When: April 1, 2010 Where: Valcucine Showroom, Beverly Hills What: Fiscally Green Cuisine
Panelists: Susan Feniger, Chef/Owner, Border Grill, Border Grill Truck, Ciudad, and Street, Neal Fraser, Chef Owner, Grace and BLD Restaurants, Ann Gentry, Founder and CEO, Real Food Daily, Juliano, Owner, Planet Raw and Author, The Uncook Book, Janabai Owens-Amsden, CEO Panel Moderator: Carrie Kommers, Director, dineLA LA Inc. The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau
Funding Sponsor(s): Stonefield Josephson, Inc.
Sponsors: Valcucine, DOM, Parducci, O.N.E. NaturalExperience, CADDY Marketing Communications,Summa Marketing Communications, New BelgiumBrewing, Media Fabricators, Inc., and generate possibility
When: January 21, 2010 Where: UCLA Korn Hall What: SBCLA Sponsors: Ray Anderson, Founder
Funding Sponsor(s): Stonefield Josephson, Inc.
Sponsors: UCLA Institute of the Environment, UCLA Sustainability, California Recycles, Net Impact, RealFood Daily, CADDY Marketing and Communications, O.N.E. Natural Experience, Summa Marketing Communications, New Belgium Brewing, Media Fabricators, Inc., generate possibility, and THOLEN Sustainability Group
The Impact of Climate Change Legislation on Small Business
When: December 10, 2009 Where: Livingreen What: The Impact of Climate Change Legislation on Small Business
Panelists: Fran Pavley, California State Senator, 23rd Senate District, Tom Bowman, President and Founder, Bowman Design Group, Jasmin Ansar, PH.D., Western States Climate Economist, Union of Concerned Scientists, Kendall Laine, Founder, POWERZOA Panel Moderator: Brad Pomerance, Host of Local Edition, Airing on CNN HLN
Funding Sponsor(s): Stonefield Josephson, Inc.
Sponsors: California Business Alliance for a Green Economy, Union of Concerned Scientists, Clif Bar, O.N.E. Natural Experience, Edge Communications, Inc., Summa Marketing Communications, New Belgium Brewing, Media Fabricators, Inc., generate possibility, THOLEN Sustainability Group, Parducci, H2Om Water With Intention and California Recycles.
When: September 23, 2009 Where: Historic Mayme Clayton Museum, Culver City What: Sustainable Sales: Profit with Purpose
Panelists: Paul Shustak, Co-Founder, KOR Water, Greg Charillon, Co-owner and Vice-president, DECONGREEN Environmental Solutions, Elizabeth Watson, LEED AP, Partner, Real Estate, Climate Change Panel Moderator: Laura Berland-Shane, LEED AP
Funding Sponsor(s): Stonefield Josephson, Inc.
Sponsors: Clif Bar, Whole Foods, O.N.E. NaturalExperience, Edge Communications, Inc., SummaMarketing Communications, New Belgium Brewing,Stonehouse California Olive Oil, provisions, CasaBarranca Winery, Media Fabricators, Inc., generatepossibility, THOLEN Sustainability Group, andguidance
Green Jobs
When: May 19, 2009 Where: UCLA What: Green Jobs: The green workforce of the future
Panelists: : Spencer Brown,Rentagreenbox.com, Jeffrey Richardson,Imani Energy, Inc., Deam Roys, Roys Panel Moderator: Nick Flores, Capital Access Program, Green for All
Sponsors: Jack Nadel International, Inc. and L
When: February 24, 2009 Where: Livingreen What: Green Materials: How things are made sustainability
Panelists: Travis Putnam, NavitasCapital, John Stein, Kirei USA, ToddCopeland, Patagonia, Inc., and ParvezTaj, Parvez Michel, Inc. Panel Moderator: Brendon McEneaney,Office of Sustainability and the Environment, City of Santa Monica
Sponsors: Thompson Hine, LLC
Money
When: December 2, 2008 Where: Livingreen What: Investing in the new greeneconomy.
Panelists: Brett Conrad, LongboardCapital Advisors, Ken Deemer, LA SocialVenture Partners, Andy Funk, FunkVentures, Sandra Itkoff, Angeleno Group,and Edward Silver, Los Angeles Times Panel Moderator: Bill Moses, AngelInvestor, Founder, Casa Barranca Wineryand Opportunity Green
Sponsors: Los Angeles Times
Sustainability: The Media and The Message
When: September 2008 Where: Lime What: Provocative panel discussion on Sustainability and Media.
