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2005 National Conference
November 1-3, 2005 | Hyatt Regency Hotel | Boston, MA
In celebration of more than $100 million invested through the Investors' Circle network, IC held our 2005 National Conference and Venture Fair November 1st - 3rd at the Hyatt Regency Boston. This event gathered angel investors, professional venture capitalists,
philanthropic investors and entrepreneurs who are using private capital
to promote the transition to a sustainable future.
November 2nd featured a venture fair with 33 presenting companies and venture funds that are working to solve major social and environmental problems. November 3rd featured speakers and panels on the state of double bottom line investing and enterprise creation in six focus tracks (Community Development, Food & Organics, Health, Media, Mission Related Investing, and Renewable Energy). This day also featured two plenary panels titled Preserving and Restoring the Commons, which discussed the role of private capital and the role of networks in enhancing bioregional, cultural and economic health and diversity.
Speakers included:
Peter Barnes—Tomales Bay Institute & Founder, Working Assets
Joan Bavaria—President, Trillium Asset Management
Connie Best—Managing Director, The Pacific Forest Trust
Mark Donohue—Expansion Capital Partners
Jeffrey Hollender—President and CEO, Seventh Generation
Barbara Kibbe—Vice President for Program Effectiveness, The Skoll Foundation
David Kirkpatrick—Founding and Managing Director, SJF Ventures
David Robinson—Founder, Sweet Unity Farms
Don Shaffer—National Coordinator, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies
Paul Shoemaker—Executive Director, Social Venture Partners International
Greg Steltenpohl—Founder, Interra Project & Co-founder and CEO, Odwalla
CONFERENCE INFORMATION