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Michelle Erickson Jonah Evans Shepard Fairey Principal, ERICKSON STRATEGIES Wildlife Diversity Biologist, TEXAS OBEY GIANT ART INC Michelle Erickson designs strategic, leading-edge solutions at the intersection of technology, innovation and sustainability. Principal of Erickson Strategies, she was previously architect of Citi's award-winning Sustainable IT program and a founding member of Climate Interactive. Erickson studied at Tulane University and the University of Paris before earning a PhD from New York University. 3D Printing: The Answer to Global Food Scarcity? WED, 10/9 10:45AM, LEVEL 3, MR 9C PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPT Jonah is the West Texas non-game biologist for Texas Parks and Wildlife. He primarily focuses on research and conservation of rare species. He is a co-author of Animal Tracks and Scat of California and the author of iTrack Wildlife, a guide to animal tracks for the iPhone. Crowd Sourced Data for Conservation Planning WED, 10/9 3:55PM, LEVEL 3, Austin Suite Shepard's body of work includes the OBEY GIANT art campaign and the 2008 Hope portrait of Barack Obama. Since the beginning of his career in 1989, he has exhibited in galleries and museums around the world. His works are in the permanent collections of the MOMA, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Boston ICA and many others. Shepard Fairey Keynote: Art – The Link Between Hearts and Minds TUE, 10/8 2:00PM, LEVEL 1, Ballroom A Malia Everette Dustin Fedako Marcus Eriksen CEO, ALTRUVISTAS CEO, Compost Experience Officer, EAST SIDE COMPOST PEDALLERS As the Research Director for 5 Gyres, Marcus has led expeditions to all ocean subtropical gyres to discover new garbage patches of plastic pollution. 5 Gyres shares exhibits, educational materials, photos and videos with other NGOs around the world and invites anyone to join them for a sailing adventure to see the middle of the ocean. Making Waves: Solving Marine Plastic Pollution WED, 10/9 10:45AM, LEVEL 3, MR 9AB From 1997-2012, Malía directed Global Exchange's Reality Tours program where she oversaw the development of study seminars and human rights delegations to over 45 global destinations.In 2013, she joined the faculty at SFSU as a professor of Ecotourism and founded Altruvistas, a foundation and travel company to advance transformation philanthropy and sustainability in the travel industry. Sustainable Travel: Moving to an Industry Standard TUE, 10/8 3:15PM, LEVEL 3, MR 8AB Linda Escalante Robert Fabricant Christiana Figueres Executive Creative Director, FROG Executive Secretary, UNFCCC Robert Fabricant is a leader of frog's healthcare expert group, a crossdisciplinary global team that works collectively to share best practices and build frog's healthcare capabilities. An expert in design for social innovation, Robert is an adjunct professor at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where he teaches a foundation course in Interaction Design. Designing for the Science of Service Delivery MON, 10/7 12:00PM, LEVEL 3, MR 8C Christiana is Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and has a long, distinguished career in climate change and sustainability. She has made important contributions to literature on the design of climate solutions, worked with governments and NGOs and has been a frequent advisor to the private sector. SXSW Eco Welcome: Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary UNFCCC MON, 10/7 9:30AM, LEVEL 1, Ballroom A Co-Founder, THE 5 GYRES INSTITUTE Southern California Coordinator for CA Advocacy Policy, NATURAL RESOURCE DEFENSE COUNCIL Linda joined NRDC in 2005. As one of NRDC's environmental experts for the Spanish language media, she is able to do wide reaching advocacy and public education on environmental issues that affect the Latino community. How Online Petitions Can Influence Public Policy TUE, 10/8 12:00PM, LEVEL 3, MR 8C Dustin founded the East Side Compost Pedallers, a bike-powered compost recycling program. He works closely with urban farmers, farm-to-table restaurants, farmers markets, small grocers and residents and is on the front lines of the burgeoning Austin local food movement. Dustin also sits on the board of the Food is Free Project, a gardening nonprofit. The Future of Urban Farming: Grow More with Less TUE, 10/8 4:30PM, LEVEL 3, MR 8AB SXSW Eco | October 7-9, 2013 | sxsweco.com 85