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The Hay Festival Greenprint Forum
Earth, Wind, Fire & Water
Event 1 • Thursday 21 May 2009, 1pm–6.30pm • Venue: Sony Screen
Full day ticket to 4 sessions (events [2], [3], [4] and [5])
The situation facing our planet will not be solved through a one-size-fits-all approach. This series of conversations addresses global
change, cultural imagination, sustainable practice and the fusion of indigenous and traditional cultures and progressive science.
The Forum will be introduced by Walter Erdelen, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences UNESCO.
This ticket includes entry to:
Event [2] Robin Todd, Rosie Boycott and Patrick Mulvany
Event [3] Khalid Koser, Sue Miller and Chikondi Mpokosa
Event [4] David Mackay, John Ashton, Malini Mehra and Anthony Giddens
Event [5] David Tickner, Homero Aridjis, Lyla Mehta and Daniela Schmidt
These events are also available to book separately.
In collaboration with UNESCO and supported by A&B Cymru and a man who is not funny with glasses
Robin Todd, Rosie Boycott and Patrick Mulvany
Earth – A Secure Food Supply
Event 2 • Thursday 21 May 2009, 1pm • Venue: Sony Screen
How can we provide a sustainable food supply sufficient to meet the needs of a growing population facing climate change? Robin Todd, Trustee of Concern Universal, Patrick Mulvany, Chair of the UK Food Group, and journalist, smallholder and Chair of London Food, Rosie Boycott.
In collaboration with UNESCO
Khalid Koser, Sue Miller and Chikondi Mpokosa
Wind – Adapting to Change
Event 3 • Thursday 21 May 2009, 2.30pm • Venue: Sony Screen
How do communities adapt to change and migration? Khalid Koser from the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Sue Miller, Baroness of Chilthorne Dorner, Member, UNESCO North Devon's Biosphere Reserve Partnership, and Chikondi Mpokosa, Oxfam’s Global Education Advisor.
In collaboration with UNESCO
David Mackay, Jane Davidson AM, Malini Mehra and Anthony Giddens
Fire – Securing Energy Supplies
Event 4 • Thursday 21 May 2009, 4pm • Venue: Sony Screen
What are the implications of climate change on energy supply and security? Founder and CEO of Centre for Social Markets Malini Mehra, Jane Davidson AM, David Mackay, author of Sustainable Energy, and Anthony Giddens, author of The Politics of Climate Change.
In collaboration with UNESCO
David Tickner, Homero Aridjis, Lyla Mehta and Daniela Schmidt
Water – The Basics of Life
Event 5 • Thursday 21 May 2009, 5.30pm • Venue: Sony Screen
How will climate change affect biodiversity and the way we manage freshwater supplies and the oceans as a resource? David Tickner, Head of WWF’s Freshwater Programme, Homero Aridjis, poet, Head of the Group of 100 and Mexico's Ambassador to UNESCO, Lyla Mehta of the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, and Daniela Schmidt, Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Bristol.
In collaboration with UNESCO
Jill Evans MEP, Lisa Stevens, Kay Swinburne, John Bufton, Alan Butt Philip
European Election Question Time
Event 6 • Thursday 21 May 2009, 7.30pm • Venue: Oxfam Studio
Peter Florence chairs a hustings for the leading candidates (Plaid Cymru, Labour, Conservative, UKIP and Lib Dem) for the four Welsh seats voted for on 4 June. Questions welcome in advance via hayfestival.com/forum/europe.
Entry to this event is free, but you must book a ticket. There will be a collection for charity at the event.
Supported by The European Movement