Hitting the Ground Running with the Curator of Pop!Tech

Ok, so we're not officially launched yet (we need some kind of party for that in my opinion), but Huddlemind is already co-hosting our first international speaker, Andrew Zolli.

Zolli is a futurist of note, and has brilliant insights on Ecologically Innovative Capitalism (<<this link is well worth clicking. The best article I've read this year). He discussed how the next billions are to be made in sustainable development for the "bottom of the pyramid". His case-studies are fascinating, and his insights profound.
I think this message will strike a chord with us South Africans struggling with electricity cuts, and our heightened awareness of the scarcity and cost of energy resources.

We jumped at the opportunity to be involved in this (we're teaming up with Business Architects and Symphonia), because the ideas he raises are critically important. We'd like to do more of this kind of work in future.

The talks are in Cape Town, on February 15th at Spier (R600 with breakfast); and February 18th (R800 with 3 course lunch) at the Arabella Sheraton. You can Phone Nicolette on 021 – 913 3507 or send an email to nicolette@symphonia.net if you'd like more info.

Comments

[Maximillian Kaizen]

Brilliant timing! if ever there was a time that the strategic long-term position needs to be looked at in South Africa it's now.

As Andrew Zolli said in the article you referenced Dave, we don't have time to wait around for slow.moving governments - social entrepreneurship's doors have been thrown open to all fast and brave enough to use the (lucrative) opportunities to reshape our world for the better.

We're at a critical nexus point where we either descend into entropy and engulfing darkness, or crash through the challenges and rise into a new economy built on creative capitalism. Think this one is a MUST!