Earth Hour: Lights-Out to Change CLimate Change - Sudhansu Sarronwala

Session: Light on Development

How are education and research in optics carried out within Africa and what is their impact? How are lasers changing the lives of vulnerable communities in Vietnam? How can simple actions by individuals take on truly global significance? This session will see speakers discuss these important issues through a series of moderated presentations.

Sudhanshu Sarronwala is the Executive Director, Marketing & Communications from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF International), Switzerland. With more than 25 years of experience, his role includes brand, media and digital communications efforts to build a strong WWF Network that can engage and influence stakeholders in the quest to to a build a world where humans live in harmony with nature. In addition, he also has management responsibility for Earth Hour Global and WWF- Singapore and is a member of both boards.

The IYL 2015 Opening Ceremony was held on 19-20 January 2015 at UNESCO HQ in Paris.

Credits: SPIE