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Kendall Jenner's kimono: shop her boho chic look for $44
The reality star turned professional model gave her designer threads a rest and opted for a much more affordable look from PacSun! SHOP for the fabulous piece from her very own collection right here.
Kendall Jenner, 18, stopped by the Dallas, Texas, PacSun location on July 24, 2014 to meet her fans and show off her and little sister, Kylie Jenner's, new fall clothing line. Kendall looked super chic, rocking one of their own designs, which you can purchase from their collection today!
Kendall Jenner's Kimono - Get Her PacSun Look:
Kendall and Kylie spent the day at the NorthPark Center Store in Dallas, Texas to debut their fall PacSun collection, sign some autographs, and take a few photos. We love the entire collection and think it's perfect for transitioning into fall.
We especially love the black kimono Kendall wore, which can be bought HERE. The maxi kimono retails for $44.95 and is perfect for transitioning into next season.
The lightweight material will keep you cool, comfortable and very fashionable this season. The colorful detailing adds a bright pop of color against black fabric, and we love how inexpensive it is! Whether you rock it over a bikini or layer it over jeans as we head into fall, there's so many ways to wear it.
We love how versatile the Kendall and Kylie maxi kimono is. You can style it just like Kendall did by wearing a very basic white tank top or crop top. Pair the kimono with denim shorts and ankle booties to complete your look.
More from Hollywood Life:
Kendall And Kylie Jenner's MMVAs Outfits: See All Their Looks
Kendall Jenner Topless In 'LOVE' Magazine: See The Sexy Picture
Kendall Jenner's Bikini – Get Her Berry Swimsuit For $78


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As the new series of Dragons' Den on BBC2 starts it seems that some people in this world are doomed to keep repeating the mistakes of others without learning anything from them. Every year it is the same without fail, someone will make a pitch to the Dragons and their website instantly becomes unavailable – robbing them of publicity and more importantly, customers.
Even Worse…
It gets even worse when the website is your business! Last night you may have seen The Present Club do their pitch to the Dragons, like thousands of other people I thought I'd take a look at the website – although more to see if it was still working than anything else. Unfortunately like so many before they had not prepared themselves adequately for what is probably the largest amount of publicity they are likely to receive in the short term, loosing themselves many potential customers and showing themselves in a poor light to any potential investors – You have to remember that an offer on Dragons' Den is not binding and may not go ahead once due diligence is completed, but other people may be thinking they are a good business to be involved with (Despite what Duncan Bannatyne may think, you need to keep your options open to get the best deal if things don't work out).
What can be done?
If you find yourself in such a situation, where you're going to appear on TV, or your product/service will be featured prominently on Radio/Magazine/Large Event then you need to talk to your web hosting company as soon as possible and ask them what they can do to help you cope with the increase in visitors to your site – of course some of these things will not be free, but as a business person you have to work out the cost of lost customers.
The Maths
If your appearance on TV brings in 200,000 visitors to your site and you usually convert 3% of visitors to customers then that's 6,000 new customers for you – But only if your website is up and running. Maybe 5-10% of those will come back the next day to take a look at your site, so now you're only talking about 300-600 new customers – that's a significant drop. If your average sale is £20 then that's a difference of £114,000 at the worst case (£120,000 – £6,000).
Can You Afford To Throw Away £120,000?
If so then you probably don't need to be reading this blog post at all and congratulations, you've done very well for yourself. If like the majority you can't then you need to sit down with your web hosting supplier (or better yet, give us a call about our business web hosting and dedicated servers) and work out a plan – even if it's only for a temporary increase in capacity for your website. There are a great many things that can be done, quite a few of them for free that can help your website survive an increase in visitor numbers and help you capture new customers – for <1% of that £120,000 of new business you could potentially increase the capacity of your website by 3-4x, if not more in some cases.
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Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon Celebrate at Blue-and-Pink Baby Shower
Gifts include two almost life-size stuffed giraffes and two chairs hand-made for the twins
The Conservatory Grill at the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills was transformed into a blue-and-pink wonderland Sunday, as Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated the upcoming arrival of their twins with an elegant baby shower.
The parents-to-be arrived at 7 p.m., with Cannon, 30, behind the wheel of a black Rolls-Royce that he gave Carey, 41, as a Christmas gift. They were joined by friends including American Idol judge Randy Jackson.
The adults-only shower had a warm and romantic atmosphere with small cocktail tables that were decorated with pink roses and blue hydrangeas. (They are expecting a boy and a girl.) Pink and blue balloons also dotted the private event.
"Mariah has been anxiously awaiting her shower, and she was very excited when she arrived at the hotel," says a source. "She couldn't wait to celebrate her baby twins with her friends."
Carey and Cannon received many pink-and-blue-wrapped presents and several lavish gifts, including two almost life-size stuffed giraffes and two chairs hand-made for the twins.
Guests nibbled on gourmet appetizers and sipped Angel champagne.
"Mariah had the best time at her shower," says the source. "She was very touched by how nicely everything turned out and excited about all the generous gifts she received. She has been feeling a bit tired and worn out lately, but the shower was an event that she really enjoyed and that made her very happy. Now she can't wait to meet her baby twins!"
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WPP Brands Its Global Retail Marketing Roll-up
Math, not rocket science, inspires the name
Advertising may not be rocket science, but WPP Group, in its new name for a roll-up of retail marketing shops, likens a slice of it to math.
Geometry Global is the new name for the company's merger of G2, JWTAction and OgilvyAction. Collectively, the operation employs some 4,000 staffers in 100 offices located in 56 countries.
Beyond retail marketing, the shop will create events, and trade and digital marketing.
Geometry will be run by CEO Steve Harding, the former CEO of OgilvyAction; COO and CFO Matthew Schetlick, who held the same dual role at G2; and chairman Toby Hoare, the CEO of JWT Europe and chairman of JWT London.
Hoare retains his JWT roles and will continue to be based in London. Harding and Schetlick will work out of New York.
As if to underscore the value of shopper marketing, Grey Global Group, in the wake of its split with G2, is looking to develop its own capabilities in the space, with a search under way for an executive to lead the charge.


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Mommy and me programs, led by nationally certified fitness professionals, provide exercise classes, nutrition, and community support for moms.
Cardio drills, strength training exercises, and stretching improves overall fitness, and the ab assault at the end of class means you get a total body workout! The classes cater to all fitness levels: pregnant moms, new moms recovering from pregnancy, and conditioned moms with one or more stroller-aged children.
This 60-minute stroller fitness class is for moms with stroller-age children. To participate in the class, moms must be at least 6 weeks postpartum (8 weeks for a cesarean section) and have received verbal clearance from their physician to resume physical exercise.
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Apple Can't Block Samsung Galaxy Distribution in U.S.
Apple has failed to have Samsung's Galaxy smartphones and tablets banned in the United States, in a legal ruling that could have broad implications on the two companies worldwide battle.
Apple's filing earlier this year with the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California argued that Samsung's mobile devices closely copied the iPhone and iPad in look, packaging and user interface. Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and a unique Samsung style for its smartphone products and consumer tablets, Samsung chose to copy Apple's technology, user interface and innovative style in these infringing products, read the original suit, to which Samsung responded with patent-infringement suits of its own.
But a judge for that court decided Dec. 3 that Apple--whatever the merits of its actual argument--had not established enough of a case for Samsung's products causing irreparable harm to the market for Apple's tablets and smartphones. As such, Apple's attempt at a preliminary injunction against Galaxy Tab devices has been denied.
That being said, Apple could still triumph when the actual case moves to trial in summer 2012. And the two arch-rivals continue to fight in courtrooms all over the world, including Europe and Asia. In Australia, Apple is appealing a lower-court decision to lift the injunction on the Galaxy Tab 10.1. In Germany, Samsung has introduced a modified Galaxy 10.1N, designed to sidestep the Apple-induced ban in that country.
At least one analyst feels that Samsung has a decent chance of beating back Apple's legal attacks.
"Samsung doesn't have to be Samesung," patent expert Florian Mueller wrote in a long analysis on his FOSS Patents blog Dec. 3. "As long as it s allowed to build products that consumers view as equally attractive as Apple's, and that are distinct enough to comply with the law but still similar enough in the eyes of actual and prospective buyers, Samsung will be just fine."
Apple's complaints have focused on Samsung allegedly copying its designs in addition to infringing on technical patents. But the California court ruled in favor of Samsung about the validity of certain Apple design patents, making that aspect of the case harder for Cupertino to argue at least in theory.
This article was originally published on 12-06-2011


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Camerata San Antonio offers its last performances of the season this week. The program consists of two great works, one new and unknown and one a traditional masterpiece. This promises to be a very interesting concert. The schedule is:
Great String Quintets
Kerrville: Thursday, May 26 @ 7:30pm
Boerne: Friday, May 27@ 7:30pm
San Antonio: Sunday, May 29 @ 3:00pm
Rautavaara: String Quintet "Unknown Heavens"
Schubert: Cello Quintet in C Major, Op. 163
Ertan Torgul and Matthew Zerweck, violins;
Emily Freudigman, viola
Ken Freudigman and David Mollenauer, celli
Kerrville First Presbyterian Church – 800 E Jefferson
Boerne First United Methodist – 205 E. James
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Cellone and Sous-Basse
Cellone, side view
torius described seven
tempted to cover a greater compass with new instruments.
