Extreme E teams up with Vodafone Business for GREENTECH FESTIVAL
The GREENTECH FESTIVAL (GTF) completed its second visit London on October 13-14 as part of its GTF World Tour 2022, which began with a visit to New York in September and will conclude in Singapore in November.
Co-Founder of GREENTECH, and Rosberg X Racing Founder and CEO, Nico Rosberg was also present, leading the way at the clean-up activation on the Thames River and throughout the two-day London event.
The GTF is recognised as a pioneering, global platform empowering change-makers, and fostering innovative green technologies for a sustainable future. A diverse programme of high-level speakers, exhibition, bootcamps and awards ceremony brought together people at the London event with organisations and innovations on a mission to change the world for the better.
The event marked a celebration of the greatest innovations for our planet, with the ODYSSEY 21 a central part of the exhibition. The Extreme E championship car’s unique livery for Season 2 drew a lot attention from its spot in the Vodafone Business stand.
The championship’s Technology Communications Partner also held a panel discussion with 2016 Formula One World Champion Rosberg and Vodafone Business’ CEO, Vinod Kumar, as part of the event.
Conceived to raise attention and awareness of the climate crisis, the new livery concept was designed with handprints covering the car’s surface, along with the names of all Extreme E employees who worked tirelessly to deliver the series’ inaugural season in 2021. This concept displays the importance of collective working to help fight climate change.
Nico Rosberg, Rosberg X Racing Founder and CEO, said: “At the GREENTECH FESTIVAL, solutions are everywhere to help reach carbon neutral. Extreme E is built on sustainability and social cause – it’s a perfect match for GREENTECH FESTIVALand having an ODYSSEY 21 at the event was one of the main attractions.
“We founded GREENTECH FESTIVAL with the belief that each one of us can make a difference. Vodafone’s motto is ‘Together, we can’. This, alongside their innovative technologies addressed at sustainability, makes them an ideal partner for us, too.”
Amanda Jobbins, Director of Marketing and Communications at Vodafone Business, said: “At Vodafone Business we believe that what is good for the planet, is good for business too. But we also know that transforming organisations to operate more sustainably is not easy. We strive to help our customers to meet their sustainability goals sooner and make them more competitive over the long-term through our technology, advice and partnerships.
"The GREENTECH FESTIVAL has a shared ambition of highlighting the critical challenges facing us all, plus the innovative technologies that can help meet those challenges.”
The final round of Extreme E Season 2 gets underway in Punta del Este, Uruguay, on 26-27 November 2022, with Rosberg’s RXR in pursuit of back-to-back championship titles.
