Program
Conference Program Overview
Please note:
- This information is current as of 5/18/09; information is being updated daily with panel descriptions and speaker bios.
- For panel and workshop locations scroll to the bottom of the page.
- All conference sessions will be audio recorded, and recordings will be available at the conclusion of the conference. Some sessions will also by videotaped. Speakers and panelists will be asked to sign releases for both. In addition, the organizers encourage live blogging and twittering, and may use materials provided as the basis for subsequent publications.
Tuesday, May 19
Noon-5 p.m. – Expo Setup
5 p.m. Conference Registration, Green Expo, and Networking Reception
We encourage all attendees to pre-register, and then to check in on Tuesday, May 19, at 5 p.m. to pick up their badges and conference packets, visit the Green Expo, and attend our Networking Reception (which included in the conference registration fee – including free hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar).
- Gym, Ferguson Recreation Center
7 p.m. Opening Keynotes and Conversation
7 p.m. Bob Willard: The Business Case for Sustainability (Videoconference Live from Toronto, Canada)
Bob is a leading expert on the business value of corporate sustainability strategies. In the last five years, he has given hundreds of keynote presentations to corporations, governments, academics, and NGOs. Bob applies business and leadership development experience from his 34-year career at IBM Canada to engage the business community in proactively avoiding risks and capturing opportunities associated with sustainability issues.
This unique interactive videoconference presentation sets the framework for the conference by presenting the multiple dimensions of sustainability, and inviting participants into the dialog on establishing and sustaining the green economy. Click here for more information on Bob Willard.
8 p.m. Assemblyman Upendra J. Chivukula: New Jersey at the Forefront of the Green Revolution (in person)
Assemblyman Chivukula, Deputy Speaker of the NJ Assembly, and Chair of Utilities and Telecommunications Committee, has notified us that he can be at the luncheon on Thursday, because it will be a voting day in the Assembly. So we have asked him to say a few words on Tuesday evening, to help us kick off our 2009 Green Ventures Conference.
Assemblyman Chivukula is a foremost supporter of clean energy, CO2 reduction, and entrepreneurial development in New Jersey, and will be happy to take questions from the audience.
– Dreyfuss Theater
Wednesday, May 20
Green entrepreneurship, corporate sustainability, government programs, current state of green business, green building, renewable energy, green collar jobs
8 a.m. Breakfast, Late Registration
– Gym , Ferguson Recreation Center
9 a.m. Welcome and Opening Session: Jumpstarting the New Green Economy
Welcome from: Campus Provost Ken Greene, local mayors, other dignitaries and Conference Chair Jonathan Cloud
– Dreyfuss Theater
9:30 a.m. Keynote Address: The Power of Enough
Miriam Hawley: Opening a Sufficiency Conversation: The Foundation for Sustainability
“We now have the opportunity to live the most meaningful lives any generation of humankind has ever lived.
The halls of power have managed thus far to keep the climate change crisis at bay, the species extinction crisis at arms’ length, and the social justice crisis as an afterthought. Now we can see that the financial crisis is dramatically different. It is lodged in the hearts and minds of citizens, and is in the face of leaders in all sectors of society.
The opportunity in this global economic crisis is that it’s forcing us to rethink our relationship to money and life, and to confront not only the financial crisis, but also all other crises which stem from the same root – Scarcity.”
– Lynne Twist, author, The Soul of Money and co-founder, The Pachamama Alliance
In this keynote address, we will distinguish sufficiency as the underpinning of sustainability and any successful green venture.
- Examining the indelible link between sufficiency and sustainability
- Awakening from the trance of scarcity and choosing to live in the truth of sufficiency
- Launching green and sustainable ventures grounded in the practice of sufficiency
- Creating a just, compassionate and sustainable future for you, your organization, your community and the world
– Dreyfuss Theater
9:45 a.m. Green Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Invention2Venture Track – continues until 12:30 before rejoining other conferees for the luncheon panel) – For more information on this special program, see Invention2Venture.
Starting a green venture. Opportunities and challenges. Getting help with the basics. How NJ’s incubators assist new companies, create jobs, and help new ventures cross the threshold from idea to reality.
Panelists:
– Rothman Institute Forum
10 a.m. – Regular Concurrent Conference Sessions (Coordinators in parentheses):
For details on these panel discussions, please see Concurrent Sessions: Wednesday, May 20, 10 a.m.
- Great Green Jobs: Where Are They? (Carmine LaMarca)
- Sustainable Communities (1): Urban Challenges (Mary Reilly)
- Sustainable Local Food Systems (1) (Wanda Knapik)
- The Business Case for Going Green (Victoria Zelin)
- Renewable Energy: Promises and Realities (Philo Elmer)
- Campus Sustainability (Walter Kanzler and Jan Graff)
- Green Chemistry (Tana Kantor)
- Green Media (Megan McWilliams)
– Dreyfuss Theater Classrooms
11 a.m. Green IP (Invention2Venture Track)
Creating and protecting intellectual property.
Panelists:
Moderator: Judith Sheft
– Rothman Institute Forum
12 noon: Visit Expo
12:30 p.m. – Lunch Panel on Green Venture Opportunities – Moderator: Jim Barrood
Panelists:
- Shihab Kuran, Petra-Solar
- Leslie Joy, Joy Organics
- Robert Wisniewski, Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District
- Brad Neilley, Green Planet Group
- David Wigder, RecycleBank
Moderator: Jim Barrood, Rothman Institute
– Gym, Ferguson Recreation Center
2 p.m. Financing Your Green Venture (Invention2Venture Track)
This panel will introduce a variety of organizations that provide financing for startup ventures. Each organization will review their unique offerings any specific investment criteria and current market insights. After that an open audience question and answer session will be facilitated.
