SIW - Sustainability Social: Sustainable Consumption
About this event:
As part of Sustainability Social, StartUP FIU is hosting a panel discussion with guest speakers! This edition is focusing on Sustainable Consumption, , providing the opportunity to explore the topic in general and dive into more specific issues.
What To Expect?📝
A Special Guest Speaker(s)
1 TED Talk Style Presentations (20-30 min )
Moderated Interview and Q & A Session (10-20 min)
Who Should Attend? 😄
Any student/faculty or community member who wants to learn more about sustainability is welcome to join us, regardless of major or previous level of expertise.
This event is Hybrid:
As a student, you will have the option of joining us in-person at the StartUP FIU Space (3rd floor of the MARC building) or Virtually through Zoom.
Register to this event through this Zoom Link.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Sustainability Social: 🌱
A series dedicated to exploring the full dimension of sustainability and our responsibilities as a society. With expert guest speakers fostering the conversation, we create safe spaces to understand the interconnectedness of social, economic, and environmental sustainability.
Sustainability Social welcomes all who want to advance the conversation beyond social media to the tangible factors that truly drive sustainability.
Learn About the Guests
About Upcycle Project - Upcycle Project is a multidisciplinary platform focused on creating circular solutions that transform waste into valuable raw materials to build a more resourceful world. Its main purpose lies in educating, inspiring, and helping companies find ingenious ways to reduce waste by applying creativity, circularity, and innovation to achieve their sustainability goals. Through partnerships, exhibitions, workshops, competitions and events, Upcycle Project aims to raise awareness in specific communities, making audiences experience sustainability in a close, exciting and fashion-forward context. Because you don’t have to stop doing what you do best to have a positive footprint in the world, let us help you re-think your impact.
About Gabriella Smith - As Founder of Upcycle Project, Gabriella has made it her goal to raise awareness about the waste the fashion industry creates. She's done this through hands-on workshops, student mentorship programs, inspiring discussions, TEDx Talks as well as disruptive events and products that result in creative circular solutions. As a conscious observer, she believes the future of fashion will evolve through textile waste management, innovation, sustainable sourcing, and ethical production.
About Student Innovation Week:
Student Innovation Week is a week-long series of events, hosted by StartUP FIU, celebrating student entrepreneurship and innovation within the FIU and the greater Miami community.
⭐️ Imagine Rush week, but for student entrepreneurship and innovation! ⭐️
SIW is scheduled from August 30th to September 3rd, 2021, filled with an amazing lineup of fun events and workshops using the many resources and learnings StartUP FIU has to offer!
About StartUP FIU:
StartUP FIU is a university-wide innovation hub that fosters and develops entrepreneurship and innovation to help our students, researchers, and community connect, contribute to, and thrive in today’s fast-changing world. We create and run programs based on two foundational beliefs: that the skills and principles of entrepreneurship are essential to navigate and harness the opportunities of our disruptive age, and that universities can play a unique role in unlocking opportunity and unleashing potential to shape a better, more inclusive, and more innovative future.