Facilitation, Moderation and Lecturing
At the bottom of this page you will see a rather extensive list of facilitation and training projects I have worked on recently.
Here can also read an article Prof. Dr. J. Bossert and I wrote and presented around cities and climate change comparing two European and two South African cities in September 2015.
David or Goliath: Engaging Cities and Citizens Towards the 2015 Paris Climate Negotiations
By B. Haase MSc, Prof. Dr. J. Bossert
At the bottom of this page you will see a rather extensive list of facilitation and training projects I have worked on recently.
Here can also read an article Prof. Dr. J. Bossert and I wrote and presented around cities and climate change comparing two European and two South African cities in September 2015.
David or Goliath: Engaging Cities and Citizens Towards the 2015 Paris Climate Negotiations
By B. Haase MSc, Prof. Dr. J. Bossert
OVERVIEW OF PROJECTS
A Selection of Events and Projects Organized by Sector
Private Sector
Company: Italpack
Sector: Packaging
Location/Date: Naples Italy, January 2016
Activity: Senior Management Innovation Workshop
Description: Planned, developed and facilitated a two day workshop with the senior management team around product innovation and imbedding an innovation mentality within the team.
Organization: Fortune 100 (name not disclosed)
Sector: FMCG
Location/Date: Lausanne, Switzerland. September 2015
Activity: Sustainability Strategy Development Workshop (4 days),
Description: Co-facilitated open innovation workshop for the development of a corporate-wide sustainability strategy and function for this multi-national.
Company: Eneco (Ecofys, WWF)
Sector: Power, renewable energy
Location/Date: Schiphol (NL), January and June 2015
Acitivity: One Planet Thinking Workshops
Description: Supported the planning and design of a half-day day workshop for leading international companies. The first of the workshops was about overall design of the programme while the second looked at water and mineral issues of companies as they relate to the One Planet Thinking.
Company: INREV (industry organization for non-listed real estate)
Sector: Real Estate
Location/Date: Amsterdam (NL), March 2015
Activity: Management Team Coaching and Team Building
Description: Coaching of two new recruits to the organization’s management team. Planned and facilitated an innovation and team building event for the entire management team. Organized a team building event for the entire organization.
Organization: EIRMA, European Industrial Research Management Association
Sector: Business and Innovation
Location/Date: Istanbul, Turkey, May 2012
Activity: Annual Business Innovation Event
Description: Plenary session speaker on sustainability innovation and NGO business collaboration
Academia/Education/Think Tanks
Organization: University of Cambridge, Institute of Sustainable Leadership
Sector: Sustainability Education
Location/Date: South Africa, (Diemersfontein) March 2015, (Intundla) August 2015, (Diemersfontein) March 2016
Activity: Core Faculty Sustainability Practitioners Seminar
Description: Four day training for corporate sustainability professionals. Participants work in a wide range of sectors from mining to retail and are predominately from and working in Southern Africa. Key areas include climate and energy, mobility and communication and leadership related to sustainability.
Organization: CEPS, Centre for European Policy Studies
Sector: Think Tank
Location/Date: Brussels, Belgium, Various Dates 2014, 2015, 2016
Activity: Facilitation Training
Description: Delivered half-day trainings on effective facilitation to senior staff and researchers at CEPS, often in preparation for their annual Ideas Lab event.
Organization: CEPS, Centre for European Policy Studies
Sector: Think Tank
Location/Date: Brussels, Belgium, Various Dates 2015
Activity: Media Training
Description: Delivered half-day trainings on effectively engaging with media. Including extensive practice for radio and TV interviews.
Organization: CEPS, Centre for European Policy Studies
Sector: Think Tank
Location/Date: Brussels, Belgium, Various Dates 2015
Activity:Presentation Training
Description: Delivered half-day trainings and one-on-one coaching on how to be a better and more effective presenter.
Organization: Ashton University
Sector: Business Education/Sustainability
Location/Date: November 2011/On-line
Activity: Green ICT and Quality Education Online Conference
Description: Presenter, Sustainability and Distance Learning
Organization: Rotterdam Business School (Hoogeschool Rotterdam)
Sector: Sustainability education
Location: Rotterdam, 2013
Activity: Business Innovation and Sustainability
Description: Delivered several lectures on the topic of business sustainability and innovation to both graduate and undergraduate students.
