Opportunity Green Conference 2008 Speakers


  • Rick Ridgeway
    +Keynote Speaker

    Rick Ridgeway

    VP of Environmental Programs and Communication
    Patagonia

    Rick Ridgeway is currently Patagonia's Vice President of Environmental Initiatives and Special Media Projects. Rick develops, implements and promotes the second two of the company's three-part mission statement to make the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, and use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.
    » Read Rick Ridgeway's full bio

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  • Michael Besancon
    +Keynote Speaker

    Michael Besancon

    Senior Global VP of Purchasing, Distribution and Marketing
    Whole Foods Market

    Michael Besancon, an entrepreneur and environmental advocate, has spent most of his career in the business of providing natural and organic foods to a population craving a healthier lifestyle. Michael chairs Whole Foods Market's National Green Mission Task Force and has helped the Company lead the charge for environmentally sustainable practices which range from promoting sustainable agriculture and creating farm animal treatment standards to store recycling and composting programs.
    » Read Michael Besancon's full bio

    Whole Foods Market - Michael Besancon

  • Josh Dorfman
    +Keynote Speaker

    Josh Dorfman

    Host/Author, "The Lazy Environmentalist"
    Founder & CEO, Vivavi

    Josh Dorfman is an environmental entrepreneur, author, speaker, and radio personality. He is the founder & CEO of Vivavi, a provider of contemporary, eco-friendly furniture and furnishings, working with over 40 of today's leading edge sustainable designers. In 2006, he launched ModernGreenLiving.com, Vivavi's companion resource that helps consumers find green homes and green building experts throughout North America.
    » Read Josh Dorfman's full bio

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  • Annabelle Gurwitch
    +Host

    Annabelle Gurwitch

    Actress, Author and Activist, Host of WA$TED on Planet Green TV
    When actress, author, and activist Annabelle Gurwitch (Dinner and a Movie) isn't shrinking the ecological footprints of American families as the host of Wa$ted!, she's offering her unique brand of humor and perspective on politics, pop culture and the environment in her column for The Nation Magazine.com, on NPR, and on CNN Headline News.
    » Read Annabelle Gurwitch's full bio

    Planet Green - Annabelle Gurwitch

  • Zem Joaquin
    +Host

    Zem Joaquin

    Founder/Editor In Chief
    Ecofabulous

    Inspired and mentored by William McDonough and a cadre of deep, but optimistic, environmental thinkers, Zem has developed a lens that makes it impossible to view products as she once did. As a board member of Global Green, Healthy Child, Healthy World and Teens For Safe Cosmetics and applies her knowledge in her eco-consultancy business, as green contributing editor at Domino Magazine, on television and radio spots and, most emphatically, on www.ecofabulous.com.
    Read Zem Joaquin's full bio

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  • Jane Savage
    +Keynote Speaker

    Jane Savage

    Director, Category Integration
    Nike Considered Design

    Her passion for sustainable design was ignited while earning a BFA degree with a major in Industrial Design from the Rhode Island School of Design. Since graduating in 1991, she worked in the kids footwear industry in Boston and New York, and answered the call to Nike in 1997.
    » Read Jane Savage's full bio

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  • Charles Zimmerman
    +Keynote Speaker

    Charles Zimmerman

    Vice President of Prototype & New Format Development
    Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    Charles R. Zimmerman is currently the vice-president of Prototype and New Format Development for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Mr. Zimmerman is also leading the “Sustainable Buildings Network” at Wal-Mart. This network, among other things, is charged with increasing the overall energy efficiency of new and existing buildings by 20-30 percent.
    » Read Charles Zimmerman's full bio

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  • Greg Owsley
    +Keynote Speaker

    Greg Owsley

    Branding Director
    New Belgium Brewing

    In his 13 years at the brand hub for New Belgium Brewing, Greg Owsley has grown along with the company from a homespun marketer to a position Dr. Douglas Holt coined as the “1st Cultural Branding Director in America.” Prior to getting on the New Belgium beer wagon, Owsley originally dirtied his marketing fingernails as the fresh markets director at the largest organic vegetable operation in Colorado.
    » Read Greg Owsley's full bio

    New Belgium Brewing - Greg Owsley

  • Jonathan Greenblatt
    +Keynote Speaker

    Jonathan Greenblatt

    CEO
    GOOD Worldwide

    Jonathan Greenblatt is a senior advisor to the X-PRIZE Foundation, leading an effort to create a global competition around bottoms-up, entrepreneurial models of poverty alleviation. He is the co-founder of Ethos Water, a former vice president of Starbucks Coffee Company and board member of the Starbucks Foundation.
    » Read Jonathan Greenblatt's full bio.

