Volans Keynote
Volans Keynote offers world-class speakers on a wide range of topics related to the business of social innovation and the development of scalable solutions to global challenges. We plan to open out the range of speakers and topics over time.
Volans Speaker Profiles
For more information on Volans Keynote, please contact Sam Lakha
Past Speeches
Details of past speeches/presentations are available here.
Upcoming Events
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‘Hidden Social Enterprises’ Launch |
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John Elkington will be among a speaker panel at the launch of this report by Delta Economics and IFF Research looking at the social enterprise sector in the UK. The research isolates the companies within a sample of 2,120 for-profit, growth-oriented entrepreneurs who conform to a broad and a narrow definition of ‘social enterprise’. They are the “Hidden Social Enterprises” in the UK who create economic, social and environmental value simultaneously. The report compares them with “mainstream” enterprises in terms of their economic and social/environmental performance, their motivations and the challenges they face. |
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March 12th 2010. Goodenough College, London, UK. |
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London School of Economics – Sustainability in Practice lecture Series |
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John Elkington will give a public lecture exploring how to adapt to climate change within a new economic framework |
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March 12th 2010. Aldwych, London, UK |
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base (Business And a Sustainable Environment) event |
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John Elkington will participate in a plenary panel event exploring the business case for sustainable development. Other confirmed speakers are Paul Turner, head of sustainable development at Lloyds Banking Group and BITC’s CEO Stephen Howard |
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March 16th, 2010. London, UK |
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Presentation to study tour group from a major financial institution visiting the UK |
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John Elkington will present to a group of senior executive group on the key sustainability challenges for the finance industry, followed by discussion |
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March 18th, 2010. London, UK |
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Volans involvement in Study Tours
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The Social Role of Companies - Sustainable Development Consultancy Event |
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John Elkington will give a keynote presentation on the social role of companies in the context of 2010 being the European Year for the Fight Against Poverty and Social Exclusion |
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March 30th 2010. Lisbon, Portugal |
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Skoll World Forum: Catalyzing Collaboration for Large-scale Change |
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John Elkington, Alejandro Litovsky and Charmian Love will represent Volans at the Forum this year. John will moderate the ‘Climate Change and Societal Demand: Impact on Food Security’ session |
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April 14th – 16th, 2010. Said |
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Business For the Environment (B4E) Global Summit 2010 – in partnership with Global Initiatives |
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John Elkington will chair the opening day plenary on green entrepreneurship in emerging markets |
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April 21st – 23rd, 2010. Korea |
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Bradford University Alumni Weekend |
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John Elkington has been invited to give a guest lecture looking back on his 30+ years of work in the environment and sustainability fields, and then focus on Volans’ ‘The Phoenix Economy’ report which looks at key drivers towards addressing the most pressing global challenges |
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May 15th, 2010. |
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Ethos Institute International Conference and International Forum of Sustainability Leadership |
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John Elkington and Alejandro Litovsky will deliver a unique workshop on Business Strategy and the Biosphere: Scaling Market Solutions to Ecosystem Challenges |
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May 9-14th 2010. Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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