FEEDBACK FROM THE 2017 CONFERENCE
"the speakers were so engaging and was great to meet with
such a wide range of people from across the different sectors".
Delegate
"again, another event packed with innovative research and viable solutions for energy management and designing green environments".
Delegate
"this was a very good event, it highlighted the real need of
bringing together city influencers to deliver sustainable cities
across the UK - Ibex Earth can achieve that".
Delegate
"an enjoyable day all round and delighted to see the Conference
provide a platform that promotes females in STEM careers".
Delegate
"really impressed with the range of talks and the quality of the speakers, it has certainly shown what can be achieved with a little imagination".
Delegate
On Tuesday 28th November we hosted our second annual Creating Sustainable Cities Conference at Europe House, Westminster. The event was sponsored by Imperial College London and University of Portsmouth and included a fantastic lineup of speakers including Forum for the Future, Innovate UK, Future Cities Catapult, Julie's Bicycle, Southend Borough Council, Oxfordshire County Council and University of Essex. You can find out more about the Conference below and view copies of the presentations on the links provided below.
ENERGY
Session One of Creating Sustainable Cities 2017 explored the Future of the UK's Energy Landscape. Hosted by 10:10 Climate Action and with talks from Forum for the Future, Southend Borough Council and Oxfordshire County Council.
Sustainable
CITIES
Session Two looked at how you best engage with a Sustainable City. With the Thomson Reuters Foundation hosting the session, our speakers from Pure Leapfrog, Julie's Bicycle and the University of Portsmouth set out how you can bring together city stakeholders to create more sustainable cities.
Engaging Sustainable
The Benefits of Urban
GREENING
In 2016 one of our most popular sessions was based on urban greening. So we repeated that success with a new lineup of speakers from Imperial College London, University of Essex and Atkins Global. Hosted by the excellent Project Dirt.
INNOVATION
The final session of the afternoon explored the role that urban innovations, new technology and services can play in helping to point our cities and towns towards a more sustainable future. Hosted by Ashden, with speakers from Innovate UK, Future Cities Catapult and Imperial College London.
Driving Sustainable
Special Guest
EMILY PENN
Can cities play a role in helping to reduce the growing environmental threat of plastic pollution? We were delighted to have Emily Penn as our special guest speaker in 2017.