2008 Speakers
Tom Szaky
Founder/CEO, TerraCycle
Roxanne Quimby
Founder, Burt's Bees
Seth Goldman
President/TeaEO, Honest Tea
Miranda Magagnini
Co-CEO, IceStone, LLC
William B. Rosenzweig
Managing Director, Physic Ventures
Sharon Rowe
Founder/CEO, Eco-Bags Products, Inc.
Rony Alcalay
Founder, Vital Hemptations
Carolyn Parrs
Co-Founder, Mind Over Markets
Irv Weinberg
Co-Founder, Mind Over Markets
MaryAnne Howland
CEO, IBIS Communications, Inc.
Charisee McAuliffe
Founder/COO, GenGreen™
Casey Verbeck
Founder/COO, GenGreen™
Dennis Salazar
President, Salazar Packaging
Tracey Pettengill Turner
Founder and General Manager, MicroPlace
Raphael Bemporad
Founding Partner/Principal, BBMG
David Lubensky
President, Bagatto, Inc.
Alisa Gravitz
Executive Director, Co-op America
Denise Hamler
Director, Co-op America's Green Business Network™/Green Festivals™
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“Hugely impressed and inspired by this experience.” Her work isn't mostly green. “I'm so charged to really set it up and make a difference.” “This was one of the most momentous experiences of my life.”
—Arielle Delavos, NJ, Kitchen Designer, first time attendee
“Amazing, supportive, and inspiring community. It's really exanded my vision.”
—Josef, NYC
“Wonderful community”
—Karen Kaplan
“I'm so inspired, particularly by the people I didn't have an obvious connection with." [in terms of goals she's taking away:] "To be transparent in my business and encourage my clients to do the same.”
—Pam Perry
“Thank you for the carbon offsets.”
—Anne Hippnsteel
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—Phil Baum, Green Exchange and Baum Realty
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—John
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The speakers were all fantastic and valuable, the food was delicious,
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White-Weeks, Choice Organic Teas
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Rony Alcalay, Vital Hemptations
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I've heard nothing but great comments from everyone at Clif Bar. We loved
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—Elysa Hammond, Ecologist, Clif Bar, Inc.
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—Gretchen Wirth, Rivanna Natural Designs
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—Steven D. Kimmell, Sustainability Services Consulting
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2008 Speakers
Bianca Alexander
Exec. Prod./Host, Conscious Living TV
Raphael Bemporad
Principal/Co-founder, BBMG
Michael Berkshire
Green Projects Administrator
Department of Planning and Development
Phil Baugh
Baum Realty Group/Green Exchange
Joyce Coffee
LEED AP
Director of Policy and Research
Chicago’s Department of Environment
Hon. Richard M. Daley
Mayor, City of Chicago (invited)
Connie Evans
President/CEO, CSolutions Consulting
Erin Ford
Farmer Renewables & Energy Program Manager, Organic Valley
Jason Graham-Nye
Cofounder/CEO, gDiapers
Jeffrey P. Harvey
President/CEO, Burgerville, Inc.
Xavier Hegelsen
Cofounder/COO, BetterWorld Books
Sadhu A. Johnston
Chief Environmental Officer,
City of Chicago
David Kirkpatrick
Managing Director/Co-founder, SJF Ventures
Rob Lederer
Founder, Management Resources
Mickey Lee
Project Manager, The Carbon Concierge
David Lubensky
President, Bagatto, Inc.
Katie McClain
Chicago City Director
Clinton Climate Initiative
Suzanne Malec-McKenna
Commissioner of the Environment,
City of Chicago
Carol Moseley Braun
Founder/CEO, Ambassador Organics
Brenda M. Palms Barber
Founder/COO, Sweet Beginnings
Roger Post
Vice President & General Manager
Christy Webber Landscaping
Sharon Rowe
Founder, EcoBags
Ella Silverman
Trust Provider Coordinator, Project Good/eBay
Sara Snow
TV Host, Discovery Health Channel
Chris Van Dyke
President/CEO, NAU
Bryan Welch
Publisher/Editorial Director,
Ogden Publications, Inc.
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