Summit Speakers.

Norman Crowley

​Global Entrepreneur & CEO of CoolPlanet

Norman founded and sold 3 businesses for over three-quarters of a billion dollars before the age of 40. He began his first business, a welding company at age 16, employing a team of 8 within a year, and sold that business when he was 20. He then started an internet business called Trinity Commerce, growing the company to 170 employees by the time he was 28. He went on to cofound Inspired Gaming Group (the world’s largest server-based gaming company), which was sold for $500 million; and Europe’s largest Wi-Fi hotspot provider, The Cloud, which was bought by BSkyB for $77 million. Feeling his next venture should make a real difference in addressing the global climate change issue, Norman founded CoolPlanet which helps firms reduce consumption, optimise systems, lower emissions and achieve net zero. Aiming to cool the planet as fast as possible, the business has already saved customers over $400 million in energy, and 2,597,963 tonnes of CO2. In 2021, Norman founded AVA, a company which transforms some of the world’s most desirable classic cars to electric. It brings together a team of F1-grade engineers to create cars that not only have the lowest carbon footprint on the road, but that are built in a way that has the least impact on the planet. 

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​Eric Lonergan is described by The Irish Times as "probably the finest, and certainly the most thoughtful, Irish economist of his generation". An internationally-renowned thinker, Eric is best known as a policy economist, macro hedge fund manager, and writer. His most recent book is entitled Supercharge Me: Net Zero Faster and he is also the author of the international bestseller, ‘Angrynomics’, and ‘Money’ (2nd ed) published by Routledge. He has written for Foreign Affairs, The Financial Times, and The Economist. Invited to speak around the globe, Eric also advises governments and policymakers.

Corinne Sawers has spent the last decade advising global business and governments on climate, sustainability and food systems. She has previously worked with McKinsey, KKR and SystemIQ (a boutique sustainability advisory firm and fund). She co-founded More United (with the late Lord Paddy Ashdown) and also co-founded a social enterprise focused on improving diversity in the technology sector. Corrine holds an MBA from INSEAD, an MSc from the London School of Economics and a BA from the University of Oxford. She is the co-author of Supercharge Me: Net Zero Faster.
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