Ecotopian Economics: The Rise of the Succession Economy February 26, 2010

We are delighted to invite you to the first Ecotopia Collaboratory, to take forward the mission identified at the inspirational Road to Ecotopia Cineforum held in December 2009 (www.cineforum.co.uk).

The objective of the Collaboratory is to showcase some positive projects already happening and to create and progress some real collaborations in the 'positive futures' sector. Ecotopians are a select network of innovators, communicators and corporates who are working together to create positive visualisations of the future. We hope this work will help to build the healthy, positive and rich future that our children will inherit.

PROGRAMME: 9.30: Arrival and coffee. 10.00: Welcome from Jobeda Ali, Founder of Ecotopia and Richard Spencer, Head of Sustainability, Institute of Charted Accountants of England and Wales. Screening of film: Designing Ecotopia. Context by Jobeda Ali, Evolution of Ecotopian Economics and the shoots of the Succession Economy. Feedback from Ecotopia in Copenhagen and Ahmedabad.

10.40: Conversation with the audience on UK’s 2050 low carbon transition – roles for carbon trading and international markets chaired by Nico Macdonald, co-author, BIG POTATOES Manifesto, Jan Ole Kiso, Strategy Officer, Department for Energy and Climate Change, Tejas Ewing, Carbon Markets Co-ordinator, New Economics Foundation. SHOWCASES: Bernard Lietaer, Chair, Access Foundation (by video link from Belgium) TERRA, a new currency for global trade. Ivan Massow, Director, Compare for Good, an online comparison site for positive spending. Sofia Bustamante – Director, London Creative Labs, Redefining jobs and employment. Followed at 12.00 by Collaboratory round-tables around themes to be decided by delegates. We will end at 1pm or you can stay for a networking lunch til 2pm.

CONTACT: JOBEDA ALI - jobeda(AT)fairknowledge.co.uk - 07809601366