Dr. Alfred Stelzner (1852-1906) was not only an instrument maker but also a mathematician and a physicist. With the so-called violotta he tried to close the gap between the viola and
"The "cellone" invented in 1892 by Alfred Stelzner which is one octave lower than the "violotta" and two octaves lower than the violin, constitutes the bass of the so-called "G-fiddles", which are contrasted with the two older "C-fiddles" (viola and violoncello). The name "cellone", by the way, is a
Cellone - Dresden 1893
Although the instrument was not much larger
than a large violoncello, it must be termed a "Halbbass", because of the G-D-A-E tuning.
Some thirty years later, the French violin maker Léo Sir, like Stelzner,
150 cm, this instrument was also tuned in
Eugène Hyard wrote of its sound (Instrumentation et orchestration, Paris 1922): "The instrument sounds in the register of the double bass, but it is not the deep and cavernous voice of the true double bass. It is an intermediate voice, clear and pure, slightly coppery in the lower range, and full and round in the middle."
In the 1960s, renewed attempts were made to create a new order for the bowed string instru-
ments. The leading American violin maker Carleen Hutchins created the well-known
violin octet on the acoustical basis of the violin resonances. The ensemble includes an instru-
ment she named the Small Bass Violin, which resembles the Sous-Basse and was likewise intended to be tuned


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The amc script will automatically organize your media. It's a simple command-line tool that can be called manually or by other tools on one or many files. It'll fully automatically organize your TV shows and movies and is smart enough to detect what is what. The script will only touch video/subtitle files and will leave everything else as is.
- Unrar archives
- Group movies and episodes and then handle them separately (auto-detect episode / movie files)
- Fetch subtitles and transcode to SubRip/UTF-8
- Copy and Organize episodes, movies and music files into folders and rename files properly
- Movies will be sorted into {output}/Movies/Name (Year)/Name (Year) [CD123].ext
- TV Shows will be sorted into {output}/TV Shows/Name/Season N/Name - S00E00 - Title.ext
- Music will be sorted into {output}/Music/Artist/Album/Artist - Title.ext
- Fetch artwork and generate .nfo files
- Notify Plex, Kodi or Emby to refresh the video library
- Send a report about newly added files per Email, PushBullet or Pushover
Setup Instructions for µTorrent:
1. Setup µTorrent directories. Setup Location of Downloaded Files and make sure the path does not end with backslash.
2. Setup µTorrent to run FileBot. Paste the following command into µTorrent Run Program settings.
µTorrent ► Run Program ► Run this program when torrent finishes:
3. Change --output to where you want to copy / organize your files. Input is provided by µTorrent variables.
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filebot -script fn:amc --output "X:/Media" --action duplicate --conflict skip -non-strict --log-file amc.log --def unsorted=y music=y artwork=y "ut_label=%L" "ut_state=%S" "ut_title=%N" "ut_kind=%K" "ut_file=%F" "ut_dir=%D"
4. Done! Setting this up will take less than a minute. Now wait and enjoy how things will be organized fully automatically.
µTorrent / Preferences / Directories
µTorrent / Preferences / Run Program / Run this program when torrent finishes
Run from cmdline:
Want to try it out first? Running directly from cmdline is even easier and if you set --action test you can do a dry-run and see if everything gets matched up correctly:
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filebot -script fn:amc --output "/path/to/output" --action duplicate -non-strict "/path/to/input" --log-file amc.log --def excludeList=amc.txt
- If you run this script manually, you can set --mode interactive to enable console-interactive mode.
- If you run this script automatically in intervals every hour or every day, then you must set --def excludeList or you will get banned.
--def music=y Process music files as well. Disabled by default.
--conflict skip Never override existing files if the same media is downloaded multiple times
--conflict auto Override existing media only if new media is better
--def subtitles=en,de,fr Download subtitles for the given languages
--def artwork=y Fetch artwork/nfo
--def extras=y Generate *.url files and fetch all available backdrops
--def kodi=host[:port] Tell the given Kodi instance to rescan it's library
--def plex=host:token Tell the given Plex instance to rescan it's library. Plex Home instances require an authentication token.
--def emby=host:apikey Tell the given Emby instance to rescan it's library.
--def pushover=userkey[:apikey] Send update notifications to your devices via Pushover. It is recommended that you create your own API key.
--def pushbullet=apikey Send full reports to all your PushBullet devices
--def discord=webhook Send update notifications to your Discord channel
--def gmail=username:password Use the following gmail account to send and receive full reports. You must use an App Password for security reasons. Linux / BSD / macOS users may prefer to use the send-email-log bash script to capture the entire console output.
--def mail=host:port:from[:username:password] Send email via private mail server
--def mailto=email Send report to the given email address (optional, email to yourself if not set)
--def reportError=y Report errors via email
--def storeReport=/path/to/folder Save HTML reports to this folder
--def extractFolder=/path/to/folder Extract archives to this folder
--def skipExtract=y Do not extract archives
--def deleteAfterExtract=y Delete archives after extraction
--def clean=y Automatically remove empty folders and clutter files that may be left behind after moving the video files, or temporary extracted files after copying
--def exec="echo {quote f}" Run program on newly processed files
--def unsorted=y Move media files that cannot be identified to a separate folder
--def ignore=regex Ignore filepaths that match the given regular expression (case-insensitive by default)
--def minFileSize=0 Only process video files larger than the given number (in bytes). Defaults to 50 MB.
--def minLengthMS=0 Only process videos longer than the given number (in milliseconds). Defaults to 10 minutes.
--def excludeList=amc.txt Keep a list of previously processed files to be ignored in future runs (if you run this script on the same files repeatedly you must enable this option)
Change how files will be organized and renamed:
This script uses multiple format expressions, so the simple --format option is not supported. You can override the default naming schemes via --def seriesFormat, animeFormat or movieFormat. Relative paths will be resolved against --output and you can use absolute paths if you want to use multiple drives.
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--def movieFormat="M:/{plex}" seriesFormat="S:/{plex}" animeFormat="T:/{plex}" musicFormat="N:/{plex}"
- Start with the {plex} format and then modify things to fit your needs.
- Make sure that you understand how format expressions work, and what bindings like {n} or {fn} mean.
- Use the @/path/to/file syntax to read complex arguments from a text file.
- The folder paths to Location of Downloaded Files (--output) must not end with backslash \ because the value gets passed through as the %D token. So the final backslash \ will escape the double-quote " and mess up everything.
- It is recommended to use / as separator and not \ since it's also used to escape characters, e.g. --output "X:\" will mess up the cmdline in unexpected ways.
- You can prevent the console from popping up by calling filebot via a pyw script.
- You can (and should) force Movie/Series/Anime mode or force ignore files via labels, e.g. label as Movie to force TheMovieDB, Series to force TheTVDB, Anime to force AniDB, or other to ignore all files. Alternatively, folder names such as Movies/TV Shows/Anime may also be used to force a specific mode.
- Anime are inherently TV Shows, so Anime will only be detected as Anime and processed with AniDB if the files have Anime-like characteristics.
- If you use more than one Kodi / Plex you can specify multiple hosts like this --def xbmc=host1,host2,host3,etc.
- Use --conflict fail to make the script terminate on any conflicts or failures rather than gracefully ignore these errors and continue.
- You must not use your download folder %D (or any other folder inside) as --output folder.
- You must not use the filesystem root (e.g. E:\ or /) as input or --output folder.
- Calling -script fn:amc means that it will automatically fetch the script from GitHub so it will auto-update but you won't be able to modify it.
Advanced Fine-Tuning
You can (and should) force Movie/Series/Anime mode by setting --def ut_label accordingly, and you can further define your own --filter rules to fine-tune matching to your exact needs, and avoid mismatches. For example, if one show is confused with another due to bad naming or missing data you can simply exclude the bad one, or if you only process recently aired episodes you could exclude any episode of any show that has been aired for more than a few days.
e.g. if you only process recently aired episodes you can virtually guarantee 100% auto-detection accuracy by adding simple filter rules such as these:
e.g. if you're a typical user, and find a simple age filter too restrictive, then this slightly augmented age filter rule might be the magic bullet that fixes all your problems:
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--filter "age < 5" --def "ut_label=TV"
--filter rules are extremely flexible so more complex scenarios, such as applying certain filters only for certain labels or files, is fully supported.
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--filter "age < 5 || 5 <= model.age.min()" --def "ut_label=TV"
If something is not working, first read the Notes above, then just run the command manually in a new console window and see what happens. You CANNOT run the command without replacing the VARIABLES. The variables have to be replaced with actual values first. You can find the actual cmdline call in the µTorrents Logger tab so you can just copy it from there. You may need to enable the Logger tab first (just right-click one of the other tabs like Info).
