Bjorn Lomborg will hold a speech at Belfast Ulster Bank Festival about his upcoming book, the RethinkHIV - Smarter ways to invest in ending HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Need for Prioritization: from HIV to climate, we need to get the biggest bang for our spending on the planet's big policy issues
Date : 19 Oct 2012 6:00PM
Venue : Elmwood Hall
Organiser : Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen's, Belfast Festival at Queen's
Booking Information - Tickets: £7.50, £5 concession
Named as one of the world’s most 100 influential people by Time magazine, one of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century by Esquire Magazine, and one of the 50 people who could save the planet by The Guardian, Lomborg is a name to watch and a man to listen to.
He is a frequent commentator in print and broadcast media for outlets including the New York Times, wall street journal, The Guardian, CNN, Fox, and the BBC. His monthly column is published in 19 languages, in 30+ newspapers with more than 30 million readers globally. Controversial author of the bestselling The Skeptical Environmentalist and Cool It, Lomborg challenges mainstream concerns about the world and points out that we need to focus attention to the smartest solutions first.
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Organiser Telephone : +44-2890971197
Event Open To : Students, Staff, General Public, Members, Alumni, Press, Delegates
Age Recommendation : Children to be accompanied by an adult