TNEP Conference Speeches and Guest Lectures

The Natural Edge Project has had the pleasure of presenting at a range of conferences in Australia and Internationally, such as;

19 - 20 April 2008 - Invited Delegate, Cheryl Desha

Australia 2020 Summit (Canberra Australia) Cheryl Desha participated in the 2020 Summit as part of the 'Sustainability and Climate Change' topic.

25 - 29 February 2008 - Invited Speaker, Charlie Hargroves

3rd National Water Education Conference (Gold Coast, Australia) On invitation from the Australian Water Association, Charlie hargroves delivered a speech called 'Education in Water Resource Management and Supply to Respond to Climate Change'. (View Slides)

25 - 29 February 2008 - Invited Keynote Speaker, Charlie Hargroves

Water Industry Capacity Development (WICD) Conference 2008 (Gold Coast, Australia) On invitation from the Australian Water Association, Charlie hargroves delivered a speech called 'A strategic approach to embedding sustainable development into engineering education to support the water industry'. (View Slides)

25 - 29 February 2008 - Invited Speech by Charlie Hargroves

Cooperation On Health And Biodiversity, COHAB 2 (Galway, Ireland) On invitation from the COHAB Initiative, Charlie hargroves delivered a speech as part of the 'Business and Ecosystems' workshop on innovation, engineering opportunities and biomimicry.

15 February 2008- Invited Workshop by TNEP

6th Symposium on Accountability, Governance & Performance (Brisbane, Australia) Charlie hargroves and Cheryl Desha facilitated a workshop called, 'Developing Effective Strategies and Policies for Organisational Sustainability', focused on the basic tools and processes needed to facilitate constructive debate on policy formulation, direction setting, and effective implementation strategies for sustainable business practices.

7-9 February 2008 - Invited Delegate, Cheryl Desha

Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, DSDS 2008 (Delhi, India) Cheryl Desha represented the TNEP team as a delegate to DSDS.

12 December 2007 - Invited Workshop by TNEP

International Conference on Engineering Education and Research, iCEER 2007 (Melbourne, Australia) On invitation from the host, Victoria University, TNEP delivered a workshop called 'Elements of Curriculum Renewal to Embed Sustainability into Engineering Education'.

7 December 2007 - Invited Workshop by TNEP

AaeE 2007: Eighteenth Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (Melbourne, Australia) On invitation from the AAEE TNEP delivered a called 'Emerging Engineering Education Curriculum for Sustainable Development'. The workshop highlighted the release of the Energy Transformed online textbook, developed in partnership with CSIRO and the National Framework for Energy Efficiency.

19 October 2007 - Invited Dinner Panel Discussion, Charlie Hargroves

EIANZ 20th Anniversary Gala Ball (Sydney, Australia) The Gala Dinner was a night of entertainment and insight – both a celebration and a serious look at the challenges ahead with renowned champions of the environment; Professor Tor Hundloe AM from Griffith University and Charlie Hargroves from The Natural Edge Project.

26 - 28 September 2007 - Invited Conference Speech by Cheryl Desha

2007 Asia Pacific Healthy Cities Forum, Griffith University Centre for Environment and Population Health (Gold Coast, Australia) On invitation from the Centre for Environment and Population Health, Cheryl Desha delivered a speech to the conference on 'Environmental Climate Change & Impacts on Communities: The Role of Higher Education for Sustainable Cities'.

6 - 9 September 2007 - Invited Conference Speech by Charlie Hargroves

2007 International Urban Design Conference, Gold Coast City Council, (Gold Coast, Australia) On invitation from the Gold Coast City Council, Charlie Hargroves delivered a speech to the conference on 'Engineering Sustainable Solutions for our Urban Cities'.

31 - 3 September 2007 - Invited Conference Speech by Charlie Hargroves

2007 Asia Pacific Cities Summit (APCS), Brisbane City Council, (Brisbane, Australia) Charlie was invited to address the young delegates and contribute to the workshops and discussion as part of the youth program.

