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Spring 2010 Speakers
Announcing the Spring Keynote Speaker:
Chip Conley
Chip Conley is Founder and CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality and Author of PEAK: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow.
Plenary Panel: Transparency As The New Competitive Advantage
Andrew Kassoy, B Lab
Prior to joining B Lab, Kassoy spent 16 years in the private equity business, most recently as a partner at MSD Real Estate Capital, an affiliate of MSD Capital, the $12 billion investment vehicle for Michael Dell. Kassoy is dedicated to growing innovative for-profit and non-profit models for social change.
Dara O'Rourke, Good Guide
Paul Rice, Transfair USA
Paul Rice is President & CEO of Transfair USA. Since launching the Fair Trade Certified label in 1998, Transfair has successfully mainstreamed the Fair Trade movement by partnering with over 850 U.S. companines. Paul has been honored for his work as a social entrepreneur by Ashoka, Fast Company magazine, and the Skoll Foundation. Previously, Paul worked for 11 years as a rural development specialist in Nicaragua where he founded Nicaragua's first Fair Trade, organic coffee export cooperative.
Breakout Sessions and Table Topic Speakers include:
David Brodwin, American Sustainable Business Council
Following a successful 20 year career in management and technology consulting, David has become a national leader in strategy and framing. Through his consulting firm, Brodwin and Associates, he advises nonprofits and sustainable businesses on how to align their enterprise strategically and communicate more persuasively. In addition, David is co-founder of the American Sustainable Business Council, a coalition of business networks committed to building a sustainable economy.
Mark Campanale, Halloran Philanthropies
Mark Campanale is a Director of The Social Stock Exchange which is funded by the Rockefeller Foundation with the support of Halloran Philanthropies. The Exchange's goal is to be a fully authorised investment exchange allowing investors to finance high social impact business. Mark is also a Founder Director of the UK Sustainable & Responsible Investment Forum.
Nick Flores, Green For All
Nick works at Green For All as the manager of the Capital Access Program (CAP), whose mission is to help create, sustain, and scale green jobs in the U.S. CAP works to build the capacity of green businesses and nonprofits, and to mobilize financial and social capital so that Green For All’s advocacy leads to real economic recovery and environmental restoration – particularly for vulnerable communities.
Jenny Kassan, Katovich Law Group
Jenny Kassan is the managing director of Katovich Law Group, a law firm specializing in environmentally friendly and socially responsible ventures. Her legal practice areas include small business start-up and financing, securities regulation, nonprofit law, franchising, cooperatives, and assessment districts.
John Katovich, Katovich Law Group
Sky Lance, Patient Capital Collaborative
Sky Lance manages the Patient Capital Collaborative series of venture capital funds for members of Investors’ Circle. He is a regular speaker on the topic of corporate social responsibility and has been features in Inc. Magazine and BusinessWeek publications on the topics of "angel" and "green" investing.
Deb Nelson, Social Venture Network
Fran Seegull, Funk Ventures
Fran Seegull is Venture Partner at Funk Ventures, which engages in venture capital investing and enterprise acceleration. The firm invests in clean technology, sustainable living, health & wellness and medical technologies—industries where it seeks to achieve market rates of financial return as well as social and environmental impact.
Mike Van Patten, Mission Markets
Michael has over 20 years of experience on Wall Street and has been integrally involved in the design and implementation of private placement and illiquid security transactions platforms for several companies including co-founding the highly successful NYPPEX. Michael leads the Company’s strategic and business development efforts as well as the implementation of Mission Markets environmental markets offerings.
Joan Varrone, HIP Investor
Joan is an experienced finance professional with over 20 years in Senior Management roles at both large public companies and venture backed technology startups. For the past twelve year Joan has held the position of CFO at several firms which included leading an IPO, raising over $100M of private equity and debt and leading successful exits.
Casey Verbeck, Touchpoint Trust Group
Casey has spent the last 15 years founding, running and advising new business venture. Casey was the Founder and CEO of Partners in Music and his transition out of the music business came in order to follow his passion for building the Triple Bottom Line sector. He launched the i4c Campaign, a multi-tier platform that, in partnership with Sarah McLachlan and the Lilith Fair, drives awareness and dollars in support of TBL businesses.