*** If you need help start a new thread and always include cmdline output! ***
It's always helpful to check the exact command utorrent ends up executing in the Logger tab. It'll look something like this:
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[2013-03-05 20:44:24] Executing: filebot -script fn:amc --output "D:/Organized Media" --log-file amc.log --action duplicate --conflict override -non-strict --def "ut_dir=D:\Media\Avatar" "ut_file=" "ut_kind=multi" "ut_title=Avatar" "ut_label=" "ut_state=5"
I'd love to get some feedback on how well this script works for everybody. Should work perfectly for most, but there's always tricky cases that might not be covered yet. Also if you've set the script up to work with deluge, transmission, cron, automator, etc I'd like to hear from you.


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|Patong Merlin Hotel , Lively by the Beach.
The Patong Merlin Hotel is an international holiday resort in the heart of Patong Beach - Phuket's exotic area. Nestled amongst acres of swaying coconut palms and flowering gardens, the Merlin weaves its way around four beautiful aquamarine sculptured swimming pools in a labyrinth of curved walkways and meandering paths. There is easy access to the sparkling sandy beach and the quaint street markets.
An enchanted ambience and smiling attentive staff ensure your visit to Phuket's playground in the sun is as memorable as it is magical.
Standard Room(32 sq.m. | Not allow to add extra bed)
All Standard rooms are Non-Pool View and offer a high level of comfort. Each room features a comfortable bathroom with shower only.
All rooms (inside room) are non-smoking rooms, but smoking at the balcony is possible.
Superior Pool View(32 sq.m. | Not allow to add extra bed)
Superior rooms offer a high level of comfort. Each room features a comfortable bathroom with shower only.
All rooms (inside room) are non-smoking rooms, but smoking at the balcony is possible. However, the rooms on the ground and second floor of building no. 4 are prohibited smoking at the balcony.
Deluxe Room(32 sq.m. | Not allow to add extra bed)
The Deluxe rooms are tastefully decorated in modern style. Each room features a comfortable bathroom.
All rooms are non smoking rooms, but smoking at balcony is possible.
|Coconut Coffee Shop
The Coconut Coffee The Coconut Coffee Shop serves a moderately priced menu featuring International favorites, Asian classics and vegetarian dishes, along with full buffet breakfasts.
Cuisine : International and Asian dishes
Opening hours : 06:00 hrs. - 24:00 hrs.
Capacity : 400 seats
|Seaside Terrace
Themed daily buffet dinners are serviced.
Cuisine : Meat and Seafood BBQ Buffet
Opening hours : 19:00 hrs. - 23:00 hrs.
Capacity : 250 seats
|Café del Mar
A stylish café with panoramic view of the Patong Beach, Café del Mar serves LAVAZZA Italian coffee with fresh sandwiches, pizza, pies, cakes and "été" ice cream.
Opening hours : 11:00 hrs. - 24:00 hrs.
Capacity : 120 seats
|Lobby Lounge
An ideal place to meet up with friends or business associates, the Lobby Lounge provides live entertainment in the evenings.
Opening hours : 08:00 hrs. - 24:00 hrs.
Capacity : 60 seats
|Sunset Bar
This is the best location to feel the fresh sea breeze.
Opening hours : 11:00 hrs. - 24:00 hrs.
Capacity : 50 seats
|Swimming Pool
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|Sukko Spa
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|Fitness Center
|Internet Corner
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Mubarak's health said to be "dangerous"
(CBS/AP) CAIRO - Hosni Mubarak's health entered a "dangerous" phase on Wednesday, and doctors had to use a respirator five times to help the deposed Egyptian leader breathe, according to security officials at his prison.
Mubarak's health crisis came days after he was sentenced to life in prison for failing to stop the killing of protesters in the uprising that unseated him last year.
Official: Hosni Mubarak put on a ventilator
Reaction to Mubarak sentence: Anger, clashes
Mubarak sentenced to life in prison
The officials at Torah prison south of Cairo said Mubarak, 84, was suffering from shock and high blood pressure as well as breathing problems. Specialists were called in to examine him, and a transfer to a military hospital was being considered, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters.
A pro-Mubarak campaign called "I am sorry, Mr. President" demanded on its Facebook page that the ruling military council transfer the former president to a military hospital, the Egypt Independent reported.
Mubarak was sentenced to life on Saturday, but he and his two sons one-time heir apparent Gamal and wealthy businessman Alaa were acquitted of corruption charges. The sons are also being held in Torah, awaiting a separate trial on charges of insider training.
The officials said prison authorities were allowing Gamal to be by his father's side. Alaa also applied for permission, but it has not yet been granted, said the officials.
Though Mubarak's authoritarian regime was widely unpopular by the time of his overthrow last year, conditions in Egypt have deteriorated since then, with a wave of deadly protests, a battered economy and seemingly endless strikes.
Some evidence of displeasure over conditions could be seen in the second-place finish by Mubarak's last prime minister, Ahmed Shafiq, in the first round of presidential elections last month, ahead of more liberal candidates.
Shafiq is facing Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi in a runoff election June 16-17, but it could still be called off.
A spokesman for Egypt's highest court said it would look into whether a "political exclusion" law is constitutional on June 14, two days before the runoff. The law bans senior officials who served in Mubarak's regime starting in 2001 from running for office. It applies to prime ministers, vice presidents and senior members of Mubarak's now-dissolved ruling party.
If upheld, it could mean that Shafiq could not run possibly forcing cancellation of the runoff and a repeat of the first round.
Quoted by Egypt's official news agency, the spokesman, Maher Sami, did not say whether the Supreme Constitutional Court will issue its verdict on the same day. Sami, however, said the court's experts have prepared their report on the law, suggesting that a June 14 ruling is likely.
Also to be considered by the court on June 14, according to Sami, is a ruling by a lower tribunal that ruled against the law that regulated recent parliamentary elections.
If the ruling is upheld by the higher court, the elections would be declared illegal and the Islamist-dominated parliament would be dissolved.


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Opportunity Green Business Conference 2011 Speakers
William Acevedo @WAcevedo
Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean, LLP
William "Bill" Acevedo, a partner in Wendel Rosen's Litigation Practice, leads the firm's Green Business Practice Group - an experienced group of attorneys who advise and support companies that value health, the environment, and a sustainable economy. In addition to his work as an advocate in solving his clients' complex business disputes, he has advised a long list of notable clients, including those in green media, environmental advocacy organizations and a number of eco-friendly product companies on a myriad of business issues and transactions. His personal commitment to... read more
Rohit Aggarwala @NYCMayorsOffice
Program Lead, Environment
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Rohit T. "Rit" Aggarwala is an environmental policy expert, transportation planner, and historian. He currently serves as Special Advisor to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg in his capacity as Chair of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, and an environmental advisor to Bloomberg Philanthropies. He lives in Palo Alto, California. From 2006 to 2010, Aggarwala was the Director of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability for the City of New York. In that role, he served as the chief environmental policy advisor to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, and led the... read more
Natacha Arnaud Battandier
Sustainability Director
Opportunity Green
Natacha joined Opportunity Green several months ago. In charge of the Green Team, she has defined the company's sustainability strategy for 2011 and pushed Opportunity Green to innovate sustainably. 2011 key initiatives include a resource recovery program over a two-week period, alternative travel solutions for attendees, an electronic conference program, a sustainability report using GRI framework, the offset of 100% travel and energy carbon emissions and stakeholder engagement. Natacha has more than 10 years of experience as an internal or external sustainability and strategic planning consultant for mid size and international companies from... read more
Elizabeth Barry
Chief Sustainability Officer
Marsh & McLennan Companies
Elizabeth Barry, LEED AP ID+C serves as Chief Sustainability Officer for Marsh & McLennan Companies. As Chief Sustainability Officer, Ms. Barry is responsible for the development, implementation and integration of operational efficiency strategies. In this capacity, she is charged with building an enterprise sustainability program, encompassing real estate, technology, procurement and corporate travel, as well as focusing on addressing revenue generation components in brand integrity and additional service offerings. Over the past four years, Ms. Barry has developed an expertise in the creation and implementation of sustainability strategies at the corporate... read more
Yves Behar @yvesbehar
Founder, Chief Designer
The need to design products and use materials that are strongly rooted in sustainability is a driving force for Béhar and fuseproject and is evident in the range of projects that fuseproject has developed. Béhar is renowned for his interest in humanitarian and ethical design, encouraging consumers to be aware of their environmental and social impact. Béhar believes that design is a force for positive social change and has forged a reputation for innovative work in sustainable design. Béhar has collaborated with the Mexican government to eyeglasses for schoolchildren, has brought a... read more
Fridolin Beisert @ACCD
Associate Professor
Art Center College of Design
