IDEAS For Biomimicry: Chris Castro at TEDxOrlando
Channel: TEDx Talks
Date: 2012-11-04

To solve global challenges, we must strategically mobilize and transform communities through effective action and substantive change. This talk explores how organizations can take inspiration from biological concepts found in nature and evolve to become living organisms that have the ability to replicate, thrive, and catalyze positive change around the world.

Chris Castro is a change agent, entrepreneur and steward of the environment. As a student at the University of Central Florida, he co-founded IDEAS (Intellectual Decisions on Environmental Awareness Solutions). Through the nonprofit organization IDEAS For Us, he continues to work with youth leaders and green professionals, across the nation and globally, to facilitate positive environmental change and sustainability. He is a Youth Delegate for the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and the Clinton Global Initiative; was awarded the prestigious Champions of Change honorable mention from the White House and Obama Administration; and recently attended the United Nations World Youth Congress in Brazil for the Rio+20 Summit. In addition, Chris is currently working as an energy consultant through Citizen Energy (CE), a start-up firm helping to develop the clean energy workforce and transform the market for energy efficiency and renewable energy adoption throughout Florida.


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