Symposium

5th Annual Green Business Symposium
Operating In The Green:
Foundations For Sustainable Business
Thursday, February 9th, 2012, 3:00pm – 8:00pm
Friday, February 10th, 2012, 8:00am – 12:00pm
University of Oregon, White Stag Block
Cost of Attendance: Professional/Attorney/General Public: $100 two-day ticket / $55 one-day ticket
Government/Nonprofit: $75 two-day ticket / $40 one-day ticket
Student: $30 two-day ticket / $15 one-day ticket
Ticket price includes CLE credits, dinner on Thursday evening featuring King Estate wines and Ninkasi beer, as well as breakfast on Friday morning!
REGISTER HERE
Featuring interactive panels and keynote speeches by:
Dr. Stuart Graham
Chief Economist of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Andrew Kassoy
Co-Founder of B Lab
| Operating in the Green: Foundations for Sustainable BusinessDay 1 of Symposium—THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
Panel: Legal Entities for Social Enterprise
Speakers include:
Ms. Drew Markham, Attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Mr. Jeff Wolfstone, Shareholder at Lane Powell (Moderator)
Ms. Leslie Christian, President and CEO at Portfolio 21 Investments
Ms. Sattie Clark, Owner at Eleek, Inc. and Founder/President of VOIS Business Alliance
Mr. William Clark, Jr., Partner at Drinker Biddle and Reath and Author of Model Benefit Corporation
Panel: FTC Green Guides and Green Certifications
Speakers include:
Ms. Danica Noble, Attorney at Federal Trade Commission
Ms. Eileen Brady, Co-Founder of New Seasons Market and Candidate for Mayor of Portland
Ms. Heidi McCloskey, Senior Director of Communications and Resource Development at Textile Exchange
Mr. Jay Eckhardt, Attorney at Stoel Rives LLP (Moderator)
Mr. Kent Snyder, Attorney at Snyder & Associates P.C. and Chairman of EPEAT
Day 2 of Symposium—FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012
Panel: Intellectual Property and Economic Development
Speakers include:
Mr. Evan Mueller, Clean Technology Investment Banker at Pacific Crest Securities
Mr. Evan Reynolds, Assistant General Counsel at Nike
Ms. Jacqueline Stone, Director of Green Tech Pilot Program at United States Patent and Trademark Office
Mr. Wally Van Valkenburg, Partner at Stoel Rives and Member of Oregon Innovation Council (Moderator)
Mr. William Rauchholz, Partner at Banner & Witcoff
Panel: Realignment of Capital for a more Sustainable Economy
Speakers include:
Mr. Aaron Berg, President at Blue Tree Strategies and CFO at Clean Energy Works Oregon
Mr. Brooke Randall, Principal at Equilibrium Capital
Mr. Bryan Redd, Co-Founder and CEO of Upstream 21
Mr. Carsten Henningsen, Director at Portfolio 21 Investments (Moderator)
Download the 2012 Green Business Symposium Schedule
Directions to Symposium
For more information please contact Kimberly Pray or Sarah Spring.
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