Organization: PRME Principles for Responsible Management Education
Sector: Sustainability and tertiary education
Location/Date: June 2011
Activity: Summit and PRME Event
Description: Keynote Presenter: The role of Corporations in the creation of sustainable social and economic value.
Organization:IMPACT (EU Funded Research Project) ABIS (Association of Business in Society)
Sector: Academic analysis of impact of private sector CSR activities
Location/Date: Brussels, 2012
Activity: Member of the Advisory Board
Description: Served on the advisory board of te pan-European research project involving more than 15 universities looking at various aspects of CSR activities within European companies and their impact
Organization: University of Cape Town GSB, Graduate School of Business
Sector: Sustainable Business
Location/Date: Cape Town, November 2011
Activity: The Business of Social and Environmental Innovation Conference
Description: Co-presented on behalf of WWF on innovation and business engagement with NGOs
Government and Semi-Governmental
Organization: Procura+,
Sector: Local and Regional Government (Sustainability)
Location/Date: Barcelona, November 2015. (two day workshop)
Activity: Facilitator, Sustainable Public Procurement Seminar
Description: Supported the ICLEI team in the process development of the seminar as well as facilitating the event itself.
Organization: Committee of the Regions, IUCN
Sector: Local and Regional Government (Sustainability)
Location/Date: Brussels, September 2014. (two day workshop)
Activity: Facilitator, World Parks Conference, European Preparatory Event (on behalf of IUCN Europe),
Description: Moderated panel discussion on EU Policy and its relevance and input to the World Parks Conference 2014
Organization: ICLEI, South and East Norway Rep. Office in Brussels
Sector: local and regional government organization
Location/Date: Brussels, May 2015
Activity: Panel discussion on contribution of European cities to COP21 in Paris
Description: Moderated a panel discussion and interview session of local government leaders related to climate change mitigation and adaptation activities.
NGO and Non-governmental
Organization: The Shift, WWF Belgium
Sector: Business and Climate Change
Location: Thalys train to Paris, Residence of Belgian Ambassador in Paris, December 2015
Activity: High-level business event linked to the Paris COP 21
Description: Facilitated VIP Business event on business engagement and climate change, as well as facilitating an event on the “Climate Train” to Paris
Organization: WWF International
Sector: Non-profit conservation organization
Location/Date: Lausanne, Switzerland, October 2015 (three and a half days)
Activity: WWF Global Senior Communicators Workshop
Description: The event brought together the lead communicators from WWF organizations around the globe (110 participants) to align activities and share knowledge and experience with their peers. I was closely involved in the design of the event and facilitated the event.
Organization: SIFAV, Sustainable Initiative for Fruits and Vegetables
Sector: Agri-food
Location/Date: Utrecht, October 2015 (1/2 day event)
Activity: Annual Planning Workshop , Panel Discussion on Women as Inclusive Business Partner presentation related to fruit and vegetable sector in producing countries
Description: Moderated a discussion among private sector partners on the benefits of engaging women throughout the fruit and vegetable supply chain.
Organization: South Africa Renewable Energy Council, WWF, REEEP
Sector: Renewable Energy
Location/Date: Cape Town, October 2015
Activity: Future of Renewable Energy in Africa side event/panel discussion
Description: Facilitated a panel session involving government, business and NGO leaders from various southern African countries addressing issues around the uptake of renewable energy in Southern Africa.
Organization: WWF South Africa
Sector: Conservation
Location/Date: Cape Town, South Africa, August/Septmeber 2015
Activity: Long Term Strategic Plannning Process
Description: Co-facilitated preparatory interviews with both internal project leads and external experts in each area of work.
Organization: WWF Netherlands, Ecofys, Eneco
Sector: Cross sectoral
Location/Date: Schiphol (NL), July 2015
Activity: One Planet Thinking Corporate Roundtable
Description: Facilitated half-day workshop with sustainability business leaders from leading global companies.
Organization: WWF
Sector: Renewable Energy, Conservation
Location/Date: May 2015
Activity: Sustainable Finance Side-Event Panel Discussion
Description: Discussion leader featuring representatives from China and other emerging economies around the financing of renewable energy globally, the barriers and opportunities.
Organization: CFA (Conservation Finance Alliance)
Sector: Conservation/Finance
Location/Date: Gland,Switzerland, April 2015
Activity: High-level event on the financing of nature
Description: Led one-day high-level workshop involving conservation finance leaders from diverse organizations.
