Winners
In this section we tell you a bit more about the winners. We should also re-emphasize that the judges did not have access to any of this information prior to, or during, the judging process.1st prize
Jon Elms, 28, is an MSc student studying Project and Enterprise Management. His key interests are sustainable development and organisational. He is currently employed as a project manager in the construction industry, and lives and works in London.
2nd prize
Fiona Wright, 29, works to actively support the growth and development of skills and competence in strategic sustainable development worldwide. She holds a masters degree in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability from the Blekinge Institute of Technology in Karlskrona, Sweden, and a Bachelor of Environmental Science from the University of Guelph in Canada. She is currently teaching and coaching people in an overarching framework for strategic sustainable development. She works from a systems perspective with attention to detail, and enjoys writing and practicing the mind-body connection of martial arts. She is a dual British-Canadian citizen who has been living and working in Sweden for the past several years.
3rd prize
Robert McSweeney, 26, is an environmental scientist for a consultancy firm, and works predominantly on climate change impact and adaptation assessment. He holds an undergraduate Masters in Engineering Design and Appropriate Technology, and a postgraduate Masters in Climate Change. Robert also volunteers with a development NGO, contributing to their climate change research.
Global prize winner
Christian Williams, 28, is a New Zealander with a keen interest in the outdoors from which he has developed his interests in conservation and sustainability. He studied Civil Engineering at the University of Canterbury and has since specialised in Highways and Transport Engineering. He has recently applied for to a Master's programme in Sweden, based around sustainable development and environmental engineering, which he will commence in August if he gets accepted.
Industry prize winner
Wei Chao Zhou, 22, is a student at the University College London currently pursuing a MSci degree in physics. Although his specialisation is in physics, he believes in a broad-based multi-disciplinary education, which is important in understanding and solving today's complex global problems. He aspires to be a experimental physicist and hopes to contribute towards society through doing scientific research. He also enjoys doing outreach work to promote science among younger students in the UK.
