John Waters is an electric vehicle pioneer, energy strategy consultant, and engineer and design leader of GM’s EV-1 Electric Car. He is an entrepreneur and business development professional who has experience in enterprise development, strategic planning, and production of engineered products and solutions. He is currently researching and development lightweight, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles. Prior to working as a CEO... read full bio
Jo Fairley began her entrepreneurial journey in 1991 when she co-founded Green & Black's Chocolate, which is now approaching a £100 million a year brand. Jo Fairley left school at 16 and went on to become the UK's youngest-ever magazine editor through perseverance and dedication. Because of the success of Green & Black's, Jo has been able to launch multiple businesses, including Judges Bakery,... read full bio
Josh Dorfman is a green communications expert on a mission to rebrand environmentalism as appealing and attractive. As an environmental author, award-winning television host, national radio host, national spokesperson and CEO, Josh has learned first-hand what really motivates and inspires people to take environmental action. Perhaps best known as the host of Sundance Channel's The Lazy Environmentalist, Josh also executive... read full bio
L. Hunter Lovins, co-creator of the Natural Capitalism idea and president of Natural Capitalism, Inc., collaborates with businesses, governments, and organizations to put this effective strategy for creating sustainable businesses and communities into practice. For the past 30 years, she has been on the cutting edge of environmental thought. In her role as CEO of Strategy, she contributed to the... read full bio
Majora Carter redefined the field of environmental equality, starting in the South Bronx. Now she is leading the local economic development movement across the USA. In 2001, Carter founded Sustainable South Bronx, when few were talking about ""sustainability""- and even fewer in places like The South Bronx. With her inspired ideas and fierce persistence, Carter managed to bring the South... read full bio
The CEO and President of the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator is Matt Petersen (LACI.) By unlocking innovation (such as by incubating top businesses), reshaping markets (such as by developing aspirational alliances), and fostering community, LACI is establishing an inclusive green economy (i.e., inspiring future entrepreneurs). Accelerating transportation electrification, clean energy, and sustainable cities are LACI's three top priorities. He served... read full bio
Maya Penn, an excellent young American businesswoman, philanthropist, animator, and artist, was born on February 10, 2000. She is well known for being the CEO of Maya's Ideas, an impressively young firm that produces eco-friendly clothing. Atlanta-native Maya has always exhibited a remarkable degree of inventiveness and devotion. She is a skilled animator and artist, therefore her skills go beyond the... read full bio
Author of the groundbreaking Review on the Economics of Climate Change and former Chief Economist at the World Bank, Lord Nicholas Stern is currently the Chairman of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government at the London School of Economics. Apart from his position at the Grantham Institute, Lord... read full bio
Peter Thum is a brilliant social entrepreneur whose uncompromising dedication to solving urgent global problems has placed him at the fore of significant change. He has used his entrepreneurial energy as the founder of Ethos Water, CEO of Liberty United, and founder of Fonderie 47 to promote transformative initiatives that solve complicated challenges like clean water access to gun violence. Thum's... read full bio
Robert Bryce is one of America's most prominent energy journalists. A senior fellow with the Center for Energy Policy and the Environment at the Manhattan Institute, he is the author of five books and hundreds of articles. His work on energy and other topics have appeared in dozens of publications, ranging from The Wall Street Journal, to Counterpunch and The... read full bio
Ron Finly grew up in South Los Angeles, Ron Finley set out to plant vegetables off the curbside dirt strips next to his home. Quietly, carefully, and tenderly he started a revolution within the City of Los Angeles. Ron started petitioning with fellow green activists, demanding the right to garden and grow food in their neighborhoods. More than being a... read full bio
Sophia Bush made her first on-screen appearance on the comedy film Van Wilder. Shortly there after, she was seen on several television shows, including Nip/Tuck and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Sophia then landed one of her most known roles, on the then WB show One Tree Hill. The series was ten seasons long, with Bush in 187 episodes. During One... read full bio
Sophia Kianni is a remarkable social entrepreneur and activist who is Iranian-American who has made a big impact on the fight against climate change. She has been at the vanguard of organizing a worldwide network of volunteers to address the pressing issue of climate change as the founder and executive director of Climate Cardinals. She holds the distinction of being... read full bio
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For his efforts to combat wasted food, Tristram Stuart has won the Sophie Prize, an international environmental honor. Tristram has developed into a well-known advocate after the critical acclaim of his first book, The Bloodless Revolution and has worked in a number of nations to help reduce the environmental and social impact of food production. He showed that Western nations waste up... read full bio
Vaclav Smil is an expert on the history of technological innovation. He points out that the energy industry—which includes production, processing, transportation and distribution, coal and uranium mines, oil and gas fields, pipelines, refineries, fossil-fuel fired, nuclear and hydroelectric power plants, tanker terminals, uranium enrichment facilities and transmission and distribution lines—constitutes the world’s most massive, most indispensable, most expensive and... read full bio
