2010 Future of Business Agenda
8:30 Welcome
Derek Long, Sustainable Connections
Michelle Long, BALLE
9:00 Opening Keynote Panel
John Abrams, South Mountain Company
Joan Fitzgerald, Emerald Cities
Alan Durning, Sightline Institute
(moderator: Mariah Ross, Sustainable Connections)
10:45 Transition and On-the-go Snack
11:00 Educational Track I
Building Energy Performance, Mark Frankel (Green Building)
Understanding how to Measure, Value, and Improve energy performance of your building or leased space. Read more
Energy ¢ents: Activating Efficiency for a New Economy, Alex Ramel (Sustainable Business)
Hear about green jobs opportunities in Whatcom County. Learn what local businesses can do today to reduce energy use and the benefits for the broader community.
(Contributing speakers: Ben Rupert, PSE; Martin Selch, Sustainable Connections, and Emily Reisman, Sustainable Connections as moderator) Read more
Thriving on Chaos: Managing Transitions in the Workplace, Janet Ott (Sustainable Business)
Learn specific strategies to facilitate the transition of employees successfully and the “best practices” from your peers around managing this transition. Read More
Keeping Our Local Businesses Strong: Effective Financial Management, Stephanie Artino (Sustainable Business)
Wondering how to analyze your business in these changing economic times? If you are like many businesses, you are so immersed in running your business that you simply don’t have the time. Learn key performance indicators and profit improvement strategies. Read more
Food Enterprise: the new frontier for local economic opportunities, Tom French and Leslie Schaller (Food & Farming)
Hear how creating an authentic food experience is inspiring a new frontier for social enterprise. Read more
12:15 Lunch & Expo
Peruse the Expo and enjoy fine Ciao Thyme Cuisine
1:30 Parade of Local Heroes
1:45 Afternoon Keynote Panel
Leslie Schaller, ACEnet
Tamara Barnett, The Hartman Group
Katie Wallace, New Belgium Brewing
3:15 Sixty Seconds of Fame: This is a fun and unique opportunity to hop up on stage and share your business' elevator speech (in 60 seconds or less) with your community of businesses. Must sign up in advance, as space is limited.
3:30 Transition and On-the-go Snack
3:45 Educational Track II
Approaching Zero Energy in Affordable Housing, John Abrams (Green Building)
Join our keynote presenter Johh Abrams as he discusses a variety of Martha's Vineyard affordable housing initiatives, including the nations' first LEED platinum single family Read more
Employee Engagement and Sustainability, Katie Wallace, Scott Dohner and Dave Brogan (Sustainable Business)
Hear from Katie Wallace at New Belgium Brewery on their success in being more sustainable than the typical company is due to their company culture/employee engagement. And hear from Bellingham Bay Builders' Dave Brogan on operating under a workers cooperative business model. Read more
Financing Green when Times are Blue, Martha Rose and Adrian Willanger (Green Building)
Martha Rose will explain how the rules of the Real Estate market have completely changed, and how in this New World you’ll need an effective marketing and financing strategy that will set you apart from your peers. Read more
Getting Money in a Recession, Tom Dorr, Roger Long and Greg Booth (Sustainable Business)
There are many rumors about what banks are willing to do. Hear about the financial industry from a local bank perspective. What are lenders looking for now?
(moderated by Pamela Jull) Read more
5:00 Localicious!
Join the after party with the leaders of our local food economy as we toast the opening of the growing season with local cheese makers, caterers, wineries, breweries!
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