Chicago Green Business Conference

Building an Authentic Green Business
- Learn how to reduce your company’s footprint.
- Network with green businesses like yours.
- Get inspired by environmentally responsible leaders.
Something green for everyone
- Learn how becoming climate neutral is good for your community and your
customers. - Grow your green business with innovative financial models.
- Market your business to stand out in today’s field of green, and get the
coaching that will help you succeed in this ever-expanding marketplace.
Here’s just a sampling if what we’ve heard from the business leaders who attended in 2007:
“I can’t tell you how inspiring the last three days have been.”
—P. Baugh, Green Exchange and Baum Realty
“This was my first conference and I went away feeling excited and energized.”
—D. Kiddle
“The program was good, the speakers informative, the facility beautiful.”
—A. Delavos
“Amazing, supportive and inspiring community – it really expanded my vision.”
Eco-logic
“Attending the conference, we became even more enthused and challenged to be the difference within our business.” —P.Paris
“The conference helped me refine my next course of action in launching a new green business.” —T. Blackburn
This conference had something for everyone.
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Past Speakers
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| Bianca Alexander | Raphael Bemporad | Erin Ford |
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| Jason Graham-Nye | Jeff Harvey | David Lubensky |
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| Chris Van Dyke | Sharon Rowe | Mickey Lee |
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| Ella Silverman | Carol Moseley Braun | David Kirkpatrick |
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| Michael Berkshire | Rob Lederer | Joyce Coffee |
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| Roger Post |
Past Speakers
Bianca Alexander
Exec. Prod./Host, Conscious Living TV
Raphael Bemporad
Principal/Co-founder, BBMG
Michael Berkshire
Green Projects Administrator
Department of Planning and Development
Phil Baugh
Baum Realty Group/Green Exchange
Joyce Coffee
LEED AP
Director of Policy and Research
Chicago’s Department of Environment
Hon. Richard M. Daley
Mayor, City of Chicago (invited)
Connie Evans
President/CEO, CSolutions Consulting
Erin Ford
Farmer Renewables & Energy Program Manager, Organic Valley
Jason Graham-Nye
Cofounder/CEO, gDiapers
Jeffrey P. Harvey
President/CEO, Burgerville, Inc.
Xavier Hegelsen
Cofounder/COO, BetterWorld Books
David Kirkpatrick
Managing Director/Co-founder, SJF Ventures
Rob Lederer
Founder, Management Resources
Mickey Lee
Project Manager, The Carbon Concierge
David Lubensky
President, Bagatto, Inc.
Katie McClain
Chicago City Director
Clinton Climate Initiative
Suzanne Malec-McKenna
Commissioner of the Environment,
City of Chicago
Carol Moseley Braun
Founder/CEO, Ambassador Organics
Brenda M. Palms Barber
Founder/COO, Sweet Beginnings
Roger Post
Vice President & General Manager
Christy Webber Landscaping
Sharon Rowe
Founder, EcoBags
Ella Silverman
Trust Provider Coordinator, Project Good/eBay
Sara Snow
TV Host, Discovery Health Channel
Bryan Welch
Publisher/Editorial Director,
Ogden Publications, Inc.
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