    GOOD Worldwide - Jonathan Greenblatt

  • Boise Thomas
    +Host

    Boise Thomas

    Alter Eco/Planet Green/Discovery Channel
    Boise Thomas is the fresh face of Adrian Grenier's Alter Eco, an environmentally-focused lifestyle show on Discovery Communications' new eco-focused channel Planet Green.
    » Read Boise Thomas' full bio

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  • Nurit Katz
    +Host

    Nurit Katz

    Sustainability Coordinator
    UCLA

    Nurit Katz is a sustainability professional focused on building multi-sector and interdisciplinary collaboration. She was recently hired to lead UCLA's sustainability efforts as the university's first Sustainability Coordinator, where she will foster partnerships among academic, research and operational departments to further campus sustainability.
    » Read Nurit Katz's full bio

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Speakers are listed in alphabetical order:


  • Michela O'Connor Abrams

    Michela O'Connor Abrams

    President/Publisher
    Dwell

    Michela O'Connor Abrams is the President and Publisher of Dwell, the award-winning design and lifestyle media company. In 2006, Dwell hit the coveted Adweek HotList as well as the Advertising Age A-List, and was a Cappell's Circulation Top Ten Performer for the second consecutive year. In 2005, Ms. O'Connor Abrams helped see Dwell to its first major award when the magazine won General Excellence at the National Magazine Awards.
    » Read Michela O'Connor Abrams' full bio

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  • Brian Allenby

    Brian Allenby

    Manager of Operations & Education
    Reverb

    In addition to handling day-to-day management of Reverb's operations including tours, events and industry relations, Brian oversees print and web media and marketing for the organization.
    » Read Brian Allenby's full bio

    Reverb

  • Marc Alt

    Marc Alt

    President
    Marc Alt + Partners

    Marc Alt is president of Marc Alt + Partners, a design, research and brand strategy agency dedicated to sustainable innovation. Current clients include MINI USA, Bloomberg LP, The Green Electronics Council, The Consumer Electronics Association, and Lippincott Mercer. As an advocate of business transformation, Marc develops conferences that attract the leading minds in the fields of sustainable development, corporate social responsibility and social innovation.
    » Read Marc Alt's full bio

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  • Ben Black

    Ben Black

    General Partner & Co-founder
    New Cycle Capital

    Ben Black is the co-founder and General Partner of New Cycle Capital, a venture capital firm focused on investing in businesses that promote The Sustainable Economy. Black was previously on the investment teams at Maveron, a consumer-focused venture capital firm founded by Howard Schultz, the Chairman of Starbucks, and Rosewood Capital, a consumer-focused private equity firm.
    » Read Ben Black's full bio

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  • Bruce Brandfon

    Bruce Brandfon

    Vice President and Publisher
    Scientific American

    Led Scientific American to a revitalized position in the marketplace. During this period all performance indicators are up. Ad pages and revenues are up more than 100% including a 20% revenue increase in 2007. Created solid repositioning for the magazine as the unique intersection and must-read for ambitious leaders in public policy, business, science, and finance.
    » Read Bruce Brandfon's Full Bio

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  • Sylvia K. Burks

    Sylvia K. Burks

    Partner
    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

    Ms. Burks' practice focuses on the representation of established and emerging technology companies in the areas of corporate securities, mergers, acquisitions and strategic alliances, intellectual property matters, as well as general corporate representation. Ms. Burks' particular focus is in handling cross-border transactions representing public and private companies based in Europe and Asia.
    » Read Sylvia K. Burks' full bio

    Pillsbury Winthrop - Sylvia K. Burks

  • Cher Chronis

    Cher Chronis

    Director of Marketing Communications
    ASUS Computer International

    Cher Chronis is a creative and strategic marketing communications executive who has built and led numerous successful results-driven marketing programs over the past 20 years. She has extensive experience working directly with top executives, investors and the media. Her core strength as a marketing professional is the depth and breadth of experience on both the client and agency sides.
    » Read Cher Chronis' full bio

