Africa NXT and Protecting Africa from the Impact of Climate Change

CarbonSessions

Episode Summary: In this episode Jenn Swanson, Kristina Horning, Brian Tormey and Olabanji Stephen talk about Olabanji’s opportunity to talk at a conference in Lagos, Nigeria.

They discussed Olabanji’s journey into The Carbon Almanac, his involvement in the project and his decision to apply to speak at Africa NXT and then his surprise when given a slot to speak.

Without delving too much into context, Olabanji discusses what he hopes to achieve when giving the talk and how he will feed back to us afterward.

More about the Africa NXT here

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Olabanji is from Lagos Nigeria, he’s a Creative Director and visual designer that helps brands gain clarity, deliver meaningful experiences and build tribes through Design & Strategy. He founded Jorney - a community designed to help people stay productive, accountable, and do their best work.

From Langley in British Columbia, Canada, Jenn is a Minister, Coach, Writer and Community Connector, helping people help themselves.

Brian is a Real Estate Title Insurance Professional and Goat Farmer in the US.

Kristina is working on design theory and using design process in everything. With a background in architecture, civil engineering and education, she loves research, play and co-creating. Currently in Prague (that it is where she is originally from) and her base in the U.S.

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The CarbonSessions Podcast is produced and edited by Leekei Tang, Steve Heatherington and Rob Slater.