Vivid Sydney 'in conversation with Veena' event

On 18 June 2022, Hub Leader Prof Veena will feature in a special event for Vivid Sydney to explore sustainability issues and 'waste to product' innovations needed to help create a circular economy and reduce emissions.

The 'in conversation' event will be hosted by Dumbo Feather publication’s Nathan Scolaro at the Vivid Ideas Exchange Ideas at the UTS Great Hall and will traverse various ways to create more sustainable communities and treat waste as a resource for manufacturing and new products.

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Vivid Sydney is an annual festival that sparks the soul of our city with creative brilliance for 23 days and nights. Celebrating its 12th year in 2022, Vivid Sydney fuses art, innovation and technology in collaboration with some of the most boundary-pushing artists, thinkers and musicians of our time.

Vivid Sydney tells a story of the harbour city beyond the icons, about urban legends, secret spaces and visions for the future. 

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Information from Vivid:

Veena is revolutionising how we think about waste, and what it is capable of. She is a champion of circular economies, and through the UNSW SMaRT Centre, has invented globally renowned, eco-friendly technologies for converting waste into products like steel and ceramics.

Veena’s passion for “waste discoveries” is infectious, and she wants to share that excitement with you. She shows us how we can shape circular economies in our communities to be part of the waste revolution.

Dumbo Feather is a print magazine and podcast that gets to know extraordinary people and shares their story and contribution with the world. This conversation, with plenty of time for questions, provides a space that is warm, inspiring and full of ideas to take home and action.

  • 5-7pm, 18 June 2022
  • Vivid Ideas Exchange, University of Technology Sydney (UTS)The Great Hall, Level 5, Tower Building, 15 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007
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