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GROWTH OR SUSTAINABILITY?
Defining, Measuring and Achieving Prosperity

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Friday

GETTING THE FACTS RIGHT ON SUSTAINABILITY, NEW ANGLES TO SUSTAINABILITY and NEW CONCEPTS OF PROSPERITY

THE GROUNDING KEYNOTE - Sylvia Karlsson

What is the problem? What are the issues, the overarching sustainability challenges. What are we confronted with in our balancing act between growth and sustainability. The first definitions of true prosperity.

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THREE ANGLES TO SUSTAINABILITY

Moderator: Shoghi Emerson

Three flash presentations expanding the concept of sustainability introducing three new angles:

Rebecca Mesbah - the social challenge, local and global sustainability through gender

balance, Download the presentation clicking here

Shervin Setareh - achieving sustainability through cross sector consultation and

collaboration, Download the presentation clicking here

Yves Garenne - measuring un-sustainability reporting and the risks of un-sustainability

THE SUSTAINABILITY ISLANDS CONVERSATIONS

Click here to download the summary sheet of some of the conversations that were held around participants' questions, issues and ideas.

THE CONCEPT OF PROSPERITY

Two presentations offering new perspectives on the concept of true prosperity:

Stephen Karnik - The human perspective: defining true prosperity, spiritual development.

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John Patterson - The business perspective: what are the necessary principles or strategies for “favouring the future” in society offering new ideas of how we should shape the current and future world economic order.

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Read here the article describing this session

WALK THE TALK

An outdoor activity to allow you to enjoy the forest surrounding Depoort and the people around you: walking, talking, learning in a more "natural" environment.

Entertained and challenged hearing some of the projects that participants are taking forward, putting into practice EBBF's core values.

Click here to see A few of the promoted projects

Followed by an EVENING GALA of musical entertainment from Portugal to Brazil, Spain and the Altai Mountains, passing through Finland.

Saturday

OFFERING SOLUTIONS, NEW APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIOURS

INTRODUCING SOLUTIONS KEYNOTE: Arthur Dahl

Reflecting the current status, browsing through the new perspectives and then offering ways forward to reach true prosperity.

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THREE PATHS TO A SUSTAINABLE WORLD

Moderator: Mahmud Samandari

Three talks that bring out the diversity of views and opinions of how to make the world a more sustainable place. Short presentations focusing on getting practical coming from three different backgrounds:

Tannaz Grant - The individual perspective: detachment, what is enough and what does it mean. Download the presentation clicking here

Doug Henck - The business perspective: selling less or creating a sustainable growth model, introducing the principle of trustworthiness. Download the presentation clicking here

Gordon Naylor - The community perspective: the oneness of humankind, for the love of the future humankind.

TWELVE WORKSHOPS AND BREAKOUT SESSIONS

1. Alain Gauthier - Developing Generative Change Leaders Across sectors: An Exploration of Integral Approaches.

Discussing the key findings of a global study of vanguard leadership development

programs for emerging and senior leaders in civil society, business and the public sector. Download the presentation clicking here, and a supporting article clicking here

2. Read the article on Victoria Thoresen's workshop on sustainable consumption

KEYNOTE: Augusto Lopez Claros

The Future World Economy: The Shape of Things to Come

You can also view an extract from the talk that Augusto gave at the European Business Forum where he presented together with Jean Claude Trichet (President European Central Bank) - clicking on the title of the talk "The EU Needs a New Business Model".