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The full schedule of events has been announced for the fourth annual Green Business Summit. The summit, Innovations in Sustainability, will take place April 21-22 at the Nashville Convention Center and provide business leaders with a platform to explore business models, best practices and opportunities for succeed in an increasingly “green” environment.
The line-up for the summit includes keynote speakers L. Hunter Lovins, president and founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions and co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute, and Don Moseley, director of sustainable facilities for Wal-Mart. Mayor Karl Dean will also speak at a special Earth Day Leadership Breakfast during the summit.
Local and national green business leaders will join these keynote presenters to lead breakout sessions and panel discussions. Sessions will include case studies of noteworthy companies such as Waste Management, Wal-Mart, and Nissan where attendees will hear lessons in success from corporate sustainability teams of these companies.
Other breakout session topics include:
- Sustainable Facilities Management at Walmart
- Green Marketing and Advertising
- Three Panel Sessions on copying nature’s designs for business innovation, including a field panel at Warner Park Nature Center
- Lessons in personal leadership with Tennessee Women in Green and Hunter Lovins
- Applying Biomimicry to Today’s Challenges in Your Company
- Lessons from Early Adopters of Renewable Energy Technology
- Sustainable In-Fill and Economic Development
- Green Professional Credentials and Tools
The full schedule of events, including descriptions of each session, is available online at http://greenbizsummit.lipscomb.edu.
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