Investment Implications of the Next Industrial Revolution
Overview
Architect, designer, thought leader, and author William McDonough practices green architecture on a massive scale. In a 20-year project he is redesigning Ford's city-sized River Rouge truck plant and turning it into the Rust Belt's eco-poster child with the world's largest "living roof" for reclaiming storm runoff. He has created buildings that produce more energy and clean water than they use and as such is building the next generation of design on the site of the future of exploration: the NASA Sustainability Base. Currently, he is designing seven entirely new and entirely green cities in China. It is projects like these that earn him the distinction of being one of the 100 global disruptive innovators as designated by “The Purpose Economy” Imperative.
As chair of the Meta-Council on the Circular Economy, with his involvement in The World Economic Forum and through his Cradle to Cradle® design framework, William McDonough is pivotal in defining new opportunities to grow businesses amidst rising environmental concerns and volatility in natural resource supplies. Mr. McDonough will share insight into business models that allow business professionals to do “more with less” and the impact this philosophy has on bottom line profits and the investment implications of the next industrial revolution.