Panelists:
- Paula Durand, NJEDA
- Chuck Slotkin, Natures Equity
- Mario Casabona, JumpStart NJ
- Randy Harmon, Foundations Business Development Group
Moderator: Bill Russell, SKN Worldwide-USA, Inc.
– Rothman Institute Forum
2 p.m. Regular Concurrent Conference Sessions:
For details on these panel discussions, please see Concurrent Sessions: Wednesday, May 20, 2 p.m.
- Scaling Up Clean Energy (Stefano Crema)
- Selling Green (William Jungermann)
- Sustainable Local Food Systems (2) (Wanda Knapik)
- Profitable Sustainable Manufacturing (Alan Ganz)
- Changing Business Models in the Green Economy (Anna Tavis)
- Mayors’ Panel on Sustainable Communities (Rosemary Dreger Carey)
- Green Building and Redevelopment (Walter Kanzler)
- Campus Eco-Tour (Jan Graff)
– Dreyfuss Theater Classrooms
4 p.m. Finding Strategic Partners (Invention2Venture Track)
Moderator: Judith Sheft, NJIT
– Rothman Institute Forum
5 p.m. I2V Wrap-up and Look Ahead to Advanced I2V (Invention2Venture Track)
– Rothman Institute Forum
4-6 p.m. Visit Expo
– Gym, Ferguson Recreation Center
6:30 p.m. Awards Dinner
Co-sponsored by Morris County SHRM, the dinner will recognize exceptional accomplishment by individuals and by companies. Awardees include Phil LaRocco of E+Co, Knute Jensen of NJDEP, and Randy Solomon of NJSSI; Lighting Science Group Corporation (Govi Rao), Alcoa Howmet, and BASF. Alcoa-Howmet, BASF.
– Gym, Ferguson Recreation Center
Thursday, May 21
Beyond the current economic growth paradigm. New business models and new businesses for a new green economy. Action-learning workshops, new initiatives, building blocks for a sustainable future.
8 a.m. Breakfast
– Gym, Ferguson Recreation Center
9 a.m. – Plenary Session
Beyond the Current Economic Growth Paradigm – Expanding Sustainable Prosperity
David Grant, President and CEO, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
– Dreyfuss Theater
10 a.m. – Concurrent Conference Sessions:
For details on these panel discussions, please see Concurrent Sessions: Thursday, May 21, 10 a.m.
- Sustainable Communities (2): Towns and Suburban Areas (Mary Reilly)
- Socially Responsible Investing (Bill Russell)
- Optimizing Performance in Existing Green Buildings (Walter Kanzler)
- Transformational Leadership for Sustainability (Jerry Flach)
- Electrifying the Transportation System (Sai Sankar)
- Stretching & Going Beyond the Business Case: The Evolving New Role of Business (Matt Polsky)
- Small Business: How to be Green and Stay Alive (Gene Strupinsky)
- Financial Permaculture and Ecosystem Investing (Ethan Roland)
- Campus Eco-Tour (Jan Graff)
– Dreyfuss Theater Classrooms
12:00 - Visit Expo
12:30: Luncheon Panel on Government Policies and Programs affecting the Green Economy
Panelists:
- Dr. Peter Reczek, NJ Commission on Science and Technology
- Ralph Avallone, International Green Energy Council
- Anne Hoskins, PSEG Services Corporation
- Kathleen Coviello, NJ Economic Development Authority
Moderated by Dr. Elizabeth Kujan, County College of Morris
– Gym, Ferguson Recreation Center
2 p.m. Action Learning Workshops (Capstone)
Workshop Sessions / Initiative Launches / Communities of Practice
Action Learning Workshops
For details on these workshops, please see Action-Learning Workshops: Thursday, May 21, 2 p.m.
- GreenTech Angel Network (Bill Russell)
- Neighborhood Green Incubators (Gerald Bishop, Robert Robinson)
- Transitioning to Green Careers (Jeana Wirtenberg and the TTG Team)
- Transition New Jersey (Paul Nick, Community Green)
- Sustainable Leadership Forum (Victoria Zelin and Jonathan Cloud)
- Community Clean Energy Aggregation (Stefano Crema, CALL)
- Creating New Business Models and Enterprises (Blane Friest)
- Enough Already! A Sufficiency Dialogue for Creating a Sustainable World (Miriam Hawley)
- All The Trained Workers You Need: What Service-Learning Can Provide NJ’s Green Businesses and Industries (Elyssa Serilli)
– Dreyfuss Theater Classrooms
5:45 p.m. Concluding Keynote – Open to All
Six Things You Must Know to Land a Professional Job in the Green Economy
Carol McClelland, author, Green Jobs for Dummies (forthcoming) (live videoconference from Menlo Park, CA)
– Dreyfuss Theater
6:30- 8 p.m. Green Jobseekers Networking and Entrepreneurial Opportunities Fair
Concluding Reception, Green Recovery Event and VIP Reception
– Gym, Ferguson Recreation Center
Detailed Event Locations:
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