Dinner invitation

Engineering & Humanity Week

Visionary Awards DinnerDallas, Texas | April 6th, 2013

The ROi Project is an active network

of innovators, partnering with

communities around the world to

inspire sustainable, market-based

solutions.

The Humanitarian Innovation Project at the University of Oxford

researches the roles of innovation,

technology and the private sector in

refugee protection.

SMU’s Hunt Institute for Engineering & Humanity works

to inspire engineering students

to address global challenges and

hosts the annual Engineering &

Humanity Week.

The World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth promotes

international awareness,

understanding, and connections to

enhance the region’s global stature.

Engineering & Humanity Week: Shifting

the foundation of poverty through action. EandHweek.org

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Host Committee

Host CommitteeChairs: Stephanie and Hunter Hunt

Alex Betts

Brent Brown

Christy Coltrin

Betsy del Monte

Carole Erwin

Jim Erwin

Jim Falk

Richard Freling

Robert Freling

VJ Horgan

Yvette Landgraff

Tom Luce

Ben Mann

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Photo Credits: Plastiki and Luca Babini: Covers and pages 1, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14Emmanuel Jal, Tania Campbell Golding and David Watts: Pages 5, 6, 8, and 12

Linda Mastaglio

Tanya Meurer

Alfonso Montiel

Becky Morris

Malcolm Morris

Brad Oldham

Judy Pesek

Kate Potts

Andrew Quicksall

Kit Sawers

Nicole Small

Michael Sorrell

Jessie Zarazaga

Dinner and a conversation with

Saturday, April 66:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Centennial Hall at Fair Park

Complimentary valet parking Business casual

For event information email [email protected] or call 214-768-3351

Award Dinner registration www.eandhweek2013.eventbrite.com Sponsorship information www.eandhweeksponsors.eventbrite.com

David de Rothschild

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David de Rothschild made maritime

history in 2010 when he sailed his recycled

catamaran 8,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean.

The vessel, composed of 12,500 plastic water

bottles, is held together by Earth Weld, an earth-

friendly bonding agent that his team developed,

using sugar and cashews. David’s voyage was an

engineering first and brought global attention to

the South Pacific garbage patch – a swirling mass

of plastic trash twice the size of Texas.

In 2005, David founded Adventure Ecology, an

organization that harnesses the power of dreams,

adventures and stories in order to inspire, educate

and engage individuals, communities and industry

to become agents of change.

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Visionary Award David de Rothschild’s commitment to the environment has sent him on

adventures to some of the world’s most remote and fragile regions. In 2006,

David spent over 100 days crossing The Arctic, from Russia to Canada,

which saw him become one of only 42 people, and the youngest British

person to reach both geographical poles. Prior to his 2006 ‘Top of the World

Expedition,’ David had already become one of only 14 people to traverse

the continent of Antarctica, and he was part of a team that broke the world

record for the fastest-ever crossing of the Greenland ice sheet.

As part of Adventure Ecology’s ARTiculate series, David led a field trip

expedition to Ecuador in 2007 along with a group that included a high profile

artist, photographer, filmmaker and scientist. The group spent time in the

Ecuadorian rainforest documenting the damage international oil companies

had created by drilling the vast oil reserves and, in turn, disturbing the

natural and social order.

In early 2007, David wrote the Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook,

which was the official companion book to the Live Earth concert series. In

the summer of 2008, he was the editorial consultant for Earth Matters, a

children’s book published by Dorling Kindersley. Recently, the Sundance

channel commissioned an eight-part documentary series, Eco-Trip, in which

David investigates the life-cycle of everyday consumer products.

In 2010, David, along with a handpicked crew of leading scientists,

sailors, adventurers, thought leaders, and creatives embarked on an ocean

adventure of unrivalled proportions, traveling approximately 8,000 miles

across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to Sydney in a 60 foot vessel

made out of plastic bottles, PET plastic and recycled waste products.

National Geographic awarded him the accolade of Emerging Explorer, and

Clean Up The World has invited David to be an international ambassador.

Furthermore, the World Economic Forum named David a Young Global Leader.

