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Dame Doria (DC) Cordova


Organization

Excellerated Business Schools and Money & You


Role
Subject Matter Expert

Doria (DC) Cordova is CEO of Excellerated Business Schools®/Money & You®, a global organization that has over 100,000 graduates from the Asia Pacific and North American regions in English and Chinese. Because many of today’s wealth/business “gurus” have attended Money & You® and transformed the way they teach, her work continues through them to millions world-wide. She is a “Connector” with a special gift for bringing together diverse successful Social Entrepreneurs from around world.




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Peter Zahn


Organization

Solana Beach and the Moxie Foundation


Role
Subject Matter Expert

Mr. Zahn serves on two Boards at San Diego State University: the School of Business Administration and the Zahn Innovation Center. He also holds seats on the Action Board of the Education Synergy Alliance and CleanTECH San Diego. 

Mr. Zahn was founding Chairman and CEO of the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce, a non- profit association committed to enabling businesses to participate in the green economy, and become more environmentally and financially sustainable. He is on the Boards of the American Lung Association of California.




UN summit approves 15-year blueprint to eradicate poverty

09-25-2015

Edith M. Lederer

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — With the bang of a gavel, international leaders approved an ambitious 15-year plan Friday to tackle the world's biggest problems, from eradicating poverty to preserving the planet to reducing inequality.

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Marlon King


Organization

San Diego Emergency Operations Services


Role
Subject Matter Expert

Mr King collaborates with local jurisdictions and business groups to provide emergency management planning in order to assist these agencies in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from any natural disaster or man-made incident.
 

Emergency Operations Services consists of developing Emergency Operations Plans (EOP), Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP), Business Continuity Plans (BCP) all according to federal and state guidelines and standards.
 




Geodesign Session 5 Road Map

Submitted by Derek F on Wed, 08/26/2015 - 13:32
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Geodesign team

As the demand for freshwater and energy increases in San Diego County and Northern Baja, the fresh water supply continues to shrink while energy generation remains heavily dependent on fossil fuels. Due to these opposing trends in supply and demand, it becomes increasingly imperative to identify solutions that move these communities to their preferred state in which they are largely reliant on renewable energy and use water sustainably. Large-scale energy solutions include wind power, one of the must abundant sources of energy in these regions.

Syrian Crisis Threatens Development in Arab World

08-01-2015

Thalif Deen

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 17 2014 (IPS) - The widespread sectarian violence and ongoing military conflicts in several political hotspots, including Syria, Iraq and Lebanon, have not only claimed thousands of human lives and devastated fragile economies but also undermined the U.N.’s lo

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Philip J. Bona, AIA, Architect - Planner - Educator


Organization

BNIM Architects


Role
Subject Matter Expert

Architect ž Planner ž Educator

Phil Bona is a Senior Architect and Planner at BNIM in San Diego.

Previously a Principal at Baucentrum Urban Studio, Adjunct Professor at NewSchool of Architecture & Design, Chair San Diego Urban Design Committee of the AIA, and Assistant V.P. for Architecture and Planning with CCDC, his expertise encompasses sustainable regional and urban design principles and policies supporting green building, renewable energy, water conservation and climate impact reduction.




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Dr Richard Somerville


Organization

Scripps Institution of Oceanography- University of California San Diego


Role
Subject Matter Expert

Dr Richard Somerville sits on the Science and Security Board of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists which recently moved the "Doomsday Clock" to 3 minutes to midnight. 




We can end poverty, but the methods might surprise you

05-15-2015

John Podesta, Casey Dunning

"Ending extreme poverty in all its forms" is no longer a platitude or a dream for development experts – it's the guiding vision of the United Nations High Level Panel, as well as an achievement that's closer to being realized than ever before, thanks to the millennium development goals.

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