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Climate change is not optional – all boards will need to step up.
This event was originally planned as a face to face event. We are pleased to advise that Tim Jarvis is now available to speak to members via video-conferencing. This event is complimentary to IoD members.
The climate crisis, with rising sea levels, more frequent extreme weather events and apocalyptic fires, is one of the most important issues of our times. Urgency to take action is intensifying and Boards have a critical role to play in responding to climate-related issues.
We are delighted to have Tim Jarvis, author, film maker, environmental scientist, public speaker and adventurer, join us via video-conferencing from Australia for this webcast. Tim is committed to finding pragmatic solutions to major environmental issues related to climate change and biodiversity loss. He uses his public speaking engagements, films and books about his expeditions/work to progress thinking in these areas.
Tim Jarvis AM is an environmental scientist, author, adventurer and public speaker with Masters degrees in environmental science and environmental law. He is committed to finding pragmatic solutions to major environmental issues related to climate change and biodiversity loss. He uses his public speaking engagements, films and books about his expeditions/work to progress thinking in these areas. A Senior Associate of global engineering firm Arup, Tim is also sustainability adviser to leading organisations within the Australian insurance and housing strata management industries as well as on multilateral aid projects in developing countries for organisations including the World Bank and Asian Development Bank. He is brand ambassador for outdoor gear company Kathmandu.
Tim has undertaken unsupported expeditions to the world’s most remote regions, and has a long history of working with sponsors and the media. After over two decades of polar travel and work as an environmental scientist, Tim is a well-known public speaker, applying the lessons he has learned throughout his various expeditions to talk about leadership, problem solving, teamwork, change management and goal setting in an organisational context.
Tim was conferred a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to environment, community and exploration in the 2010 Australian honours list and was made a Fellow of the Yale World Fellows Program 2009 for his international leadership in the field of environmental sustainability. He received the Sydney Institute of Marine Science’s Emerald award 2013 for services to the environment and the Royal Institute of Navigation’s Certificate of Achievement as Expedition Leader of the Shackleton Epic Expedition, and was voted Classic Boat Magazine’s Person of the Year 2014. Tim is head of the adventure advisory panel of the Australian Geographic Society and sits on the Society’s advisory board, and is the current explorer in residence at the Australian Museum. In November 2014 Tim was made Global Ambassador to international sustainability NGO WWF. Read more
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Sharynn Johnson
Canterbury Branch Manager
+64 3 968 6468
canterbury.branch@iod.org.nz
The Canterbury Branch acknowledges the generous support of
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