Participants at the 2014 SLOW LIFE Symposium.
Successful initiatives such as WHOLE WORLD Water and Learn to Swim were born out of the SLOW LIFE Symposium. Following the 2014 Symposium, a special edition of The Brewery was produced on the themes discussed at the Symposium. This series of essays and thought pieces from Symposium ... more
Participants of the SLOW LIFE Symposia: Maldives
Immediately following the 2014 SLOW LIFE Symposium, Soneva Fushi also played host to the first in a new event series, SLOW LIFE Symposia. While the SLOW LIFE Symposium looks at global sustainability issues and convenes global thought leaders and experts, the Symposia series takes a complimentary approach ... more
Rain during a break out session at the SLOW LIFE Symposium
The third and final day of the SLOW LIFE symposium 2014, was devoted to debating projections for the future of philanthropy and committing to clear post event actions.
The official dictionary definition of philanthropy means “love of humanity” and the “caring, nourishing, ... more
Hanli Prinsloo, Founder of I AM WATER
2014 SLOW LIFE Symposium participants explored the Baa Atoll UNESCO Biosphere Reserve today both figuratively and literally. It is a sanctuary for hard and soft corals and marine life, including manta rays and whale sharks, and it provides the livelihood of the island communities, both through ... more
Earlier this year the CEO of Apple made headlines after a heated exchange with a challenging group of shareholders. After repeated interrogation about the profitability of Apple’s renewable energy investments, Tim Cook told the group: “If you want me to do things only for ROI reasons you should get out… We want ... more
Peter Wheeler, Executive Vice President, The Nature Conservancy, and a founding trustee of New Philanthropy Capital. He is participating in the 2014 SLOW LIFE Symposium. Today he will join the session Finance for a Sustainable World which will ask if we are experiencing tokenistic reforms in our financial systems that merely defer more profound ... more