McKay Interview: The International Centre for Earth Simulation Conference
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English - January 06, 2020 12:50 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSociety & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Every two years Geneva hosts the International Centre for Earth Simulation conference. It’s a gathering of top scientists, business leaders and NGOs all focused on saving the planet and how to make life better for all of us.
This week, Michael McKay speaks to four top delegates to the conference which was recently held.
Dr Bob Bishop: The conference founder, businessman – former chairman pof Silicon Graphics.
Professor Tim Palmer: Royal Society Research Professor at Oxford University and a lead author for the IPCC.
Edwin Douglass: CFO of data centre infrastructure firm Equinix and civil engineer.
Professor Peter Head: Chairman and founder of Resilience Brokers Ltd and a visiting professor at the University of Bristol.