David de Rothschild

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Sponsorship Levels

ECOLOGIST ($10,000)• One premium table for 10 to Saturday, April 6th Dinner• Y ou and your guests will meet David de Rothschild in a Private Reception (6pm

before Dinner)• Premium branding on all collateral, including website• Logo/Name recognition in slide shows

SAILOR ($5,000)• One premium table for 10 to Saturday, April 6th Dinner• Premium branding on all collateral, including website• Logo/Name recognition in slide shows

LAND LOVER ($2,500)• One table for 10 to Saturday, April 6th Dinner• Recognition in program and website

FRIEND ($1,000)• One table for 10 to Saturday, April 6th Dinner• Recognition in program and website

INDIVIDUAL TICKETS ($100 each)• Reserved seating at April 6th Dinner and recognition in program and website

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Special performance by Emmanuel Jal, accompanied by DJ

Silvastone and a string quartet from SMU Meadows School of

the Arts. This world-famous Hip-Hop artist and former child

soldier is a young and vibrant humanitarian advocate for social

justice and human rights. Jal’s international hit “We Want

Peace” has received global fame. The documentary, War Child,

which documents Jal’s life, won the 2008 Audience Award at

the Tribeca Film Festival.

Humanitarian Award

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6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Unveiling of Plastiki & ReceptionView the Plastiki, a boat made from 12,500 plastic bottles, which sailed in 2010 from San Francisco to Sydney on a mission to showcase waste as a resource.

Location: Esplanade Fountain by Centennial Hall at Fair Park

6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Visionary & Humanitarian Awards DinnerVisionary Award: David de RothschildHumanitarian Award: Emmanuel Jal

Location: Centennial Hall at Fair Park

Performance by Emmanuel Jal: Hear this world famous artist/entrepreneur/advocate share his life through music.

Evening’s Agenda

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PRESENTING SPONSOR ($100,000)• Naming rights to Plastiki Exhibit at Fair Park – will be seen by thousands

attending Earth Day• Two premium tables (10 each) to Saturday, April 6th Dinner• Y ou and your guests will meet David de Rothschild in a Private Reception

(6pm before Dinner)• Premium branding on all collateral, including website• Logo/Name recognition in slide shows

EDUCATION SPONSOR ($100,000)• Naming rights to Plastiki film screenings for Dallas students• Logo on collateral at Plastiki Exhibit at Fair Park – will be seen by thousands

attending Earth Day• Two premium tables (10 each) to Saturday, April 6th Dinner• You and your guests will meet David de Rothschild in a Private Reception


CAPTAIN ($50,000)• Logo on collateral at Plastiki Exhibit at Fair Park – will be seen by thousands

attending Earth Day• One premium table for 10 to Saturday, April 6th Dinner• You and your guests will meet David de Rothschild in a Private Reception


FIRST MATE ($25,000)• Logo on collateral at Plastiki Exhibit at Fair Park – will be seen by thousands



Sponsorship Levels

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Past Award Recipients

Visionary Award RecipientsDean Kamen, 2011

Vijay Govindarajan, 2012

David de Rothschild, 2013

Living Village HonoreesRobert Sargent Shriver Jr., 2011

Cynthia Smith, 2012

Katie Spotz, 2013

Inaugural Humanitarian AwardEmmanuel Jal, 2013

Jeffrey Ball, formerly The Wall Street Journal’s environment editor, is scholar-in-residence at Stanford’s Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance. Ball’s work focuses on the intensifying race among companies and countries to corner the clean-energy market, and the implications of that race for consumers and the planet. In addition to conducting research, he writes articles, convenes roundtables, speaks publicly, and plans to write a book.

Ball spent more than a decade at the Journal writing about energy and the environment, in particular about the economic viability of changing the way the world consumes fossil fuels. He covered the auto industry for the Journal out of its Detroit bureau and the oil industry from the paper’s Dallas bureau. In 2009, he wrote a Journal column called “Power Shift,” which won an award from the National Press Foundation for its coverage of the changing energy and environmental landscape. He spent most of 2010 covering the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, focusing on questions about the spill’s environmental effect.

Also at the Journal, Ball created and was founding editor of “Environmental Capital,” a blog about energy and the environment.

He helped conceive, and was a host and moderator of, ECO:nomics, an annual Journal conference on energy and the environment that brings together chief executives, policymakers, and other leaders in the field. In addition, Ball helped host the annual meeting of the Journal’s CEO Council, a group of global chief executives who discuss policy issues and make recommendations for federal action. Ball also speaks on college campuses about energy issues as a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow.

He has appeared on PBS, NPR, CNN and the BBC, among other networks. Before arriving at the Journal, he worked as a reporter at the Charlotte, NC Observer and the Corpus Christi, TX Caller-Times. He graduated from Yale University, where he was editor-in-chief of the Yale Daily News. He lives in Palo Alto, CA., with his wife and two daughters.

