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The Chicago Green Business Summit
The Chicago Green Business Summit
Date Posted: January 17 2011
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The Chicago Green Business Summit will kick off Thursday, February 24, 2011 at Venue One located 1044 W. Randolph St., across from Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Studios. Presented by United for a Sustainable America, the event will feature a keynote address by Pepsico North American Sustainability Director Tim Carey, featured speaker Stockton Williams from (HUD- Greener Cities/Energy Efficient Markets-Washington D.C.), Michelle Jost Parker – Director of Sustainable Practices - John G. Shedd Aquarium Paul Murray – Environmental Affairs Manager Herman Miller, Suzanne Malec-McKenna-Commissioner of the Department of Environment Chicago and invited for featured remarks, Mayor Richard M. Daley.
In addition Chicago’s own award winning innovative LEED AP architect, Doug Farr, author of Sustainable Urbanism, will be one of three progressive moderators for the distinctive panels. One panel features the financing of leading green projects, other new disruptive green technologies, and the final panel will feature larger institutions managing sustainability in their respective environments. The summit will feature shares of support from local elected officials, regional and national businesses.
The Chicago Green Business Summit, being called, “A Sustainable Center,” with the many sustainable products that will be featured in the building such as LED lighting, HVAC savings sciences, and Solar energy to manage the buildings utility’s in a more sustainable way. For more information visit www.venueonechicago.com and learn more from our event host partner Event Creative at www.EventCreative.com. The Summit VIP post reception presented by Chad Gall and his going green entertainment production company along with partner Chicago Jazz Magazine/ChicagoJazz.com to continue the discussion and entertain the sustainability community.
Free and open to the public the summit will focus on the importance of proactively investing in the emerging green economy, and facilitate dialogue on how sustainability can grow the Midwest economy and create jobs in larger cities like Chicago and the surrounding communities. These unique summits in sustainability of educating cities around America and promoting America’s sustainability efforts overseas was founded in 2009 by a diverse group of political, business and academic leadership to promote the message of business to focus on sustainability, therefore shifting policy where nobody can argue, economics and job creation. Those interested in VIP tickets or becoming a sponsor are encouraged to visit GreenBusinessSummit.org for details. “It is imperative that our communities begin to better understand and embrace green business practices,” said Brig. General David “Tanker” Snyder, United for a Sustainable America board Chairman and managing director of Aerosage. “Ultimately, these strategies and tactics will yield more successful, sustaining organizations and economies.”
The Chicago Green Business Summit invites members of the business community who are seeking to learn about the opportunities of integrating sustainability into their businesses and managing accompanying challenges in the wake of the sustainable business revolution. Major sponsors and partners include The-LED-Company Int., Event Creative, PEPSICO, Columbia College, HUD Washington D.C., CHEW Chicago, PBS local affiliates television stations, Creative Recycling, District Management Services, and Panasonic.
For detailed speaker information, VIP tickets or sponsorships, call (312)327-0111-X109 or visit www.GreenBusinessSummit.org.
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