Organization: See Change Net
Sector: Climate Change/Energy
Location/Date: Tirana, Albania, March 2015
Activity: Communication Workshop Energy Vision 2050 for South East Europe (3 day strategy workshop_
Description:Faciliated workshop to support the launch and communication of the SEE energy plan
Organization: European STTC (Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition)
Sector: Timber Trade/Conservation
Location/Date: Amsterdam, August 2014
Activity:Planning workshop EU STTC
Description: Facilitated this one day action planning workshop involving all members of the coalition
Organization: WWF International/European Program Office
Sector: Conservation
Location/Date:Brussels, May 2014
Activity: Pan-European WWF Communications Workshop
Description:Facilitated and contributed to the design and implementation of this three day workshop for WWF communication leaders throughout Europe.
Organization: IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative
Sector: Sustainable Trade
Location/Date: Brussels, June 2013
Activity: Panel Discussion on Sustainable Trade and Development
Description: Facilitated this panel discussion as part of the EU organized European Development Days event. The panel featured development, and public private partnership experts from Europe and Africa
Organization: EU Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition
Sector: Sustainable Trade
Location/Date: Brussels, April 2013
Activity:Launch fo the EU Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition
Description: Moderated this one day event featuring participant organizations and companies as well as NGO’s and press.
Organization: IDH
Sector: Sustainable Trade
Location/Date: Amsterdam, January 2013
Activity: SME’s and Sustainable Trade Panel Discussion
Description: Moderated a panel of SMEs from various sectors on issues around sustainable trade
Organization: Climate Savers, WWF
Location/Date: Rotterdam, May 2012
Activity: NEXT: Leading Business into a Low-Carbon Future/Climate Savers Workshop
Description: Moderator for both 3 day internal workshop and external breakout panel on food and retail
Organization: World Climate Summit, Global Initiatives, Business for the Environment, COP 17
Sector: Climate Change
Location/Date: Durban, South Africa, 2011
Activity: Environmental Impacts of Carbon Capture and Storage, Sustainable Building Session
Description: Panelists at the above events
Organization: WWF, Nedbank
Sector: Sustainable Business
Location/Date:Johannesburg, South Africa, November 2011
Activity: The Business of Social and Environmental Innovation Conference
Description: Presenter at the conference on business innovation and sustainability
Organization: Global Initiatives, COP 16
Sector: Climate Change
Location/Date: Cancun, Mexico, December 2010
Activity: High-level discussion between leaders from industry, government, and NGO’s on creating an enabling environment for low-carbon business.
Description: Facilitator/Moderator during above event
A Selection of Events and Projects Organized by Sector
Private Sector
Company: Italpack
Sector: Packaging
Location/Date: Naples Italy, January 2016
Activity: Senior Management Innovation Workshop
Description: Planned, developed and facilitated a two day workshop with the senior management team around product innovation and imbedding an innovation mentality within the team.
Organization: Fortune 100 (name not disclosed)
Sector: FMCG
Location/Date: Lausanne, Switzerland. September 2015
Activity: Sustainability Strategy Development Workshop (4 days),
Description: Co-facilitated open innovation workshop for the development of a corporate-wide sustainability strategy and function for this multi-national.
Company: Eneco (Ecofys, WWF)
Sector: Power, renewable energy
Location/Date: Schiphol (NL), January and June 2015
Acitivity: One Planet Thinking Workshops
Description: Supported the planning and design of a half-day day workshop for leading international companies. The first of the workshops was about overall design of the programme while the second looked at water and mineral issues of companies as they relate to the One Planet Thinking.
Company: INREV (industry organization for non-listed real estate)
Sector: Real Estate
Location/Date: Amsterdam (NL), March 2015
Activity: Management Team Coaching and Team Building
Description: Coaching of two new recruits to the organization’s management team. Planned and facilitated an innovation and team building event for the entire management team. Organized a team building event for the entire organization.
Organization: EIRMA, European Industrial Research Management Association
Sector: Business and Innovation
Location/Date: Istanbul, Turkey, May 2012
Activity: Annual Business Innovation Event
Description: Plenary session speaker on sustainability innovation and NGO business collaboration
Academia/Education/Think Tanks
Organization: University of Cambridge, Institute of Sustainable Leadership
Sector: Sustainability Education
Location/Date: South Africa, (Diemersfontein) March 2015, (Intundla) August 2015, (Diemersfontein) March 2016
Activity: Core Faculty Sustainability Practitioners Seminar
Description: Four day training for corporate sustainability professionals. Participants work in a wide range of sectors from mining to retail and are predominately from and working in Southern Africa. Key areas include climate and energy, mobility and communication and leadership related to sustainability.
