Episode 3: Reboot

The ReGrowth Project by London National Park City

Reboot means switching off a machine or device to update it, or get it working again if it's malfunctioning. With this episode of Regrowth we want to think about Rebooting society, focusing in particular on businesses, big tech companies, leaders, governments, and civic organisations.

As we come out of lockdown, we have a huge opportunity to Reboot our approach to sustainability and be on a more actively eco-conscious path that goes beyond individual actions. What does Reboot mean to us in this sense? What role do the organisations that form our society play? And just how urgent is it that we use this opportunity to address the climate crisis?
Speakers

Ben Smith is an environmental consultant working predominantly with local and city government administrations. He has led work focussed on energy efficiency, low carbon and renewable energy feasibility, climate change adaptation, urban resilience, smart technology and environmental / sustainable development strategy. Ben is the partnership director for Arup’s long-standing partnership with C40 Cities, and was a global judge for the 2019 Climathon, and for WWF’s One Planet Cities Challenge. He is a volunteer Founding Trustee of the National Park City Foundation.

Immy Kaur is focused on convening and building community, the role of citizens in radical systemic change, and how we together create more democratic, distributed, open source social and civic infrastructure. Immy is Co-Founder and Director of CIVIC SQUARE, a public square, neighbourhood lab, and creative + participatory platform focused on regenerative civic and social infrastructure within neighbourhoods. She is also part of the Doughnut Economics Action Lab Advisory Team, and was a founding director of Impact Hub Birmingham.

Mac Macartney is an international speaker, writer and change-maker. He contributes to diverse organisations and communities, including universities, schools, social enterprises and grassroots initiatives. He is the founder of Embercombe, a centre in Devon (UK) which seeks to explore and promote the profound regeneration of land, society, and people. Mac led a leadership development business in the UK, working with organisations such as Unilever supporting their Sustainable Living Plan, Vodafone, HSBC, and many others. Mac has also worked with Danone and sat on the sustainability advisory panels for Lafarge, Lend Lease, and Procter & Gamble.