Marc Alt

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Profile

Marc Alt
Leadership in Design, Innovation and Sustainability
Renewables & Environment | Greater New York City Area, US

Summary

Connecting design, ecology and technology.
Specialties: Mobility, EV, Smart Grid, Urban Planning, Open Innovation, Clean Technology, Renewable Energy, Green Building, Energy Efficiency, Ecology, Sustainable Design, Design for Sustainability, Social Innovation, Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Development, Appropriate Technology, Sustainable Agriculture, LOHAS, Environment, Cleantech, Open Source.

Experience

  • Oct 2010 - Present
    Founder / Open Source Cities
    Citizen Urbanism, Ecological Design, Urban Planning, Open Data and Collaboration for the Future of Cities. (Currently in development)
  • Oct 2010 - Present
    Founder / OpenMDG
    One project, unlimited members. Open source collaboration in support of the UN Millennium Development Goals MDGs. (Currently in development)
  • Jan 2009 - Present
    Founder and Executive Director / Aquaponica
    Creating affordable, sustainable food and living systems powered by clean technology.
  • Jan 2005 - Present
    President / Marc Alt + Partners
    Marc Alt + Partners (MAP), is a design, research and strategy agency dedicated to sustainability and social innovation.

    Recent consulting projects include MINI USA/BMW North America, The Green Electronics Council/EPEAT, Neenah Paper, Lippincott, Gerson Lehman Group, The Consumer Electronics Association of America (CEA).

    Recent speaking engagements and workshops at IKEA, J&J, Bloomberg LP, Liz Claiborne, PSFK Trends Conference, CEA Industry Forum, CES, SINOCES, Greener Gadgets, AIGA and at numerous international conferences, trade associations, NGOs and private companies.
  • Aug 2010 - Sept 2011
    Executive Director / Green Parking Council
    Green Parking Council (GPC) is a non-profit organization developing certification and credentialing programs, open source standards, professional leadership and educational development and training for organizations and individuals in the parking industry. GPC works at the intersection of parking, green building, clean technology, renewable energy, smart grid infrastructure, urban planning and sustainable mobility. Key initiatives include extending EV charging and alternative fuel infrastructure in advance of demand.
  • Jul 2007 - Jul 2009
    Co-Chair, Founder and Partner / Greener Gadgets Conference
    Greener Gadgets is the leading conference focusing on sustainability in the $170 billion consumer electronics industry. Each year in New York City, industry leading manufacturers, entrepreneurs, journalists, product designers and students gather for a one day forum exploring the challenges and opportunities of sustainability in the consumer electronics industry to a sold-out audience of over 400 people. Presenting sponsors have included BusinessWeek, HP, Dell, Nokia and CEA.

    The topics of discussion include: design for sustainability, eco-innovation, product life cycle, enhanced producer responsibility, take-back and recycling programs, energy, materials, product lifespan and upgradeability, supply chain, impacts and issues facing the developing world, social innovation and consumer insight and behavior.

    Presenters have included senior management from HP, Dell, Nokia, Sony, M.I.T., EPEAT, the Green Electronics Council, IDEO, Engadget, Earth2Tech/GigaOm, One Laptop per Child (OLPC, XO Laptop), Freeplay Energy, Solio, Voltaic, Recyclebank, and many others.
  • Sept 2006 - Jun 2009
    Chairman and Founder / AIGA Center for Sustainable Design
    As a board member of AIGA, The Professional Association for Design, Marc developed the concept for and chaired the first conference dedicated to the intersection of design, sustainability and business in New York City. The conference featured presentations by senior executives from Wal-Mart, Johnson & Johnson, Osram Sylvania, IDEO, Russell Design, Cook+Fox Architects, Material ConneXion, UN Global Compact and many other leaders of industry.

    Marc was the founding co-chair of the AIGA Center for Sustainable Design, an initiative of AIGA, the oldest and largest design organization in the country. He currently serves on the Advisory Board.

Additional Information

Websites:
marcalt.com, opensourcecities.org, greenparkingcouncil.org
Honors:
2008 Yale Forum on Sustainable IT - Delegate SINOCES 2008 - Keynote Speaker on The Future of Green Technology PSFK Conference New York 2007 - Panelist, Green Business/Marketing panel PSFK Conference New York 2008 - Moderator, "Is Good the New Green?" Opportunity Green Conference 2008 - Keynote Speaker Keynote Speaker at AIGA Chapter Green Salons - Miami, Philadelphia, Honolulu. AIGA Y-Conference 2008 - "Seeds of Change", Keynote Speaker The Green Media Show / SustainCommWorld 2008 - Moderator, Design for Sustainability session
Interests:
Photography, Motorcycle Restoration, Vintage Motorcycles and Cars (1950's-70's primarily)
LinkedIn

Open Source Cities

Green Parking Council

NYU/ITP Living Systems

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