Green Innovation Index
Speaker: Doug Henton, Noel Perry
The inaugural California Green Innovation Index is a new report produced by Next 10. The Index provides a deep analysis of key economic and environmental indicators that will help us better understand the role green innovation plays in reducing greenhouse gas emissions while strengthening the economy.
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Green & Sustainable Economy
Speaker: Peter Liu
Peter Liu, Founder, New Resource Bank
Housed in a LEED-certified building on Howard Street, New Resource Bank is an innovative community bank that is setting a new standard for customer service and while targeting sustainable and green business and consumers. Founded in 2006 by Peter Liu, it is one of the fastest growing banks in California.
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Sustainable Regions
Speaker: Neal Peirce
Metropolitan mega-regions are emerging on the national and global level bringing political and economic clout. Important issues like climate change, sprawl and energy will turn on the actions of the world’s mega-regions.
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New Directions for Health Care
Speaker: Maria Pallavicini
A 21st Century medical school will bring direct health benefits, career opportunities and economic development opportunities to local communities.
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Treating Nature Deficit
Speaker: Richard Louv
Benefits accrue when children, adults and communities reconnect with nature and the outdoors. Louv challenges an exclusively indoor education, contending that our children study forests thousands of miles away while ignoring their own neighborhoods, parents choose indoor vs. outdoor play for their kids, and people of all ages get heavier in body and soul. Louv contends that nature ingnored damages us all, physically and mentally: "Forget nature," he writes, "the real problem is human nature."
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Green Collar Jobs
A panel of experts set the stage for a discussion about new opportunities for job creation and economic activities. What are the implications of the growing number of Green Collar jobs for your career or your organization?
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Bringing it all together
Speaker: Jim Pelley
Conference participants are lead through a lively activity session focused on Green Collar Jobs and how they can transform communities.
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