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Schedule

Session One
Entrepreneurship and Sustainability

Monday, June 11
12:30pm - 8:00pm
de Young Museum
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco

12:30pm - 1:00pm
Registration

1:00pm - 1:15pm
Welcoming Remarks

Raj George, Director, Cal State East Bay SBDC
Darlene McKinnon, Acting District Director, U. S. Small Business Administration
Jennifer Tang, Senior Field Representative, Office of U. S. Senator Barbara Boxer
Barbara Kaufman, Director, San Francisco Regional Office,
Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

1:15pm - 1:35pm
Approaching Sustainability

Presenter:
Bob Adams, Designer, IDEO

1:35pm - 2:00pm
Sustainability and the UN Global Compact

Presenter:
Gavin Power, Senior Advisor, UN Global Compact

2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Strategic Case for Sustainability

Presenters:
Chip Conley, CEO, Joie de Vivre Hospitality
Mike Hannigan, CEO, Give Something Back
Kellie McElhaney, Ph.D., Executive Director, Center for Responsible Business
Gavin Power, Senior Advisor, UN Global Compact
Kausik Rajgopal, Partner, McKinsey and Company

Moderator:
Bob Adams, Designer, IDEO

3:00pm - 3:15pm
Break

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Concurrent Sessions

Greentech
Presented in partnership with IDEO

Presenters:
Dan Bomze, CEO, CleanWell
William Rosenzweig, Managing Director, Physic Ventures
Roby Stancel, Director of Products, Nanosolar
Ben Tarbell, Director of Products, Solar City

Moderator:
Dennis Boyle, Principal, IDEO

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Managing a Green Business
Presented in partnership with SF Environment

Presenters:
Ulysses Cozart, Associate Director, San Francisco SBDC
Sushma Dhulipala, Commercial Toxics Reduction Coordinator, SF Environment
Mark Klaiman, Owner, Pet Camp
Mike Schwonke, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Clifford Waldeck, President and Owner, Waldeck's Office Supplies

Moderator:
Sue Sakaki, Co-Founder, Sustainable Earth Initiative

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Social Capitalists
Presented in partnership with Fast Company

Presenters:
Rick Aubry, Ph.D., President, Rubicon Programs, Inc.
Elliott Brown, President, Springboard Forward
Don Shalvey, Ed.D., CEO and Co-Founder, Aspire Public Schools

Moderator:
Cheryl Dahle, Contributing Writer, Fast Company

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Investing for Sustainability
Presented in partnership with the United Nations Global Compact

Presenters:
Kevin Jones, Principal, Good Capital
Peter Liu, Initial Founder and Vice-Chairman, New Resource Bank
Nancy Pfund, Managing Director, Bay Area Equity Fund at JPMorgan
Gavin Power, Senior Advisor, UN Global Compact

Moderator:
Steve Roth, Lead Consultant, Cal State East Bay SBDC

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Developing a Sustainable Supply Chain

Presenters:
Bonnie Nixon Gardiner
Global Program Manager, Supply Chain Social & Environmental Responsibility, Hewlett-Packard Company
Brian Glazebrook
Manager, Supply Chain Social Responsibility, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Kim Moore
Director of Business Development, Coffee & Hot Beverages, TransFair USA
Marc Zammit
Director of Culinary Support and Development,
Bon Appétit Management Company

Moderator:
Donald Simon, Attorney, Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP

4:15pm - 4:30pm
Break

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Concurrent Sessions

Designing Successful, Sustainable Businesses
Presented in partnership with IDEO

Presenters:
Catherine Bailey, Creative Director, Heath Ceramics
Paul Donald, Founder and President, Branch
Joshua Onysko, Founder and CEO, Pangea Organics
Robin Petravic, Managing Director, Heath Ceramics

Moderator:
Annetta Papadopoulos, Designer, IDEO

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Business Council on Climate Change
Presented in partnership with the United Nations Global Compact

Presenters:
Darren Bouton, Manager, Sustainable Communities, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Jennifer Kass, Sustainable Partnerships, SF Environment
Andrew Michael, Vice President, Sustainable Development, Bay Area Council
Megan Perkins, Outreach Specialist, REI San Francisco
Mike Zuckerman, Director of Sustainability, Zen Compound/Temple Nightclub

Moderator:
Gavin Power, Senior Advisor, UN Global Compact

-or-

Sustainable Architecture Case Study:
The New San Francisco Federal Building
Presented in partnership with the U. S. Green Building Council
Northern California Chapter

Introductory Remarks:
Sharon Refvem, Senior Associate, Hawley Peterson & Snyder Architects /
Founding Member and Past President, USGBC - Northern California Chapter

Presenter:
Eui-Sung Yi, Architect, Morphosis

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Responsible Marketing

Presenters:
Ann Barlow, Partner/President, West Coast, Peppercom
Scott Hahn, Principal, Rogan/Loomstate
Adam Lowry, Co-Founder, method
Susanne Sonderhoff, CSER Marketing, Hewlett-Packard Company

Moderator:
Brian McKenzie, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, California State University, East Bay

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Managing a Socially Responsible Organization

Presenters:
Seth Bindernagel, Community Giving Program, Mozilla Corporation
Mike Hannigan, CEO, Give Something Back
Andrew Krumholz, Founder, Escama
Kraig Kurucz, Corporate Responsibility, Intel Corporation

Moderator:
Mark Perutz, Investment Professional, Bay Area Equity Fund at JPMorgan

5:30pm - 6:00pm
Closing Remarks

Donald Simon, Attorney, Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP
Gavin Power, Senior Advisor, UN Global Compact
Bob Adams, Designer, IDEO
Raj George, Director, Cal State East Bay SBDC

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Evening Reception

Remarks:
Mohammad H. Qayoumi, Ph.D., President, California State University, East Bay

Beers by Anderson Valley Brewing Company

Juices by Adina World Beat Beverages

Fresh, seasonal appetizers specially prepared by Bon Appétit

Jazz compliments of students from the Cal State East Bay Department of Music

Advance Registration: $50
At the Door: $75

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Sessions

Session One
Entrepreneurship and Sustainability
Monday, June 11
12:30pm - 8pm
de Young Museum
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
Review Photos and Podcasts

Session Two
Accessing Capital
Tuesday, September 25
12:30pm - 7pm
Oakland Museum of CA
Advance Registration: $50
At the Door: $75
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Session Three
Contracting Opportunities
Tuesday, October 9
12:30pm - 7pm
Chevron Corporation
San Ramon Campus
Advance Registration: $95
At the Door: $125
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Session Four
Technology and Innovation
Thursday, November 8
12:30pm - 7pm
Microsoft
Silicon Valley Campus
Mountain View
Advance Registration: $50
At the Door: $75
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Advance Registration
(All Sessions):
$150
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