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MSLS OPEN HOUSE WEBINAR | MARCH 2018
During this webinar, guests had a chance to learn about our curriculum and how it equips graduates with the knowledge, skills and global networks necessary for leading the transition to a sustainable society. Current students provided a glimpse into what life is like here in the Learning Lab and on the Karlskrona archipelago, and alumni shared their path from MSLS into the field. Click here to see a recording of the event.
During this webinar, guests had a chance to learn about our curriculum and how it equips graduates with the knowledge, skills and global networks necessary for leading the transition to a sustainable society. Current students provided a glimpse into what life is like here in the Learning Lab and on the Karlskrona archipelago, and alumni shared their path from MSLS into the field. Click here to see a recording of the event.
FEATURED GUEST SPEAKERS
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Adriana Colquechambi, Bolivia & Spain, MSLS 2018
Current MSLS student Adriana is a facilitator of intercultural dialogue and has managed marketing projects for both for-profit and nonprofit organisations. In her communications, she works from a human-cantered worldview, identifying motivating factors and strategies that inspire change.
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Ben Kneppers, Chile, MSLS 2008
COO, Bureo Inc Ben directs Bureo's social and environmental programs and leads all operations in Chile. During his career, he has managed sustainability research projects and programs in five different countries with his last being at Fundación Chile in Santiago prior to starting Bureo in 2013. He is internationally recognised for his project management work in the field of sustainability and has received accolades from the United States Secretary of State and the greater environmental community.
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Frank Swinton, England, MSLS 2018
Current MSLS student Frank is a hospital doctor and anaesthetist who is concerned about sustainability. For the past 10 years he has been trying to reduce the environmental impact of health care in the UK by introducing recycling in the operating room, developing campaigns and working closely with Centre for Sustainable Health Care and Sustainable Development Unit of the National Health Service.
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Irene Chikumbo, Zimbabwe, MSLS 2012
Operations Director, Act in Africa Irene is the Operations Director for the ACT Entrepreneurship Program. Over the past five years she has been working in the entrepreneurship and innovation space on a number of projects. Her project portfolio has included the Social Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, Innovation Baraza, Startup Weekend Harare and the Global Startup Battle. Irene's postgraduate studies at the Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden were grounded in the areas of innovation and sustainability. She is also a Mandela Washington Fellow at Northwestern University in Chicago.
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Jessica Conrad, United States, MSLS 2017
MSLS Program Team Jessica is a member of the MSLS program team. She has worked in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors as a designer and facilitator of collaborative processes for advancing systems-wide, sustainable solutions.
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Yannick Wassmer, Netherlands, MSLS 2017
MSLS Program Team Yannick is a member of the MSLS program team. He has worked in the governmental sector with a focus on exploring new forms of public-private collaboration and facilitating multi-stakeholder process to create sustainable change.
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