Selected talks from the 2011 SLOW LIFE Symposium are now available to view in full.
Over the course of three days at the SLOW LIFE Symposium, Sir Richard Branson, Chairman of the Virgin Group, participated in three Symposium talks.
The first, a keynote speech, told of the trajectory that took him from being the head ... more
Selected talks from the 2011 SLOW LIFE Symposium are now available to view in full.
The 2011 SLOW LIFE Symposium convened some of the world’s leading thinkers, policy makers and business leaders in the incredible setting of Soneva Fushi in the Maldives. Where better to address the key challenges and innovative solutions for a sustainable ... more
Daryl Hannah talked to Jon Bowermaster at the SLOW LIFE Symposium on what motivates her environmental activism. This post first appeared on gadling.com.
Given her decades of success in the movie business, environmental activist and actress Daryl Hannah could be lounging on any beach in the world today, drinking rum punches, working on her tan or ... more
At the Ecological Sequestration Trust we are passionate about increasing the speed and scale of change towards a low-carbon, resource efficient future. It was wonderful to spend quality time with like-minded people at the SLOW LIFE Symposium.
Leadership is critical and it is hard not to be humbled by President Mohamed Nasheed’s willingness to step forward on the global ... more
As the SLOW LIFE Symposium - one of the travel and tourism industry’s most exclusive and prestigious events - draws to a close, it pays to reflect on the past few days. The Symposium drew Hollywood A-listers, top business CEOs, a head of state and senior environmental campaigners together in the Maldives to discuss how ... more
Just as Tim Smit was talking about the need to be unreasonable, in walked President Nasheed of the Maldives.
The President is one leader who recognises exactly what Tim was talking about.
Most people know that President Nasheed is a titan in the fight against climate change and is committed to making the Maldives carbon ... more
It is widely quoted that “sustainable tourism” may be an oxymoron, that the two - tourism-travel and protecting the earth - simply cannot go together.
It is a valid concern given the energy costs of travel, the disruption on any location of new development and the potentially heavy footprint of visitors. While Six Senses is ... more
If environmentalists are the new rock stars then Tim Smit, the Founder of the Eden Project and Jonathon Porritt of the Forum for the Future are the Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton of their industry.
Delegates were very privileged to listen to both on the second morning of the Symposium.
Both Jonathon and Tim spoke ... more
Edward Norton, Actor and Environmentalist, talks to Mark Lynas, Climate Change Advisor to President Nasheed of the Maldives, at the SLOW LIFE Symposium.
Q. Can we start with why you’re here attending this Symposium?
A. The short answer is I came because there are a lot of discussions on the table that I’m interested ... more