It's all coming together now here at YSW HQ. Have you ever wondered what it's like to be 3 weeks out from a major event, for the team behind the scenes?
Well, I'll share a little insight into the organised chaos... our recently announced ticket packages are going down a storm, our core events Pitch it Green & Embrace Equity are close to capacity (buy tickets and packages now if you want to secure tickets to either of these!!) and we're briefing our speakers & sponsors ready for the week! It's all GO GO GO!
I wanted to share a little more about some of the speakers you can expect to see at the Yorkshire Sustainability Conference happening on 4th and 5th July 2023!
- The untold story of one of the coolest sustainable fashion brands in the UK! Have you heard of
lucy greenwood
? She's the founder of the infamous Lucy & Yak, the popular dungaree brand worn by only the coolest of cool millennials and Gen Z's! What you may not know is that Lucy is in fact a Barnsley girl (like me!) who started this business from her childhood bedroom in 'tarn! She's taken it from an idea in that bedroom, into a ￡22m turnover business dedicated to sustainable fashion! So bloody cool!!!
- Changing the face of food in the UK! Now, this one I love! Do you know
pam warhurst
? I watched Pam's utterly brilliant ted talk one Saturday morning back in February and I was instantly hooked! Pam founded Incredible Edible back in 2008, a community interest group committed to creating community around food. Now, if you've got to know me at all in this process, you'll know I'm OBSESSED with the importance of building and strengthening community. Incredible Edible has grown from a Todmorden town group into an international food community movement, with 1000 groups across the globe! She's utterly ace and you can't help but be hooked when she speaks!
- Leave No One Behind - Mat Zero, a safe and sustainable heating solution for refugees, disaster relief and informal settlements. This talk is going to be something really special!
Sri Ellen Hollema
is the 24 year old founder and inventor of a product that will quite literally change the world for 27+ million people!!!! Sri's invention Mat Zero will not only transform the lives of refugees, it will significantly reduce the carbon footprint produced by the refugee crisis. I'll let her tell you more but this is life transformational stuff!! You'd be mad to miss it!
- There is No Planet B! Okay I know I'm biased and keep saying this is going to be good but THIS IS GOING TO BE REEEEALLY GOOD!
Mike Berners-Lee
is a world renowned expert on the carbon footprint of everything. I caught up with Mike and his talk is going to give you a fundamental overview of where we're at in the climate crisis, and what we HAVE to do now, to solve it. Fundamental societal change is coming - and we have the choice on how we change it!!! This is a must-see!
Right, that's enough from me now - go and get yourself an ice pop, enjoy your weekend and don't forget the sunscreen!