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  • Tim Cole

    Tim Cole

    Director of Environmental Initiatives and Product Development
    Forbo Linoleum

    Tim Cole has been with Forbo for the past 17 years and involved in the flooring industry since 1970. During his tenure at Forbo, Cole has served as a technical representative, sales manager and director.
    » Read Tim Cole's bull bio

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  • Robert Davis

    Robert Davis

    Senior Vice President, Product Development and Quality
    Mazda North American Operations

    Robert Davis was appointed senior vice president, product development and quality for Mazda North American Operations (MNAO), effective January 1, 2005. In this position, Davis is responsible for vehicle research and development, manufacturing and product quality and future product plans for North America. He reports to Jim O'Sullivan, president and CEO for MNAO.
    » Read Robert Davis' full bio

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  • Magali Delmas

    Magali Delmas, PhD

    Associate Professor of Management
    UCLA

    Magali Delmas teaches and conducts research on business and the natural environment. She has published numerous case studies and academic articles on corporate environmental strategies. She is engaged in refining methodologies to measure and communicate firm's and products' environmental performance.
    » Read Magali Delmas' full bio

    UCLA - Magali Delmas, PhD

  • Mark Dwight

    Mark Dwight

    Founder and CEO
    Rickshaw Bagworks

    Mark Dwight is the founder and CEO of Rickshaw Bagworks, the San Francisco-based manufacturer of messenger bags, computer carrying cases, lifestyle luggage and accessories for the bicycle, outdoor and urban lifestyle specialty retail markets. Dwight founded Rickshaw in May, 2007.
    » Read Mark Dwight's full bio

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  • Peter Falt

    Peter Falt

    Director of Strategic Partnering
    BMW Group DesignWorksUSA

    Peter is passionate about aligning business objectives with design, development, and communication services to reach tough goals. Holding a BFA in Industrial Design, Peter has a history of sustainable design and triple bottom line understanding including water purification, low-cost mobile chillers for local organic farmers, recycling systems, published work in Victor Papanek's The Green Imperative, and good design award from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum.
    » Read Peter Falt's full bio

    BMW Group DesignWorksUSA - Peter Falt

  • Tom Feegel

    Tom Feegel

    Founder and CEO
    Brand Neutral

    He was the founder of the environmental business strategy consulting firm Brand Neutral. He has over 15 years experience leading several successful management consulting firms, specializing in start up and entrepreneurial ventures within large corporations. Over the last few years, he has helped clients increase eco-efficiencies and capitalize on new media to create and sustain competitive advantage.
    » Read Tom Feegel's full bio

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  • Colin Finlay

    Colin Finlay

    Documentary Photographer
    Colin Finlay is one of the foremost documentary photographers in the world. He has been awarded the prestigious Picture of the Year International honor six times. For more than seventeen years, Finlay has documented the human condition with Compassion, empathy and dignity.

    In 2007, Finlay also premiered a photo essay that features contrasts between photographs taken in Sudan and Antarctica. The book shows cause and effect and allows the viewer to explore and discover their own conclusions on climate change.
    » Read Colin Finlay's Full Bio

    Colin Finlay Photography

  • Andy Funk

    Andy Funk

    CEO and Chairman
    Funk Ventures

    Andy J. Funk believes that businesses can and should make significant contributions to people, society or the environment. As an accomplished entrepreneur turned venture capitalist, Andy embodies the Funk Ventures philosophy by expertly combining his passion for business and investing with an altruistic vision to impact the world for good.
    » Read Andy Funk's full bio

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  • Grace Hawthorne

    Grace Hawthorne

    Co-Founder and President/Publisher
    ReadyMade

    Grace Hawthorne is cofounder and President/Publisher of ReadyMade, a design and lifestyle brand for Gen X/Y who value creativity, innovation and an independent approach to a sustainable life. Since its launch in 2001, ReadyMade has been inspiring people to rethink their material world through reuse design.
    » Read Grace Hawthorne's full bio

