I have the distinct pleasure of speaking on business and sustainability at the Scotland Food & Drink AGM in Perth on 24th February.
The presentation, entitled 'Trees, Haggis & Babies' takes a quick whizz through my early days auditing forest management in Asia, helping Macsween create its sustainability reports and co-founding Totseat, the company that makes the world leading fabric highchair 'babies who lunch'.
See www.scotlandfoodanddrink.org
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Don't Fight the Power, Like the Power
Expert panel uses film clips to explore a smart networked, low carbon energy future for Scotland
The Fintry Renewable Show, FRESH 2012, is playing host on March 9th to the entertaining debating format Moving Conversations. ‘Power to the People – the citizen and energy independence’ brings together ice cream and wind power magnate, Maitland Mackie, localism activist and Chair of the Forestry Commission, Pam Warhurst, land ownership campaigner, Andy Wightman and renewable energy entrepreneur, Max Carcas. Each will come armed with an entertaining clip from the Scottish Screen Archive with which they will try to convince the audience of the strength of their arguments.
FRESH 2012 organiser Kelly McIntyre said:
“While renewable energy is a serious subject, the village of Fintry wishes to celebrate the success and potential of low carbon technologies. Hence FRESH, our third renewable energy show, will offer a wide array of talks, exhibitions, workshops, food, crafts and fun. Moving Conversations is the centrepiece of our events schedule and with the line-up of experts, allied to some intriguing film clips, we can guarantee a fantastic wide-ranging debate on Scotland’s energy future. Don’t fight the power, like the power!”
The Moving Conversations debate is set to explore the future of energy generation and use in Scotland. Its particular focus will be on the potential for individuals and households to generate more of their own energy and control that which they use. A key question will be if we can look forward to energy independence for the citizen, regardless of the political backdrop. To fuel the debate, each panellist will show a clip that they have chosen from the Scottish Screen Archive, the national audiovisual collection, managed by the National Libraries of Scotland.
Organised by the Fintry Development Trust, FRESH 2012, takes place over the 9th and 10th March in and around the village of Fintry in Stirlingshire. As well as talks, the festival includes demonstrations of micro-renewable power technologies, visits to domestic installations, a local food and crafts market, kids’ activities and trips around the local Earlsburn wind farm. For more information visit www.fintrydt.org.uk
Moving Conversations is from 2.30-4pm on 9th March in Menzies Hall, Main Street, Fintry. The event is free to attend.
The Fintry Renewable Show, FRESH 2012, is playing host on March 9th to the entertaining debating format Moving Conversations. ‘Power to the People – the citizen and energy independence’ brings together ice cream and wind power magnate, Maitland Mackie, localism activist and Chair of the Forestry Commission, Pam Warhurst, land ownership campaigner, Andy Wightman and renewable energy entrepreneur, Max Carcas. Each will come armed with an entertaining clip from the Scottish Screen Archive with which they will try to convince the audience of the strength of their arguments.
FRESH 2012 organiser Kelly McIntyre said:
“While renewable energy is a serious subject, the village of Fintry wishes to celebrate the success and potential of low carbon technologies. Hence FRESH, our third renewable energy show, will offer a wide array of talks, exhibitions, workshops, food, crafts and fun. Moving Conversations is the centrepiece of our events schedule and with the line-up of experts, allied to some intriguing film clips, we can guarantee a fantastic wide-ranging debate on Scotland’s energy future. Don’t fight the power, like the power!”
The Moving Conversations debate is set to explore the future of energy generation and use in Scotland. Its particular focus will be on the potential for individuals and households to generate more of their own energy and control that which they use. A key question will be if we can look forward to energy independence for the citizen, regardless of the political backdrop. To fuel the debate, each panellist will show a clip that they have chosen from the Scottish Screen Archive, the national audiovisual collection, managed by the National Libraries of Scotland.
Organised by the Fintry Development Trust, FRESH 2012, takes place over the 9th and 10th March in and around the village of Fintry in Stirlingshire. As well as talks, the festival includes demonstrations of micro-renewable power technologies, visits to domestic installations, a local food and crafts market, kids’ activities and trips around the local Earlsburn wind farm. For more information visit www.fintrydt.org.uk
Moving Conversations is from 2.30-4pm on 9th March in Menzies Hall, Main Street, Fintry. The event is free to attend.
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