Description
Join our expert panel as they tackle one of the greatest challenges facing our political and business leaders: creating a thriving and sustainable economic model that also protects the planet.
The existing global economic system simply isn’t geared up for that as it revolves around creating profit through upscaling production and economies of scale. So how do we change this entrenched position?
It’s a question that our panel, featuring Amir Sharif, Professor of Circular Economy at the University of Bradford, and Henry Sanderson, journalist and author of Volt Rush, will address. They will explore the gap between the current economic system and one that doesn’t damage the environment, the policy shifts needed to make it happen and how long it will take to get there. This issue goes to the very heart of creating a sustainable future for all of us – the stakes couldn’t be higher.
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About the Speakers
Henry Sanderson
Henry Sanderson has covered commodities and mining for the Financial Times in London for the last six years, and has written widely about the resource implications of our move towards clean energy.
Amir Sharif
Amir M. Sharif is the Dean of the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences and Professor of Circular Economy. He joined the university in 2017 as Associate Dean (International and Accreditations), before which he was also the Head of Brunel Business School (at Brunel University London). Prior to this, Amir worked in industry across financial and professional services with deep experience across technology, manufacturing and the public sector. Amir continues to research and teach in the areas of food security, circular economy, operations management, and leadership and has taught in these subject areas across the UK, Europe and internationally.
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