How Singularity University C.E.O. Steve Leonard practices basic engineering and human design delivering exponential impact to Cambodia farmland. Steve Leonard is an international leader in the

How Singularity University C.E.O. Steve Leonard practices basic engineering and human design delivering exponential impact to Cambodia farmland. Steve Leonard is an international leader in the information technology industry with more than 25 years of experience building hardware, software, and managed-services companies in Asia and Europe. Leonard also has broad experience in government, holding senior roles in Singapore through which he created and implemented national programs for an innovation-based economy. Leonard currently serves as CEO of Singularity University (SU) — a Silicon Valley based global organisation that enables leaders to understand how future technologies will impact their companies and countries, and engages those leaders to help them shape that future. SU seeks to positively impact one billion people through the collective capabilities of the entrepreneurs, investors, corporations and governments with which it works. Before joining SU, Leonard created SGInnovate – a private company wholly- owned by the Singapore Government – to help entrepreneurial scientists create investable deep-tech startups. During Leonard’s tenure as its Founding CEO, SGInnovate built an engaged community of 35,000 people, held 600 discussion events around science and technology, and launched more than 90 deep tech startups into which it invested $50M. Prior to founding SGInnovate, Leonard served as the Executive Deputy Chairman of the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), a Singapore Government statutory board overseen by the Ministry of Communications and Information. In that role, he held executive responsibility at the national level for various aspects of the information technology and telecommunications industries in Singapore. Prior to his Government roles, Leonard was for two decades the senior executive in either Europe or Asia for several global technology companies, delivering on quarterly performance commitments made publicly to employees, customers, and shareholders. Leonard serves on the main board of Singapore Post Ltd (SingPost), an international e-commerce and logistics operator, and on the main board for AsiaSat, a HK-based satellite operator which has CITIC as a major shareholder. Steve Leonard是全球信息技术行业的领导者，在创立亚洲和欧洲的硬件，软件和托管服务公司方面拥有25 年以上的经验。他也有在政府工作的丰富经验，在新加 坡担任高级职务期间，他开启并落实了一些扶持创新经 济的国家计划。 伦纳德目前担任奇点大学 (Singularity University) 的首席执行官。奇点大学是一家位于硅谷的全球性组织，它使各界领导者能够了解未来的技术将如何影响其公司和国家，并与这些领导者进行互动以引领未来。 奇点大学通过集合各大企业家，投资者，公司和政府的集体力量，致力于对十亿人带来积极的影响。 在加入奇点大学之前，伦纳德创建了SGInnovate，一 家新加坡政府全资拥有的私人公司，帮助企业家和科学 家起步有投资价值的深度技术公司。在Leonard担任 公司创始CEO的任期内，SGInnovate建立了一个由 35,000人参与的社区，举办了600次科学和技术为主 题的讨论会，创办了90多家深度技术初创公司，并向其 投资了5000万美元。 在成立SGInnovate之前，Leonard担任资讯通信媒体 发展局(IDA)的执行副主席，该局是由通信和信息部监 管的新加坡政府法定委员会。在担任该职务期间，他在 对新加坡信息技术和电信行业的各个方面负有国家一级行政责任。 在担任政府职务之前，Leonard在欧洲和亚洲曾担任 多家跨国技术公司高级执行官二十年，履行了对员工， 客户和股东公开做出的季度绩效承诺。Leonard还 担任国际电子商务和物流运营商新加坡邮政有限公司(SingPost)的董事会成员，以及以中信为主要股东的 香港卫星运营商AsiaSat的董事会成员。 https://su.org/ This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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EarthSayers.tv records Steve Faulstick, General Manager of the

EarthSayers.tv records Steve Faulstick, General Manager of the DoubleTree Hotel Portland presentation on the Return on Investment (ROI) of the actions his staff have taken to reduce energy, recycle and compost as part of their commitment to sustainability. The Hotel attracts talent because of the way they recognize and reward employees and in addition to saving money they have been successful at attracting the traveler, business and personal, that is seeking a company that understands the benefits of sustainability principles and practices. Recorded by Ruth Ann Barrett at the EcoTourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference held in Portland, Oregon, September 8-10, 2010 and sponsored by TIES - The International EcoTourism Society.

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