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Speakers

In previous years, the forum had the privilege to host distinguished speakers such as Pamela Hartigan, now director of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, Mr Jeremy Leggett, chairman of Solar Century, and Jonathan Robinson, founder of The Hub as keynote speakers. The topics covered have ranged from Corporate Social Responsibility, Renewable Energies and Microfinance. The events enabled more than 400 students each year to interact with peers, professionals and international thought leaders.

2009 keynote speakers were Alfredo Careaga and Alejandro Litovsky. Dr Careaga is the president of Reddes, a foundation working with civil society in Latin America to achieve ecosystem conservation and autonomy for local communities. He was awarded the highest commend in Mexico for ecology: Mexican Award for Ecological Merit in 2004 for his passionate contribution to sustainable development and nature conservation. Mr. Litovsky is Head of the Pathways to Scale program at Volans, which is creating solutions and partnerships for scaling up the impact of social and environmental innovations and entrepreneurs. Volans is part think-tank, part consultancy, part broker and part incubator focusing on the business of social innovation.

2011 Keynotes

2011 Speakers

2011 Moderators

Erik Joule

SVP, Levi Strauss

Erik Joule joined Levi Strauss & Co. in March 2009 as head of Levi’s Men’s Merchandising, Design and Licensing team [...]
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Erik Joule

SVP, Levi Strauss

Erik Joule joined Levi Strauss & Co. in March 2009 as head of Levi’s Men’s Merchandising, Design and Licensing team across the Americas. He also leads the global strategy on sustainability for Levi’s. Erik immediately drove the regionalization of the company - from separate countries with varying product lines to one region with the design center based in the U.S. He has focused his attention on reconnecting the consumer with Levi’s authenticity and true heritage through all touch points and channels - a “360-integrated” approach. Erik was recently promoted to head up these endeavors globally. Prior to Levi’s, Erik was SVP of Men’s Merchandising and Design at Quiksilver from 2004 to 2009. He also has experience working for Disney, Gap and Guess.

Erik’s mantra is “change or fail.” He believes that great merchants always have one foot in creative and the other in analysis. Those who have worked with Erik describe him as a inspiring leader and visionary who has the ability to push the limits of what can be done through driving clarity, embracing patience and striving for creative and strategic discipline. He is an avid runner, road biker and a proud member of the TED community.