The Green Events and Innovations Conference (GEI) has announced its full agenda and a stellar lineup of music, sports and environmentalist thought leaders including Moby, Dale Vince OBE, Declan McKenna and award-winning musician and activist Madame Gandhi.
GEI17 takes place on Tuesday, 25th February at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, and is a collaboration between A Greener Future (AGF) and the International Live Music Conference (ILMC).
The highly anticipated EarthPercent Hour will include a Keynote Conversation between EarthPercent’s CEO Cathy Runciman and the legendary Moby and Declan McKenna.
Another headline session Act 1.5 and Beyond, focuses on the groundbreaking work of Massive Attack and their collaborators, following their huge proof-of-concept show in Bristol, and UN Accelerator City being awarded to Liverpool in 2024. Eminent environmentalist Dale Vince (Ecotricity / Forest Green Rovers) joins Professor of Climate and Energy Policy Carly McLachlan (Tyndall Centre), hosted by Claire O’Neill (A Greener Future).
Tackling increasingly extreme and unpredictable weather, Events in the New Climate: Damage Limitation will be chaired by Greg Cochrane (journalist and broadcaster), who will be joined by Dr Clair Barnes (World Weather Attribution / Imperial College London), Erik Distler (AEG), Steven Howell (Media Insurance Brokers) and Megan Best (Native Events)
A Greener Tour Round V – which tackles the impact of touring – will be chaired by AGF’s Head of A Greener Tour and Massive Attack tour manager Jamal Chalabi, who will be joined by Richard Burnett (KB Event), Christof Huber (Gadget Entertainment Group AG), and Vanessa Govinden (Offshoot Tours), whilst Global Perspectives and Common Cause, hosted by Sangeeta Waldron (Serendipity PR), addresses the issues we face collectively and individually that create division and intolerance, and how the events sector can use its influence and be an agent for good.
Food & Drink: Impacts and Emotions addresses the impact of event/tour catering, commercial and emotional resistance to change, and the solutions, chaired by punk legend John Robb (Membranes / Louder Than War), with Dale Vince OBE (Ecotricity / Forest Green Rovers), Adam Hempenstall (Peppermint), Tobias Azizah (Meta / Vegetarian Society) and Bonnie May (Eat to the Beat). Then Water & Sanitation: Getting out of the Shit delves deep into the urgent topic of water scarcity and national sewage overflowing into our waterways, with Glastonbury Festival and Boomtown’s head of sanitation Jane Healy.
Also on the agenda is the topic of DEI in sustainability with No Climate Action Without Us – How to make disabled people’s access to live events environmentally sustainable chaired by Suzanne Bull MBE, founder of Attitude is Everything, and The Social Sustainability of EDI in Festivals: Challenge or Opportunity hosted by AEME Chair Adrian Bossey (Falmouth University).
The lineup for the Quick-Fire Innovation Round, in which delegates present their innovative products or services, will be hosted by Abena Fairweather (Legacy Marketplace) and includes presentations by Sounds Right, Mycofilter, Wheelskeep, and A Good Thing with their innovations for a greener live sector.
