Kate Brandt Keywords ICT sustainable development sustainability google green ICT green technology supply chain Read more about Kate Brandt Kate Brandt serves as Google’s Chief Sustainability Officer and leads sustainability across Google’s worldwide operations, products, and supply chains. In this role, Kate partners with Google’s data centers, real estate, supply chain, and product teams to ensure the company is capitalizing on opportunities to strategically advance sustainability.
Dukwoo Jun Keywords climate change climate technology green technology Read more about Dukwoo Jun For nearly two decades, he has dedicated his life to green technology development and transfer for inclusive green growth. He has designed and implemented bilateral and multilateral partnership projects that support developing countries to move toward innovative green growth. He is currently the director of the Division for Climate Technology Cooperation at Green Technology Center, which promotes international cooperation schemes and practices with green climate technologies.
Green Technology and Business Innovation Read more about Green Technology and Business Innovation Consumer demand and purchasing power impacts whether or not niche green businesses and technologies become mainstream. This session features case studies and experiences that shed some light on how to move green businesses from niche to mainstream, and to see an economy where more businesses and green technologies are successful.
Greening Industry: Improving Resource Use, Reducing Waste Read more about Greening Industry: Improving Resource Use, Reducing Waste Growing volumes of waste are not matched with equal recovery and treatment capacity, especially in developing countries, making waste as one of today’s major global concerns. This session examines how a range of industries address resource use and efficiency and showcases some successful examples of market acceleration approaches to advance green technology and waste-related businesses.
The Journey Towards Market Acceptance Read more about The Journey Towards Market Acceptance Lessons learned that are applicable to the green technology ecosystem as a whole are shared in this presentation. It also includes a discussion on the importance of applying "moonshot thinking" in innovating and commercializing green technology.
Oracle Utilities Supporting Center of Excellence for Clean Energy Read more about Oracle Utilities Supporting Center of Excellence for Clean Energy As utilities manage broader renewable generation and with the introduction of “green” technology in the electricity network, Oracle provides its view of the changes for consideration. More specifically, it examines the drivers of change, along with the requirements that include smart grid as well as energy resources and data distribution.
Shanghai Houtan Park: Landscape as a Living System Read more about Shanghai Houtan Park: Landscape as a Living System Houtan Park in the City of Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, demonstrates a living system where ecological infrastructure can provide multiple services for society and nature. This presentation provides an overview of the project, including details on design strategy. The environmental, social, and economic benefits derived from the project are also discussed.