This question-and-answer based online discussion session explores the realities of what works in practice to influence progress on climate change and sustainable development issues with two experienced change makers who will reflect upon direct experience from projects in the UK and across the world.
We will hear from Shivi Dwivedi and Ben Margolis, exploring the approaches that they have found most effective to date in their work to engage businesses, communities and young people. We will also explore their personal career journeys and how to develop personally and professionally as a change-maker for sustainability in any setting.
The session forms part of the DMU module ‘Leading Change for Sustainability’ within DMU’s Masters programme on Energy and Sustainable Development with the discussion led by DMU’s Dr Andrew Reeves. The event is open to all and organised through DMU’s role as chair of the East Midlands Regional Centre of Expertise in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and as part of our commitments to providing ESD opportunities for our students, staff and wider community.
Speaker information:
Shivi Dwivedi leads on Youth Engagement for the Climate Change High-Level Champions international initiative which aims to mobilise societal and civic engagement with the climate agenda. Shivi has longstanding experience of sustainability leadership working with businesses and communities across the globe, including her last role with Leaders’ Quest (LQ), a social enterprise that helps leaders and companies align profit with purpose.
Ben Margolis is an independent campaigns consultant who recently led NGO campaign work at the UN COP international climate talks by the Climate Coalition (the UK’s biggest network of NGOs addressing climate change, comprising 22 million members from participating organisations). Ben has longstanding and wide-ranging experience on climate and sustainability projects, including supporting refugees and asylum seekers as a regional co-ordinator and trustee of the City of Sanctuary network and directly through running a 10 acre permaculture smallholding and retreat centre for refugees and asylum seekers in the Norfolk countryside.
Places can be booked up to 1 hour before the start of the event. Registrants will receive a link to join the session 2 days before the event.
If you have any questions or any special event requirements, please contact the Events Office on eventsoffice@dmu.ac.uk.
We hope you can join us.