    ReadyMade - Grace Hawthorne

  • Chris Henn

    Chris Henn

    Managing Director – Chief Operating Officer
    Esurance

    Chris leads Esurance's insurance operations, corporate services, internal audit, and customer service operations. Chris drove the decision to build a claims fleet based on hybrid vehicles and has transformed Esurance's acquisition of office supplies and equipment, transitioning towards more environmentally friendly products. Chris is also the executive sponsor of Esurance's internal green steering committee.
    » Read Chris Henn's full bio

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  • Matt Kahn

    Matt Kahn

    Professor
    UCLA Dept. of Economics

    Matthew E. Kahn is a Professor at UCLA's Institute of the Environment. He holds secondary appointments in the Department of Economics and the Department of Public Policy. He is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Before joining the UCLA faculty in January 2007, he taught at the Fletcher School at Tufts University.
    » Read Matt Kahn's full bio

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  • D'nae Kingsley

    D'nae Kingsley

    Account Manager
    AMCI Group

    D'nae is the account lead on AMCI's consumer work with Scion. In her previous role at AMCI, D'nae assisted in the development and roll-out of AMCI's Strategic Planning practice. She also worked in Brand Alliances where she identified and implemented successful lifestyle and media partnerships for top automotive brands around the world.
    » Read D'nae Kingsley's full bio

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  • Jonathan Klein

    Jonathan Klein

    Vice President, Green is Universal Enterprise Marketing Solutions
    NBC Universal

    In September 2008, Jonathan rejoined NBC Universal to lead strategic sales marketing efforts for Green is Universal, the company's commitment to offering green-themed programming that entertains, informs and empowers consumers to lead greener lives. Beginning next Sunday, November 16th, more than 40 NBC Universal brands will participate in Green Week, featuring more than 150 hours of green-themed content across television and digital platforms.
    » Read Jonathan Klein's full bio

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  • Evelyn Lee

    Evelyn Lee (Blogging Live)

    Writer
    Inhabitat

    Evelyn is a 2010 MBA candidate at UCLA's Anderson School of Management in Los Angeles, CA. Trained as an architect, she received her Masters in Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture's (SCI-arc) Metropolitan Research and Design Program. Prior to going back to school, she was program manager for Public Architecture in San Francisco, CA, where she oversaw all aspects of their 1% Program, encouraging architects to give 1% of their time to the public good, pro bono. Evelyn is constantly searching for new avenues to expand her architectural knowledge, and is a freelance writer for a number of written and online publications. When she's away from the computer, Evelyn enjoys running, playing the piano, driving her Prius, and coaching/playing soccer.

    Inhabitat - Evelyn Lee

  • Michael Leifer

    Michael Leifer

    Cultural Anthropologist & SVP / Executive Director of Social Media
    Swirl

    Leifer is a Cultural Anthropologist with an expertise in building and maintaining markets and social movements for his clients and partners. He is the author of "Green Social Currency" which will be coming out in early 2009. He was one of the Founding Members of the UCLA World Arts and Cultures Major, and was also the President of the UCLA Honors College. Post college, Leifer Co-Founded and became Executive Director of Erin Brockovitch's Cancer411.org, a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit dedicated to helping cancer patients and their families get the information that they need.
    » Read Michael Leifer's full bio

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  • Amy Leventhal

    Amy Leventhal

    Strategic Storyteller
    Amy's been a writer for over 15 years—marrying the art of strategy and story as a means of creating meaningful opportunities for connection. She has written about everything from electric cars and biodynamic wines to organic bodycare and luxury hotels, for world-class design firms and advertising agencies including IDEO, SYP, Celery Design, GMO, Hill Holliday, Arnold Communications and Hal Riney & Partners.
    » Read Amy Leventhal's full bio

  • Howard Levine

    Howard Levine

    Founder, COO & General Counsel
    Venture Vehicles, Inc.

