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2011/12 series - Forthcoming lectures
Details of forthcoming lectures in the 2011/2012 series will be posted here as soon as they are available.
Lectures start at 6.15pm, and are followed by a Q&A session, closing at 7.30pm with refreshments and networking afterwards.
Mr Tom Henderson OBE, CEO and founder of ShelterBox
Tuesday 10 July 2012, Xfi Henderson Lecture Theatre, University of Exeter Business School
(videolink to the University of Exeter Cornwall Campus, Lecture Theatre TBA)
Tom Henderson OBE, a Rotarian and ex-UK Royal Navy Search and Rescue diver, spotted a gap in aid provision for disasters. In 1999, he developed the idea of the ‘ShelterBox,’ with which he aimed to provide emergency shelter in the form of tents and other lifesaving supplies in an easily transportable box. After gaining the support of his local Rotary Club in Cornwall UK, then Rotary Clubs worldwide, ShelterBox was formally launched in April 2000 and the first boxes of aid were distributed in January 2001 to an earthquake disaster in Gujarat – India.
Since its launch in 2000, ShelterBox has distributed over 200,000 tents on over 180 deployments to more than 75 different countries, helping well over a million people in need.
Tom’s ethos of doing ‘the most for the most’ underpins all aspects of ShelterBox operations, in partnership with a ‘can do’ approach, which has enabled the charity to achieve so much in just twelve years. His personal story is one of inspiration, dedication and one man’s determination to make a difference, but most of all it’s a tale of what can be achieved when one trusts in hope.
Tom Henderson OBE will be speaking on “Shaping the Future: “Disaster Relief – The way ahead”
An overview of recent past Humanitarian disasters focusing on the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the current Disaster Relief efforts worldwide, and the way ahead.
This is the last lecture for this academic year.
To register for individual Shaping the Future lectures, please email: events@exeter.ac.uk or contact Margaret House-Hayes on 01392 725769.
Mr Vincent de Rivaz, Chief Executive, EDF Energy
Monday 19th March 2012, Streatham Court Lecture Theatre A, Business School, Rennes Drive, EX4 4PU
(videolink to the University of Exeter Cornwall Campus, Lecture Theatre 4, Peter Lanyon Building)
Under his leadership, from 2002, EDF Energy has become the number 1 in electricity generation in the UK, with the entire nuclear fleet of the former British Energy; number 1 in electricity supply in the UK; and is leading the way for new build nuclear in the UK. Vincent de Rivaz is a member of the Executive Committee of EDF Group, of which EDF Energy is a wholly owned subsidiary.
Professor Dame Sally C Davies, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health
Tuesday 15th May 2012, University of Exeter Cornwall Campus, Chapel Lecture Theatre, Treliever Road, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9EZ
(videolink to the University of Exeter Streatham campus, Streatham Court, Lecture Theatre A, Rennes Drive, Exeter)
Professor Dame Sally Davies is the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England and also advises the UK Government. She holds responsibility for Research and Development, and is the Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department of Health. The CMO is the independent advisor to the Government on all medical matters, with particular responsibilities regarding Public Health.
