Top authors, innovators and leaders from around the world will launch The Blue Economy during the World Congress for Zero Initiatives from Sept. 13-17, 2010, at the Hawaii Convention Center. Keynote speakers will include: Professor Gunter Pauli, founder of ZERI (Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives); Tomoyo Nonaka, former CEO of Sanyo; His Excellency Lyonpo Thakur S. Powdyel, the honorable minister of education, Royal Government of Bhutan; and Nainoa Thompson, executive director of the Polynesian Voyaging Society.
The World Congress for Zero Initiatives is also offering a new rate of $ 70 for those who can only attend the plenary luncheons. Registration is now available for the luncheons, daily rates and full event. To register, visit http://zeroemissionshawaii.org.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
PROFESSOR GUNTER PAULI
Author, innovator, founder of ZERI (Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives)
Gunter Pauli (1956) obtained his masters in business administration from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France. His entrepreneurial activities span business, culture, science, politics and the environment. Under his leadership, a small European company pioneered an ecological factory. He founded the "Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives" (ZERI) at the United Nations University in Tokyo, and subsequently established The Global ZERI Network, redesigning production and consumption into clusters of industries inspired by natural systems. He is dedicated to design and implement a society and industries, which respond to peoples needs using what we have. Fluent in seven languages, and having lived on four continents, he is a world citizen. He has written sixteen books, which have been printed in 27 languages and 36 fables bringing science and emotions to children. Over 17 million copies have been distributed worldwide. A few of his fables are available in over 100 languages. He is the author of a new book soon to be released entitled "The Blue Economy" and key note speaker for The World Congress on Zero Emissions Initiatives.
TOMOYO NONAKA
Chairman GAIA Initiative
Former CEO of Sanyo
Beginning in 1979, Ms. Nonaka was a newscaster and anchorwoman for NHK, the national TV station in Japan. Her main programs at NHK included 'Weekly Abroad', 'Sports and News', 'Sunday Sports Special' and others. From 1993 to 1997, she was the anchorwoman for the popular business program 'World Business Satellite' at TV Tokyo. In addition to activities as a journalist, she has been member for many Japanese government committees for Cabinet Office, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
In 2002, she became an outside director of the board for Sanyo Electric. In 2005, she became chairperson and CEO for Sanyo Electric. Upon her taking chairperson position, she created the new corporation vision 'Think Gaia' and started to restructure many business divisions under the new vision for Sanyo to become a leading company to solve environmental problems with its technology. She created a three-year Evolution Plan aimed at reorganizing the business portfolio and improving the corporate financial structure and conditions.
Furthermore, she has been adviser and a member of the board of directors for many large Japanese corporations such as Asahi Breweries, Sumitomo Corporation, NTT Docomo, Nikko Citigroup, and Unisys, Japan.
HIS EXCELLENCY, THE HONORABLE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, LYONPO THAKUR S. POWDYEL
Royal Government of Bhutan
Thakur Singh Powdyel is the Education Minister. Thakur Singh Powdyel graduated with a Masters degree in English from North Hills University in Shillong, India. He earned his PGCE from the Institute of Education, University of London in the United Kingdom. He started his career as a teacher. He has served as a lecturer and Vice Principal of Sherubtse College in Kanglung and Director of the Centre for Education Research. He was a visiting Professor to the Graduates School of Asian and African Studies at the Kyoto University in Japan. Thakur Singh Powdyel was elected from Dorokha-Tading constituency in Samtse.
In 1972, Bhutan adopted "Gross National Happiness" (GNH) as its guiding principle for integrating sustainable development with environmental conservation and preservation of the country's ancient culture and traditions. The prime minister of Bhutan recently launched an initiative to introduce GNH principles into the educational system at every level.
"Educating for Gross National Happiness is an idea whose time has truly come. To this end, the workshop brought together thinkers and practitioners of holistic education, eco-literacy, sustainable development, media, film, social work, environment from around the world to work with our Bhutanese educators, GNH-thinkers and youth over a six-day period. The workshop provided a wonderful opportunity to all stakeholders to return to the basics of education which are no different from the basics of a GNH-way of life."
NAINOA THOMPSON
Executive Director, Polynesian Voyaging Society
Native Hawaiian Master Navigator
Nainoa Thompson is a Native Hawaiian navigator and the executive director of the Polynesian Voyaging Society. He is best known as the first Hawaiian to practice the ancient Polynesian art of navigation since the 14th century, having navigated two double-hulled canoes (the Hokulea and the Hawaiiloa) from Hawaii to other island nations in Polynesia without the aid of instruments. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Thompson graduated from Punahou School in 1972 and earned a BA in Ocean Science in 1986 from the University of Hawai`i. Thompson was trained by master navigator Mau Piailug from the island of Satawal and assisted him on the first voyage of the Hokulea in 1976. His first solo voyage was from Hawaii to Tahiti in 1980. Since then, Thompson has been the lead navigator on the subsequent voyages of Hokulea, including the Voyage of Rediscovery from 1985 to 1987. On March 18, 2007, Thompson and four other native Hawaiian navigators were inducted into pwo as master navigators. The ceremony was conducted by Piailug on Satawal.
Key sponsors and exhibitors include: CT&T America, the worlds largest producer of electrical vehicles; ANA All Nippon Airways, First Wind, Blue Planet Foundation, Enterprise Holdings: Enterprise Rent-a-Car, National, Alamo and We Car, Hawaiian Electric Company, Hawaii Business Magazine, Pacific Biodiesel Inc., Puna Geothermal Venture, Sopogy, University of Hawaii and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Find additional information about the conference and register at: http://zeroemissionshawaii.org; http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-World-Congress-on-Zero-Emissions-Initiatives; http://twitter.com/zeroemissionsHI.
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