7 June 2007 - Invited Presentation by Renee Stephens

Collaboration, Consultation and Communication – Getting it right!’, Australian Green Development Forum (Brisbane, Australia) On invitation from the AGDF, Renee Stephens presented to an audience of built environment design professionals on the topic of sustainable design charrettes.

1 June 2007 - Invited Exhibitor and Presenters, Charlie Hargroves, Mike Smith, Cheryl Desha, Renee Stephens and Peter Stasinopoulos

Greenbuild and Renewable Energy Exhibition - GREX (Sydney, Australia) On invitation from the organisers the team set up a three day exhibition of the TNEP initiatives and the team presented a summary of the flagship projects as part of the presentation program.

29 May 2007 - Keynote Lecture by Cheryl Desha (Paten)

Swinburne University 2007 Learning & Teaching Forum (Melbourne, Australia) Cheryl was the invited keynote speaker to open the forum, where she spoke about ‘Learning to Inspire through Hope for a Sustainable Future'.

15 - 18 April 2007 - Invited Conference Speech by Charlie Hargroves

2007 Engineering Sustainability Conference, Mascaro Sustainability Initiative, University of Pittsburgh, (Pennsylvania, USA) On invitation from the University of Pittsburgh, Charlie Hargroves delivered a speech to the conference on sustainable engineering solutions.

13 April 2007 - Guest Lecture by Charlie Hargroves

Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, (Santa Barbara, USA) On invitation from the Dean of the Bren School, Ernst von Weizsäcker, Charlie Hargroves delivered a student lecture on innovation and sustainable development.

13 April 2007 - Guest Lecture by Charlie Hargroves

Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, (Santa Barbara, USA) On invitation from the Dean of the Bren School, Ernst von Weizsäcker, Charlie Hargroves delivered a student lecture on innovation and sustainable development.

18-21 March 2007 – Conference Presentation by Cheryl Desha (Paten) Alliance for Global Sustainability (AGS) Annual Meeting 2007: Pathways to Our Common Future, hosted by the Technical University of Catalonia (Barcelona , Spain) Cheryl presented a conference paper and poster under the education stream of the conference. The topic of the poster and presentation was ‘A Summary of the ‘Engineering Education for Sustainable Development - Toolkit Of Information & Teaching Material'.

9 February 2007 – Panel Presentation by Cheryl Desha (Paten) Carrick Institute Leadership Forum 2007 (Sydney , Australia) Cheryl was invited by the Carrick Institute to provide the perspective of an ‘Early Career Academic' during a panel session at one of their 2007 leadership events in Sydney. Cheryl gave a short presentation on ‘Opportunities for Early Career Academics to Lead, in Educating for the Future'.

22-24 January 2008 - Invited Delegate, Cheryl Desha

Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, DSDS 2008 (Delhi, India) Cheryl Desha represented the TNEP team as a delegate to DSDS.

24 January 2007 - Guest Lecture by Charlie Hargroves

TERI University, (Delhi, India) On invitation from Associate Professor Arabinda Mishra, Charlie Hargroves delivered a student lecture on innovation and sustainable development.

31-2 November 2006 - Keynote Lecture by Charlie Hargroves

UNESCO International Workshop: Engineering Education for Sustainable Development (Beijing, China) Invitation from UNESCO to deliver keynote in plenary session. Nick Palousis and Charlie Hargroves co-presenting on 'Re-Thinking Sustainable Solutions- Innovation Inspired by Nature.'

5 - 7 September 2006 - Conference Presentation by Nick Palousis

Australian Rangelands Society: 14th Biennial Conference (Renmark, Australia) Nick Palousis delivered a presentation based on the TNEP paper 'Re-Thinking Sustainable Solutions- Innovation Inspired by Nature.'

26 - 28 July 2006 - Keynote Lecture by Charlie Hargroves

Fifth World Technopolis Association (WTA) 5th General Assembly (Brisbane, Australia) Charlie Hargroves was an invited speaker along with Richard Neville in ‘The Future Natural Capital of Smart Cities’ stream of the assembly. (Download Script from Presentation.)