    Experienced general business and legal executive involved with high growth startups since 1999. Howard's background includes finance, corporate restructuring, intellectual property rights, business development and general business law.
    » Read Howard Levine's full bio

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  • Paul Ligon

    Paul Ligon

    Senior Director of Business Development & Strategy
    Waste Management

    After a distinguished academic and consulting career, Ligon joined Waste Management Upstream as a business development manager in 2001. He also led the Upstream Enterprise Management business vertical for four years, before moving into his current position in 2007.
    » Read Paul Ligon's full bio

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  • Guy Mangiamele

    Guy Mangiamele

    Director of Vehicle Testing and Ideation
    AMCI Group

    Guy began in the automotive industry in the mid-1980s as journalist—starting at Road & Track and eventually writing and photographing for 11 international publications including Car and Driver, Automobiles Classique (France) and Sport Auto (Germany). His passion for environmental change and alternative-fuel vehicles then took him to CALSTART—an advanced-transportation consultancy dedicated to bringing new technologies to market—where he led their publications division.
    » Read Guy Mangiamele's Full Bio

    AMCI Group - Guy Mangiamele

  • Scott Mattoon

    Scott Mattoon

    Chief Architect of the U.S Western Region
    Sun Microsystems

    Scott Mattoon is an active advocate for open source and sustainable business. He seeks to apply the principles of transparency, collaboration and sharing in his work as Chief Architect for Sun Microsystems' Western U.S. Market. Scott is technical liaison for Sun to the TED community, and serves as lead systems architect for Sun's support of TED prize winners Cameron Sinclair, Neil Turok and Bill Clinton for their work in Africa.
    » Read Scott Mattoon's full bio

    Sun Microsystems - Scott Mattoon

  • Heidrun Mumper-Drumm

    Heidrun Mumper-Drumm

    Art Center faculty, Humanities + Design Sciences, Graphic Design
    Art Center College of Design

    A graphic designer and letterpress printer, Heidrun Mumper-Drumm serves as adjunct associate professor in the Graphic Design and Humanities & Design Sciences departments at Art Center College of Design. Since 2003, her focus has been on the incorporation of sustainability principles into design education and the design process.

    Art Center College of Design - Heidrun Mumper-Drumm

  • Mary Nickerson

    Mary Nickerson

    National Manager, Cross-Vehicle Hybrid Marketing
    Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

    Mary Nickerson is national manager for Cross-vehicle marketing for Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A. Inc. She is responsible for leading marketing strategy, development, and implementation for Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive, technology and environmental Toyota brand strategy, as well as external communications for Marketing. Previously, she led the Prius and RAV4 EV marketing programs as the national manager of Advanced Technology Vehicle Marketing.
    » Read Mary Nickerson's full bio

    Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. - Mary Nickerson

  • Joshua Onysko

    Joshua Onysko

    Founder and CEO
    Pangea Organics

    Joshua Onysko's commitment to social sustainability launched Pangea Organics six years ago. He envisioned an institute to aid corporations to be more socially responsible and environmentally sound, and heeded a friend's suggestion to make soap to fund the project.
    » Read Joshua Onysko's full bio

    Pangea Organics - Joshua Onysko

  • Gayle Pergamit

    Gayle Pergamit

    CEO and Co-Founder
    Agua Via LLC

    Gayle Pergamit is cofounder and CEO of Agua Via. Ms. Pergamit has focused on business development in the disruptive technologies which have characterized the San Francisco Bay Area . Ms Pergamit cofounded AMiX, which pioneered the e-commerce business models which underlie E-Bay and Priceline.
    » Read Gayle Pergamit's full bio

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  • Matt Petersen

    Matt Petersen

    President and CEO
    Global Green USA

    Matt Petersen, Global Green USA President, CEO and board member, joined Global Green USA in 1994. He serves on the Council of Green Cross International, and is Chair of the GCI Energy and Resource Efficiency program. Petersen drives and guides Global Green USA's new programs, including work on water and energy, green power, climate change, and nuclear weapons.
    » Read Matt Petersen's full bio

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  • Rob Reed

    Rob Reed

    Founder
    Max Gladwell

    Rob Reed is the visionary behind Max Gladwell, a leading independent blog that covers the nexus of social media and green living. Max Gladwell is not a person but rather an ideal and worldview. It represents the belief that our social and environmental problems are solvable, that entrepreneurs will lead the way to those solutions, and that social media will play a central role. Reed is also co-founder of Media Maxwell, a social media and cause marketing firm.
    » Read Rob Reed's full bio

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  • Adeo Ressi

    Adeo Ressi

    Founding member, The Funded
    Trustee, X Prize Foundation

    Adeo Ressi is Founding Member of TheFunded.com, an online community of entrepreneurs to research, rate, and review funding sources worldwide. Adeo also serves as a Trustee of the X PRIZE Foundation, which inspires radical human achievements through competition. TheFunded.com is the seventh start-up that Adeo has founded or built, four of which were acquired and three of which are still operating. The last company, Game Trust, Inc., was acquired by Real Networks, Inc. (RNWK) at the end of 2007.
    » Read Adeo Ressi's full bio

