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LOHAS

ENTIRE LOHAS AGENDA ... WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH

Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

ENTIRE LOHAS AGENDA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH 1st ROUND, PARTIAL AGENDA ONLY (note: more speakers, more panels to be added later) MORNING YOGA with KEITH MITCHELL MORNING TM with DAVID LYNCH FOUNDATION 8:00AM- 10:00 AM: REGISTRATION 10:00 AM- 10:30 AM: POWER NETWORKING 10:30 AM- 11:30 AM: OPENING OF LOHAS ‘14 Welcome to LOHAS 2014, John Rosser- Founder of Sustainatopia - The Lexicon of Sustainability, with Douglas Gayeton - Exploring Latest LOHAS Trends, with Steve French- NMI 11:30 AM- 12:30 PM ** SPECIAL WORKSHOP re: LEADING with DESIGN including GENSLER, AUTODESK, HERMAN MILLER, IDEO (invited) & other world-class innovators ** 12:30 PM-2:00 PM: LUNCH 2:00 PM- 3:00 PM: AFTERNOON PLENARY PLENARY: THE FUTURE OF DESIGN- (Panelists to be Announced) 3:00 PM- 4:00 PM (1) EXPLORING UPCYCLING WITHIN THE FASHION INDUSTRY – Jennifer Gilbert, I:CO - Lewis Perkins, Cradle-to-Cradle - Dr. Sarah Lewis, The Sustainability Consortium - Amber Valletta, Master & Muse - 5th Speaker (Target or Levi’s) (2) HOW I DID IT: STORIES OF IMPACT & SUSTAINABILITY SUCCESS – Brook Eddy, Bhakti Chai - Bryan Cowley, VEEV - Maxwell Drever, Drever Capital Management (3) NEW RULES OF ENGAGEMENT TO ACTIVATE AUDIENCES – Curated by Bryn Mooser, RYOT- with Ryan Cummins (Omaze), Trevor Hall (Creative Visions Foundation), Karla Ballard (Take Part) 4:00 PM- 4:30 PM: POWER NETWORKING 4:30 PM-5:30 PM (1) THE FUTURE OF FOOD - Alan Murray, GoodBelly/Next Foods - Justin Perkins, Care2 & Olomono Nut Company - Dave Kingsbury, New Hope Media - Bill Moses, Kavita (Invited) - Alex Hanifin, Hain Celestial (2) IGNITING SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS TO SCALE - Led by Ian Fisk, of William James Foundation and including Robert Styler, Crew / Monika Wiela, Give Back Box Impact Hub- LA and numerous other leading global social entrepreneurs (3) BALANCING VALUES, SPIRITUALITY & CAPITALISM – Grant Hunter, Lumeter Networks - Greg Wendt, Stakeholders Capital - Julie Hammerman, JLens Network - Hamza Yusef Hanson, Islamic Scholar (Invited) - Brent Kessel, Abacus Wealth Advisors 5:30 PM- 6:30 PM (1) Why Story is the New Marketing - Cynthia LaGrou, Campathos Foundation - Natasha Deganello Giraudie, Microdocumentaries - Allison Cook, Story of Stuff (Invited) - Gary Tomchuk Evolutionary Adventures (2) Get Collaborative! How the New Shareable Economy is Revolutionizing the World – Lisa Gansky, The Mesh (Invited) - Chelsea Rustum, Collaborative Consumption - Molly Turner, Airbnb (Invited) - Eric Amgal, Good Mind Hunting - 5th Speaker (To Be Announced) (3) MASTERING CROWDFUNDING & ALTERNATIVE FINANCING – Dr. Victoria Silchenko, Creator of Next Gen Crowdfunding Forum – Howard Leonhardt, Leonhardt Ventures – Chris Tyrrell – 4th Speaker (TBA) 7:00 OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION including SUSTAINATOPIA HONORS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31ST 8:00AM- 9:00 AM REGISTRATION 9:00AM- 10:00 AM: PLENARY KEYNOTE: BETSY HENNING: AHA! TITLE: IGNITE EMPLOYEE PASSION WITH YOUR CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY STRATEGY PLENARY: FINDING THE INTERSECTION OF MEDIA & GOOD with: - PAUL POLIZZOTTO, CBS ECOMEDIA - CASEY CAPLOW, GOOD MAGAZINE - LISA LING, CNN (INVITED) 10:00 AM- 10:30 AM: POWER NETWORKING 10:30 AM- 11:30 AM (1) NEW, INNOVATIVE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS – Peter Johnson, Developing World Markets – Marco Vangelisti, Essential Knowledge for Transition – Todd Johnson, Jones Day – Brent Collins, Slow Money (2) The Great Philanthropy Disruption: “How social media, crowdfunding, and millennials are forever changing the world of philanthropy”- a conversation with Trevor Neilson of Global Philanthropy Group & Toms Shoes. (3) STORIES OF TRIAL & TRIUMPH IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP – John Roulac, Nutiva – Gunnar Lovelace, ThriveMarket – Ryland Engelhart, Café’ Gratitude 11:30AM- 12:30 PM “If Music Could Speak” – Freddie Ravel, Human Harmonics “Understanding Toxins in Food” – Dr. Alejandro Junger “Once Upon a Treehouse” — Roderick Romero (2) LOCAL: THE NEW FACE OF FOOD & FARMING - Dwight Detter, Whole Foods - Douglas Gayeton, Lexicon of Sustainability - Mark Bernstein, Proteus Environmental - Elizabeth