Moderator: Jeffrey Ball

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Past Award Recipients

Visionary Award RecipientsDean Kamen, 2011

Vijay Govindarajan, 2012

David de Rothschild, 2013

Living Village HonoreesRobert Sargent Shriver Jr., 2011

Cynthia Smith, 2012

Katie Spotz, 2013

Inaugural Humanitarian AwardEmmanuel Jal, 2013

Jeffrey Ball, formerly The Wall Street Journal’s environment editor, is scholar-in-residence at Stanford’s Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance. Ball’s work focuses on the intensifying race among companies and countries to corner the clean-energy market, and the implications of that race for consumers and the planet. In addition to conducting research, he writes articles, convenes roundtables, speaks publicly, and plans to write a book.

Ball spent more than a decade at the Journal writing about energy and the environment, in particular about the economic viability of changing the way the world consumes fossil fuels. He covered the auto industry for the Journal out of its Detroit bureau and the oil industry from the paper’s Dallas bureau. In 2009, he wrote a Journal column called “Power Shift,” which won an award from the National Press Foundation for its coverage of the changing energy and environmental landscape. He spent most of 2010 covering the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, focusing on questions about the spill’s environmental effect.

Also at the Journal, Ball created and was founding editor of “Environmental Capital,” a blog about energy and the environment.

He helped conceive, and was a host and moderator of, ECO:nomics, an annual Journal conference on energy and the environment that brings together chief executives, policymakers, and other leaders in the field. In addition, Ball helped host the annual meeting of the Journal’s CEO Council, a group of global chief executives who discuss policy issues and make recommendations for federal action. Ball also speaks on college campuses about energy issues as a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow.

He has appeared on PBS, NPR, CNN and the BBC, among other networks. Before arriving at the Journal, he worked as a reporter at the Charlotte, NC Observer and the Corpus Christi, TX Caller-Times. He graduated from Yale University, where he was editor-in-chief of the Yale Daily News. He lives in Palo Alto, CA., with his wife and two daughters.

Moderator: Jeffrey Ball

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6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Unveiling of Plastiki & ReceptionView the Plastiki, a boat made from 12,500 plastic bottles, which sailed in 2010 from San Francisco to Sydney on a mission to showcase waste as a resource.

Location: Esplanade Fountain by Centennial Hall at Fair Park

6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Visionary & Humanitarian Awards DinnerVisionary Award: David de RothschildHumanitarian Award: Emmanuel Jal

Location: Centennial Hall at Fair Park

Performance by Emmanuel Jal: Hear this world famous artist/entrepreneur/advocate share his life through music.

Evening’s Agenda

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PRESENTING SPONSOR ($100,000)• Naming rights to Plastiki Exhibit at Fair Park – will be seen by thousands

attending Earth Day• Two premium tables (10 each) to Saturday, April 6th Dinner• Y ou and your guests will meet David de Rothschild in a Private Reception


EDUCATION SPONSOR ($100,000)• Naming rights to Plastiki film screenings for Dallas students• Logo on collateral at Plastiki Exhibit at Fair Park – will be seen by thousands

attending Earth Day• Two premium tables (10 each) to Saturday, April 6th Dinner• You and your guests will meet David de Rothschild in a Private Reception


CAPTAIN ($50,000)• Logo on collateral at Plastiki Exhibit at Fair Park – will be seen by thousands



FIRST MATE ($25,000)• Logo on collateral at Plastiki Exhibit at Fair Park – will be seen by thousands



Sponsorship Levels

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Special performance by Emmanuel Jal, accompanied by DJ

Silvastone and a string quartet from SMU Meadows School of

the Arts. This world-famous Hip-Hop artist and former child

soldier is a young and vibrant humanitarian advocate for social

justice and human rights. Jal’s international hit “We Want

Peace” has received global fame. The documentary, War Child,

which documents Jal’s life, won the 2008 Audience Award at

the Tribeca Film Festival.

Humanitarian Award

5

Visionary Award David de Rothschild’s commitment to the environment has sent him on

adventures to some of the world’s most remote and fragile regions. In 2006,

David spent over 100 days crossing The Arctic, from Russia to Canada,

which saw him become one of only 42 people, and the youngest British

person to reach both geographical poles. Prior to his 2006 ‘Top of the World

Expedition,’ David had already become one of only 14 people to traverse

the continent of Antarctica, and he was part of a team that broke the world

record for the fastest-ever crossing of the Greenland ice sheet.

