Humanity Unbound: Innovation Event Draws Global Leaders to North Texas

March 9, 2012 - PRLog -- Dallas, TX (www.eandhweek.org): The second annual Engineering & Humanity Week will take place in Dallas from April 16-20, 2012, bringing leaders from around the world to North Texas.  

The program will provide in-depth exposure to global economics, cultural awareness, collaborative leadership, and principles of sustainability.  “Through the power of engineering—steeped in practical solutions, collaboration with partners, and a commitment to the principles of humanity—we will work to meet the challenges of the developing world,” says Stephanie Hunt, the event’s founder and chairwoman.  

Below is a partial list of participants in The Innovation Leaders Forum at the Fairmont Hotel on April 16:

Alex Betts   Professor and social scientist, University of Oxford, Refugee Studies Center

Amory Lovins
   Among the world’s leading authorities on energy and author of  Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era

Annie Griffiths   One of the first women photographers to work for National Geographic, fellow with the International League of Conservation Photographers and co-author of Last Stand: America’s Virgin Lands.

Carl Hodges
   Founder and chairman of the Seawater Foundation and Co-Chairman of Global Seawater

Jeff Ball   Scholar-in-residence at Stanford University


Keith Leibowitz
   Emmy award-winning journalist


Sanjay Rawal   Founder of Illumine, a firm representing celebrity philanthropic interests, a board member for the Voss Foundation and the Global Syndicate, and a documentary filmmaker.

Sonal Shah
   American economist who served as Director of the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation in the White House and headed the Global Development Initiatives at Google.org.

Vijay Govindarajan (VG)   Celebrated economist, Professor of International Business at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, the Founding Director of Tuck's Center for Global Leadership and author of Reverse Innovation


Events Include:

March 8    Cardboard Art/Furniture/Objects Design Competition (open to all ages)
April 14   Spirit of Uganda Concert, Empower African Children's professional training and touring group, at McFarlin Auditorium at SMU
April 16   Innovation Leaders Forum at the Fairmont Hotel – Engineering & Humanity Week kick-off event
April 16-21    Living Village exhibit at SMU and satellite locations around Dallas

Engineering & Humanity Week is sponsored by Hunter and Stephanie Hunt, the Hunt Institute for Engineering and Humanity at Southern Methodist University’s Lyle School of Engineering and the University of Oxford’s Refugee Studies Center.


For further details, to attend any of the events or to interview speakers, please contact:
Linda Mastaglio – 903.312.8651 – Linda@twi-pr.com
Alternate Contact: Tracy O’Day – (206) 932-1468 – tracy@tracyoday.com

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