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Plantagon CEO Hans Hassle at The Economist Conference "Future Cities" in Stockholm

Future Cities - Creating Tomorrow's World - is a major international conference exploring innovative new approaches to designing, managing and financing sustainable living environments. Hans Hassle, Chief Executive Officer, Plantagon, talked on "Beyond Tomorrow: Future feeding".

The conference in Stockholm, October 18-19, featured leading authorities in urban planning, construction, transport, energy, architecture and sustainability, during two days of discussion and debate led by Ludwig Siegele, Online Business and Finance Editor, The Economist.

A recording from Hans Hassle's talk is foound here:

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  • Environment, Energy

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  • from farm to fork
  • food production
  • energy
  • future cities
  • the economist
  • plantagon
  • urban agri summit
  • hans hassle
  • food security
  • the companization
  • onondaga nation
  • greenhouse for urban agriculture

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