Organization: CEPS, Centre for European Policy Studies
Sector: Think Tank
Location/Date: Brussels, Belgium, Various Dates 2014, 2015, 2016
Activity: Facilitation Training
Description: Delivered half-day trainings on effective facilitation to senior staff and researchers at CEPS, often in preparation for their annual Ideas Lab event.
Organization: CEPS, Centre for European Policy Studies
Sector: Think Tank
Location/Date: Brussels, Belgium, Various Dates 2015
Activity: Media Training
Description: Delivered half-day trainings on effectively engaging with media. Including extensive practice for radio and TV interviews.
Organization: CEPS, Centre for European Policy Studies
Sector: Think Tank
Location/Date: Brussels, Belgium, Various Dates 2015
Activity:Presentation Training
Description: Delivered half-day trainings and one-on-one coaching on how to be a better and more effective presenter.
Organization: Ashton University
Sector: Business Education/Sustainability
Location/Date: November 2011/On-line
Activity: Green ICT and Quality Education Online Conference
Description: Presenter, Sustainability and Distance Learning
Organization: Rotterdam Business School (Hoogeschool Rotterdam)
Sector: Sustainability education
Location: Rotterdam, 2013
Activity: Business Innovation and Sustainability
Description: Delivered several lectures on the topic of business sustainability and innovation to both graduate and undergraduate students.
Organization: PRME Principles for Responsible Management Education
Sector: Sustainability and tertiary education
Location/Date: June 2011
Activity: Summit and PRME Event
Description: Keynote Presenter: The role of Corporations in the creation of sustainable social and economic value.
Organization:IMPACT (EU Funded Research Project) ABIS (Association of Business in Society)
Sector: Academic analysis of impact of private sector CSR activities
Location/Date: Brussels, 2012
Activity: Member of the Advisory Board
Description: Served on the advisory board of te pan-European research project involving more than 15 universities looking at various aspects of CSR activities within European companies and their impact
Organization: University of Cape Town GSB, Graduate School of Business
Sector: Sustainable Business
Location/Date: Cape Town, November 2011
Activity: The Business of Social and Environmental Innovation Conference
Description: Co-presented on behalf of WWF on innovation and business engagement with NGOs
Government and Semi-Governmental
Organization: Procura+,
Sector: Local and Regional Government (Sustainability)
Location/Date: Barcelona, November 2015. (two day workshop)
Activity: Facilitator, Sustainable Public Procurement Seminar
Description: Supported the ICLEI team in the process development of the seminar as well as facilitating the event itself.
Organization: Committee of the Regions, IUCN
Sector: Local and Regional Government (Sustainability)
Location/Date: Brussels, September 2014. (two day workshop)
Activity: Facilitator, World Parks Conference, European Preparatory Event (on behalf of IUCN Europe),
Description: Moderated panel discussion on EU Policy and its relevance and input to the World Parks Conference 2014
Organization: ICLEI, South and East Norway Rep. Office in Brussels
Sector: local and regional government organization
Location/Date: Brussels, May 2015
Activity: Panel discussion on contribution of European cities to COP21 in Paris
Description: Moderated a panel discussion and interview session of local government leaders related to climate change mitigation and adaptation activities.
NGO and Non-governmental
Organization: The Shift, WWF Belgium
Sector: Business and Climate Change
Location: Thalys train to Paris, Residence of Belgian Ambassador in Paris, December 2015
Activity: High-level business event linked to the Paris COP 21
Description: Facilitated VIP Business event on business engagement and climate change, as well as facilitating an event on the “Climate Train” to Paris
Organization: WWF International
Sector: Non-profit conservation organization
Location/Date: Lausanne, Switzerland, October 2015 (three and a half days)
Activity: WWF Global Senior Communicators Workshop
Description: The event brought together the lead communicators from WWF organizations around the globe (110 participants) to align activities and share knowledge and experience with their peers. I was closely involved in the design of the event and facilitated the event.
