Speakers
Featuring Live Earth Founder, Emmy Award-Winner Kevin Wall
and Sustainability Consultant, Advisor & Visionary, John Picard.
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Kevin Wall
Founder & CEO Control Room, Founder Live Earth
Kevin Wall founded Control Room in 2005 as a vehicle to deliver his vision for a network of the future – live entertainment accessible to anyone, anywhere at anytime. As founder and CEO, Wall drives the company’s strategy, programming, distribution and business development, making the vision a reality.
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Josh Bigelow
Founder & CEO, Syncromatics
Mr. Bigelow is the founder and CEO of Syncromatics, which specializes in AVL technology specifically designed for public transit. He is responsible for technical and strategic direction of the company and has extensive background in location-based technologies, specifically with respect to university transit fleets.
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David Brody
Partner, North Venture Partners
Often dubbed the "idea hit man" by his peers, David Brody's the guy people call when they need a challenger marketer to parachute in, kick down the doors, and inspire consumers to take immediate action. He is currently Managing Partner at North Venture Partners, a business incubator and early-stage venture capital investment group comprised of progressive-minded accredited investors, business service providers, marketing gurus, and seasoned business executives. Click Here for more info. -
Kimberly Brooks
Founder, Lightray Productions
Kimberly Brooks is a new media pioneer, artist and activist. In 1996, she launched Lightray Productions, a new media production company which has been defining brands, and creating award-winning Internet sites and campaigns specializing in environmentally-conscious people, companies, non-profits and causes including: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, Laurie David, and Stop Global Warming among others. Click Here for more info. -
Jamais Cascio
Co-Founder, WorldChanging.com
Jamais Cascio writes about the intersection of emerging technologies and cultural transformation, and specializes in the design and creation of plausible scenarios of the future. His work focuses on the importance of long-term, systemic thinking, particularly regarding the environment and technological development. A recurring theme in his writing is the importance of openness, transparency, and flexibility as a toolkit for social and technological progress. Click Here for more info. -
Brett Conrad
Founder, Long Board Capital Advisors
Brett Conrad has spent over two decades as a successful entrepreneur, as both founder and president of such companies as: Wave Rave, a successful chain of action sports stores, Method Sports, Inc., were Brett developed a line of technical snowboard outerwear distributed in 18 countries, and Device Mfg., which was first to patent, design and produce a step-in binding system with comfortable soft boots.
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Josh Dorfman
Author, The Lazy Environmentalist
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. Click Here for more info. -
Ann Gentry
Founder, Real Food Daily
Chef, restaurateur, food educator and visionary, Ann Gentry has spent the past twenty-five years striving to raise the standard of vegetarian cooking in this country. By combining the balanced approach to macrobiotic food preparation with the ambience and richness of her Southern upbringing, she founded and continues to run Real Food Daily. Click Here for more info. -
Jeremy Jacquot
Science and Tech Writer, "Tree Hugger
Jeremy recently decided to dump a career in dentistry after realizing that he missed his undergraduate coursework, which focused primarily on marine biology and natural conservation, too much. Having made the full conversion to a green way of living, he's now decided to reorient his studies towards environmental science and will be attending the University of Southern California to obtain a Ph.D. in Marine Environmental Biology, with an emphasis on environmental policy and sustainable management. Click Here for more info. -
Sam LaBudde
Biologist, Winner, Goldman Environmental Prize
LaBudde's footage provided the first graphic evidence that tuna fishermen were indiscriminately slaughtering dolphins. LaBudde testified before the United States Congress and the footage was shown on national television, provoking outrage across the country. In the months that followed, LaBudde worked with the Earth Island Institute and the Marine Mammal Fund to launch the most successful consumer boycott in U.S. history. Click Here for more info. -
Bill Moses
Angel Investor, Founder, Casa Barranca Winery
Bill Moses 45, has crafted a green sustainable life that merges both the sustainability of business/commerce with home. Currently he owns and operates Casa Barranca Retreat Center & Winery in Ojai, Ca., a fully sustainable eco-retreat that hosts green business' like Patagonia as well yoga and mediation retreats. Click Here for more info. -
Joshua Onysko
Founder and CEO, Pangea Organics
Founder and CEO 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. Click Here for more info. -
Jim Sanfilippo
Founder & CEO, Nila, Inc.
