James (Chip) Cottrell

The International Resilience and Sustainability Partnership (inRES AISBL) is an international non-profit organisation. Over the past two centuries humanity has transformed life on earth radically: world population grew seven-fold while human longevity doubled; humanity was able to leapfrog technological and economic development and is now globalised and hyperconnected. However these achievements though came at a high price, with many disconnected from ourselves, from local social structures and from the environment. We lost touch and forgot that our economies and communities were integrated with the natural environment, the very place where we live and grow. If we continue living in the way gradually developed over the last 200 years, we will put an existential threat to human civilisation. At inRES, we aim to test large-scale living space solutions that are integrated in our social and environmental ecosystems. We are convinced that for humanity to develop, we need to collectively build our capacities as individuals, as a community and as a biosphere to deal with the changes we caused. Our primary geographical focus is Africa. We plan to utilise science and technology, tribal wisdom and local skills to develop self-sufficient habitats that provide energy, food and water and reconnect humanity to environment, society and self. It is our belief that global sustainability can indeed be achieved by building resilient local habitats that can then be scaled. To address the current environmental challenges, we need to stimulate a shift towards a transformation in the way we live and build. inRES provides leadership in experimentation, local community engagement and institutional changes as the answer to our global environmental challenges.

eGovlab is the centre for excellence in eGovernance within the Stockholm University, Department of Computer and Systems Science, DSV. We focus on driving European and international research collaborations for research and development in the area of IT in the Public Sector. eGovlab is built upon the Triple Helix Model – innovation collaboration between businesses, the public sector and academia to research and develop prototype technologies and methodologies, for an impact on inclusive governance.

The International Resilience and Sustainability Partnership (inRES AISBL) is an international non-profit organisation. Over the past two centuries humanity has transformed life on earth radically: world population grew seven-fold while human longevity doubled; humanity was able to leapfrog technological and economic development and is now globalised and hyperconnected. However these achievements though came at a high price, with many disconnected from ourselves, from local social structures and from the environment. We lost touch and forgot that our economies and communities were integrated with the natural environment, the very place where we live and grow. If we continue living in the way gradually developed over the last 200 years, we will put an existential threat to human civilisation. At inRES, we aim to test large-scale living space solutions that are integrated in our social and environmental ecosystems. We are convinced that for humanity to develop, we need to collectively build our capacities as individuals, as a community and as a biosphere to deal with the changes we caused. Our primary geographical focus is Africa. We plan to utilise science and technology, tribal wisdom and local skills to develop self-sufficient habitats that provide energy, food and water and reconnect humanity to environment, society and self. It is our belief that global sustainability can indeed be achieved by building resilient local habitats that can then be scaled. To address the current environmental challenges, we need to stimulate a shift towards a transformation in the way we live and build. inRES provides leadership in experimentation, local community engagement and institutional changes as the answer to our global environmental challenges.

Allen & Associates provides comprehensive capital advisory services to a diverse clientele of international institutional investors, corporations, and private clients. We support clients throughout their growth journey, from early-stage ventures to established global corporations, by offering expert guidance on capital strategy development, mergers and acquisitions, and due diligence.

eGovlab is the centre for excellence in eGovernance within the Stockholm University, Department of Computer and Systems Science, DSV. We focus on driving European and international research collaborations for research and development in the area of IT in the Public Sector. eGovlab is built upon the Triple Helix Model – innovation collaboration between businesses, the public sector and academia to research and develop prototype technologies and methodologies, for an impact on inclusive governance.

he B Team is a global collective of business and civil society leaders working to create new norms of corporate leadership today, for a better tomorrow. Together, these leaders strive to hold themselves and their peers accountable for measuring business success not only by financial performance, but also for the benefit of future generations. The B Team was co-founded by Sir Richard Branson and Jochen Zeitz. The B Team is chaired by Jesper Brodin and its leaders include Ajay Banga, Ester Baiget, Oliver Bäte, Marc Benioff, Sharan Burrow, Kathy Calvin, Emmanuel Faber, Christiana Figueres, Mats Granryd, André Hoffmann, Arianna Huffington, Van Jones, Sir Mo Ibrahim, Ilham Kadri, Joseph D. Kenner, Isabelle Kocher, Guilherme Leal, Andrew Liveris, Hiro Mizuno, Juan Carlos Mora, Jacqueline Novogratz, Paul Polman, Jean Oelwang, Torben Möger Pedersen, Mary Robinson, Hamdi Ulukaya, Zhang Yue and Professor Muhammad Yunus.

he B Team is a global collective of business and civil society leaders working to create new norms of corporate leadership today, for a better tomorrow. Together, these leaders strive to hold themselves and their peers accountable for measuring business success not only by financial performance, but also for the benefit of future generations. The B Team was co-founded by Sir Richard Branson and Jochen Zeitz. The B Team is chaired by Jesper Brodin and its leaders include Ajay Banga, Ester Baiget, Oliver Bäte, Marc Benioff, Sharan Burrow, Kathy Calvin, Emmanuel Faber, Christiana Figueres, Mats Granryd, André Hoffmann, Arianna Huffington, Van Jones, Sir Mo Ibrahim, Ilham Kadri, Joseph D. Kenner, Isabelle Kocher, Guilherme Leal, Andrew Liveris, Hiro Mizuno, Juan Carlos Mora, Jacqueline Novogratz, Paul Polman, Jean Oelwang, Torben Möger Pedersen, Mary Robinson, Hamdi Ulukaya, Zhang Yue and Professor Muhammad Yunus.