Thursday, June 7th, 2012 : Ryan Hall, UMass Boston
SBN’s Annual Conference on Sustainable Business will be the 23rd annual gathering convened by the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Boston. The remarkable growth of the sustainable business movement has opened up new opportunities for strengthening existing networks, building partnerships, and discovering new solutions to the economic challenges of our time. SBN has created an innovative design that transforms our traditional annual Conference on Sustainable Business into the SBN Sustainability Leadership Summit.
This dynamic and interactive one-day gathering will bring together many of the New England’s most successful entrepreneurs, community organizers, local funders, nonprofit leaders, and academics. It is structured in a way that will provide valuable assistance to local entrepreneurs and establish and deepen relationships between leaders of our movement while identifying new opportunities for concrete and specific actions. This summit of leading entrepreneurs and changemakers will strengthen connections and weave together allied networks in greater Boston and our region for more impact and influence.
New England Business and Community Leaders Registered for the 2012 Sustainability Leadership Summit
As of this invitation we have already registered several local business leaders and social entrepreneurs who are committed to finding new innovations and solutions, developing a stronger network, and building new partnerships.
- Dennis Alves, Manager Business Development, Welsh Consulting
- Mike Balin, Director Product Consulting, Online Banking Solutions
- Jeff Barry, Owner, Boston Organics/ SBN Advisory Council
- Liz Callanan, Corporate Relations Manager, Museum of Science/ SBN Advisory Council
- Chris Durkin, Membership Director, Harvest Coop
- Dorothy Emerson, Co-Founder, Rainbow Solutions
- Amy Gerber, Vice President, Tel-Affinity Corp./ SBN Advisory Council
- Andrew Goldberg, Director of Business Development, BuzzerandBell/ SBN Advisory Council
- Joe Grafton, Executive Director, Somerville Local First / SBN Board Member
- Laury Hammel, SBN Executive Director, and owner of The Longfellow Clubs
- Janneke House, Executive Director, Cambridge Local First
- Michael Kanter, Chief Visionary Officer, Cambridge Naturals
- Katrina Kazda, SBN Membership Director & SBLP Managing Coordinator
- Frank Kramer, Co-chair, Cambridge Local First
- Sonia Kowal, Director of Socially Responsible Investing, Zevin Asset Management, LLC
- Susan Labandibar, President, SBN & Tech Networks of Boston
- Jen Lawrence, Business Manager, Apex Green Roofs/ SLF Board
- Glynn Lloyd, Founder & President, City Fresh Foods
- Wayne Maceyka, Marketing & Community Engagement
- Peter Metz, SBN Board Member
- Adam Mitchell, Co-Owner, Save That Stuff / SBN Board Member
- Al Nierenberg, Vice President, SBN
- Andy Pyman, Founder & President, Truly Good Design
- Jonathan Rosenthal, Just Works Consulting/ SBN Advisory Council
- Rachel Solem, Owner, Irving House
- Dr.Ricky Stern, Executive Director, e inc
- Adritha Subbiah, Membership & Program Coordinator, SBN
- Angela Vincent, Committee Chair, Lowell Green Restaurant Program
- David Warner, Co-owner, City Feed & Supply
- Mordie Weintraub, President & Founder, Tel-Affinity Corp/ SBN Board Member
- Nicola Williams, President & Owner, The Williams Agency / SBN Board Member
Below are the basic facts of the Summit.
What:
Sustainability Leadership Summit
Creating new innovations and solutions, weaving networks, and building partnerships that build strong local economies!
When:
Thursday, June 7, 2012
8:30 am to 5 pm
Where:
Ryan Hall at UMass Boston
Price:
Nonprofit
Non-Members
$95
$95
$125
$125
$125
$150
Registration:
In order to register you need to have received a personal email invitation which is yours exclusively. If you know someone who you feel should attend, please ask them to apply by emailing us the following information:
- Name
- Name of the business/organization/
community group they represent - Title/relationship
- Products or services provided by the business/organization/
community group - Why they are interested in attending the SBN Sustainability Summit/what they hope to accomplish by attending.
You may register for the Summit below. If you do not register by March 11th your space will no longer be secured and will be offered up to other interested individuals.
Participation:
We ask that you clear your calendar for the full day. The Sustainability Leadership Summit has limited enrollment and we’d prefer not turn away people who can be there for the whole event.
Speakers:
At the Sustainability Leadership Summit, you will learn from pioneers and visionaries who are succeeding in sustainable commerce and have catalyzed a robust movement that has helped develop one of the nation’s strongest local and regional economies.
- Entrepreneurs who are growing dynamic local ventures that are pivotal to a strong local and regional economy.
- Innovative social entrepreneurs who have built nonprofit organizations and coops that advance and support re-localization of our economy.
- Local farmers and other food-related entrepreneurs who are actively building a strong sustainable local food system movement.
- Change agents committed to reducing the carbon footprint of the business sector
- State and local government officials who are committed to building strong local, green, and fair economies
The speakers and agenda for the Summit will be announced shortly.
Join us for a day of connection, sharing, learning and, most important, advancing our movement in New England and beyond.
