Rebels with a Purpose KatapultX

Are we on track to meet the scale of system change needed to get anywhere close to a 1.5-degree world? 

We produce 50 billion tons of Co2 each year, or 6-7 tons per capita per year - that's 100x more than the average person’s body weight! What will it take to get to Net Zero?

In this episode, Jeremy Oppenheim from SystemIQ and Paul van Zyl from The Conduit discuss the three key things we need to achieve before we should even begin to talk about carbon removal, namely - 
electrifying the global economy with clean energy,shifting land use from feeding ourselves to regeneration and the restoration of natural resources, andhalving our material consumption.The two also share insights on what technology, capital, and policy we need in place in order to get there. Tune in to learn more!

Episode guests: 
Jeremy Oppenheim from SystemIQPaul van Zyl from The ConduitEpisode references: 
Jamie ArbibKFF22 opening ft. Jamie Arbib
Hosted by Kate Byrne
Produced by African Tech Roundup
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Gifted author, social critic and women’s advocate, Minna Salami shares her theory and solution for what needs to take place for successful systems change. Prepare to learn about Systems Change from the place of 3 key powers - the freeing power of the outsider, the hidden power of the insider, and the healing power of multi perspectives and how to solve the key pains from which the world suffers.

Episode guest: 
Minna Salami - brought to us by our partner and supporter, BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt 


Hosted by Kate Byrne
Produced by African Tech Roundup
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Prepare to be inspired and ignited into action after listening to the stories and wisdom that our hosts Kate Byrne and Lynn Casey gleaned from this powerhouse female panel - Julia Zhou (Tidal Impact), Fatema Hamdani (KH Aerospace), and Susie Alegre (Author & International Human Rights Lawyer). 

We tackle the compassion curse - that women are supposed to focus on compassion - not profit, the learnings from multi generational workforces, and the opportunity that LocalX brings to us all. We all agree that there has never been a better time to be a woman as we claim, step into, and own our power. 

Episode guests:
Julia Zhou - Co-founder and Chief Development Officer at Tidal ImpactFatema Hamdani - Co-founder and CEO of KH AerospaceSusie Alegre - Author and International Human Rights LawyerModerated by Kate Byrne of PopVenture and Lynn Casey of ShineScout
Produced by African Tech Roundup
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How do we do the most good possible? What’s the difference between effective altruism and impact investing? How do the two differ in assumptions, solutions, rigor and approach? These are the questions covered by Katapult Foundation's Alison Fort and Niels Brøgger as they walk us through the opportunities that both provide.


Episode guests:  
Alison Fort of Katapult FoundationNiels Brøgger of Katapult FoundationEpisode references: 
Good Food Institute (GFI)KFF22 opening ft. Anders SandbergTotal Portfolio ProjectIMP+ Project led by Alie Korijn
Produced by African Tech Roundup

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What are the impact opportunities and investment opportunities associated with alternative proteins and food tech? 
The industrial animal agriculture industry contributes almost 20% of the world's carbon emissions - on par with the entire transport sector. When thinking about alternative proteins and food tech, many miss the impact it will have on other areas of life such as the climate and healthcare. Alex Mayers, of The Good Food Institute, and Hooked Foods founder, Tom Johansson, educate us all on where the greatest opportunities are, where the investment should go, and where the greatest myths and misunderstandings lie in this exponentially growing field. 

Alex Mayers  of The Good Food Institute (GFI)
Tom Johansson of Hooked Foods

Moderated by Kate Byrne
Produced by African Tech Roundup

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What would a mentally healthy world look like? What if all of us understood mental health and had access to mental health care in the way that many of us do for physical health care?

1 in 4 of us are affected by something that impacts our ability to function in our daily life. Mental well being and physical challenge are such pariahs when it comes to workplace conversations. There has been some headway in addressing physical challenges such as LEGO’s Braille bricks, that open and connect the world. The brain is our most important organ and yet we know so little about it. How do we help our children soar past the issues that older generations have experienced and normalized? Learning holistic skills (resilience, empathy), as well as hard ability skills, needed to cope and flourish in this world.

Episode guests:

Jules Chappell of Kokoro (a non-profit organization focused on mental health as the foundation for a safer, kinder and more productive world)
Diana Ringe Krogh of The LEGO Foundation & The LEGO Group

Episode references:  
LEGO’s Play for All Accelerator Program - investing in startups with a neurodivergent focus or within the ed tech field with a playful learning integrationFuture Mental Health Collective - a global peer-to-peer network of both existing and potential mental health funders
Moderated by Alison Fort
Produced by African Tech Roundup

www.katapultfoundation.org