Fridolin Beisert is a practicing design professional who also conducts workshops and lectures for global corporations and executive education institutions. He received his Master's of Science in Industrial Design on the topic of "Creative Strategies", which consists of a set of learning techniques that stimulate and liberate the creative potential of individuals to help them apply new conceptual thinking into their work. Currently, Fridolin is an associate professor at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena with a focus on teaching creative problem solving, design thinking methodologies, cross-disciplinary team... read more
Chuck Bennett, Ph.D
Vice President, Earth & Community Care
As Vice President, Earth & Community Care for Aveda, Chuck Bennett is responsible for leading the company's environmental and community outreach. Dr. Bennett guides the company and its affiliated network of salons and retail outlets in taking the Aveda mission to new levels of success globally. Prior to joining Aveda, Dr. Bennett served as Director of Environmental Affairs for Adolph Coors Company from 1988 to 1993. There, he led the development of the company's environmental strategy and management systems, and helped create environmental policy for the state of Colorado, through... read more
Ron Blitzer
CEO & CoFounder
Be Green Packaging
Ron Blitzer (CEO/Co Founder) of Be Green Packaging LLC. Be Green Packaging,) designs, manufacturers, and distributes Cradle-to-Cradle™ certified, tree-free, compostable packaging for both the food and industrial/retail packaging industries. Blitzer has been in the packaging, beverage, retail food, and distribution business since 1982. A serial entrepreneur Blitzer founded American Softserve Systems Inc., which manufactured and distributed softserve ice creams and yogurts under license to ARCO am/pm Mini Markets. In the mid 1990's he started a chain of organic juice and smoothie bars in San Francisco called Re Juice A Nation.... read more
Jay Bolus @CradletoCradle
Vice President of Technical Operation
McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry
Jay Bolus is Vice President of Technical Operations for MBDC and as such is responsible for the development and implementation of MBDC's Cradle to Cradle® Product Certification program. Additionally Jay functions as MBDC's Director of Science and is responsible for the accurate and timely completion of all ongoing project deliverables. Jay was directly responsible for the development of MBDC's Cradle to Cradle® Benchmarking methodology, a tool to evaluate the impact chemicals and materials have on human and environmental health throughout their life cycles. Jay's projects include the development of the... read more
Aron Bosworth, LEED AP O+M, BD+C
Sustainability Advisor
Aron currently manages a variety of LEED-NC, EB and CI projects for Brightworks, as well as teaching LEED exam preparation workshops throughout California. A former member of Jean-Michel Cousteau's science, research and education department, Aron guided story development and field production activities for a primetime PBS documentary film series and consulted for hospitality clients on environmentally responsible building products. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a background in anthropology and biology, and strives to facilitate a built environment that mirrors nature's processes while... read more
Oliver Campbell @Oliver_Campbell
Director Procurement
Oliver Campbell is the Procurement Director at Dell, and is responsible for much of Dell's revolutionary packaging innovations. Since the Cornell University graduate was promoted to this position in 2006, Dell has become a world leader in sustainable packaging, reducing its packaging material use by 18.2 million pounds. Newsweek ranked it as the "greenest company in America" in 2010. With Campbell at the forefront, Dell is set to once again lead the industry with new packaging materials such as bamboo and mushroom-based foam in development.
Maureen Carroll, Ph.D.
Lime Design Associates
Maureen Carroll, Ph.D., is a co-founder of Lime Design, and the Research Director of Stanford University's REDlab (Research in Education & Design), a partnership between Stanford's d.school and the School of Education. Her previous company, Bay Breeze, was a curriculum design firm that created education projects for arts and media organizations. Trained as an ethnographer, with a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley, Maureen sees Lime Design's work as a perfect synergy of teaching, mentoring and creating learning materials. Her publications can be found in places as diverse... read more
Don Cheadle
Actor & U.N. Environment Program Goodwill Ambassador
United Nations Environmental Program
In 2010, Don Cheadle was named Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations. In his capacity as UNEP Goodwill Ambassador, Mr. Cheadle uses the influential voice of the entertainment industry to mobilize the public to embrace more sustainable lifestyles, promote the greening of the entertainment industry and other sectors, and take part in UNEP public outreach initiatives. Long before his position with the United Nations, Mr. Cheadle has worked as a highly respected and well-known actor. Two notable films in which he starred are the academy award winning movies Crash and Hotel Rwanda. Inspired by his role in Hotel... read more
Leslie Cordes
Senior Advisor
United Nations Foundation
Leslie has 24 years of professional experience in the legislative sector, executive branch, and non-profit field with a focus on climate change, sustainable development, clean energy and water, and other global environmental issues. She currently serves as Senior Director of Partnership Development for the United Nations Foundation's where she works to develop partnerships in support of the foundation's clean energy, climate, and special initiatives. During the past year, she also held the position of Interim Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, an innovative public-private partnership... read more
David Crane @nrgenergy
President and Chief Executive Officer
NRG Energy
David Crane has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and on the Board of Directors of NRG since December 2003. Crane leads NRG's transformation into the nation's premier energy company positioned for a sustainable energy future—developing new solar, wind, high efficiency gas and other generation sources while growing NRG's retail, carbon capture and electric vehicle service businesses. Crane has been recognized for exemplary leadership, receiving such awards as Ernst & Young's 2010 Transformational Achievement award, EnergyBiz's 2010 CEO of the Year and Institutional Investor's 2011 top CEO in the electric... read more
Robert Cull @CedarsSinai
Executive Project Director
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
As Executive Project Director for Cedars-Sinai Health System, Robert leads the project team developing the Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion, a new 800,000 square feet clinical research and patient care building currently under construction and scheduled to open in May of 2013. Robert's professional career has been focused on healthcare facility planning, design and construction. Prior to joining Cedars-Sinai Health System, Robert was the Partner for Healthcare at Jensen + Partners and Director for Facility Development at Saint John's Health Center. As an architect he has been a principal and healthcare... read more
Gray Davis @governorDavis
Governor of California (Ret) / Counsel Loeb & Loeb LLP
State of California
Joseph "Gray" Davis was overwhelmingly elected the 37th governor of California in 1998, winning 58 percent of the vote. As Governor, he made education a top priority, signing legislation to strengthen California's K-12 system by establishing the Academic Performance Index to increase accountability in schools, and expanding access to higher education with a record number of scholarships and college loans. These reforms improved student achievement scores for six consecutive years. While presiding over California during an economic expansion, Davis made record investments in infrastructure, created four Centers of Science... read more
Tim Fernholz @GOOD
Business Editor
Tim Fernholz is the business editor at GOOD Magazine. Before joining GOOD, he covered politics and economic policy as correspondent at National Journal. He began his career as staff writer at the American Prospect magazine, where he wrote about politics, health care reform and the economics. As a fellow at the New America foundation, he researched economic policy around financial crisis and the changing landscape for financial services delivery. His work has been published by the New Republic, Newsweek, Fast Company, the Daily Beast, The Guardian (UK), The Nation, American... read more
Lewis Fix @lfix
VP Sustainable Business & Brand Management
Lewis Fix is Vice-President, Sustainable Business & Brand Management of Domtar. In this role, he directs the environmental business strategy for Domtar's pulp and paper segment as a member of the company's Sustainability Committee. Additionally, he directs the marketing communications and advertising functions of the pulp & paper business. Lewis also manages Domtar's relationships with environmental non-governmental organization (NGO) partners, setting goals for continuous improvement. Lewis has spoken throughout North America on subjects like forest certification, corporate and NGO relationships, sustainability in the paper industry and the "greening"... read more
Kathy Gerwig @kathygerwig
VP, Environmental Stewardship Officer
Kaiser Permanente
Kathy Gerwig is the VP of Workplace Safety and Environmental Stewardship Officer at Kaiser Permanente in San Francisco. She has helped pioneer the hospital's commendable efforts to reduce chemical use, save energy and cut waste by focusing on creating sustainable hospitals. Kathy holds an MBA from Pepperdine University. She is also on the board for the Center for Environmental Health and has testified before Congress advocating reform of toxic chemical legislation.
Dave Gilboa* @warbyparker
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Warby Parker
Dave is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Warby Parker, a transformative eyewear company that designs and sells vintage-inspired glasses for a fraction of the price of retail stores and distributes a pair to someone in need for every pair sold. Dave's Swedish Viking roots have guided him through past adventures at Bain & Company, Allen & Company and The Wharton School.
