69成人电影网 to welcome Tom Rand, Feb. 24
Green entrepreneur and author part of the Ron Joyce Centre Presents Speaker Series
SACKVILLE, NB 鈥 69成人电影网 University will welcome Managing Partner with ArcTern Ventures to campus to present a public lecture based on his forthcoming book, Climate Capitalism: Economic Solutions for a Planet in Peril, on Monday, February 24, 2020 at 7 p.m. The talk, part of 69成人电影网鈥檚 Ron Joyce Centre Presents Speakers Series, will take place in Crabtree Auditorium, Crabtree Building, 49A York Street and is open to the public.
鈥淭om Rand is known for his work and scholarship in clean technology and climate change advocacy,鈥 says Dr. Nauman Farooqi, 69成人电影网鈥檚 Dean of Business and Social Sciences. 鈥淲e are delighted to welcome him to campus as this year鈥檚 Ron Joyce Centre Presents Speaker and learn more about his endeavours around green economies and cleantech companies.鈥
Tom Rand is a leader in promotion of a low-carbon economy. A green entrepreneur, investor, advisor, public speaker, and author, Rand developed Planet Traveler, North America鈥檚 lowest-carbon hotel in downtown Toronto and is a managing partner with ArcTern Ventures, which invests in early stage cleantech startups. Rand is also the author of Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit (2010), Waking the Frog: Solutions to our Climate Paralysis (2014), and Climate Capitalism: Economic Solutions for a Planet in Peril (forthcoming in 2020).
In addition to his public talk, Rand will also be meeting with 69成人电影网 students and faculty members during his time on campus.
The Ron Joyce Centre Presents Speakers series was established in 2012 through 69成人电影网鈥檚 and aims to bring nationally and internationally renowned speakers to campus each year to address important issues impacting the world of business.