Jim Sanfilippo founder and CEO of Nila Inc. is a twenty-one year veteran of motion picture and television production. Jim's experience is unique. He has worked on a diverse blend of high and low budget motion pictures and television projects.
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Gurminder Singh
President and CTO, Transformative Capital
Founder & Co-Chairman, Green Technology Institute at UCLA, an initiative of The Tom Bradley Legacy Foundation
Gurminder Singh is noted authority on finance, enterprise, business, environmental technology and general technology development. Dr. Singh has practical application development experience in information system design, network and software architectures.
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Heather Stephenson
Founder, Ideal Bite
After nearly a decade of leadership in the fields of advertising and technology, Heather Stephenson incorporated her passion for business and natural living by co-founding Ideal Bite.
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Nancy Sutley
Deputy Mayor for Energy and Environment, City of Los Angeles
Ms. Sutley currently serves as the Deputy Mayor for Energy and Environment for the City of Los Angeles, and is also Mayor Villaraigosa's appointment to the Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Click Here for more info. -
Jeremy Walker
CEO, Limey Group, LLC
Jeremy Walker is CEO of Limey Group LLC, a Bay Area consulting company, specializing in clean and energy efficiency technologies. Since 2000 he has been advising and occasionally acting as Interim CEO for early stage cleantech startups with viable technologies, but hampered by limited business, marketing and financial ability.
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John Picard
Sustainability Consultant, Advisor and Visionary
John Picard is a renowned environmental builder and technologist. He began his career in sustainability in the late 1980’s, as one of the first to apply green construction standards to the residential home market. Almost overnight, John became recognized nationally for the design and construction of his own self-sufficient solar houses, his natural systems approach to engineering, and revolutionary concepts for energy-efficiency and business strategy.
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Chip Conley
Founder & CEO, Joie De Vivre Hospitality
Chip Conley is the founder & CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, California's largest boutique hotel company, consisting of over 40 award-winning hotels, restaurants, and spas. Chip and his company's time-tested techniques have been featured in Business 2.0, TIME, Fast Company, Fortune, People and other leading publications. Click Here for more info. -
Jose Caballer
President, Exec Creative Director, THE_GROOP
Jose Caballer is Co-Founder and CEO of THE_GROOP, an award-winning digital design firm in downtown Los Angeles specializing in interactive design solutions for Web, TV and Mobile. Click Here for more info. -
Gay Browne
Founder, Greenopia
Gay Browne is on a mission. "I want to help people lead healthier lives in an increasingly toxic world," she says. Born on Earth Day, April 21, it seems Gay's mission may also be her destiny ― she is the creator of Greenopia: the urban dweller's guide to green living, available in print and on the web at www.greenopia.com. Click Here for more info. -
Magali Delmas, PhD
Associate Professor of Management, University of California Santa Barbara
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. Click Here for more info. 
