? Our academic and educational achievements, influence and publications over 20 years and the next 20 years Miriam Kennet  
  10.00 The influence of the media and how its changed- where we are today in relation to Green Economics and where do we need to be? Professor Thomas Duncanson (USA)  
2 10.30 Accounting the precusor of Slavery Professor Ehtisham Abassi-(Morocco and India)  
3 11.00 Benchmark Audit- The Human Condition Situation overview -Food, agriculture, health Bianca Madison- Vuleta (Croatia, UK, Italy, Denmark)  
4 11.30 TBC    
5 12.00 Social Justice and Care Challenges today for The Green Economy-what do the public worry about and what can we do to help? Dr Chikaodi Akpobire Lecturer and Social Worker (UK)  
6 12.30      
  13.00 Communal Lunch and group photo    
7 14.00 Green Economics Campaigns over the 1st 20 years Miriam Kennet  
8 14.30 The next 20 years campaigns Ideas Lab-Working Workshop – inputs from all participants    
9 15.30 Action Aid and the role of the NGO and aid sector -Green Economics for the next 20 years Anjikwi Mshalbwala (Nigeria)  
  15.30 TBC    
  16.00 TBC    
10 16.30 Concluding session: Overview and summary of what has been achieved and what is still to achieve potential Group debate    
  17.00 Wildlife and foraging walk session in the park next door and the River Thames.    
  18.00 Communal Dinner    
         

Initial suggestions only- all subject to amendments