As part of Adventure Ecology’s ARTiculate series, David led a field trip

expedition to Ecuador in 2007 along with a group that included a high profile

artist, photographer, filmmaker and scientist. The group spent time in the

Ecuadorian rainforest documenting the damage international oil companies

had created by drilling the vast oil reserves and, in turn, disturbing the

natural and social order.

In early 2007, David wrote the Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook,

which was the official companion book to the Live Earth concert series. In

the summer of 2008, he was the editorial consultant for Earth Matters, a

children’s book published by Dorling Kindersley. Recently, the Sundance

channel commissioned an eight-part documentary series, Eco-Trip, in which

David investigates the life-cycle of everyday consumer products.

In 2010, David, along with a handpicked crew of leading scientists,

sailors, adventurers, thought leaders, and creatives embarked on an ocean

adventure of unrivalled proportions, traveling approximately 8,000 miles

across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to Sydney in a 60 foot vessel

made out of plastic bottles, PET plastic and recycled waste products.

National Geographic awarded him the accolade of Emerging Explorer, and

Clean Up The World has invited David to be an international ambassador.

Furthermore, the World Economic Forum named David a Young Global Leader.

David de Rothschild

11 4

Sponsorship Levels

ECOLOGIST ($10,000)• One premium table for 10 to Saturday, April 6th Dinner• Y ou and your guests will meet David de Rothschild in a Private Reception (6pm

before Dinner)• Premium branding on all collateral, including website• Logo/Name recognition in slide shows

SAILOR ($5,000)• One premium table for 10 to Saturday, April 6th Dinner• Premium branding on all collateral, including website• Logo/Name recognition in slide shows

LAND LOVER ($2,500)• One table for 10 to Saturday, April 6th Dinner• Recognition in program and website

FRIEND ($1,000)• One table for 10 to Saturday, April 6th Dinner• Recognition in program and website

INDIVIDUAL TICKETS ($100 each)• Reserved seating at April 6th Dinner and recognition in program and website

12

David de Rothschild made maritime

history in 2010 when he sailed his recycled

catamaran 8,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean.

The vessel, composed of 12,500 plastic water

bottles, is held together by Earth Weld, an earth-

friendly bonding agent that his team developed,

using sugar and cashews. David’s voyage was an

engineering first and brought global attention to

the South Pacific garbage patch – a swirling mass

of plastic trash twice the size of Texas.

In 2005, David founded Adventure Ecology, an

organization that harnesses the power of dreams,

adventures and stories in order to inspire, educate

and engage individuals, communities and industry

to become agents of change.

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Host Committee

Host CommitteeChairs: Stephanie and Hunter Hunt

Alex Betts

Brent Brown

Christy Coltrin

Betsy del Monte

Carole Erwin

Jim Erwin

Jim Falk

Richard Freling

Robert Freling

VJ Horgan

Yvette Landgraff

Tom Luce

Ben Mann

14

Photo Credits: Plastiki and Luca Babini: Covers and pages 1, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14Emmanuel Jal, Tania Campbell Golding and David Watts: Pages 5, 6, 8, and 12

Linda Mastaglio

Tanya Meurer

Alfonso Montiel

Becky Morris

Malcolm Morris

Brad Oldham

Judy Pesek

Kate Potts

Andrew Quicksall

Kit Sawers

Nicole Small

Michael Sorrell

Jessie Zarazaga

Dinner and a conversation with

Saturday, April 66:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Centennial Hall at Fair Park

Complimentary valet parking Business casual

For event information email [email protected] or call 214-768-3351

Award Dinner registration www.eandhweek2013.eventbrite.com Sponsorship information www.eandhweeksponsors.eventbrite.com

David de Rothschild

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Engineering & Humanity Week

Visionary Awards DinnerDallas, Texas | April 6th, 2013

The ROi Project is an active network

of innovators, partnering with

communities around the world to

inspire sustainable, market-based

solutions.

The Humanitarian Innovation Project at the University of Oxford

researches the roles of innovation,

technology and the private sector in

refugee protection.

SMU’s Hunt Institute for Engineering & Humanity works

to inspire engineering students

to address global challenges and

hosts the annual Engineering &

Humanity Week.

The World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth promotes

international awareness,

understanding, and connections to

enhance the region’s global stature.

Engineering & Humanity Week: Shifting

the foundation of poverty through action. EandHweek.org

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