Housing in Southern Africa June 2016

Energy Efficiency

Green building conference The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) has attracted five internationally acclaimed leaders on sustainability to speak at its upcoming conference in Sandton, Johannesburg, 26-28 July.

C EO Brian Wilkinson says, “We know time is not on our side. Climate scientists have told us this is the decade to take decisive ac- tion. Small steps won’t get us where we need to go.” “Now is the time for bold leader- ship focused on purpose and on collaborative communities and cit- ies, and it’s time for innovative and disruptive technology. We have to unite with one common purpose – to build a better world now, so we have chosen this as the theme for the 2016 convention.” The keynote speakers include: John Elkington, author of over 30 ground-breaking books includ- ing – The Zeronauts: Breaking the Sustainability Barrier. Elkington works with large corporations, the finance and investment community, industry bodies, media, academia, government, innovators and entre- preneurs across the globe. He has been described as a true green busi- ness guru and a dean of the corporate responsibility movement. Medical doctor, analytical psy- chologist, psychiatrist and former Springbok, Dr Ian McCallum, is a specialist wilderness guide as well as a director of the Wilderness Foun- dation. His award-winning book, Ecological Intelligence, Rediscovering Ourselves in Nature , addresses the in- terconnectedness of all living things

ers around the world. His expertise in international climate policy and strategy drives the Leadership Corps with data-driven engagement across multiple sectors. Business Development Manager for Tesla Energy, South Africa, Evan Rice, has over the past decade been active in energy across both the pub- lic and private sectors. Most recently he headed up GreenCape, an agency set up to support the accelerated development of an investment in the renewable energy and clean tech sec- tors in South Africa. CEO of the World Green Build- ing Council, Terri Willis, previously headed the C40 Cities Climate Leader- ship Group, a network of the world’s megacities committed to addressing climate change, and served as the London City Director for the Clinton Climate Initiative. “It is these inspiring green lumi- naries that Green Building Conven- tion delegates can look forward to gaining insights fromand interacting with. In their experience and ideas lie the solutions; some outrageous and some extremely simple, but all revolutionary in their power to affect

and ultimately, the survival of the human animal. Paul Clements-Hunt, former head of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Ini- tiative and founding board member of the United Nations-backed Prin- ciples for Responsible Investment, has worked with some of the world’s largest institutional investors. He has worked across business, investment, international affairs and the media to promote sustainable finance and responsible investment. Urban designer and author, Jeff Speck, advocates internationally for smart growth and sustainable design. Speck was the former director of design at the National Endowment for the Arts. As the overseer of the Mayor’s Institute on City Design, he has helped many American mayors overcome city planning challenges. Speck has dedicated his career to determining the one key factor which makes cities thrive – walkability. Mario Molina, who is responsible for the design, strategic goals and engagement programmes for the Climate Reality Leadership Corps in the USA and abroad, has spear- headed training for over 4 000 lead-

June 2016