BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.6.4.4//EN TZID:Europe/Brussels X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Brussels BEGIN:VEVENT UID:79@clubofrome.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20240613T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20240613T130000 DTSTAMP:20240530T100417Z URL:https://www.clubofrome.org/events/webinar-ubd/ SUMMARY:Webinar: Towards a Universal Basic Dividend DESCRIPTION:Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity introduces Citize n Funds and a Universal Basic Dividend (UBD) as bold proposals to reduce inequality\, increase wellbeing\, and boost creativity and innovation in a time of social and economic upheaval.\n\nThis free webinar will delve in to the core concepts\, potential benefits\, and real-world applications of UBD as a transformative policy drawing on the experiences of our expert p anel. We will explore:\n\n The fundamentals of Universal Basic Dividend\n Its potential to address economic inequality and enhance wellbeing\n Th e potential impact of UBD on sustainability and environmental stewardship\ n Case studies and evidence from around the world\n\nThe speakers\nSarath Davala is an Indian sociologist\, and President of Basic Income Earth N etwork (BIEN). He is co-author of the book: Basic Income: A Transformativ e Policy for India and contributing author to the Earth4All deep-dive pap er Unconditional cash transfers and the five turnarounds: beneficiaries ’ perspectives. He was Research Director of the Madhya Pradesh Basic Inc ome Pilot (2010-2014) and is currently co-director of WorkFREE\, a Basic Income pilot with waster collectors in Hyderabad. He is the co-founder of India Network for Basic Income and Mission Possible 2030 – both working on promoting informed conversation about Basic Income.\n\nKen Webster is a Visiting Professor at Cranfield University and a Fellow of CISL (Cambrid ge University Institute for Sustainability Leadership). From 2010 – 2018 he was Head of Innovation for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation\, a circular economy pioneer organisation where he helped shape current notions of a ‘circular economy’\, and is the founder of the Society for the Circula r Economy. He a member of Earth4All’s Transformational Economics Commiss ion\, contributing author of Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity \, and lead author of three Earth4All deep-dive papers on Universal Basi c Dividend.\n\nCaroline Whyte has a background in ecological economics an d does research and advocacy for Feasta\, the Foundation for the Economic s of Sustainability. She has a particular interest in global environmental justice\, Just Transition and financial system reform. She contributed to Feasta’s books Fleeing Vesuvius and Sharing for Survival. Along with four other Feasta Climate Group members she helped to launch the CapGloba lCarbon initiative at the COP-21 summit in Paris in December 2015. She is a steering group member of the Wellbeing Economy Hub for Ireland\, which s he represents in the European Union Wellbeing Economy Coalition\, and she is a member of the Irish National Economic and Social Council. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clubofrome.org/wp-content/uploads/20 24/05/Webinar-3.png CATEGORIES:Reframing Economics END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Brussels X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Brussels BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR