• Presentation on responsible community tourism at the Responsible Tourism Conference in Rimini, Italy (Nov 2008)
• Presentation on event greening and eco procurement at the Green it Yourself Conference in Cape Town (Nov 08)
• Presentation on climate change at the UNEP SCP/LA21 Anglophone Africa Regional Meeting of Partners, in Mombasa, Kenya (Aug 2008)
• Presentation at the FEDHASA Joint Association Members Meeting on the Smart Living Handbook in Cape Town (July 08)
• Presentation on Event Greening at the EXSA Conference, Johannesburg (March 2008)
• Presentation on Event Greening at the Green Business Conference, Johannesburg (November 2007)
• Presentation on Green Building Guidelines at the PREA Conference, Cape Town (October 2007)
• Participant in an Art of Hosting Training workshop (September 2007)
• Presentation and participant in a plenary panel discussion on Sustainability & Event Greening at the SAACI Conference, Cape Town (July 2007)
• One of 15 African representatives participating in the MDG preparation workshop titled The Future of Africa – A Unique Challenge for Tomorrow’s Decision-makers, Bonn, Germany (December 2006)
• Presenter and facilitator at the South African German Network Conference (SAGENET), Cape Town, SA (October 2006)
• Presentation about the Greening of the 2006 ICLEI World Congress at the ICLEI Eco Procurement Congress, Barcelona, Spain (Sept 2006)
• Facilitator at the ICLEI World Congress, Cape Town, SA (March 2006)
• Presenter at the ICLEI European Conference; Tilburg, Netherlands (June 2005)
• Presenter and facilitator at the Aalborg +10; Aalborg, Denmark (June 2004)
• Participant at the International and Local Conference on Renewable Energy; Bonn, Germany (May 2004)
• Presenter at the Fair Trade Conference, Looking at a New Future; Bonn, Germany (October 2003)
• UN accredited participant at the World Summit on Sustainable Development; Johannesburg, SA (September 2002)
• Presenter at the Local Authority North South Co-operation in Local Agenda 21 Conference; Aachen, Germany (April 2002)
• Presenter at Shaping the Future Together: Rio +10 in the North and South Dialogue; Munster, Germany (April 2002)
• Participant at Threefolding, A New Global Culture of Spirit; Stuttgart, Germany (June 2001)
• Participant at African Solutions, Towards Sustainable Urban Development – The Habitat Agenda and Local Agenda 21 in Africa; Pretoria (March 2000)

• Stead, G (2004): Sustainable Development in South Africa; Stadtgespräche, Agenda Transfer, Bonn, Germany
• Stead, G (2004): The First Ten Years: a description of the establishment of Local Agenda 21 within the City of Cape Town; 2004
• Stead, G (2002): Kapstadt in Johannesburg [translated as Cape Town at the WSSD] a contribution to “Chance Eine Welt, Rio +10 im Nord-Süd-Dialog”; LAG3W - Eine Welt Netzwerk, Munster Germany; p.85
• Ley, A; Stead, G (2001): Local Agenda 21 : North- South Partnership; Trialog No. 69, 2/2001, p.20-22
• Various contributions to newsletters, brochure and internet information

* Both Durbanville and Tygerberg were amalgamated into City of Cape Town

• Travelling (Europe, Latin America and South Africa), paragliding, photography, reading, cycling, camping and outdoor living
• Member of WHIP Investment Club that enhances investment knowledge