Geoff Cape is blogging from Davos.
Evergreen’s executive director Geoff Cape is blogging from The World Economic Forum.
This is going to be a big year for Evergreen. It is hard to know how to put it into context this early, but I am optimistic for the adventure ahead.
Over the next 15 days I will be attending three special events. My first stop is the mountain village of Davos, Switzerland for the 40th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum. It will be my second visit to this unique gathering of 2,000 people from around the world.
After this, I will return home to Toronto just long enough to change before heading to Washington to accept a National Geographic award for Evergreen Brick Works. From there, I will check in with my dear family and the growing pile on my desk before heading to Vancouver to participate in a Sustainability Forum hosted by Walmart.
My head is spinning just thinking of it all.
After the first four hours in Davos, I feel like a kid in a candy shop. There are a many interesting sessions, panels and presentations. So far, I’ve been to ones on germs and globalization, sustainability and the energy sector, and the “Global Commons,” which focuses on the protection of oceans, air and other valuable resources. Later, I will attend one on sustainable design. On Friday I am scheduled to facilitate a session myself.
I have met some remarkable people so far, and there are endless faces–some recognizable from previous meetings, but others, only from television. I will report back with my thoughts along the way, so stay tuned!
Erin from Communications
Jenn from Communications
Colin from Common Grounds
Aurelia from Operations
Nate from Public Relations
Mel from Development
Michelle from Evergreen Brick Works
Sarah from Learning Grounds
Allison from Evergreen British Columbia
Lisa from Evergreen Brick Works
January 31, 2010 at 9:51 am |
Congratulations Geoff on getting the message out and producing great outcomes.
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