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A Sustainable Future:
Design as a driver for sustainability ð ðŋ
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âĄïļ OVERVIEW:
Design3 isnât just about web3. Itâs about bringing new, necessary thinking, ideas and mindsets to the practice of Design and Innovation for the benefit for people, profit and of course, planet.
ðĨĄ KEY TAKEAWAYS:
In this Lecture, you will learn:
1.Insight into the new âCarbon Method Frameworkâ.
2.What investors are looking for when in comes to sustainable ventures.
3.What it means to be a B Corp and socially responsible.
4.How Design is essential to web3 sustainability start-ups.
5.A wider view on sustainability - societal, ethical and âvalueâ based on web3 principles and offerings.
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This lecture is ideal for you if youâre:
A Product, UX or UI Designer
Interested in creating AI Products & tools
Interested in futures and innovation
Meet our Panelists
Tariq is the Founder of Polynate, a multidisciplinary consultancy dedicated to helping founders build regenerative businesses that restore our planet. Polynate provides on-demand access to mission-aligned talent across strategy, finance, brand and growth. Our mission is to help regenerative innovators build Earth's most valued businesses.
Tariq's climate experience includes leading the strategy function at Land Life Company, a leading innovator in nature restoration that leverages artificial intelligence, drones and remote sensing to restore nature at scale. He is also an advisor to Palmear, a precision agriculture company that leverages bioacoustics & AI to perform pest detection in trees. Tariq is an active angel investor in early-stage climate companies and works closely with founders and venture funds across the sector.
Prior to founding Polynate, Tariq held roles at Google, Strategy&, Deloitte and Intel. He holds a degree in Computer Science & Business Studies from Warwick Business School and is currently based in Lisbon, Portugal
Kate is Head of Design at Mattereum a Web3 start up with the purpose to eradicate mistrust from global E-commerce so that nothing ever needs to go to landfill again. We are the ONLY digital certification system that enables legally guaranteed assurances to buyers and sellers of goods - these digital certificates enable fearless buying decisions to power the Circular Economy movement and support the climate crisis.
Kate is a Design Manager with 13 years of experience in software design. She started out in interactive art playing with electronics and sensors, went into curation of a phygital design talk series at the V&A museum for 4 years. Whilst here she had an 8 years stint as a freelance design consultant across banking and design agencies before spending 3 years working on a creative ad tool that got internally acquired at Facebook now Meta.
Kate is a Design Coach and founder of Reality Prototyping coaching 100âs of designers from the likeâs of Google and Figma.
Marius is a passionate advocate for sustainable design and social responsibility. As the Director of Socially Responsible Recruitment, Marius has led his team to challenge the status quo and make a real difference in the recruitment industry. SR2 is the second-highest ranked B-Corp recruitment agency in the UK and donates 5% of its profits to charity. SR2 has successfully recruited top talent across different tech markets in the UK, Europe, and the US, both on a permanent and contract basis.
Beyond his professional career, Marius is an avid outdoor enthusiast, traveller, runner. He draws inspiration from sustainability pioneers such as Yvon Chouinard, and is passionate about incorporating sustainability into the corporate world. Marius has worked with a diverse range of businesses to help them become more sustainable, and has organized and participated in events related to sustainable cloud and the impact of computing on the environment.
Amardeep and Gurmit Shakhon, better known as 'The Brothers...'! With a string of prestigious awards under their belts, these two creative leaders are the brains behind Bros&Co - the spearhead sustainable design consultancy that's taking the industry by storm.
Their passion for making a positive impact has taken them on a globe-trotting adventure, helping organizations across the world to become customer-centric and sustainable. But that's not all - their latest game-changing invention, the Carbon Method, has shaken up the design world by allowing designers to quantify the carbon impact of their solutions before the product even exists.
Get ready to be blown away by their innovation and creativity as they continue to change the game in the world of design.
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