David Philip is the Education Manager at the Cultivate Centre for sustainable living and learning in Dublin. He was a founding member of both FEASTA: the Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability and Sustainable Projects Ireland LTD the company behind the sustainable community project in Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary. David has ten years of experience of managing events and projects in the ‘sustainability’ sector in Ireland. In May 2005 he was an NGO adviser to the Irish government at the UN Commission for Sustainable Development conference in New York.
David has been recently been appointed onto the board of Sustainable Energy Ireland. David has produced a number of educational programmes including, ‘Tipping the Balance’ a CD ROM learning resource exploring the UN Millennium Development Goals and ‘The Little Earth Show’ a four-part radio drama. He is currently developing a 10 week course designed to help citizens respond to oil depletion and climate change called ‘Community Powerdown’. www.cultivate.ie
Jim Gannon is an Associate at RPS Group, Ireland's leading provider of services for the development and management of natural resources, property & engineering assets and the environment. He has worked as a project manager in the energy, waste and sustainable development sectors. Jim’s key competences and achievements include:
- Sustainable design, planning and master planning in the built environment
- Renewable energy and district heating project development
- Resource conservation and waste management
- Member of SEI panel of technical experts for the built environment division
- Representative of Institute of Engineers Energy and Environment Division Committee