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Go Green Conference Sessions Oct 4th 20118/01/2011If you’ve ever wondered how to secure financing for a sustainability initiative at your business or how statewide government leaders are dealing with carbon pollution in Oregon, the GoGreen Conference has four new sessions on its Oct. 4th 2011 Portland program addressing those issues and more.
Each GoGreen Conference program is region-specific and focuses on challenges and opportunities unique to each city it serves. This year, the GoGreen ‘11 Portland Conference program will address sustainability financing options, carbon pollution, energy technology innovation and social responsibility among other topics highly relevant to the Oregon business region.
The sessions and panelists include:
Financing Sustainability Initiatives: How to Fund Green Programs
• Moderator: Stephen Green | Program Manager, Urban Development Department, PDC
• Matt Mylet | VP, Commercial Relationship Manager, One Pacific Bank
• David Weiss | Business Finance Officer, Business Oregon
The Cost of Carbon: State Business Leaders Tackle the Economic Impact of Carbon Pollution in Oregon
• Moderator: Ryan Deckert | President, Oregon Business Association
• Patrick Reiten | President, Pacific Power
• Lorie Wigle | President, Climate Savers Computing, Eco-Technology General Manager, Intel Corporation
• Gordon Brinser | President, Solarworld
2011 Energy Innovators: Changing the Business Landscape
• Moderator: Jules Bailey | State Representative, Oregon House 42
• Tatianna Pavich | Co-Founder, Solamor
• Alan Hickenbottom | President and Founder, Tanner Creek Energy
• Kevin DeWhitt | Founder, Agilyx
• Rich Bader | CEO, EasyStreet
The Social Bottom Line: When People Matter to Business
• Janet Hammer | Program Director, The Initiative on Triple Bottom Line Development, College of Urban & Public Affairs, Portland State University
• Tony DeFalco | Chair of the Board, Center for Diversity and the Environment
• Ed Macnamara | Owner, Turtle Development Inc.
• Sharon Bernstein | Deputy Director, Family Forward Oregon
For a full and current list of 2011 panels and speakers and learn more about the all day conference; please visit: www.portland.gogreenconference.net/program.
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