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Today we were kick-started. Woke up at 5 am by an angry telephone ringing. It was Mr. Brambhatt, head of Plantagon Indian operations. At about 2 am, three hours earlier, he had told us to be in the lobby latest 5 am to leave for the airport. We were leaving from Ahmedabad to Delhi, teaming up with the Swedish Trade Council to execute several meetings during the day.
So the phone kept ringing. Somewhere far away I heard Karin say: “Oh, it´s 5 am…”
The hotel missed the wake up call. Stefan didn´t wake up either. Six minutes after the angry phone we were in the lobby though. So was the pilot. Yes, the pilot that was going to fly our plane…
So the plane had to wait, not for us but for the pilot. We took up a chase close on his taxi´s tail and drove extremely fast to the airport. We made it. Exactly 58 minutes after stepping out of our beds we were sitting in the aircraft. The time was 6 am.
We were then going to fly to Delhi, flight time one hour. Supposed to arrive at 7 am. I woke up in Jaypur at 10 am. “What happened?” “Too much morning fog in Delhi, we circled the city until we ran out of fuel so now we are back in Jaypur to fill the aircraft up again…”
OK. I went both happy and disappointed back to sleep. Happy to get some more sleep. Disappointed because we missed our meeting with SIDA (Swedish International Cooperation Agency).
The day continued with really good meetings with Delhi Development Authority, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development.
Contacts will continue with all three parties.
Picture above from the meeting with Mayor of Mumbai yesterday (Receiving the Plantagon presentation from Hans).
Globe Forum is a marketplace for sustainable innovators, entrepreneurs and investors. Plantagon was invited to take part in the Globe Forum Facilitator Program. We proudly attended the Globe Award Gala, the Globe Forum itself and finally won the “Innovator Idol” competition arranged by Globe Forum and Patrick Dixon.
We warmly thank the good people at hard working Globe Forum for giving us the chance and helping us reach out with our message and our innovation!
The innovator Åke Olsson with Chief Oren Lyons, Chief Vincent Johnsson and Alan Shenandoah – all from Onondaga Nation.
The Swedish Plantagon boardmembers Leif Sieurin (left) and Michele Di Dato (right) together with the innovator Åke Olsson.
The Plantagon Chairman of the Board Chief Oren Lyons talking to Swedish Crown Princess Victoria.
Plantagon Chairman of the Board Chief Oren Lyons, Plantagon CEO Hans Hassle, Mrs. Karin Hassle.
Follow up after day 1 at Globe Forum.
Follow up after day 1 at Globe Forum. Climate researcher Phd. Anders Modig – one of our important friends at SWECO - is seen to the left of the Plantagon Non-Profit Chairman of the Board, Göran Pettersson.
After winning the “Innovator Idol” competition. From left: Plantagon CEO Hans Hassle, Plantagon Non-Profit Association Chairman Göran Pettersson, innovator Åke Olsson, Plantagon boardmember Michele Di Dato with his daughter Michaela. Showing back is Chairman of Globe Forum Mr. Gunnar Rylander.
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