Organization: SIFAV, Sustainable Initiative for Fruits and Vegetables
Sector: Agri-food
Location/Date: Utrecht, October 2015 (1/2 day event)
Activity: Annual Planning Workshop , Panel Discussion on Women as Inclusive Business Partner presentation related to fruit and vegetable sector in producing countries
Description: Moderated a discussion among private sector partners on the benefits of engaging women throughout the fruit and vegetable supply chain.
Organization: South Africa Renewable Energy Council, WWF, REEEP
Sector: Renewable Energy
Location/Date: Cape Town, October 2015
Activity: Future of Renewable Energy in Africa side event/panel discussion
Description: Facilitated a panel session involving government, business and NGO leaders from various southern African countries addressing issues around the uptake of renewable energy in Southern Africa.
Organization: WWF South Africa
Sector: Conservation
Location/Date: Cape Town, South Africa, August/Septmeber 2015
Activity: Long Term Strategic Plannning Process
Description: Co-facilitated preparatory interviews with both internal project leads and external experts in each area of work.
Organization: WWF Netherlands, Ecofys, Eneco
Sector: Cross sectoral
Location/Date: Schiphol (NL), July 2015
Activity: One Planet Thinking Corporate Roundtable
Description: Facilitated half-day workshop with sustainability business leaders from leading global companies.
Organization: WWF
Sector: Renewable Energy, Conservation
Location/Date: May 2015
Activity: Sustainable Finance Side-Event Panel Discussion
Description: Discussion leader featuring representatives from China and other emerging economies around the financing of renewable energy globally, the barriers and opportunities.
Organization: CFA (Conservation Finance Alliance)
Sector: Conservation/Finance
Location/Date: Gland,Switzerland, April 2015
Activity: High-level event on the financing of nature
Description: Led one-day high-level workshop involving conservation finance leaders from diverse organizations.
Organization: See Change Net
Sector: Climate Change/Energy
Location/Date: Tirana, Albania, March 2015
Activity: Communication Workshop Energy Vision 2050 for South East Europe (3 day strategy workshop_
Description:Faciliated workshop to support the launch and communication of the SEE energy plan
Organization: European STTC (Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition)
Sector: Timber Trade/Conservation
Location/Date: Amsterdam, August 2014
Activity:Planning workshop EU STTC
Description: Facilitated this one day action planning workshop involving all members of the coalition
Organization: WWF International/European Program Office
Sector: Conservation
Location/Date:Brussels, May 2014
Activity: Pan-European WWF Communications Workshop
Description:Facilitated and contributed to the design and implementation of this three day workshop for WWF communication leaders throughout Europe.
Organization: IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative
Sector: Sustainable Trade
Location/Date: Brussels, June 2013
Activity: Panel Discussion on Sustainable Trade and Development
Description: Facilitated this panel discussion as part of the EU organized European Development Days event. The panel featured development, and public private partnership experts from Europe and Africa
Organization: EU Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition
Sector: Sustainable Trade
Location/Date: Brussels, April 2013
Activity:Launch fo the EU Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition
Description: Moderated this one day event featuring participant organizations and companies as well as NGO’s and press.
Organization: IDH
Sector: Sustainable Trade
Location/Date: Amsterdam, January 2013
Activity: SME’s and Sustainable Trade Panel Discussion
Description: Moderated a panel of SMEs from various sectors on issues around sustainable trade
Organization: Climate Savers, WWF
Location/Date: Rotterdam, May 2012
Activity: NEXT: Leading Business into a Low-Carbon Future/Climate Savers Workshop
Description: Moderator for both 3 day internal workshop and external breakout panel on food and retail
Organization: World Climate Summit, Global Initiatives, Business for the Environment, COP 17
Sector: Climate Change
Location/Date: Durban, South Africa, 2011
Activity: Environmental Impacts of Carbon Capture and Storage, Sustainable Building Session
Description: Panelists at the above events
Organization: WWF, Nedbank
Sector: Sustainable Business
Location/Date:Johannesburg, South Africa, November 2011
Activity: The Business of Social and Environmental Innovation Conference
Description: Presenter at the conference on business innovation and sustainability
Organization: Global Initiatives, COP 16
Sector: Climate Change
Location/Date: Cancun, Mexico, December 2010
Activity: High-level discussion between leaders from industry, government, and NGO’s on creating an enabling environment for low-carbon business.
Description: Facilitator/Moderator during above event