Mia Ginsburg
Host of Mia's Show
At just 11 years old, Mia is not your ordinary pre-teen. Between studying for spelling and math tests, she is the host of the environmentally conscious Internet series, "Mia's Show." From Ed Begley Jr. to Bronson Pelletier of "Twilight" fame, along with famous artist like Justin Beiber, Will.I.Am from the Black Eyed Peas and Jason Derulo, Mia interviews celebrities and other "green" enthusiasts, spreading the word to teach kids, and adults alike, all about green living. "I want both kids and their parents to know that that being green is... read more
Peter Glatzer @SHFTdotcom
Producer & Co-Founder
Peter Glatzer is an independent film producer with six films to his credit, including the Sundance hit THE GRAVE and the Tim Roth/Renee Zellweger thriller DECEIVER. He has made films and created television shows for HBO, Miramax, Fox, MGM and Discovery. Prior to producing, he was the Executive Director of the Hamptons Film Festival and the creator of the IFP Gotham Awards. In 2006 he started to look for sustainable options for himself and found a dearth of scattered information, which led to his partnership with Adrian Grenier and the... read more
Sean Gourley @sgourley
CTO & Co-Founder
Sean Gourley, Quid co-founder and CTO, did research into the mathematics of war for his PhD thesis at Balliol College, Oxford. His findings appeared as the featured article in "Nature" (December 2009) and were the subject of a popular TED talk (2009). His work on statistical analysis, probability, and algorithm development applied to complex systems and large datasets inspired the creation of Quid. Sean is a Rhodes Scholar PhD in Physics (Complexity) from the University of Oxford; his is undergraduate degree in Physics is from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch,... read more
Dave Graham
Dave Graham is a Founding Partner at Greenstart, the world's first cleantech-only accelerator. He has been starting, building and investing in technology startups for more than a decade as Managing Partner at ArizonaBay Technology Ventures. Before that, Dave co-founded consumer Internet startup OpenAuto in 1999. Dave believes in lean startups, the Customer Development model, and that too much capital too soon can be fatal for new ventures. Dave is a board member at CloudSponge, TrustMe and SpineDigital, and works with at-risk youth as a Board Member at The Wolfe Center.... read more
Lee Green @smarterplanet
Vice President, Brand Experience and Strategic Design
Lee Green is the Vice President, Worldwide IBM Brand Experience and Strategic Design. He has responsibility for IBM's worldwide brand experience initiatives, strategic design and IBM's Design Consulting Services offering for IBM clients. Mr. Green has played a pivotal role in IBM's re-branding efforts over the last 15 years. His team also leads the corporation's efforts in the area of "advanced concept design" working closely with IBM Research. In his career with IBM Lee has held numerous marketing, communications and management positions. Recently, he has focused aligning brand strategy with... read more
Adrian Grenier @adriangrenier
Actor, Filmmaker & Cofounder
Adrian Grenier is an actor, filmmaker, and musician well known for his role on HBO's Entourage. He co-founded SHFT in 2009 with film producer Peter Glatzer after the two collaborated on Alter Eco, a Green Lifestyle TV series for Discovery.
Adrian's individual activism on the environment, along with his work through SHFT.com showcases a myriad eco-products, service, lifestyle choices and information via social and traditional media to the public.
Adrian's activism and work on behalf of many charities, the creation and work of SHFT, and, his personal choices... read more
Sheeraz Haji
Cleantech Group
CEO – Sheeraz Haji As CEO of Cleantech Group, Sheeraz Haji is one of the world's most influential cleantech thought-leaders and trusted advisors to global companies and executives. Prior to joining the company, Sheeraz served for eight years as co-founder and CEO of GetActive, a venture-backed software-as-a-service, customer relationship management company. He led GetActive's merger with Convio, then as Convio's president built a company with 1,200 clients and 300 employees. Sheeraz has also worked as a strategy consultant for McKinsey & Company; entrepreneur-in-residence (EIR) for El Dorado Ventures; operations executive for GMO,... read more
Sarah Ham
DBL Investors
Sarah Ham is an Associate at DBL Investors, which she joined in 2011. Sarah sources and performs diligence on investment opportunities, advises portfolio company management, and helps portfolio companies implement their double bottom line practices. Sarah was a Summer Associate with DBL Investors in 2010 in which she researched industry trends and performed due diligence on investment opportunities. Sarah graduated from the Yale School of Management in 2011. At Yale SOM, Sarah focused on entrepreneurship in developing markets, social innovation and investments. She led the design of and chaired the... read more
Jeremy Heimans @jeremyheimans
Co-Founder & CEO
Jeremy Heimans is co-founder and CEO of Purpose.com, a social enterprise that mobilizes millions of citizens and consumers to help solve major global problems. Purpose has built global movements to fight cancer (with LIVESTRONG) and eliminate nuclear weapons in 20 years (with Global Zero, a new initiative led by more than 200 world leaders and endorsed by President Obama) and is currently building a national movement to change America's food culture with Jamie Oliver. Purpose recently launched All Out, the world's first global movement organization for LGBT people and their... read more
Betsy Henning @betsy_henning
Principal and Co-founder
Betsy Henning is principal and co-founder of marketing communications firm AHA! in Vancouver, Wash. She is an expert communications strategist with a focus in building strong businesses through excellent brand experiences. Betsy consults with clients from high-tech giants to startups on strategic communication, integrated messaging, and brand voice, tone and manner. For more than a dozen years, Betsy has worked with Hewlett-Packard, Charles Schwab, Yahoo!, NBC Universal, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Pop!Tech, an annual conference of visionaries, corporate leaders, entrepreneurs and educators who consider how science, technology and innovative ideas can generate... read more
Lex Heslin
President, CEO
Beautiful Earth Group
Lex Heslin is a sustainable energy developer whose goal is to improve the environment by creating reliable sources of clean, green power. Lex worked in power generation finance at Sanwa Bank in Tokyo, then at Goldman, Sachs & Co., before becoming president of a real estate investment firm in New York. He founded Beautiful Earth Group in Brooklyn, NY in 2008 to develop utility-scale solar and wind power generating facilities. Beautiful Earth (BE) develops and invests exclusively in non-carbon emitting electricity generation. BE is committed to helping the world change... read more
Jeremy Hollister @WeArePlus
CEO / Creative Strategist & Innovation
We Are Plus
Jeremy is the mastermind behind the global strategic creative company We Are Plus, which specializes in branding and whose former clients include MTV, ESPN, MAC Cosmetics, Nike, Sci-Fi Network, the US Open and Virgin Mobile. Jeremy is also an award-winning film and music video director, artist and fashion designer and has spoken at numerous international events. An avid outdoorsman, Jeremy has surfed in Brazil, Costa Rica and Mexico, mountain biked in New Zealand and kiteboarded in the Caribbean.
Sue Igoe @Recyclebank
Sue Igoe is the SVP of Account Management at Recyclebank, which was recently named The Wall Street Journal's #1 Clean Tech Company and the "Next Big Thing". Sue is responsible for leading the management and growth of Recyclebank's partnerships to include the brands and retailer partners who work with Recyclebank to connect with consumers on environmental topics. A founding employee and member of Recyclebank's Executive Management team, Sue has held responsibility for the technology, rewards, sales and global marketing teams and was most recently the Managing Director of... read more
Sandra Itkoff
Vice President of Strategy
BYD America
Sandra Itkoff has more than 20 years of experience in business development, finance, strategy, operations, and product development in high-growth entrepreneurial environments. Ms. Itkoff recently became Vice President of Strategy for BYD America, a world leader in state-of-the-art battery technology and a fully integrated manufacturer of long-range all-electric buses and automobiles. Previously, Ms. Itkoff served as Senior Vice President at Angeleno Group, a private equity firm that invests in high-growth alternative energy and natural resources companies, which she joined in February 2007. She co-led the firm's... read more
Eric Johnson
Corporate Sustainability
Sony Electronics
Eric Johnson, Senior Sustainability Engineer, has been with Sony for over seven years. With a background in technology, he began his career at Sony in compliance and security capacities. During his tenure Eric's interest in Sony's efforts to reduce its environmental impact inspired him take on a leadership role in the company's internal Green Taskforce and site green teams. Over a year ago, Eric took on the newly minted role as Sony Electronics' Senior Sustainability Engineer responsible for sustainable strategy, measurement, and communications as well as collaborative... read more
Hannah Jones @hjones_nike
Vice President, Sustainable Business & Innovation
As Vice President of Sustainable Business & Innovation (SB&I), Hannah Jones leads the team mandated with enabling Nike to thrive in a future sustainable economy through closed loop business models. Nike defines the sustainable economy as an economy where people, planet, and profit are in balance. The SB&I team's role is to fuel and hothouse sustainable innovation, embed sustainability into the heart of the business model, and mobilize key constituencies (employees, consumers, policy makers, civil society, and other industry) to enable scale through system change. Hannah is also a founding... read more
Vincent Kartheiser
Actor & Environmentalist
Mad Men
Currently in production on his fifth season of portraying Pete Campbell on the four-time Emmy award-winning series "Mad Men," Vincent Kartheiser first came to television viewer's attention as 'Connor' on the hit series, "Angel," and has also had roles in many other series, including "Sweet Justice" and "ER." Most recently seen alongside Justin Timberlake in the science fiction thriller In Time, Kartheiser has appeared in over a dozen feature films including, Crime and Punishment in Suburbia directed by Rob Schmidt opposite Monica Keena; Larry Clark's Another Day in Paradise opposite James... read more
Nurit Katz @nuritkatz
Sustainability Coordinator
UCLA's first Sustainability Coordinator, Nurit Katz is working to foster partnerships among academic, research, and operational departments and further the goals and initiatives of the campus sustainability program. Ms. Katz is also an Instructor for UCLA Extension's Global Sustainability Certificate Program. Before starting in this position she founded the UCLA Sustainable Resource Center to provide resources for the community on sustainability. She then served as President of the Graduate Students Association and assisted Dr. Charles Corbett in developing a new interdisciplinary graduate certificate program - Leaders in Sustainability. After graduation... read more
David Kiron @mitsmr
Executive Editor, Innovative Hubs
MIT Sloan Management Review
David Kiron is the executive Editor of Sloan Management Review at MIT. Previously he was a senior researcher at Harvard Business School and a research associate at the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University. Kiron holds a PhD in philosophy from the University of Rochester and a BA from Oberlin College.
