Last week, Stuy alumnus '72, Henk Rogers visited Stuy and gave an informative talk with Q&A with Environmental students as well as over 100 other students in attendance.
The program consisted of a tour and video montages of the Earth Day events with the environmental club leaders. Then in the theater, student moderator, Anagha Purohit from our Speech & Debate team held a Q&A with Mr. Rogers after his informative presentation and video. We thank Mr. Rogers and the Alumni Association for their partnership in this great discussion!
Henk Rogers is a Dutch video game designer and entrepreneur. He is known as the founder of Bullet-Proof Software (now called Blue Planet Software) and The Tetris Company, which licenses the Tetris trademark. Nowadays, he is managing director of The Tetris Company, and in 2007, Rogers founded Blue Planet Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity focused on activities of advocacy, building awareness and fostering action for clean energy in Hawaii. In 2015, the foundation led the campaign to make Hawaii the first state in the nation with a 100% renewable energy law. In 2015, Rogers also founded Blue Planet Energy, one of the leading providers of energy storage systems (i.e., batteries) that power homes, businesses and critical infrastructure.
Rogers is also chairman of the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) and founder of the International MoonBase Alliance, which developed the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS), a 1,200 square-foot Mars and moon analog habitat on Mauna Loa. PISCES' core mission is to develop and grow an aerospace industry in Hawaii through applied research, workforce development and economic development initiatives.
