How the Defence Industry Saves The Planet: Making the Case to Australia’s Students for A&D Sector Engagement

by Nick Cook | Oct 21, 2020

In this summer’s presentation to the McWhirter Foundation in Melbourne – the prestigious annual seminar for top-tier students – Nick Cook outlines the need for aerospace and defence sector involvement in cross-sector solutions to climate change and other grand global challenges.

Learn more about The McWhirter Foundation Melbourne Conference, here: https://www.mcwhirterfoundation.org/melbourne

How the Defence Industry Saves The Planet: Making the Case to Australia’s Students for A&D Sector Engagement

Recent Posts

Charles Perry, Founder Sustainable Future For All and consultant to the United Nations’ Climate Change Champions team, on the challenges facing aviation in its race to build fully decarbonised air transport solutions.

Steven R. Rayner, NCW’s change and corporate storytelling consultant, on the transformation of A&D supplier Lord Corporation and how lessons learned can apply to wider A&D as it ponders post-Covid resilience strategies

Charles Chase, Former Head Revolutionary Programs at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, now Head of the UnLab, on A&D’s Place in a New Business Model for Global Challenge Engagement

Paul Perera, Technology Manager, MyMaskFit and former VP Technology GKN Aerospace, on Building Resilience into A&D’s Global Supply Chain for Full Global Challenge Engagement post-Covid-19

Artist David Bent, Creative Catalyst Carole Bent and Prof. Iain Gray CBE, Director of Aerospace at Cranfield University, on the role of Art & STEM in the Tech Sector – and Why ‘STEAM’ is Needed in the Brave New World of A&D

Prof. Bernard Schutz, Astrophysicist, and Economist Joe Ingram, on Why Governments Need to ‘Declare War’ on Global Warming – Now

Dr. Harold ‘Sonny’ White, Director of Advanced Research & Development at Limitless Space Institute, on how plans for deep space travel will also benefit 21st century life on Earth

Global Challenges and Defence Sector Engagement: The Narrative So Far

An Unlikely Hero: How the Defence Industry Gets to Save the Planet

How the Defence Industry Saves The Planet: Making the Case to Australia’s Students for A&D Sector Engagement

Share this:

Recent Posts