Sponsors: Los Angeles Times, Whole Foods, Steaz, Earth Friendly Products, Clif Bar
Water Wise: Get into the Flow
When: July 2008 Where: Lime What: Panel of water conservation entrepreneurs discuss the burgeoning water crisis, new water technologies and businesses that are helping to mitigate the problem and shape the future Panel Moderator: Rob Kramer, OZOwater, Global Water Trust, Chairman Panelists: Pam Berstler, Founder, Flower to the People, Inc;
Steve Bilson, CEO, ReWater Systems, Inc;
Paul Donahue, Chairman, Aqua Phyd;
Jack Rose, Founder, Raincatcher;
Sharon Vessels, SVP Marketing, NDS
Sponsors: Los Angeles Times, Whole Foods, Parducci, Steaz, Earth Friendly Products, Clif Bar
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When: March 2006 Where: Knoll Santa Monica showroom What: Celebrated Organic Food and attracted around 200 attendees Panel Moderator: Evan Kleinman, Owner of Angeli Caffe, Host of Good Food on KCRW Panelists: Jason Brown, CEO, Organic-to-Go, Chris Mann, CEO, Guayaki Yerba mate, Rob Jacobs, VP Sales and Marketing, Jacobs Farm/Del Cabo Project and Tanya Petrovna, Founder/Chef, Native Foods. Sponsors: Funk Ventures, Greenbridge Captial, Teeccino, Solar Harvest, Organic-to-Go, Guayaki Yerba Mate, Co-Opportunity-Santa Monica's Cooperative Natural Grocer, Native Foods, Whole Foods Market, Clean and Green, Real Food Daily, Ethos Water, Trader Joe's, Jacobs Farm / Del Cabo Inc., Serenity Foods,Yogi Times, Knoll, Terpin Communications Group
Fashion Event
When: September , 2007 Where: Livingreen, Culver City What: Our panelists will explore the challenges and opportunities of the rapidly emerging trend of sustainability in the apparel industry. Panel Moderator: Barbara Kramer, founder of Designers & Agents Panelists: Patagonia's Design Director, Wanda Weller, environmentally conscious designer Deborah Lindquist, Howard Brown, Co-Founder & CEO of Stewart + Brown and Eric Joule, S.V.P of Merchandising and Design at Quicksilver. As a last minute addition, we're very pleased to announce that our panel will also include Linda Loudermilk, noted by TreeHugger.com as one of their "Best of Sustainable Designers". Sponsors: Valcucine, Los Angeles Times, Veev
Health And Wellness
When: June, 2007 Where: Otis College of Art and Design Panel Moderator: Vishal Vasishth, Strategic Advisor for Revolution LLC Panelists: Kara Petreccia, owner of PAQIT, LLC, Sophie Pariente and JC Gabler, Co-Founders of Yogi Times and Randi Ragan, Founder of Green Bliss Eco Spa. Sponsors: Valcucine, Yogi Times, Veev,
Solar City, Steaz
Renewable Energy
When: March, 2007 Where: DWR Studio (Design Within Reach), West Los Angeles What: Renewable Energy - New Technologies, New Business Models. Panel Moderator: Angelina Galiteva, World Council for Renewable Energy Panelists: Jim McDermott, Managing Partner, US Renewables Group, Lyndon Rive, Founder/CEO, SolarCity, Kent Bullard, Co-Founder/President, Los Angeles BioDiesel Co-op Sponsors: Valcucine, Yogi Times, ModernEarth, Clean Agency, Design Within Reach, Intex Solutions
Green Building And Design
When: November, 2006 Where: Knoll Showroom, Santa Monica What: Green architecture, pre-fab building, retail and interior design. Panel Moderator: Frances Anderton, DWELL Magazine L.A. Editor and host of KCRW's DnA Panelists: Steve Glenn, CEO LivingHomes Larry Scarpa, Co-Founder, Pugh + Scarpa Architects; Ellen Strickland, Owner, Livingreen; Alison Pollack, Founder, Earth Friendly Interior Design
Inconvenient Truth Screening
When: June, 2006 Where: Laemmle Monica Theatre, Santa Monica What: SBC hosts a screening of the groundbreaking documentary film "An Inconvenient Truth" with the documentarian, Davis Guggensheim, followed by complimentary hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar at The Orchid restaurant. Sponsors: Kookie Karma, Taste of the Goddes, Rawsheed's, Mama's Hot Tamales, ModMix, Chef Koya, Radha Govinda's Temple, L.O.V.E.Delivery, Herbal Ministry, G-&-G Company
Organic Food
When: March 2006 Where: Knoll Santa Monica showroom What: Celebrated Organic Food and attracted around 200 attendees Panel Moderator: Evan Kleinman, Owner of Angeli Caffe, Host of Good Food on KCRW Panelists: Jason Brown, CEO, Organic-to-Go, Chris Mann, CEO, Guayaki Yerba mate, Rob Jacobs, VP Sales and Marketing, Jacobs Farm/Del Cabo Project and Tanya Petrovna, Founder/Chef, Native Foods. Sponsors: Funk Ventures, Greenbridge Captial, Teeccino, Solar Harvest, Organic-to-Go, Guayaki Yerba Mate, Co-Opportunity-Santa Monica's Cooperative Natural Grocer, Native Foods, Whole Foods Market, Clean and Green, Real Food Daily, Ethos Water, Trader Joe's, Jacobs Farm / Del Cabo Inc., Serenity Foods,Yogi Times, Knoll, Terpin Communications Group
Launch Event
When: November 9, 2005 Where: Akwa Santa Monica What: Launch Event with an introduction by Steve Glenn, SBC's Chairperson and CEO of LivingHomes and a welcome address by Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles City Council Member Panel Moderator: Joel Makower, Founder of GreenBiz.com Panelists: Andrew Beebe, President and CEO, Energy Innovations, Jonathan Greenblatt, Co-Founder, Ethos Water and former VP of Global Consumer Products, Starbucks, Mary Nickerson, National Marketing Manager, Advance Technology Vehicles, Toyota, Jennifer Siegal, Principal and Founder, Office Mobil Design and Vishal Vasishth, Chief Strategy Officer, Patagonia Sponsors: Greenbridge Capital, American Apparel, Perma City, Stonefield Josephson, Inc., Deasy/Penner & Partners