Steven Kline @PGE4Me
VP, Corporate Environmental & Federal Affairs & Chief Sustainability Officer
PG&E Corporation
Steven L. Kline is Vice President of Corporate Environmental and Federal Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer for PG&E Corporation. He is responsible for environmental policy activities for PG&E Corporation, as well as for oversight of the corporation's Washington, D.C., office. Kline also serves as the senior liaison with federal elected and regulatory officials. In addition to his duties at PG&E Corporation, Kline serves on the Boards of the China-US Energy Efficiency Alliance, Advisory Council for Resources for the Future and Executive Leadership Council for The Nature Conservancy. He holds... read more
Tom Kostigen
Thomas M. Kostigen has reported from Wall Street to war zones to the world's natural wonders. He is the co-author of The New York Times bestseller, The Green Book, and author of the award-winning You Are Here: Exposing The Vital Link Between What We Do and What That Does to The Planet, for which he traveled to the world's most tenuous places connecting the dots of man's effect on the planet. In his follow up guide, The Green Blue Book, Kostigen explicated the need for water preservation and conservation, and... read more
Micah Kotch @cleantechnyc
Office of Innovation Development
Micah Kotch serves as Director of Operations for NYC ACRE at NYU-Poly (the New York City Accelerator for a Clean and Renewable Economy). NYC ACRE is seeded by a four year, $1.6M grant from NYSERDA to create a business incubator for clean tech and renewable energy companies. Partners in the NYC ACRE initiative include the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the New York City Investment Fund, Columbia University, Pratt Institute, and NYU. NYC ACRE resides within 16,500 sq. ft. at 160 Varick Street in downtown Manhattan. Micah is helping... read more
Annie Lescroart @eBayGreen
Senior Manager, Sustainability Communications
eBay Green Team
Annie Lescroart has spent her career helping companies and nonprofits articulate and communicate the ways in which they make the world a better place. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, she spent nearly five years working for communications firms in New York and Boston. There, she consulted with clients that ranged from the United Nations to Harley Davidson to Pfizer, helping them build and execute meaningful communications platforms for their causes and social commitments. Now happily back in the Bay Area at eBay, she is a card... read more
Mark Lujan
Eco Driving Project Manager
Southern California Gas Company
Mark A. Lujan, is the Eco Driving Project Manager of Fleet Services for Southern California Gas Company, one of Sempra Energy's California regulated utilities. Sempra Energy is a San Diego-based Fortune 500 energy services holding company whose subsidiaries provide electricity, natural gas and value-added products and services. Mark has been with Southern California Gas Company for 33 years. Currently, he is responsible for developing and implementing an Eco-Driving training module to educate and enhance employee driving behaviors. This training will assist in fuel conservation, emission reductions, enhance safety behind the wheel... read more
Kevin Lyman @VansWarpedTour
President & Founder
Vans Warped Tour
Lyman is best known as the creator of the Vans Warped Tour, the longest running music and extreme sports festival in the world today. In addition, he is also co-producer of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, Rockstar Energy Drink Taste of Chaos Tour and Willie Nelson's Country Throwdown. In 2005, Kevin established the Unite The United Foundation, an organization set up to encourage fans, artists and industry leaders from the music, touring and lifestyle worlds to come together through charitable contributions, events and volunteer efforts in order to work... read more
Glen Macdonald @UCLAIoES
UC Presidential Chair and Director
UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Glen M. MacDonald is an international authority on the environmental effects of climate change and drought. Dr. MacDonald is a UCLA professor of geography and of ecology and evolutionary biology and director of the multidisciplinary UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES). Dr. MacDonald leads the IoES in educating the next generation of professional and scientific leadership committed to the health of the planet, driving interdisciplinary environment and sustainability research, and creating outreach opportunities with businesses, non-profit organizations, policy makers and the community. His areas of interest are... read more
Hector Madariaga
Director of Environmental Affairs
Southern California Gas Company
Hector A. Madariaga, is Director of Environmental Affairs for Southern California Gas Company, one of Sempra Energy's California regulated utilities. Sempra Energy is a San Diego-based Fortune 500 energy services holding company whose subsidiaries provide electricity, natural gas and value-added products and service. Hector has been with Sempra Energy or its predecessors for 36 years. Currently, he is responsible for developing and implementing customer focused environmental strategies and programs for the Southern California Gas Company. Prior to his current position he was responsible for managing the vehicles fleet of the...read more
Nicolas Maitret
Nicolas Maitret is a principal at SYPartners, where he leads projects at the intersection of branding, innovation, and transformation. Over the past 12 years he has designed a wide range of products, services, and environments. At SYPartners, he's helped Johnson & Johnson and IBM bring to life a vision for their brand. Imagined customer experiences for Old Navy, Yahoo!, Blue Shield and Target. Designed exhibits for Nike and IBM. Prior to joining SYPartners, Nicolas was a product designer in France. He worked on innovation projects with Alstom, Coca-Cola, France Telecom,...read more
Bryan Martel
Managing Director
Environmental Capital Group
Bryan L. Martel, Managing Director, founded Environmental Capital Group with the goal of addressing global environmental problems by significantly expanding private equity investment in effective clean technologies. Bryan is appreciated as a vital link in the industry, fostering strategic connections and relationships between the investment communities, cleantech solution companies, scientific leaders and policymakers. Within ECG, Bryan provides strategic leadership and is growing a broad range of business development initiatives. He leads the team in working closely with limited partner trustees and executives, fund managers and general partner groups to provide environmental...read more
Gavin McIntyre @GavinMcIntyre
Co-Founder and Chief Scientist
Ecovative Design
Gavin McIntyre is the co-founder and Chief Scientist of Ecovative Design LLC, and has lead all material and biological process development in the company's strides to replace synthetics. Gavin co-invented the MycoBond platform, a patent-pending technology that uses a growing organism to transform agricultural byproducts into strong composite materials. These materials are 100% compostable, and made with a fraction of the energy of conventional plastics. He has served as the principle investigator on grants received from the US EPA, the USDA, the NSF, and the New York State Energy...read more
Irwin Miller @GenslerLfstyle
Principal and Director of the Retail Studio
Irwin Miller is a Principal and Director of the Retail Studio at the Gensler Los Angeles office. He also acts as a Retail Practice Area Leader for the firm. Noteworthy projects include MGM Mirage CityCenter Sales Office in Las Vegas, The Nomadic Museum in Santa Monica and Majestic Cruises flagship vessel based in Curacao. Irwin leads collaborative and dynamic teams that deal with the application of new technologies, media and user experience in retail environments. He holds bachelor of arts and bachelor of architecture degrees from the Rhode Island School...read more
Mary Sue Milliken @MarySueMilliken
Co-Chef/Owner & Top Chef Master
Border Grill Restaurants
Mary Sue Milliken is co-chef/owner of the popular, critically acclaimed Border Grill restaurants in Santa Monica, Downtown Los Angeles, and Las Vegas, serving upscale, modern Mexican food in a hip, urban cantina setting. She is also co-chef/owner of the gourmet taco truck phenomenon, the Border Grill Truck. A pioneer of world cuisine since the creation of City Café and CITY Restaurant in Los Angeles in the 1980's, Mary Sue is a preeminent ambassador of authentic Mexican cuisine, setting the standard for gourmet Mexican fare for over two decades. Always...read more
Bill Morrissey
VP - Environmental Sustainability
The Clorox Company
Bill Morrissey is vice president – Environmental Sustainability at The Clorox Company, leading the company's global sustainability efforts. Bill and his Eco Office team are responsible for the development and execution of strategies and plans that drive sustainability improvements across Clorox's operations, product portfolio and workplace. Since the Eco Office was established in 2007, Bill and his team have accelerated Clorox's progress in decreasing the company's environmental footprint, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as well as saving energy, water and solid waste. The Eco Office has also partnered with Clorox business...read more
Brian Mullins @daqri
CEO & Founder
Brian Mullins, Founder & CEO of daqri. Brian is a technology visionary and serial entrepreneur. He believes strongly in the power of technology to transform our lives, including the way we do business. With a background in industrial robotics and management at multi-billion dollar firms, Brian now creates value as an experienced entrepreneur who solves real world problems by creating technology solutions and sharing them with the world. daqri is new publishing platform that delivers content via QR codes. Supported content types include images, videos, PDFs, audio files, blog and...read more
Heidrun Mumper-Drumm @art_center
Director, Sustainability Initiatives & Associate Professor
Art Center College of Design
A graphic designer and letterpress printer, Heidrun Mumper-Drumm is an associate professor and the Director of Sustainability Initiatives at Art Center College of Design. Since 2003, her focus has been on the incorporation of sustainability principles into design education and the design process. As a former environmental engineer for Bechtel and Parsons Engineering, her background includes nuclear, geothermal, solar and wind energy projects, as well as environmental management for NASA and the US Air Force. She has been applying this experience, as well as current thinking about sustainability, to reframing...read more
David Muyres
Agent of Transportation Change
OnGoing Transportation, Hunt Green & NewNorth Center for Design & Business
Dave Muyres is a creative minded thought leader intent on reinventing the transportation industry through design and system thinking. Dave's broad corporate and academic experience includes the Vice President of Educational Initiatives at the Art Center College of Design where he directed a series of Sustainable Mobility Summits, a series of annual events focused on sustainable mobilit (artcenter.edu/summit). Prior to joining Art Center in 2005, Mr. Muyres worked at Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI), where he held various functional and executive management positions within the automotive division in the United States,...read more
David Nahai
David Nahai Consulting Services
H. David Nahai has an extensive record of success in both the private and public sectors, as a lawyer, CEO, government official, environmentalist, business owner and community leader. Nahai is a partner in the law firm of Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith and is a co‐chair of the Firm's national energy, environmental, water, and real estate practice. Nahai is also the President of David Nahai Consulting Services, LLC and is Senior Advisor to the Clinton Climate Initiative. Until October, 2009, Nahai served as the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager...read more
Michela O'Connor Abrams @MichelaAbrams
Dwell Media LLC
Michela O'Connor Abrams is the President and Publisher of Dwell, the award-winning design and lifestyle media company. In 2006, Dwell hit the coveted Adweek HotList as well as the Advertising Age A-List, and was a Cappell's Circulation Top Ten Performer for the second consecutive year. In 2005, Ms. O'Connor Abrams helped see Dwell to its first major award when the magazine won General Excellence at the National Magazine Awards.
