Paul Hawken to headline inaugural Techies Go Green Live event

Techies Go Green, a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting sustainability within the tech sector and across all businesses, today announces that Paul Hawken will headline its inaugural Techies Go Green Live event at the Guinness Enterprise Centre on 17th October 2024.

It is anticipated that 100 attendees will be at the one-day event, which will explore actionable strategies to help businesses enhance their sustainability practices and reduce carbon footprints.

As part of this, keynote speaker Paul Hawken will share transformative insights on how business and sustainability can coexist effectively. Paul is a renowned environmental activist and economist. As well as founding Project Drawdown and Project Regeneration, he is the author of The Ecology of Commerce.

Other speakers will include Mark Butcher of Posetiv Cloud, Andy Miller of ActiveMind, Mike Townsend of Earthshine, Raquel Noboa of 50 Shades Greener, Sarah Blake of Earthology, John Gladstone of Softcat PLC, and Jenny Latimer of Highgate IT Solutions.

Sessions throughout the day will explore how organisations can develop an industry-specific climate action plan and foster a culture of sustainability. This will see a wide variety of topics discussed such as ethical finance, carbon auditing, data management, circular economics, and sustainability from a legal perspective.

There will also be a hands-on problem-solving challenge and lightning talks with sustainability consultants from solar energy provider UrbanVolt and legal firm Taylor Wessing. Attendees will have the opportunity to set up one-on-one meetings with sustainability consultants to discuss an actionable sustainability plan for their business or workplace.

Speaking about the conference, Michael O’Hara, Co-Founder of Techies Go Green, said: “Techies Go Green Live is a chance to make a year’s worth of progress on your business’s sustainability initiatives in one day. This event is truly a unique opportunity for professionals to make great strides on climate action—which is more pressing than ever due to regulations like the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and future legal requirements.

“We’re privileged to have such a range of sustainability consultants and a wealth of expertise on the day. From responsible data storage to legal perspectives, Techies Go Green Live offers guidance on climate action for businesses that no other sustainability event has presented before.”

For more information and to see the full agenda for Techies Go Green Live, click here. Ticket prices (starting from €60) can be purchased here.

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