24 - 25 July 2006 - Presentation by Michael Smith

Victorian Department of Primary Industries (Melbourne, Australia) Michael Smith presented on the range of opportunities and strategies for the Beef and Diary industries on behalf of TNEP at the invitation of the Department of Primary Industries for their Animal Production Sciences Division's Annual Staff Workshop, Victoria.

22 - 23 June 2006 - Presentation by Michael Smith

Australian National University Global Change Symposium (Canberra, Australia). Michael Smith presented on the range of projects with which TNEP has been and is currently engaged to address climate change in his presentation, 'TNEP - A Boundary Organisation's Response to the Threat of Climate Change'.

15 - 16 May 2006 - Presentations from TNEP Team

7th National Business Leaders Forum on Sustainable Development (Brisbane, Australia). Nick Palousis delivered a session panel presentation on to business and government representatives on 'Responding to EU Waste Regulation: Stick or Carrot?'. Michael Smith, on behalf of TNEP, was asked to join a panel of Forestry experts including TNEP mentor Greg Bourne, CEO of WWF. Michael presented an overview of TNEP’s research that has revealed exciting opportunities for the Plantation, Timber Products and Paper sector incorporated into the ‘A3P Sustainability Action Plan’.

1 - 14 May 2006

'The Art and Science of Natural Sequence Farming Forum' (Canberra, Australia). Michael Smith organized and facilitated the forum at ANU with Natural Sequence Farming pioneer Peter Andrews, and some of Australia's leading NRM scientists such as Dr John Williams, Professor David Mitchell, Tony Coote, for the 2005 National Innovation Festival. Over 290 people attended. The Natural Edge Project is a partner in the Land Hydration Alliance as part of a significant WaterSmart Australia proposal led by Natural Sequence Farming, Best Results (Aust) Pty Ltd and Southern Cross University. For more details click here.

17 November 2005

CSIRO Greenhouse 2005 International Conference (Melbourne, Australia). TNEP mentor and co-author, Adjunct Professor Alan Pears and TNEP secretariat's paper was accepted at this prestigious international conference, 'Key insights to help achieve Deep Cuts in Greenhouse Gas Emissions, whilst Creating Jobs and a Stronger Economy'. Alan Pears presented on behalf of TNEP at this important event providing an overview of Chapter 17, Profitable Greenhouse Solutions from The Natural Advantage of Nations. Download the PPT.

26-29 September 2005

ASEE/AAEE 4th Global Colloquium on Engineering Education (Sydney, Australia). A joint presentation from Charlie Hargroves, Cheryl Paten and Nick Palousis on 'Making the Profitable Transition Towards Sustainable Business Practice.'

18 - 19 July 2005

EES 2005 – Creating Sustainable Engineering Solutions (Sydney, Australia), TNEP members Michael Smith, Nick Palousis and Charlie Hargroves presented papers at the conference. Charlie's presentation was titled 'Prospering in a Carbon Constrained World' based on a report developed in partnership with the Chicago Climate Exchange and the European Climate Exchange by Natural Capitalism Solutions and The Natural Edge Project, see abstract.

13-15 April 2005

International Dialogue on ‘Providing Leadership for Sustainable Development’, (Beijing, China) TNEP members, Michael Smith and Charlie Hargroves were invited to attend, Michael was unable to attend due to study related commitments however Charlie Hargroves attended along with TNEP mentor Mark Diesendorf.

4-5 April 2005

National Business Leaders Forum on Sustainable Development (Melbourne, Australia) Launch of The Natural Advantage of Nations by the Rt. Hon Sir Ninian Stephen, Former Governor-General 1982-89 (View Speech) with the team from TNEP, Nick Palousis, Michael Smith, Karlson ‘Charlie’ Hargroves and Cheryl Paten.

17 - 19 March 2005

NCIAA 9th Annual Conference (San Diego, USA) The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance. Charlie Hargroves attended and presented the Engineering Sustainable Solutions Program.

