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Summary:Join Kaj Lofgren, CEO of Regen Melbourne, for the 31st Richard Jones Memorial Lecture
Presenter(s):
- Kaj Lofgren, CEO, Regen Melbourne
- Moderated by Corey Peterson, Chief Sustainability Officer, University of Tasmania
31st Richard Jones Memorial Lecture
What helps places flourish in a changing climate?
As the climate changes, cities and communities are grappling with interconnected social, environmental and economic challenges. Local knowledge and collective action have an important role to play, but how do we organise at the scale needed to create lasting change?
Join Kaj Lofgren, CEO of Regen Melbourne, for the 31st Richard Jones Memorial Lecture, to consider how people and organisations can work together to raise their ambition for the places they call home. Drawing on his work across Greater Melbourne, Kaj will explore how shared ambitions can bring communities, researchers, businesses and government together, and how local efforts can connect to create change at a wider scale.
Explore the relationship between place, leadership and transformation, and discover what becomes possible when communities help plant the seeds of change.
Speakers
Kaj Lofgren, CEO, Regen Melbourne
Kaj (pronounced Kai) is CEO of Regen Melbourne, a platform for ambitious collaboration in service of Greater Melbourne. Established during the COVID-19 pandemic, Regen Melbourne brings people and organisations together around shared goals, supported by its action-learning platform, the Systems Lab. Kaj is also an advisor and facilitator at Small Giants Academy.
A civil engineer by training, Kaj holds a Masters in Economic History from Lund University in Sweden.
Corey Peterson, Chief Sustainability Officer, University of Tasmania
Corey Peterson is Chief Sustainability Officer at the University of Tasmania. A former President of Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability, he spent ten years on the Board of Sustainable Living Tasmania, including five as President, and currently serves as Deputy Chair of TasWaste South. Corey also spent 16 years supporting science in Antarctica and holds master’s degrees in Environmental Science and Public Administration.
About The Richard Jones Memorial Lecture
The Richard Jones Memorial Lecture honours the legacy of Dr Richard (“Dick”) Jones, a pioneering Tasmanian environmental scientist and advocate. The lecture brings leading thinkers into public conversation about important environmental, ecological and societal questions.
Presented in collaboration with the Climate Ready Hobart Forum
The lecture is presented in collaboration with the City of Hobart's Climate Ready Hobart Forum, which brings together leaders, practitioners and changemakers working towards a zero-emissions, climate-resilient future. This year’s theme, Seeds & Sparks, celebrates innovative projects across Hobart and the ideas, connections and partnerships that can help them grow.
Parking:
Free parking, including accessible spaces, is available at the venue.
Pre-event refreshments:
Head to the venue early and enjoy complimentary refreshments from 5.30pm.
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