Hult Magazine Issue 5 | Page 9

HULT VSS A GREEN CHINA WITH GLOBAL IMPACT How Peggy Liu (Chairperson of JUCCCE—Joint U.S.-China Collaboration on Clean Energy) is harnessing sustainability to power national growth. TIME Magazine’s “Hero of the Environment”, Peggy Liu is a leading international figure in the field of sustainability and a key figure in the promotion of cross-border cooperation. Through her collaborative initiatives Peggy is driving transformative change in China’s energy usage and city development. She is a firm believer in the power of one person to inspire collaboration and make the world a better place. Peggy joined Hult in Shanghai on December 4th to share her vision for driving transformative change in China through JUCCCE’s China Dream project. The initiative brings together China experts, communication specialists, and sustainability leaders to create a different story about China, a China that is livable and not ruined by pollution. In order to achieve this vision Peggy told members of the Hult audience that she had to bridge cultures and industries. She said that this type of cross-border and cross-sector "bridge" would form the next generation of service sector jobs and that we need to train these “collaborative leaders” at “places like Hult.” She finished with a discussion of the shift she sees towards a “purpose economy” which is driven by purpose and doing something meaningful rather than by information. Peggy’s closing piece of advice to members of the Hult community? “Don’t be a robot! What is life about if it is not feeling like you are contributing to society? And to do this you need to be passionate. Be a person first and an expert second.” Listen to Peggy’s speech and download a summary at: hult.edu/vss Peggy’s achievements: •  hairperson of JUCCCE (Joint US-China Collaboration C on Clean Energy) • TIME magazine’s “Hero of the Environment” 2008 •  amed one of China’s top 50 innovative business leaders N by China Business News Weekly in 2012 •  dvisor to the World Economic Forum Project Board A on Sustainable Consumption •  World Economic Forum Young Global Leader A "I’m a bridge in many ways: between China and the West; between hardcore science geeks and normal consumers; and between high-level influencers and NGOs and citizens." Peggy Liu hult.edu/alumni 9