Belfast business festival focuses on sustainability
RE[act] Festival to host a number of events over three days to help local businesses save money and become more sustainable.
The Re[act] Festival aims to celebrate and raise awareness of the current sustainability initiatives already taking place across Belfast as well as to inspire more individuals, organisations and policy makers to react to the challenges and opportunities brought about by climate change.
Exploring sustainablility
The RE[act] Festival will focus on three key themes: people, place and planet, keeping in tradition with the theme of the Belfast 2024 Year of Culture. Some sustainablility topics explored during the festival will be:
- artificial intelligence for social good
- health and wellbeing
- green technology
- clean energy
- responsible consumption
- sustainable transport
- climate action
- biodiversity conservation
Festival events
The RE[act] Festival occurs from Tuesday 12 to Thursday 14 November 2024. There are a range of business-related events taking place over the three days of the festival.
*All events listed below occur in the Europa Hotel in Belfast unless otherwise stated.
Day 1 - Tuesday 12 November
Business Breakfast: Changing the Business Landscape
Time: 9am to 10am
Sustainable Pop-Up Design Museum
Time: 9am to 5pm
Artificial Intelligence for Good: How to Use AI Responsibly
Time: 10am to 11am
Climate Café*
Time: 10:30am to 11:30am
*Venue: Queen's Students' Union
Our Story, Our City, Our Responsibility - What You Do Makes A Difference
Time: 3pm to 6pm
Building a Culture of Sustainability
Time: 7pm to 8pm
Day 2 - Wednesday 13 November
Breakfast with Young Leaders Leading with HOPE 30 Under 30
Time: 9am to 10am
Crafting Spaces: A Placemaking Toolkit
Time: 10:30am to 12pm
Climate Bar*
Time: 10:30am to 11:30am
*Venue: Queen's Students' Union
Day 3 - Thursday 14 November
Your Climate Future - a Time for Change
Time: 9am to 10am
Unearth the Heat Beneath Our Feet - Geothermal Energy Potential for Northern Ireland
Time: 9am to 5pm
Sustainable Pop-Up Design Museum
Time: 9am to 5pm
Greening the Deal - Sustainability in Contracts
Time: 10am to 11am
6 Steps to ESG and Sustainability Success - Interactive Workshop
Time: 12pm to 1pm
Climate Rotunda
Time: 1pm to 2pm
Energising Belfast: Delivering a Cleaner and More Secure Energy Future
Time: 4pm to 5pm
Northern Ireland's First Climate Change Act + Net Zero 2050 - Plans and Approach
Time: 6pm to 7pm
Further information
Find out more about the RE[act] Festival.
First published 3 October 2024