In this episode the team chats with Dr Tia Kansara in Glasgow at the UN Climate Change Conference. In a wide-ranging conversation, we discuss the announcements of the first week of the conference and what the announcements mean to eventual success of the conference. The team also discuss the existential threat of climate change, the role of the Conference and other structures in addressing address the challenge, the frustration and success of the challenge and what it all means for business.
And Tia reminds Paul of his uni days and teaches us all some ancient Greek.
Tia is the CEO of Replenish Earth, Special Advisor to the UNFCCC, an Advisory Board Member to the World Happiness Foundation and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Her publications in peer-reviewed journals range from sustainable cities to human performance, health and wellbeing, presenting her findings at conferences internationally through social media. She has been invited to advise on sustainable cities for the government and private sector as well as at conferences around the world.
After a long career in multiple aspects of supply chain management, corporate training and business advisory, James brings a business improvement mindset to his role as General Manager of Supply Chain Resilience for Ai Group. A skilled communicator and adviser, James has been involved with Oil & Gas, the Defence industry and supply chain across the board for over 40 years.
James has a Masters degree in International Management and a partially completed Doctor of Business Administration. He says he'll get around to finishing it when he retires.
Tennant Reed is Director - Climate Change and Energy at Ai Group. He has worked on these issues since 2008, advising Ai Group’s Leaders’ Group on Energy and Climate Policy; coordinating joint research and advocacy with wider energy stakeholders; facilitating the Australian Climate Roundtable; developing reports on energy prices, carbon border adjustments and business energy use; reviewing emissions targets for the State of Victoria; and closely observing international climate negotiations.
Paul Hodgson is an advisor in innovation, the energy transition and economic growth with diverse experience and insights gained over a 30 year career. Amongst his current roles, he is Interim CEO of the Scaling Green Hydrogen Cooperative Research Centre Bid, a member of the Australian Government’s Low Emissions Technology and Services Working Group, and a Non-Executive Director of Queensland Manufacturing Institute Ltd.
With a Bachelor of International Business and a Master of Sustainable Development, he is passionate about developing and connecting local talent and enterprise capability into global ESG and net zero market opportunities. From 2019-2021, he led the development of a national hydrogen technology cluster network, which now has 18 regional clusters across Australia.
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