2005

Future Summit 2005. Creating a Better World (Sydney, Australia) Delegate Michael Smith. (Read summary from Michael about the event)

 

27-29 October 2004

Engineering Education in Sustainable Development International Conference, (Barcelona, Spain) Delegate and Speaker Cheryl Desha. Paper presentation on the Critical Literacies for Engineers Portfolio, and a panel presentation on the Sudanese Virtual Engineering Library initiative. The paper was subsequently selected for publication in a special edition of the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. (View Conference Conclusions - View Paper)

 

24-25 September 2004

‘An International Workshop on the Role of EWB-USA and the Engineer in Capacity Building for the Developing World' (Denver, Colorado). Discussion panel member Charlie Hargroves.

 

27-29 September 2004

Integrating Appropriate-Sustainable Technology and Service-Learning in Engineering Education (Boulder, Colorado). Keynote presentation by Charlie Hargroves and Nick Palousis.

 

July 2004

Students & Sustainability, (Melbourne, Australia) Workshop facilitated by Michael Smith, 'Natural Advantage of Nations: From Pioneers to Systemic Change'.

26-28 May 2004

Asean Australian Engineering Congress 2004 (Kota Kinabalu Sabah). Keynote presentation by Charlie Hargroves titled ‘Transforming Engineering Education and Practice with Whole Systems Engineering Design’.

 

6-8 May 2004

Future Summit 2004: Creating a Better World (Sydney, Australia) Delegate Michael Smith.

 

July 2003

Students & Sustainability 2003 (Adelaide, Australia). Michael Smith, Plenary Speaker: The Natural Edge Project: A Whole of Society Approach to Sustainable Development. Workshop: Universities and Sustainability

16 – 19 November 2003

International Conference of the Network of Regional Governments For Sustainable Development (Perth, Western Australia). Session presentation by Charlie Hargroves and Michael Smith, ‘Natural Competitive Advantage of Regions: Achieving Regional Competitive Advantage, Attracting Investment, and Encouraging Eco-Innovation through Collaborative Approaches for Sustainable Development’.

(View Abstract)

 

29-30 May 2003

National Business Leaders Forum on Sustainable Development (Melbourne, Australia) Steering Committee Member/Closing Speaker, Charlie Hargroves.

 

2 – 4 December 2002

Australian New Zealand Society of Ecological Economics ANZSEE, (Sydney, Australia). Presentation by Michael Smith, ‘The Natural Edge Project: A Whole of Society Approach to Sustainable Development'.

 

2 – 4 October 2002

The 2nd National Conference of Sustainable Universities, co-organised by The University of Melbourne, RMIT and Monash University, (Melbourne, Australia). Presentation by Charlie Hargroves of the paper – ‘Hargroves, C. and Smith. M (2002) Harnessing External and Internal Drivers for Change, Partnerships for Sustainability to Facilitate Permanent, Change in the University Sector’.

 

16th, August, 2002

National Science Festival (Canberra, Australia) 'A Whole of Society Approach to Sustainable Development .' Session facilitated by TNEP, with speakers including Michael Smith and Karlson Hargroves with TNEP working group member Mia Kelly, Christal George, Dan McKinley and TNEP co-founder James Moody. At this event TNEP introduced its original whole of society approach to sustainable development concept and strategy.

 

7 - 10 October 2001

Tertiary Education Facility Management Association Incorporated Conference (Canberra, Australia) 'Achieving Significant Financial Savings in Universities through Environmental Initiatives'. Conference Paper was presented by TNEP's Michael Smith and TNEP mentor Liam Waldren. The work reported in this paper on the greening of the ANU Research School of Chemistry was awarded one of the three ANU Environmental Achievement Awards for 2001.

 

26 - 28 September 2001

Inaugural National Conference of Sustainable Campuses (Sydney, Australia). 'Australian National University Whole System Approach to Water Management: From Science Buildings to Stormwater to Sullivans Creek'. Conference Paper by TNEP's Research Co-ordinator Michael Smith. Presentation by ANU Green representative David Carpenter and TNEP's Michael Smith. Work such as this resulted in Michael being awarded the individual ANU Environmental Achievement Award for 2001 .