Cindy Ortega
Senior Vice President of Energy & Environmental Services
MGM Resorts International
Cindy Ortega is Senior Vice President of the Energy and Environmental Services Division of MGM Resorts International. She oversees the development and implementation of strategies for environmental sustainability and awareness throughout the company. These include natural resource conservation, sustainable new construction, and environmentally sensitive company operations. Cindy was also responsible for the oversight and achievement of the LEED certification of the $8.5 billion dollar CityCenter Project in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. Under Cindy's guidance, six developments at CityCenter were awarded LEED Gold certifications...read more
Ben Packard @starbucks
Vice President, Global Responsibility
As vice president, Global Responsibility, Ben Packard drives the strategy and oversees the programs behind Starbucks responsible business approach to ethical sourcing and environmental stewardship. Before assuming his current role in 2008, Ben led Starbucks Environmental Affairs team. He directed key initiatives including an environmental footprint analysis and establishment of related performance metrics, a greenhouse gas emissions inventory and the first FDA-approved use of post-consumer recycled materials for paper cups. As chair of the U.S. Green Building Council's Retail Development Committee, Ben led development of LEED® standards to help improve the...read more
Chris Paine @chrispaine
Writer / Director
Who Killed the Electric Car?
Chris Paine is the writer/director of Who Killed the Electric Car?. This first feature film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006 before its release by Sony Pictures Classics to become one of the most successful documentaries of the last five years. His latest film is Revenge of the Electric Car. Chris has appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Nightline, ABC World News Tonight, Democracy Now and Science Friday on NPR. He's toured nationally at venues including Princeton, Brown, Stanford, the Matthew Shepard Symposium on Social Justice,...read more
Tamin Pechet
Banyan Water
Tamin Pechet is CEO of Banyan Water (www.banyanwater.com), a "Water Steward" for customers facing water scarcity, rising bills, and property damage. Banyan Water manages over 100 large customer sites, using software to cut water use in half and remotely monitor and control water systems to avoid property damage. Tamin also serves as Chairman of Imagine H2O (www.imagineh2o.org), a global organization spurring entrepreneurship in the water industry through innovation prizes and a water business incubator. Tamin serves on the Board of Directors of Lux Research (www.luxresearchinc.com), a leading provider of...read more
Melissa Pelochino
Key Facilitator, Dean of Academics
Lime Design Associates
Melissa is a key facilitator for Lime Design. She became fascinated with design thinking after attending a workshop at Stanford University's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design. Melissa has combined her 10 years of teaching experience with her passion for user-centered design to educate others on how to incorporate the power of design thinking into daily business life. Melissa has been a guest lecturer at Stanford University's Teacher Preparation program and an annual guest speaker on the "panel of doers" at Stanford's k12 Lab. She is currently serving as Dean...read more
Brooks Perlin @ecosupplycenter
ECO Supply
Brooks Perlin is the Chief Financial Officer and head of Architectural Sales for Eco Supply Center, a sustainable building supply company that was established in 2005. Eco Supply distributes environmentally friendly materials ideally suited for cabinetry, counter tops, flooring, furniture, general millwork and exterior cladding. The brands Eco Supply sells are not only the best environmental options and all help towards LEED points, they are durable, attractive and competitively priced. Brand names include Richlite, Plyboo, Suberra, Kirei and a line of reclaimed woods. Eco Supply has offices in...read more
Nancy Pfund*
Managing Partner
DBL Investors
Nancy Pfund is a Managing Partner of DBL Investors. Ms. Pfund currently sponsors or sits on the board of directors of a number of private companies, including Primus Power, SolarCity, Solaria, Brightsource Energy and Pandora. Ms. Pfund also worked closely with exited portfolio company Tesla Motors.
Previously, Ms. Pfund was a Managing Director at JPMorgan. Ms. Pfund joined JPMorgan (then Hambrecht & Quist) in 1984 as a securities analyst and later joined its venture capital department as principal and then Managing Director in 1989. In addition to her private...read more
Sisanie Reategui @sisanie
Sisanie Reategui is the Midday on-air radio personality for L.A.'s #1 Hit Music Station 102.7 KIIS-FM in Los Angeles, CA. Her show immediately follows Ryan Seacrest's Morning Show, Monday – Friday from 10am – 3pm and Saturday's from 10am – 1pm. Sisanie also broadcasts a Midday show for San Diego's Hit Music Station, Channel 933 - KHTS. In addition she's nationally syndicated on over 60 Clear Channel Top-40 radio stations including major markets such as WKSC/Chicago, WHYI/Miami, WIOQ/Philadelphia, KISS/Boston, WKST/Pittsburg and KKRZ/Portland. Now you are able to listen to...read more
Trevor Roald @QuickMobile
Manager Product Experience
Trevor is the manager of Sales Engineering at Quickmobile. As part of his job, he helps clients understand how mobile solutions impact their business and how to can leverage mobile to enhance organizational efficiency. He was previously the manager of business development and led strategic and tactical sales efforts that grew revenue in the Tourism and Event Services market by over 100% consistently over two years.
Andrea Robinson
Founder and Director
ARC Sustainability
Andrea Robinson is the Founder and Director of ARC Sustainability, a Los Angeles-based environmental and corporate social responsibility consulting firm. ARC specializes in designing and implementing sustainability programs for high-profile productions, movie studios, conventions, corporations, live events, concerts, hotels, residences and non-governmental organizations. ARC Sustainability produces measurable results in energy efficiency, water conservation, waste diversion, building retrofits, transportation minimization, supply chain productivity, food and beverage sourcing, greenhouse gas emission reductions and advises on carbon offset frameworks.
Susana Rodriguez de Tembleque @SYPartners
Executive Creative Director
Susana's responsibility is to catalyze creativity and original thinking in all our work. To this end, she partners tightly with each princpal to set diection at key moments of their client engagement and then leads her team of designers to conceptualize and then bring to life the collective thinking of the team: be it in print, an installation, a store, a product, or a film. Susana is passionate that design can be the paradigm shift in business. She is an active voice in the design industry and is currently a...read more
Nicholas Rumanes @GenslerOnCities
Real Estate and Sustainable Development Specialist
Nicholas Rumanes is a seasoned development executive with over 15 years of professional experience in design, construction and operations. He joins Gensler in 2011 as the firm wide leader of the Real Estate and Sustainable Development practice. His focus is on key real estate and facilities client relationships and developing strategies to maximize sustainable performance and return on investment across real estate portfolios. Prior to joining Gensler, Nicholas served as Vice President of development for Las Vegas Sands Corp. In this role, his responsibilities included development and portfolio management of the company's integrated...read more
Manuel Sattig @BMWGroup
Communications Manager Project i
The BMW Group
Mr. Manuel Sattig is the communication manager for project i for BMW AG. In this role, he is responsible for the strategy, planning and coordination of project i communication and activities.
