“What Would Nature Do?”

Patterson, a former whitewater rafting guide (US, Patagonia, Italy, Nepal and Costa Rica) takes us on an uncommon exploration of economics (a.k.a. ‘the dismal science’)- showing how principles found in nature, and human nature, can help us sustain global economies and ecosystems.

Trista Patterson

Dr. Trista Patterson repurposes, redesigns and restructures economic systems, to better align them with the planet’s living systems of which they are a part. She has pioneered strategies to reduce the cost and environmental footprint of federal governments (the world’s largest consumers) and co-leads the D4 design team of the United Nations Environment Program TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity, a collaboration of scientists, policymakers, businesses, and citizens reporting on the global value of nature.

She is sustained by  Wilderness,
Whitewater  and Wonder

"The Antarctica Challenge"
“Mark will be discussing the little-known climate change discoveries made in Antarctica during International Polar Year and how they will impact on all of us.”

Mark Terry

Mark Terry is a documentary filmmaker based in Toronto, Canada.

The Antarctica Challenge: A Global Warning, was the only film officially invited by the United Nations to screen to world leaders attending COP15, the climate change summit in Copenhagen.

"EcoLogical Girls Rock!"

Adi Davis-

Adi Davis has been interested in the environment since she climbed her first tree. She has enjoyed participating in wilderness programs at the Wynn Nature Center, a local center for educating children, and learning the indigenous plants of the region of Homer, Alaska, where she was born and raised.

 When she turned 10 she was offered an opportunity to work on and publish a book, Women Scientists of Kachemak Bay.  She accepted the challenge of interviewing women scientists; her work won her the Bronze Award in Girl Scouts. Two years later she won the Silver Award in Girl scouts for her efforts at the local food pantry where she grew her own organic plants and donated them to the pantry.

In 2009 she was a Youth Delegate at the 9th World Wilderness Congress.  With a group of friends, called EcoLogical, she has won the Spirit of Youth Award and the Presidential Environmental Award for their efforts in reducing waste at the Homer Landfill and creating awareness in the community about environmentally friendly habits.

 She is currently excited to enter her second year of high school and continuing her efforts on reducing waste in the Homer Landfill by working with local schools to recycle and eliminate Styrofoam trays.

"The New Young Professionals"

Dr. Alex Hills

Dr. Alex Hills is Distinguished Service Professor of Engineering & Public Policy and Electrical & Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and Profesor Extraordinario at the Universidad Austral de Chile.  Alex has found ways to teach and encourage a new generation of professionals to devote themselves to solving the problems of poverty, health and the social ills that face the world. Working with colleagues, he teaches, mentors, and places students of the professions as consultants in government agencies and nongovernmental organizations, often in developing nations. For many of the students, this is a life-changing experience that causes them to refocus their lives. For others, it brings about a commitment to part-time work using their professional skills to help others.

"Dear Developed Earth"

McKenzy Haber

I am a 14 year old boy who enjoys golf, soccer, fishing, and helping the environment. My goals in life are to become a pro golfer and a business owner. I am a student filmmaker, opening speech giver at WILD9, a creator of programs for the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, and the winner of Toyota Eco car challenge for which they won a European Corporate Sustainability Award.

Food, Sports, and the  Environment sustain me.