Tom Feegel
Principal, Brand Neutral; former Chief of Staff, Live Earth
Tom Feegel, founder of Brand Neutral, has nearly 15 years experience leading successful strategy consulting firms and capitalizing on new media to create and sustain competitive advantage for his clients. Click Here for more info.-
Jonathan Greenblatt
Cofounder, Ethos Water
Jonathan Greenblatt is the co-founder of Ethos™ Water and former Vice-President of Global Consumer Products at Starbucks Coffee Company and a former member of the board of the Starbucks Foundation. Greenblatt worked in Little Rock, Arkansas on Governor Bill Clinton's first successful presidential campaign in 1992 and spent more than five years in the Clinton Administration where he served in the White House and US Department of Commerce. Click Here for more info. -
Graham Hill
Co-Founder, Tree Hugger
Graham hails from the small town of Sutton, Quebec, Canada. He has a Bachelor of Architecture with distinction from Carleton University in Ottawa and did advanced studies in Industrial Design at E.C.I.A.D, Vancouver. Past businesses include forays into fashion, web-development, viral email and plant-based air filters. He currently focuses on building TreeHugger, managing his ceramic greek cup business and developing sustainable prototypes. Click Here for more info. -
Noah Kagan
Marketing, OKdork
Graduated UC Berkeley in 2004, worked/slept at Intel for a year, worked at Facebook doing product management for a year, created the premier event for social networks, CommunityNext.com and currently work on marketing at myMint.com, a new free personal finance tool. Click Here for more info. -
Gunther Lie
Director of Interactive Marketing, Method Products Inc.
Gunther Lie oversees site development, online marketing, e- commerce and social media activities and inspires people to adopt healthy, happy homes. Click Here for more info. -
Tim Lindholm
Director of Capital Projects, Metro
Tim Lindholm is the Director of Capital Projects for Metro in Los Angeles, California, and has been with the agency for 7 years. He is responsible for all engineering and construction projects related to Metro facilities, including passenger terminals, stations, and 11 operations and maintenance facilities located throughout Los Angeles County. Click Here for more info. -
Dave Muyres
VP of Educational Initiatives, Art Center College of Design
As vice president for Educational Initiatives at Art Center College of Design, Dave Muyres serves on the educational leadership team responsible for developing new strategic opportunities for the College. Click Here for more info. -
Bill Reichert
Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures
Bill Reichert is a Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures, a seed-stage and early-stage venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California. Garage makes focused investments in promising early-stage technology companies and works intensively with them to help them grow and succeed. Click Here for more info. -
Ellen Strickland
Owner & Founder, LivinGreen
Ellen has been on the leading edge of Green Retailing since 2000, when she opened her first store and gallery in Santa Barbara, California. Click Here for more info. -
Kipp Stroden
VP of Business Development, BeON Holdings Inc.
Prior to joining BeON Holdings and Essential Living Foods in 2006, Mr. Stroden spent 20 years as a highly successful entrepreneur and international production and artist manager. During this time, Mr. Stroden has launched a number of profitable companies including Innerspace Design, Cool Therapy Records & Management, Iris Records and Force of Nature Enterprises. Click Here for more info. -
Geoff Wardle
Associate Chair Transportation Dept, Art Center College of Design
Geoff has held both corporate and consultancy positions with various major European and multi-national automotive companies in developed and developing economies across four continents. Click Here for more info. -
Jim Seidel
VP of Sales & Technology, EDC Technologies, Inc.
Currently, Jim Seidel is Vice President of Sales and Technology at EDC Technologies, Inc. Prior to joining EDC Technologies, Jim spent 15 years in the energy industry with Southern California Edison and Portland General Electric, where he was responsible for Natural Gas Procurement & Trading.
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Boise Thomas
Host/Producer, Gliving
Boise Thomas is one of the host/producers of G Living/The REAL G! in Venice, California (http://gliving.com). Millions of viewers worldwide have been watching the world's first Modern Green Lifestyle Network. Author of a book/dvd series for actors and 22 year veteran of television, radio and acting, Boise is honored to be the Emcee for Opportunity Green 2007. -
Ian Wright
Engineer & Founder , Wrightspeed
Ian Wright hails from New Zealand and is the Engineer & Founder of Wrightspeed, the makers of the X1 all- electric supercar. The X1 is insanely fast. So fast that it blows away the Ferrari 360 Spider and Porsche Carrera GT in drag races. Wright is part of a larger network of engineers and visionaries in the Silicon Valley that believe they can deliver an electric vehicle to the mass market. Click Here for more info.
