here every day he and bennett can we are regularly consult on technical issues. 20 is a social innovation center about 6 to empower the community to solve their own local challenges using local knowledge in. the community can feel that we don't have we don't import this knowledge or these things from outside these are the things that we have we use them at home that we find in the local shops that can help us. many of the contracts come from farmers asking for example if it might be possible to construct a machine that planted seedlings directly in the soil planted kiwi and other inventors tried to develop effective solutions some customers stopped by his home to see his machinery in action many interested in his solar powered water heater. farm we hear is the most important part of the tubes they're difficult to get but all the other things can be sourced from local 100 stores this one has used a metal folding legs a normal iron shooting of it the most difficult thing is the heating tubes but i realize that you used fluorescent bulbs can work if you paint them sarnia workable way about. built f

center aisle to ask your question. michelle solomon is with us today, courtesy of jim and christina and robert and eileen. she recently retired as director of corporate social innovation and president of the caterpillar foundation. the 46th manufacturing giant caterpillar inc. in addition to her 30 year career holding various leadership positions at the company, she recently transformed the foundation into one of the world's most influential corporate foundations, its collaborative impact platform known as together stronger. a catalyst for shared prosperity that unites businesses, nonprofits, government and citizens to combine their strength to alleviate poverty for millions of people worldwide. please give a warm welcome to michelle sullivan. [applause] >> thank you so much. thank you to savanna book festival for the fabulous event. my first time here, i absolutely love it. i'll definitely return. i also love the weather. when i left home yesterday, it was minus eight in illinois. i deeply appreciate the 60 some degrees weather today. [laughter] i also thank you for your time today. take it home and treated like it's everybody else. that's advice that my parents said

center aisle to ask your question. michelle solomon is with us today, courtesy of jim and christina and robert and eileen. she recently retired as director of corporate social innovation and president of the caterpillar foundation. the 46th manufacturing giant caterpillar inc. in addition to her 30 year career holding various leadership positions at the company, she recently transformed the foundation into one of the world's most influential corporate foundations, its collaborative impact platform known as together stronger. a catalyst for shared prosperity that unites businesses, nonprofits, government and citizens to combine their strength to alleviate poverty for millions of people worldwide. please give a warm welcome to michelle sullivan. [applause] >> thank you so much. thank you to savanna book festival for the fabulous event. my first time here, i absolutely love it. i'll definitely return. i also love the weather. when i left home yesterday, it was minus eight in illinois. i deeply appreciate the 60 some degrees weather today. [laughter] i also thank you for your time today. take it home and treated like it's everybody else. that's advice that my parents said

center aisle to ask your question. michelle solomon is with us today, courtesy of jim and christina and robert and eileen. she recently retired as director of corporate social innovation and president of the caterpillar foundation. the 46th manufacturing giant caterpillar inc. in addition to her 30 year career holding various leadership positions at the company, she recently transformed the foundation into one of the world's most influential corporate foundations, its collaborative impact platform known