tag:peatix.com,2011:1 2021-11-15T09:38:03+08:00 Peatix Steph l dickson tag:peatix.com,2018:event-396572 2018-06-27T18:30:00SGT 2018-06-27T18:30:00SGT

With 2018 as the year of climate action, how can we actually be the change? What does it take to drive a movement? How do you deal with naysayers and roadblocks? Get inspiration from social change-makers on how they are driving movements and bringing about 'waves of change'. AND join us as we celebrate our 3-year anniversary :D The Wedge Asia and Straits Clan are pleased to present Wedge 27: a wave of CHANGE. Hear from these awesome humans: > Jessica Cheam - Founder of Eco-Business > Jonathan Tostevin - Founder of The Final Straw > David Ward - Founder of Never Run Out > Stephanie Dickson - Founder of Green Is The New Black AsiaTop up your ticket to get a healthy and yummy grain bowl from Clan Cafe. Stand to win awesome prizes from Hush Candles and also, a shout out to Tinee Dino for sponsoring our speaker gifts!AGENDA6.30pm ~ Networking, Dinner & Drinks7.00pm ~ the Icebreaker & the Content8.45pm ~ the Bulletin9.00pm ~ the Networking & the EndSPEAKER BIOS> Jessica Cheam is an award-winning journalist, TV presenter, director, producer and a social entrepreneur and also the managing editor of Eco-Business. She has over a decade of experience in journalism and was given the Sustained Environmental Reporting by a Journalist Award for her contribution to environmental journalism over the last decade.> Jonathan Tostevin is the Founder and CEO of The Final Straw, a non-profit social enterprise working with cafes and bars in Singapore to reduce plastic waste. His work is focused towards building a more sustainable and circular economy. He draws on his experience over the last 11 years working in public policy, international aid in Africa, and social enterprise in the UK. > David Ward turned to his passion for the environment and set out to create innovative sustainable products. He has already created one of the most well-respected brands available in Singapore and is now about to launch a new service aiming to bring sustainable and plastics free daily use essential products directly to consumers homes.> Stephanie Dickson is on a mission to make sustainability mainstream and sexy. She’s a marketer, event organiser and avid connector of conscious individuals and brands. She founded Green Is The New Black, Asia’s first conscious festival and media platform for people who want to #LiveMoreConsciously by improving the way they live, work and consume. ABOUT OUR HOSTS Straits Clan is 22,000 sq ft of living, eating, working, and playing across four floors – a celebration of our innermost indulgences and has been designed to take you from day to night, and then a little more.GET YOUR TICKET NOW >> http://wedge27.peatix.com/ <<INSPIRATION. KNOWLEDGE. ACTION.

tag:peatix.com,2018-06-20 03:04:15 2018-06-20 03:04:15 The event description was updated. Diff#346888 tag:peatix.com,2018-06-14 01:57:01 2018-06-14 01:57:01 Title was changed to "Wedge 27: a wave of CHANGE (we're turning 3!)". Orig#345119 tag:peatix.com,2018-06-14 01:56:44 2018-06-14 01:56:44 The event description was updated. Diff#345118