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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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Green Living
Leading voices in the field of sustainable business practices will convene in Nashville this spring for the fourth annual Green Business Summit hosted by Lipscomb University’s Institute for Sustainable Practice. The Summit: Innovations in Sustainability, is being held at the Nashville Convention Center on April 21-22 and will feature L. Hunter Lovins, speaking about her new book, Climate Capitalism, which is set for release April 12 and shows how innovators, entrepreneurs and companies are proving that you can profit from sustainability.
The Summit will provide a platform for business leaders to explore business models, best practices and opportunities to succeed in an increasingly “green” environment.
Highlights of the Summit include:
- Dynamic workshops and keynote speakers
- Breakout sessions aimed at specific business segments and interests
- Keynotes by L. Hunter Lovins of Natural Capitalism Solutions and Wal-Mart’s Don Moseley
- A “Nashville Sessions” series, focused on best practices and future opportunities in Middle Tennessee
- Special, Earth Day Leadership Breakfast featuring Mayor Karl Dean and the second annual Waste Management Green Business Leadership Awards
- B2B exhibits and an all-new Living Well Sustainable Marketplace consumer expo
What: 2011 Green Business Summit: Innovations in Sustainability
When: April 21-22, 2011
Where: Nashville Convention Center, 601 Commerce St.
For more information or to register, visit http://greenbizsummit.lipscomb.edu. Follow us on Twitter @GreenLipscomb and Facebook for the latest information. Join the discussion on LinkedIn.
About the Institute
Lipscomb University’s Institute for Sustainable Practice (ISP) offers an undergraduate major and minor in sustainability with an emphasis in the natural sciences, business and environmental management. The Institute also offers graduate studies and certificates in sustainability allowing recent college graduates and experienced career professionals to specialize in the rapidly emerging profession. The ISP is one of six specialized institutes at the university, an institution which delivers a complete liberal arts education characterized by an integration of Christian faith and practice with academic excellence.
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