In Michigan, Jennifer Granholm, the Governor, never uses the words climate change -- this is all about jobs. She is concerned about employment, and creating jobs through manufacture. Policy matters, and will affect the manufacturing that comes to her state. She encourages young people to move to Detroit, and own the rebuilding of this great city. Filmed on location by Hub Culture's Stan Stalnaker at the Governors' Global Climate Summit at UC Davis.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governor of California, talks to Hub Culture's Sarah Backhouse from behind the scenes at the GGCS3 at UC Davis. The governor discusses how California is creating jobs through the green economy, and how the conference creates a forum for countries and states to discuss ideas and technologies that help improve sustainability. Ideally the strides that are being made in sustainability and job creation on a sub-national level will inspire action on the national level. Set an example for energy efficiency, even at home!
Deepak Chopra is concerned about our well-being. The trees are our lungs -- if they didn't breathe, we wouldn't breathe. He tells Hub Culture's Sarah Backhouse how human beings and the universe are interconnected, so he'd like to change the conversation about sustainability. Filmed on location at the GGCS3 at UC Davis.
Harrison Ford takes a moment to speak with Hub Culture journalist at the Governor's Global Climate Summit. He's devoted time and energy to reforestation, and visited Davis to discuss REDD.
Lucy Walker, the director of COUNTDOWN TO ZERO, talks to Sharon Swart about fulfilling her dream of premiering a movie at the Cannes Film Festival. She made the film with Participant, and it'll be released through Magnolia. Lucy discusses about the extraordinary timing of the film, as the issues around nuclear weapons are currenly in the news, particularly around Iran, Pakistan, and North Korea. Be sure to text ZERO to 77177 to get campaign updates.
Ashok Amritraj, the CEO of HYDE PARK ENTERTAINMENT, (part of the Hyde Park Group), visits Cannes to celebration the completion of his 100th movie. He talks to Sharon Swart of Hub Culture about his prolific career. He talks about MACHETE, a Robert Rodriguez movie that he's executive-producing; BLUE VALENTINE, a movie in official selection; and THE DEVIL, a film they just announced, which stars Richard Gere. He also just announced that he'll be hosting a tv show, "Project Pitching and Development with Ashok" (or Project PDA for short), an MDA-originated series.
Alex Cummings, the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of the Coca-Cola Company, talks about business continuity, sustainability, health, water, and world investments, from the perspective of a well-known company well over a century old. Interviewed by Edie Lush at the Hub Culture Pavilion in Davos.
Nariman Behravesh, the Chief Economist for IHS, tells Hub Culture's Edie Lush that there's some good news regarding the economy -- especially in the emerging world. Filmed on location at the Hub Culture Pavilion in Davos.
Randi Zuckerberg, the Marketing Director of Facebook, and Sean Bruich, Monetization Analyst of Facebook, discuss the power of Facebook, on-line polling, and the future of their incredible network. Interview conducted by Edie Lush at the Hub Culture Pavilion in Davos.
Professor Muhammad Yunus, the Founder of Grameen Bank and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, speaks at Nike's Launch of GreenXchange at the Hub Culture Pavilion in Davos. Hannah Jones, Nike's VP of Sustainable Business and Innovation and Government Affairs, chairs the event.
Tony Haymet, the Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, talks to Edie Lush about how environmental issues are presented at Davos, along the road to COP16 in Cancun. Interview filmed at the Hub Culture Pavilion in Davos.
Kathy Battista, Director of Sotheby's Institute of Art, talks to Heidi Lee at the Hub Culture Pavilion with SportMax in New York City. She discusses how Sotheby's is keeping track of current trends, and is moving beyond traditional academia.
Hub Culture's Edie Lush talks to Jason Mitchell of Hydrotech International about his development work in Africa. Filmed at the Hub Culture Pavilion in Copenhagen during COP15.
Jimmy Wales, the Founder of Wikipedia and member of the Young Global Leaders, tells Hub Culture's Edie Lush about the global expansion of Wikipedia. Filmed on location at the Hub Culture Pavilion in Davos.
Esther Dyson, Chairman of EDventure Holdings, talks to Hub Culture's Edie Lush about health, food, exercise, and the new emerging market for health. Filmed on location at the Hub Culture Pavilion in Davos in January 2010.