    TheFunded - Adeo Ressi

  • John Marshall Roberts

    John Marshall Roberts

    Communication Consultant
    Evenson Design Group

    John serves as communications consultant for several client organizations, including Evenson Design Group, a sustainable branding and design firm in Los Angeles. A former psychology professor, John's unique insight into the psychology of the communication design process has made him a prominent contributor to several pioneering entertainment projects over the past decade, including two $200 million dollar plus theme park designs.
    » Read John Roberts' full bio

    Evenson Design Group - John Marshall Roberts

  • Cynthia Ruiz

    Cynthia Ruiz

    President, Board of Public Works
    Los Angeles Board of Public Works

    Environmentalist and community activist Cynthia M. Ruiz was unanimously confirmed by the Los Angeles City Council to a seat on the Board of Public Works on July 19, 2005 and serves as its president. Commissioner Ruiz, who was one of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's first commission appointees after his election as mayor, previously served on the Board of Public Works in 2003-04.
    » Read Cynthia Ruiz's full bio

    Los Angeles Board of Public Works - Cynthia Ruiz

  • Stephanie Ryan

    Stephanie Ryan

    Consultant
    B Corporation

    Stephanie started her career at Innovation Associates consulting firm (founder, Peter Senge, author of best seller, The Fifth Discipline), where she designed and delivered leadership programs on the disciplines of organizational learning to corporate clients. Currently, Stephanie is working with B Lab, a non-profit that certifies triple bottom line companies. She believes the emerging sector of private companies for public benefit is a key leverage point for today’s economic and social challenges.
    » Read Stephanie Ryan's full bio

    B Corporation - Stephanie Ryan

  • Al Seckel

    Al Seckel

    Founder and Visionary
    GlobalSolver Foundation

    Al Seckel, a renowned cognitive neuroscientist and award-winning author in the field of visual perception, has been very active in creative thinking and science-related issues for over thirty years. He has lectured extensively all over the world and has been a featured speaker at the TED conferences.
    » Read Al Seckel's full bio

    GlobalSolver Foundation - Al Seckel

  • David Stokols

    David Stokols

    President and CEO
    AMCI Group

    David Stokols is President and CEO of the AMCI Group, based in Los Angeles, California. AMCI is a global company specializing in alternative marketing, product education, brand and culture building, and, product testing for the automotive industry. Offices are located in L.A., Detroit, N.Y., San Diego, London, Brussels and Beijing.
    » Read David Stokols' full bio

    AMCI Group - David Stokols

  • Tom Szaky

    Tom Szaky

    CEO, Founder
    Terracycle

    Tom Szaky is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of TerraCycle, Inc., producer of the world's first products made from and packaged in waste. TerraCycle has won the Home Depot Environmental Stewardship award twice, and been named by multiple organizations as the most eco-friendly products in Mass Distribution.
    » Read Tom Szaky's full bio

    Teracycle - Tom Szaky

  • Russ Walker

    Russ Walker

    Executive Editor
    Grist

    Russ Walker joined Grist as executive director in July 2008. Prior to Grist, he was assistant managing editor for nation and world at washingtonpost.com, where he managed a ten-person staff of editors, news producers, and reporters focused on building unique online components to complement the daily journalism of The Washington Post.
    » Read Russ Walker's full bio

    Grist - Russ Walker

  • Haily Zaki

    Haily Zaki (Blogging Live)

    Writer
    Inhabitat

    Lacking the skills or the patience to be a designer herself, Haily Zaki is a PR maven, freelance writer and secret agent in Los Angeles who contents herself by promoting, writing about, and surrounding herself with great design. Besides running Secret Agent PR and working with some of the best architecture and design brands in LA, Haily is a contributing writer for The Architect's Newspaper, the Epoch Times, and any other publication that likes her story ideas. She's also a co-organizer of de LaB (design east of La Brea) - part design lab, part social experiment for creative professionals who work, live or play on the Eastside of Los Angeles.

    Inhabitat - Haily Zaki

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