Hi, we discussed a list potential potential speakers for our “official” 5min Video messages everyday.
The plan is to send one each day - so in total 5. Each speaker should be in best case “high profile” and be able to talk a bit about both worlds/have at least an idea of the other world (CE or OS). Best thing for a speaker is to inspire the global community for one day - asking hard and thought provoking questions, presenting problems to solve or present inspiring ideas.
Sam @cameralibre will assist the speakers with recording their message.
This is what i wrote, maybe some of you might use a version of it:
Hi Catarina,
(… personal introduction since i had contact with her before …)
I have a question.
I am not sure if you have heard about the Open Source Circular Economy Days. This is a globally distributed event to ask for, discuss and prototype Open Source for Circular Economy/Sustainability. We are 19 cities right now and some more might join in. http://oscedays.org
To give the community a common ground and inspiration we want to send every day one “official” video message. This is something like a keynote on a conference but prerecorded. And we want to ask you to be one of our 5 speakers.
The video message is supposed to be 5 min long and to present inspiring and thought provoking questions, or problems or also ideas.
If you don’t have the equipment to record such a message we will do it with you via Skype.
What do you think? We would be very happy to have you.
Hi @eliana - I think they both would be great speakers if they would focus in their messages really on our mission/question of open source for circular economy (at least a little bit). Give it a go and try to contact them. Lets see, what happens.
Someone from the New Economics Foundation could be interesting. I don’t know anyone there but will give them a go.
A good friend and past mentor of mine is Dr. Frank O’ Connor, whose values align quite well with ours. I’ll contact him. He founded the Ecodesign Centre and has worked all over the world on these issues.
@Lars2i I have contacted William McDonough. Let´s see! (I forgot to tell you). I´m going to have the opportunity to meet Mr. Gunter Pauli so I will ask him in person.
@eliana cool! Can you think of more speakers? Maybe you can reach out to Story of Stuff Any L…
But lets make sure, as said before, that they don’t just deliver their usual advertisement messages but have a look at and make a comment about open source.
I know someone. Camila, she is quite involved in the blue economy. She has a good knowledge on systemic design. I don’t know what Frank is planning to say but we need someone with a systemic design perspective to present what we mean by circular economy.
I can find someone to speak about biomimicry too. I guess Camila would probably do it a little bit anyway but it is a very super interesting topic ping @Xavier_C
Another interesting topic would be Transition Town
jeap, that is great. Look, Alexander Prinsen (Blue Economy Pioneer and a great OSCEdays ambassador ) wrote to Tim and me on FB:
you might get gunter pauli interested to provide a video intro
let him know what you are doing, which cities are joining and you request him to inspire this global network to go beyond what we know pauli@zeri.org you can mention my name
will michel bauwens also do video?
you might also try to get Janine Benyus
you can also ask daan roosegaarde?
I think, asking the two woman will be great. Will you?
Hi Lars!
I know Alexander… he introduced me to you! hihih
Ok. Now I go serious.
I have contacted Camila Amaya.
Dann Rosegaarde is actually a Guy!! (artist, designer, innovator)
Janine Benyus. I couldn’t reach her personal e-mail, but in the website they have this field: “Request a speaker” I didn’t filled because they talk about honoraries and other details that I don’t know for sure. We are looking for people that would do it as a supporter of the OSCED right? (no money involved) http://biomimicry.net/connecting/request-a-speaker/
In the same group of biomimicry 3.8, I found this girl Jamie Dwyer who combines design+biomimicry. Could be interesting! but again, no personal e-mail founded. http://biomimicry.net/inspiring/speakers/
What do you think? Should I field the formular or should I try with a general e-mail to Info(at)Biomimicry.net ?
I don´t know all the answer.
Do we want to continue or as you said we have already enough speakers? Even though, in my opinion he is a really interesting person to have on.
Hi, i ping Sam @cameralibre - he knows the answers to the deadlines - cause it is on his schedule.
2 speakers are announced on the webpage. Is Kyle Wiens (ifixit) there? Then we have Frank O’Connor and Catarina Mota - do we, Sam?
on the Question “Arte there any particular themes” I would suggest to go with something like: “Yes, the OSCEdays are about Open Source for Circular Economy. Maybe he can explain the role of openness and open access for a shift towards a circular - cradle to cradle - economy.”
