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On 4 November 2019, C2G’s senior strategy director Cynthia Scharf spoke at the World Bank Law, Justice and Development Week 2019 – Rights, Technology and Development, highlighting the need for

On 4 November 2019, C2G’s senior strategy director Cynthia Scharf spoke at the World Bank Law, Justice and Development Week 2019 – Rights, Technology and Development, highlighting the need for large-scale carbon dioxide removal governance on a panel on “Technology Innovation for Climate Action: Legal and Governance Aspects”. The other panelists were: Dave Rejeski, Environmental Law Institute; William Burns, Institute for Carbon Removal Law & Policy, American University; and Erick Fernandes, World Bank.

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Dylan Wiliam, Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment, Institute of Education, University of London discusses the importance of teacher quality across all nations and types of government.

The Salzburg Global Seminar brought together 63 participants from 24 countries, in order to take a closer look at what needs to be done in order to ensure that quality education is available for all.

The conference was entitled, "Optimizing Talent: Closing Educational and Social Mobility Gaps Worldwide" at the Salzburg Global Seminar (Dec. 2011)

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(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Learn More and Support this Research: https://zotfunder.give.uci.edu/project/8701 3D printing can create large amounts of plastic waste. William Amos and Aldrin Lupisan

(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Learn More and Support this Research: https://zotfunder.give.uci.edu/project/8701 3D printing can create large amounts of plastic waste. William Amos and Aldrin Lupisan of UC Irvine have created a system to recycle and reuse that waste for new material. By turning plastic waste into a locally based plastic supply chain they are innovating technology while reducing environmental impact. Series: "Zot Talks" [1/2018] [Show ID: 32395]

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William Green is the author of Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life. Over the last 25 years, he’s spent hundreds of hours interviewing many legendary

William Green is the author of Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life. Over the last 25 years, he’s spent hundreds of hours interviewing many legendary investors, exploring the question of what insights, principles, traits, and habits enable them to achieve spectacular wealth and enduring success. In this talk, he shares some of the most valuable lessons he’s learned from the best investors -- lessons that can help us not only to become richer, but to think better and build lives that are abundant in the ways that matter most. As a journalist, William has written for many leading publications, including The New Yorker, Time, Fortune, Forbes, Barron’s, Money, Worth, Bloomberg Markets, and The Economist. He has reported in places as diverse as China, India, Japan, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Mexico, England, France, Monaco, Poland, Russia, and Italy. He has interviewed presidents and prime ministers, prize-winning authors, inventors, criminals, the CEOs of some of the world’s largest companies, and countless billionaires. While living in London, William edited the European, Middle Eastern, and African editions of Time. Before that, he lived in Hong Kong, where he edited the Asian edition of Time. He now lives in New York with his wife, Lauren, and their two children, Henry and Madeleine. Over the last quarter of a century, William Green has interviewed presidents and prime ministers, inventors, criminals, prize-winning authors, the CEOs of some of the world’s largest companies, and countless billionaires for The New Yorker, Time, Fortune, Forbes, Barron’s, Fast Company, Money, Worth, Bloomberg Markets, and The Economist amongst other publications. His most recent book Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World’s Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life is is based on some of his work in which he has interviewed many of the world’s best investors, exploring in-depth the question of what qualities and insights enable them to achieve enduring success. Born and raised in London, Green was educated at Eton College, studied English literature at Oxford University, and received a Master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. He lives in New York with his wife, Lauren, and their children, Henry and Madeleine This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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