Climate, biodiversity, resources, technology and the economy are deeply interconnected. Explore why today's challenges cannot be solved in isolation, the importance of an evidence based approach and what resilience really requires.
This Kōrero requires a separate ticket. Doors open at 5:30pm for an hour of mingling, drinks and our famous Wao platters — wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks will be available for purchase (card only) at the Rippon bar. Be sure to come early to have an opportunity to view Photographer Camilla Rutherford's powerful exhibition exploring Vietnam's waste villages, revealing the hidden human cost of our global recycling system.
The main conversation kicks off promptly at 6:30pm.
Cost: $15.00
Better Business Day Passholders receive a $5 discount to attend this evening kōrero - purchase as a ticket add-on via Humantix after selecting your day pass to receive the discount.
Climate change. Biodiversity loss. Resource constraints. Plastics pollution. Artificial intelligence. Economic uncertainty. Declining trust. These are often treated as separate challenges, yet they are increasingly interacting in ways that amplify one another and create new forms of complexity.
Join our speakers for a wide-ranging conversation exploring the interconnected forces shaping our future. Drawing on expertise in systems thinking, critical minerals and resource development, environmental toxicology, nature and biodiversity, technology, and science communication, the panel will examine why many of today's challenges cannot be understood, or solved, in isolation and the importance of a science led, evidence based approach to doing so.
This is an invitation to step back, look at the bigger picture, and consider what it will take to build resilient communities, economies and ecosystems in an interconnected world.
YOUR SPEAKERS
Peter Griffin is New Zealand's leading technology journalist, serving as BusinessDesk's primary tech correspondent, a columnist, and podcast host. He covers the intersection of technology, business, science and innovation.
Lecturer in Climate Change at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington
Nature & Climate Change Specialist
Emeritus Professor of Toxicology, DSc, PhD, FRCPath at University of Canterbury
Professor of Geography and International Development at Massy University