Calendario, Demeter 12:30 PM-2:00 PM: LUNCH BREAK 2:00 PM- 3:00 PM: AFTERNOON PLENARY KEYNOTE: BONNIE NIXON, MATTEL: WHAT’S IN YOUR TOY BOX? 3:00 PM- 4:00 PM (1) Innovative Methods for Renewable Energy Finance - Jeff Bernicke, NativeEnergy - Desmond Wheatley, Envision Solar - Steve Slingsby, California Tech Fund - 4th Speaker (To Be Announced) (2) Beyond Advocacy: Addressing Sustainability through Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Public-Private Partnerships, led by Daniella Russo (Think Beyond Plastic) (3) Lead By Example: Maintaining Authenticity - Bryan Welch, Ogden Publications - Steven Sashen, Xero Shoes - Kevin Maggiacomo, Sperry Rand 4:00 PM- 4:30 PM: POWER NETWORKING 4:30 PM-5:30 PM (1) SUSTAINING AGRICULTURE FOR GOOD - Craig Wichner, Farmland - Mark Bernstein, Proteus Environmental - Jim Norton, Ecotrust (invited) - 4th Speaker (To Be Announced) (2) FAIR IS FAIR: The Progression of Fair Trade Across Industries – Lucky Sharma, Fair Trade Expert – Sarah Endline, Sweetriot – Alicia Culver, Responsible Purchasing Network – Jacqui Holmes, Kopali / Midori Capital Management (3) IT STARTED 3.8 BILLION YEARS AGO- BIOMIMICRY AS START POINT IN DESIGN (INFORMATION TO FOLLOW) 5:30 PM- 6:30 PM (1) LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN GREEN BUILDING ARCHITECTURE & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN - Steve Glenn, Green Living Homes - Anthony Brower, Gensler - Randy Britt, Parsons - Kevin Ratner, Forest City (Invited) - Lawrence Scarpa, Brooks & Scarpa (Invited) (2) UNDERSTANDING & ENGAGING MILLENNIALS: RISKS & OPPORTUNITES - Erin Schrode, Teens Turning Green - Kathleen Gasperini, Label Networks - Maura Mandell, MPWR - 4th Speaker (To Be Announced) (3) EMPOWERING WOMEN THROUGH INVESTMENT - Faith Taylor. Wyndham Hotels - Debbie Farah, Bajalia - 3rd Speaker (To Be Announced) (4) It’s Shareable: How Collective Consumption is Revolutionizing the World - Lisa Gansky, The Mesh (Invited) - Chelsea Rustum, Collaborative Consumption - Molly Turner, Airbnb (Invited) - Eric Amgal, Good Mind Hunting 6:30PM: KEYNOTE- HOW LOS ANGELES LEADS: MATT PEDERSEN, CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31st 9:00 AM- 10:00 AM- KEYNOTE: TO BE ANNOUNCED 10:00 AM- 10:30 AM: POWER NETWORKING 10:30 AM- 11:30 AM (1) Look Great, Live Green (Focus on Beauty Industry) - Curated by Debbi Burnes, Sumbody (2) The Intersection of Impact & Public Capital Markets - Kyle Scrimgeour, Core Capital - Jeremy Deems, Green Alpha Advisors - Kristin Hull, Nia Solutions/Domini - Michelle Lapinski, IFC (Invited) - 5th panelist (To Be Named) (3) Change the Course: Redefining Global Water Challenges Through Global Public Engagement - Val Fishman, B.E.F - Christian McGuigan, Participant Media - Brooke Harper, 1% for the Planet - Jennifer Regan, We Bring It On 11:30 AM- 12:30 PM (1) Greening Your Retirement Plan for GOOD - Timothy Yee, Green Retirement Plans – Garvin Jabusch, Green Alpha Advisors – Dr. Ellen Dorsey, Wallace Global Funds (Invited) – Michael Brune, Sierra Club (Invited) (2) 500 Billion Pounds: Transitioning from Plastic - Dianna Cohen, Plastic Pollution Coalition - Todd Gasperik, Smart Planet Tech - Mike Biddle, MBA Polymers - 4th Speaker (To Be Announced) (3) Exploring the nexus of water, energy & climate change - Diane Moss, Renewables 100 - Mark Chasan, Transformative - Steve Slingby, Green Tech Fund, California - Val Fishman, Bonneville Environmental Foundation 12:30 PM- 2:00 PM: LUNCH 2:00 PM- 3:00 PM (1) Talking Trees & Biodiversity – Antonio Barzagli, Treedom – Jennifer Smith, Community Carbon Trees – David Knight, Resource Fiber – Andy Lipkis, TreePeople (Invited) (2) BUILDING ECOSYSTEMS WHILE BECOMING A SOCIAL MEDIA GURU - Jared Brick, TraX - Jared Levy, Guru Marketing Solutions - Ash Kumra, Dream It Alive 3:00 PM- 4:00 PM (1) Utilizing Peace as a Platform for Impact - Jud Ireland, the Naked Foundation - Ben Ghalmi, YogiCEO - Charles Phillps, Service for Peace - Diana Marie Lee, Sweet Livity - Ambassador David Kam, Mother Earth Trust (2) Exploring Forestry & Biodiversity Challenges - Rachel O’Reilly, Wildlife Works - Jena Thompson, Conservation Fund - Garrett Russo, Verified Carbon Standard - Pat Nye, B.E.F (3) Changing the World for GOOD: Social Entrepreneurs Leading the Charge - Ian Fisk, William James Foundation - Monika Wiela, Give Back Box - Robert Styler, Crew, Inc. 4:00 PM- 4:30 PM CLOSING CIRCLES & POWER NETWORKING ** END OF CONFERENCE