Green architecture and design | Indigenous people’s rights | Sustainable policy
In this Plenary Keynote, our speakers demystify the concept of sustainability by sharing their experiences in design and architecture, and indigenous peoples’ rights. These leaders ask us to re-evaluate our relationship with the natural world, as their stories help us answer the question: what does it mean to live, act, and work in a sustainable way?
Speakers
Elora Hardy
(Indonesia)
IBUKU
Magical Homes and Buildings, Made of Bamboo
Our first speaker, Elora Hardy, will share how her experience in green architecture has allowed her to cultivate a sustainability-oriented mindset, one founded on knowledge of the natural world and a commitment to unlock the possibilities of working with traditional material. Through her work with her design firm Ibuku and today, in her keynote, Elora continues to spread the message that sustainability requires flexibility and creativity, a willingness to unlearn old ways of thinking and to consider how we can add value to our surroundings, especially the environment.
Galina Angarova
(USA)
Cultural Survival
Sustainability: Learning from The Holistic View of Indigenous People
Galina Angarova, a member of the Buryat people of Russia and executive director of Cultural Survival, will speak from the perspective of indigenous peoples, sharing their distinct understanding of sustainability and the different cultural values that inform their relationship with the environment. This unique approach, combined with the environmental value of indigenous territories, creates the case for indigenous-led conservation and climate solutions, and ultimately, the necessity of advocating for indigenous peoples’ rights.
