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KEYNOTE
 SPEAKERS

David Poritz

Rob Burroughs

For the past ten years David has worked to bring
about improved practices and increased
accountability in the oil and gas sector. As
Equitable Origin’s founder and Co-President, he
is the chief advocate for its social purpose in its
goal of insuring more responsible oil and gas
exploration and production. David graduated from
Brown University and is a current member of the
Henry David Thoreau Society for the
Environment and has received various accolades
for his work in advancing environmental
practices, such as acknowledgement as a Rhodes
Scholar in 2012.
http://www.equitableorigin.com/how-eoworks/overview

A dedicated GIN alumnus himself, Rob
Bourroughs has worked to engage young people
in taking action to address local issues with global
understanding for the past 7 years. Since 2010, he
has been the global youth ambassador of an NGO
called Grassroot Soccer, which uses the power of
football to fight HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.
During his time at Mount Allison University as
the top environmental advisor to university’s
president, Rob authored Mount Allison’s first
sustainability report. Rob is currently a master’s
candidate at the University of Ottawa’s Graduate
School of Public and International Affairs.

Participating Schools
Bell Multicultural High School
Edmund Burke School
George Mason High School
George Washington University
School Without Walls High School
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