Alive2green Conferences

Alive2green has been running successful industry specific sustainability events since 2007. The first conference that was launched was alive2green’s flagship project, The Green Building Conference and Exhibition. This was the first conference of its kind in South Africa and is still is one of the most well attended Green Building events in the country.

What is unique about Alive2green conferences?

Balanced content: The intention of a2g conferences is to provide a neutral platform on which experts can express their views, solutions and insights into the issues at hand. Alive2green is not interested in promoting one side or the other. The interest is rather to create an open forum on which all perspectives and opinions can be voiced.
High Calibre Speakers: Alive2green makes every effort to find unique and credible speakers that will shed light on the latest and most cutting edge information in each industry. International speakers inspire delegates whilst local speakers offer applicable and practical tools for local contexts.
Accompanying Exhibitions: Delegates enjoy the benefit of being able to network with service providers that can enhance and improve the way they do business. The exhibitors are relavent and always have large amounts of useful information to share with delegates.
Conference Structure: Every year, Alive2green gathers feedback from delegates and exhibitors and makes every effort to fulfil the needs of all the clients involved. Conference structure is something that requires constant review and alive2green is attempting to perfect this process so that events run smoothly and attendees can relax and enjoy their conference experience.
Shared Conference Materials: In the interest of fostering knowledge sharing, Alive2green enables delegates to download conference presentations from the websites after the events. (Please log onto each relevant sector website to download presentations)

What is new in 2013?

Exciting changes are happening in 2013! This year Alive2green is combining all its sustainability events into one event called Sustainability Week.

Sustainability Week features a 5 day exhibition from 24-28 July, with the first 3 days focussed on trade visitors and running alongside the various conferencing activities, and culminating in the Green Home Fair over the weekend.
Green Home Fair welcomes the public to visit the exhibition and to learn more about the various products, services and technologies that are moving SA towards a more sustainable future. The weekend programme will feature a series of lectures by leading environmental organisations, aimed once again at educating people about how it all fits together and about the role they can play in making South Africa a greener place.

Upcoming Events in 2013:


Sustainability Week 2013: Be there as South Africa engages on critical issues in an effort to make our economy and society more resilient to external shocks such as drought, run away oil prices, extreme weather events etc. Sustainability Week features sessions on Resilient Cities; Green Building; Water Efficiency and Protection; Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Waste Minimisation and Recycling; Social Housing and the Green Economy.	Green Building Conference and Exhibition 2013: After 6 years of advocacy and knowledge sharing it is now fair to ask: why has green building not become standard practice for new buildings and refurbishments in South Africa? This conference will explore the state of the market, policies and regulations in SA; showcase global leadership, successful policy and seek to create a consensus based series of recommendations for South African regulation authorities.	Vision Zero Waste Seminar and Exhibition 2013: Is it possible to imagine a world with zero waste-to-landfill? What if packaging was minimised and all packaging was recyclable? All e-waste reclaimed by manufacturers? Imagine a policy framework which only tolerated this approach and charged a massive premium for collection of non-separated waste? We open the dialogue from the point of this vision and ask the sticky questions.
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Sustainable Water Resource Conference and Exhibition: Day 1: Water and Climate Change – Adapting to Climate Change in SA will largely be a water issue. Day 1 will feature presentations, a workshop & a collaborative report. Day 2: Acid Mine Drainage – Finding Consensus and Proposing Action. Join leading stakeholders to interrogate the possible solutions in a constructive problem solving forum, which could save Gauteng from a calamitous outcome.	Sustainable Energy Seminar 2013: Smart Grids for SA Cities – A more sustainable approach to energy requires a decentralisation of production typified by multiple small producers feeding into a two way grid that optimises peak demand through a matrix of buy/sell rates which incentivise users to adapt their demand to maximise their energy savings/income. This is not a new idea yet in SA smart grids seem a long way off – why?	Sustainable Transport and Mobility Conference and Exhibtion 2013: According to the Deputy Minister of Transport, Jeremy Cronin, the key drivers of transport emissions in SA relate to: a poor modal mix; a lack of sufficient mitigation incentives and problematic socio-economic geography. This Conference will use these points as headings for three distinct discussions. In each case a report back will be generated and circulated to government and the private sector.
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Green Business Seminar 2013: Is your business leveraging its green journey for advantage? SA’s imminent carbon taxation is about to enforce much greater levels of accountability for environmental impact on business but customer demand for low impact products and services will continue to be the largest driver of the green economy. The Green Business Seminar provides environmental leadership for business and industry in SA.	Green Home Fair 2013: It can be argued that individual households have more power to change the world’s carbon footprint than industry or commerce do. The home-owner’s choices trigger a chain of events through the economy & environment. GHF communicates with homeowners & the public about how to improve environmental health, increase communities’ climate resilience, conserve resources & live healthier lifestyles.
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