Re:connect with your Climate-X peers
Thursday 1 August, 4-6pm at Vector
Janette Searle, Climate-X Judge
Janette Searle is a judge at the inaugural Climate-X Sprint. When it comes to developing businesses and projects, she's an alchemist.
Dr Simon Divecha, Climate-X Judge
Climate-X is attracting expertise from the leading edge of climate change thinking. Dr Simon Divecha is not only an award-winning academic but a sough…
Livia Esterhazy, Climate-X Judge
Livia Esterhazy is the Chief Executive of WWF NZ. She's known as a strategic thinker with financial acumen, and as a strong advocate for living in har…
Alan Froggatt, Climate-X Collaborative & Programme Lead
Most of all, I hope the participants feel committed to making a difference. That’s why we're all here.
Validating at the Climate-X 3Day Sprint
Validation is about running robust experiments to check our assumptions. It’s the difference between what you think you know and what you know you k…
Dave Rouse, Mentor
I’m passionate about tackling climate change, single-use plastic and more sustainable ecosystems. You could describe me as a greenie who loves busin…
Rowan Yeoman, Mentor
There’s a rhythm about a mentoring role at an event like this. At the start, it’s about asking difficult questions and giving the team space to pr…
Karl Check, Mentor
I’ve been involved in sustainability for 12 years, and climate has been at the forefront of the work I’ve done — stuff like emissions reduction,…
David Benattar, Mentor
I started my career at Aveda, a world pioneer in natural beauty, where I learned everything about what it is to breathe and live sustainability…