Are you interested in cyclical economies? What do you think about plastic as a material? How can we move from the linear to the performance-based economy?

Trailer for episode 242 - interview with Harry Robertson, a proactive designer and founder of two businesses. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, circularity, plastic as a material, optimism, measures for circularity, and many more.

Find out more in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠episode⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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"We are in a space that any one person can have an impact in some way."

Are you interested in rethinking urban planning? What do you think about our power provided by the modern times for changing cities? How can we create better communities and urban collaboration?

Interview Craig Ehrke, the Chief Executive Officier at Skai Energies. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, circularity, reconciliation, urban living rooms, smart city, hydrogen energy storage, and many more.

Over more than 2 decades, Craig's career has spanned both large multi-national and mid-size businesses throughout the Americas, Europe, Australia and Asia Pacific. In these roles, he worked from FMCG to Defence to Life Sciences & Industrial Gases, and was constantly focussed on both supporting the continuous improvement of businesses operations, and the development of global technologies. Now in the industry of hydrogen & renewables, Craig has set Skai up to tackle the issues of how we can use decentralised renewable energy and hydrogen, to transition from dirty and costly use of fossil fuel. Working with organisations to develop hydrogen projects, he leans on close partnerships with 4 European Original Equipment Manufacturers to bring best practice and install critical hydrogen equipment.

Find out more about Craig through these links:

• Craig Ehrke on LinkedIn;
• Skai Energies website;
• Skai Energies on LinkedIn;
• Craig Ehrke at Hydrogen Fuel Australia;
• Renewable Hydrogen by Craig Ehrke at EnergyOceania on YouTube;

Connecting episodes you might be interested in:

• No.171 - Interview with Nicole Garofano about circular economy
• No.196 - Interview with Alan Pears about energy assessments and quality housing
• No.210 - Interview with Pearl Ng about regenerative economy;
• No.216 - Interview with Sara Stace about the urban living room;

What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠@WTF4Cities⁠⁠⁠ or on the ⁠⁠⁠wtf4cities.com⁠⁠⁠ website where the ⁠⁠⁠shownotes⁠⁠⁠ are also available.

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Are you interested in rethinking urban planning? What do you think about our power provided by the modern times for changing cities? How can we create better communities and urban collaboration?

Trailer for episode 240 - interview Craig Ehrke, the Chief Executive Officier at Skai Energies. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, circularity, reconciliation, urban living rooms, smart city, hydrogen energy storage, and many more.

Find out more in the ⁠⁠⁠episode⁠⁠⁠.

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"In my experience, a lot of change comes from bottom-up, as opposed to the top-down."

Are you interested in cultivated meat production? What do you think about sustainability and circularity? How can we use our technological advancements for food production?

Interview with Paul Bevan, CEO of Magic Valley. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, the differences in future visions, food industry challenges, personal choice, and many more.

As the founder and CEO of cultivated meat startup Magic Valley, Paul Bevan is on a mission to revolutionize the way we produce and consume meat. By using cutting-edge technology and innovative techniques, they are able to create real meat that is more sustainable and ethical than traditional livestock farming. Paul is a driven and passionate leader with a strong track record of success. He has a deep understanding of the industry and a clear vision for the future of meat production. In addition to his professional experience, he is also a committed advocate for sustainability and animal welfare. Paul believes that by working together, we can create a more ethical and sustainable food system for all.

Found out more about Paul through these links:

• Paul Bevan on LinkedIn;
• Magic Valley website;
• Magic Valley on LinkedIn;
• @MagicValleyFood as Magic Valley on X;
• Paul Bevan on the Future Alternative podcast;
• Australia's Magic Valley takes on the growing demand for lamb - on the green queen;

Connecting episodes you might be interested in:

• No.171 - Interview with Nicole Garofano about circular economy;
• No.210 - Interview with Pearl Ng about regenerative economy;
• No.222 - Interview with Adam Dorr about food technologies

What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter ⁠⁠@WTF4Cities⁠⁠ or on the ⁠⁠wtf4cities.com⁠⁠ website where the ⁠⁠shownotes⁠⁠ are also available.

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Are you interested in cultivated and lab-grown meat?

Our summary today works with the white paper titled Cultivated meat and consumers – 2023 consumer trends and insights for the cultivated meat industry from 2023 by Magic Valley, published on their website.

This is a great preparation to our next interview with Paul Bevan in episode 238 talking about cultivated meat.

Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how we could get our proteins in cities without huge animal involvement. This white paper explores consumer perceptions and acceptance of cultivated meat from 2023.

As the most important things, I would like to highlight 3 aspects:

1. Cultivated meat offers a sustainable, ethical alternative to traditional meat by producing real animal meat from cultured cells without slaughtering animals.
2. Price, nutrition, and taste are the top factors driving consumer interest in cultivated meat, with many finding it appealing due to its ethical, health, and sustainability benefits.
3. By focusing on educating consumers and highlighting the benefits of cultivated meat, stakeholders can foster a more informed and receptive market.

You can find the white paper through this link.

Connecting episodes you might be interested in:

• No.120 - Interview with Matt Ferrell about food cultivation and other new technologies
• No.178R - Brighter (book summary)
• No.222 - Interview with Adam Dorr about the disruptive changes in food among others

You can find the transcript through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Trailer for the episode 238 - interview with Paul Bevan, CEO of Magic Valley. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, the differences in future visions, food industry challenges, personal choice, and many more.

Find out more in the ⁠⁠episode⁠⁠.

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"The biggest problems present the biggest opportunities."

Are you interested in impact investing? What do you think about circular economy as the mindful use of resources we have? How can we evaluate investment options with the second and third order consequences?

Interview with Katarina Throssell, investment associate at Giant Leap. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, impact investing, the private sector’s role, circular economy, education and AI, and many more.

Katarina Throssell is an Investment Associate at Giant Leap, an Australian venture capital fund investing in companies solving the world's most pressing problems across climate, health, and empowerment & education. She is a former commercial litigation lawyer at Arnold Bloch Leibler and has a Bachelor of Laws, International Relations and Diploma of Languages (German) from the Australian National University. She is also a director and Company Secretary at StreetSmart Australia.

Find out more about Katarina through these links:

• Katarina Throssell on LinkedIn;
• Katarina Throssell at Giant Leap;
• StreetSmart Australia website;
• Katarina Throssell on the Investor's Edge podcast;

Connecting episodes you might be interested in:

• No.060 - Interview with Gala Camacho about responsible technologies and stewardship;
• No.196 - Interview with Alan Pears about energy savings;
• No.222 - Interview with Adam Dorr about science-based optimism;
• No.235R

What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠@WTF4Cities⁠⁠⁠⁠ or on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠wtf4cities.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ website where the ⁠⁠⁠⁠shownotes⁠⁠⁠⁠ are also available.

I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.

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