Since 1969, Esri has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS technology, Esri software is used in more than 350,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. Esri applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. Esri is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at esri.com/news.
Check out what our partners at Esri have provided as a resource and demonstration for teams to showcase their solutions and approaches to the competition and enhance the general publics understanding of the rainforest system. As part of our partnership with Esri they have given free access to their globally leading geospatial platform, ArcGIS, for all competing teams.
The Fire in the Pines Festival brings together local organizations in order to raise awareness of the positive benefits with controlled burning, as well as the relationship between fire and the local longleaf pine ecosystem in the southeast. This environmental educational event has been a community staple for several years. Attendees can participate for free and expect engaging hands-on activities, talking to conservation professionals, live music, arts and crafts, hay-rides, live animals and a demonstration controlled burn.
Foresight Institute is a leading think tank and public interest organization focused on transformative future technologies. Founded in 1986, its mission is to discover and promote the upsides, and help avoid the dangers, of nanotechnology, AI, biotech, and similar life-changing developments.
The Foundation for Amazon Sustainability (FAS) is a non-profit civil society organization that works for the sustainable development of the Amazon. Its mission is to contribute to the conservation of the biome, to improve the quality of life of the people of the Amazon and to value the standing forest and its biodiversity. With 16 years of experience, the institution achieved outstanding figures and impacts, such as the 202% increase in the average income of thousands of families benefited and the 39% drop in deforestation in the areas it serves.
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) builds public-private partnerships to fund bold research addressing big food and agriculture challenges. FFAR was established in the 2014 Farm Bill to increase public agriculture research investments, fill knowledge gaps and complement USDA’s research agenda. FFAR’s model matches federal funding from Congress with private funding, delivering a powerful return on taxpayer investment. Through collaboration and partnerships, FFAR advances actionable science benefiting farmers, consumers and the environment.
Fugro is the world’s leading, independent provider of geo-intelligence and asset integrity solutions for large construction, infrastructure and natural resource projects. With global onshore and offshore expertise, the company acquires, processes and interprets data related to topography, soil composition and environmental conditions. Fugro’s ocean mapping capabilities include accurate depth and seafloor measurements across the marine domain, from the land/sea interface to the deepest parts of the ocean. Learn more at www.fugro.com.
The Future Food-Tech summit focuses on how technology, innovation and investment are transforming the dynamics of the food sector. A leading international networking and business focused event, it brings together active investors, entrepreneurs and major food brands to showcase solutions, share ideas and create new alliances. Hosted in New York, San Francisco and London, each event features 100+ game-changing speakers and the most ground-breaking start-ups entering the market.
Gelatex Technologies is a Techstars-backed materials company from Estonia that is revolutionizing nanofiber production. Gelatex has patented a novel high-capacity solution-spinning method and device for nanofiber manufacturing to innovate cultured meat, tissue engineering, and many other industries. The material comes in rolls, is easily scalable, and is up to 90% cheaper than current nanofibrous materials.
Gelatex Technologies is a Techstars-backed materials company from Estonia that is revolutionizing nanofiber production. Gelatex has patented a novel high-capacity solution-spinning method and device for nanofiber manufacturing to innovate cultured meat, tissue engineering, and many other industries. The material comes in rolls, is easily scalable, and is up to 90% cheaper than current nanofibrous materials.
GBIF—the Global Biodiversity Information Facility—is an international network and data infrastructure funded by the world's governments and aimed at providing anyone, anywhere, open access to data about all types of life on Earth.
Coordinated through its Secretariat in Copenhagen, the GBIF network of participating countries and organizations, working through participant nodes, provides data-holding institutions around the world with common standards, best practices and open-source tools enabling them to share information about where and when species have been recorded. This knowledge derives from many sources, including everything from museum specimens collected in the 18th and 19th century to geotagged smartphone photos shared by amateur naturalists in recent days and weeks
GBIF—the Global Biodiversity Information Facility—is an international network and data infrastructure funded by the world's governments and aimed at providing anyone, anywhere, open access to data about all types of life on Earth.
Coordinated through its Secretariat in Copenhagen, the GBIF network of participating countries and organizations, working through participant nodes, provides data-holding institutions around the world with common standards, best practices and open-source tools enabling them to share information about where and when species have been recorded. This knowledge derives from many sources, including everything from museum specimens collected in the 18th and 19th century to geotagged smartphone photos shared by amateur naturalists in recent days and weeks
Global Green USA is the American affiliate of Green Cross International, founded by President Gorbachev to foster a global value shift toward a sustainable and secure future. For 20 years, Global Green USA has been a national leader in advancing smart solutions to climate change that improve lives and protect our planet.
We create transformative model projects and advance new policies that build sustainable and resilient communities and affordable housing. We help local governments, schools, and public agencies integrate sustainable design, clean energy, and water reduction measures and we help people reduce waste, live better, and act more sustainably today--and in the future.
Global Green USA has influenced more than $20 billion dollars worth of building construction by encouraging the integration of green building and sustainability practices, and we’ve educated millions of people about climate-friendly solutions through our five annual events, including the green event of the year, our Pre-Oscar Party. Our impact has been felt across the country, particularly in areas affected by disasters such as Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans where we led green rebuilding efforts and continue to provide assistance and resources to local residents.
We exist to extend human healthspan to well beyond 100 years by connecting Japanese longevity science and ancient health wisdom to the world while accelerating their clinical implementation. Through our public-private-academia alliance network bridging East and West, we catalyze science-based healthspan industries in Japan, restore public trust eroded by misinformation, and unlock global resources for Japanese innovators—transforming healthcare and giving humanity a century of healthy, meaningful life.
🧬 Connect Japanese healthspan science to the world and accelerate implementation
🧬 Catalyze science-based healthspan industry formation in Japan
🧬 Build public trust and confidence in longevity technologies and industries
The Water Desalination Report (WDR) is a weekly round-up of all the latest desalination, membrane, and water reuse industry news. Published since 1965, WDR is the most reliable source of up-to-date news for the sector. The report provides insider knowledge on plants, project, technologies, companies, shortlists, key industry figures, events and jobs - helping navigate market trends and developments, get sales leads, and keep an eye on the competition.
The Good Food Institute is an international nonprofit building a sustainable, healthy, and just global food system. With unique insight across the scientific, policy, industry, and investment landscapes, GFI uses the power of food innovation and markets to accelerate the transition of the world’s food system toward alternative proteins. With affiliate organizations in India, Israel, Brazil, Asia Pacific, and Europe, GFI is funded entirely by private philanthropic support.
Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit the Google website.
The Governors’ Climate & Forests Task Force is a subnational collaboration of 38 states and provinces working to protect tropical forests, reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and promote realistic pathways to forest-maintaining rural development through direct partnerships with subnational governments, civil society, the private sector, indigenous peoples, and local communities.
Guardian Circle is a mobile app and peer-to-peer intelligence grid that helps coordinate quick responses to various levels of emergencies for family and friends. Users can invite others to download the app and join their Guardian Circle and once included, the circle will be able to receive alerts and immediately connect with others in the circle and see their location to coordinate the quickest and safest response. Guardian Circle will donate free API access to a Personal Safety Network ‘Intelligence Grid’ to all Women’s Safety XPRIZE teams during the competition’s solutions development phase. Founded in Marina del Rey, California in 2016 by Mark Jeffrey and Chris Hayes, the company aims to help family and friends protect each other with an intuitive mobile app that helps mobile users act fast and maintain control of their personal safety. The app is available for free download on iOS in the iTunes App Store and on Android in the Google Play Store. For more company information, please visit http://guardiancircle.com/.