With project i, the BMW Group is corroborating its position as the most innovative and sustainable auto manufacturer in the world in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the seventh year running. With BMW i, the BMW Group is providing answers in a holistic manner to the mobility challenges of the future. In addition to purpose-built premium...read more
Daniel Schutzsmith @schutzsmith
Mark & Phill
Daniel is a rare breed – a hybrid of equal parts business, design, and strategy – ready to change the world. He's a professor at the School of Visual Arts and Co-Founder of Mark & Phil, an agency providing fine crafted cause marketing and philanthropic strategy for non-profits and triple-bottom-line focused companies like Greenpeace, MTV, Treehugger, Sustainable Works, Oxfam, Love Is Louder and more.
Jennifer Schwab @SCGreen_Home
Chief Sustainability Officer & Co-Founder
Sierra Club Green Home
As Chief Sustainability Officer, Jennifer is responsible for all environmental information, education, and initiatives at Sierra Club Green Home.com. She developed the Sierra Club Green Home "GreenCheck" validation program for green suppliers, as well as the SCGH "Green Ambassador" course which educates Fortune 500 employees about the principles of sustainability and energy efficiency and in turn helps them message that information to consumers. Jennifer studied environmental design and sustainability at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, then she completed her Master's in Urban Planning and Sustainable Design...read more
Ariel Schwartz @arielhs
Assistant Editor
Fast Company
Ariel Schwartz is an Assistant Editor at Fast Company Magazine, where she writes about cleantech, transportation, food, health, and more. Previously she served as the editor of Cleantechnica.com and the Technology Editor of Inhabitat.com. She has also contributed to GOOD Magazine, Popular Science, SF Weekly, NBC Bay Area Online, Triple Pundit and GreenBiz.com. Ariel holds a BA from Vassar College.
Jessica Scorpio
Jessica Scorpio is a Co-Founder and Director of Business Development at Getaround, which was created to leverage the 1B+ cars on the planet to create a cleaner, smarter and more efficient transportation system through a marketplace for peer-to-peer car sharing. Prior to launching Getaround, she completed the inaugural Graduate Studies Program at Singularity University (SU '09), a new school launched by Ray Kurzweil, Peter Diamandis, NASA, and Google that focuses on inspiring a cadre of leaders to understand and facilitate the development of exponentially advancing technologies in order to address humanity's...read more
Simran Sethi @simransethi
Award-Winning Journalist
Simran Sethi is an award-winning journalist and associate professor at the University of Kansas School of Journalism and Mass Communications, where she teaches courses on diversity, sustainability and environmental communications, and uses social media as exclusive reporting platforms. Simran is the contributing author of Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy, winner of the bronze 2008 Axiom Award for Best Business Ethics Book. She is currently writing a book on the psychological barriers to environmental engagement for Harper Collins. Named one of the top ten eco-heroes of the planet by the...read more
Peter Shumlin @VTGovernor
State of Vermont
Peter Shumlin was elected Governor of Vermont in 2010 and is one of the nation's leading supporters of renewable energy and the green economy. His office has addressed climate change with real, sustainable solutions. Governor Shumlin helped pass a key economic development bill with important green provisions, including legislating the Entrepreneurs' Seed Capital Fund and setting more predictable requirements to allow wind and hydro projects to succeed. He also provided the momentum behind the Vermont Senate vote to retire the dirty and dangerous Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. In education, he recently...read more
Sherry Simpson-Dean @simpson_sherry
Immediate Past Executive Director
Opportunity Green
Emmy Award winning film producer, Sherry Simpson Dean is known for her deep commitment to human rights and civil liberties. Her film, "Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony", is a multiple award-winner of Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival. Her rare, historic footage of Nelson Mandela dancing jubilantly at South Africa's first free election celebration in Soweto is treasured internationally. Currently serving as Opportunity Green's Executive Strategist, Sherry is a distinguished member of the Metropolitan Water District's Blue Ribbon Committee, where she chairs the communications subgroup. Formally, the Executive...read more
Karen Solomon @oppgreen
Co-Founder, CEO
Opportunity Green
Featured by Glamour Magazine as one of the 70 women they considered to be environmental leaders and heroes, Karen's vast experience and progressive vision have played an instrumental role in the rapid growth that has taken Opportunity Green from its start as local green business conference to a national brand. Considered a rising star in the social media arena, Karen's work with Opportunity Green gained the company the runner up award in the green category of The Shorty Awards, the Oscars for Twitter held annually in New York City. Karen was honored...read more
Brad Sparks
Director, Global Green Initiative
Brad Sparks is a Director with KPMG International. He is responsible for the firm's climate change strategy, working with KPMG member firms to measure, report and reduce the network's global carbon emissions. In addition, he works closely with KPMG's Climate Change and Sustainability Services to produce thought leadership and develop services designed to improve the environmental sustainability performance of clients. Brad also serves as KPMG's Liaison Delegate to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, where he serves a co-Chair of the GHG Protocol Working Group....read more
Susan Hunt Stevens @practicallygrn
Founder & CEO
Practically Green
Susan Hunt Stevens is the Founder/CEO of Practically Green, a technology company that motivates people to adopt a healthier, greener lifestyle by making it easier and more fun to discover, try and share sustainable actions, products and services. Leading corporations, brands, and associations license and configure the company's tools to power their own sustainability engagement initiatives. Previously, Stevens spent nine years at The New York Times Company, most recently as senior vice president, digital for Boston Globe Media, where she ran Boston.com, one of the largest news and information...read more
Kathleen Strouse @UMG_News
Executive Director, Digital Business Support
Universal Music Group
As the Executive Director of Digital Business Support at Universal Music Group since 2006, Kathleen oversees all internal and external activities regarding digital and physical promotional product. Kathleen has managed to reduce physical promotional products by 89% while boosting digital promotional product by 400%, as well as saving on shipping and manufacturing materials by leading the trend towards digital music. Her leadership has both cut costs and helped reduce the music giant's carbon footprint. Kathleen holds an MBA from Pepperdine University and a BA in English.
Dan Sturges @DNAsturges
Dan Sturges became fascinated with transportation the day he held his first Hotwheels toy car in his hand. Trained as a transportation designer at the Art Center College of Design, Dan has been helping to expand transportation options for over 20 years. After graduation from Art Center, Dan worked briefly as a car designer at General Motors. Soon after he started his own company trans2, introducing a new federally-recognized class of personal vehicles, the Neighborhood Electric Vehicle. The company changed hands and now produces the GEM as a Chrysler subsidiary. Mr. Sturges...read more
Boise Thomas
Actor, Host
Discovery Network, Planet Green
Boise Thomas is the fresh face of Adrian Grenier's Alter Eco, an environmentally-focused lifestyle show on Discovery Communications' eco-focused channel Planet Green. Boise formerly served as the face of G Living, a modern green lifestyle network, where he wrote, produced and hosted over 100 environmentally-focused shows. He stared in G Living's hip, eco-chic online series The Real G, where he interviewed and worked with numerous green personalities and chefs including sustainability expert John Picard and the founders of Method. Boise has interviewed many celebrities and has covered numerous environmental events...read more
Lee Turlington
Vice President of Global Product
Lee Turlington is Vice President of Global Product at Patagonia. He provides strategic leadership for product design, advanced innovation, global merchandising, and materials development with a fully integrated approach. With over twenty-five years in the outdoor and sports industry, Lee¹s business tenure has been chiseled by companies large and small, by those that are market leaders as well as market challengers, giving him a broad vantage point keenly suited to address the global challenges that color today¹s evolving markets. Turlington has held leadership roles in, and helped shape the face and infrastructure of global brands such as The North Face,...read more
Chris Ursitti @lacenterstudios
Los Angeles Center Studios
Peter Van Stolk
Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery (Spud.com)
As founder of Jones Soda Company in 1987, van Stolk served as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors through 2007. Peter's original marketing approach interacting online with consumers brought Jones Soda Co. success in a crowded beverage industry. Integrating customer input, Jones Soda is known for unique flavors and custom packaging. Peter also oversaw the launch of new product lines including non-carbonated juice, tea, ad energy drinks. He successfully competed against the global multi-billion dollar soda giants, and earned brand loyalty among consumers, all on a shoestring budget. By...read more
William Wescott Ph.D.
Vice President, Innovation - Americas
Veolia Environnement North America
Bill is Vice President, Innovation – Americas for Veolia Environnement, the world's largest environmental services provider. He works closely with Veolia's worldwide research and innovation group and all four of Veolia's business divisions (water, waste, energy management, public transportation), to source clean technology innovation through strategic initiatives such as the Veolia Innovation Accelerator http://www.veolia.com/en/solutions/research-innovation/via/. Bill works closely with entrepreneurs and investors to identify promising technologies that meet the evolving needs of Veolia's clients and can benefit from Veolia's top position in key markets around the world. Bill is an internationally recognized...read more
Tensie Whelan @RnfrstAlliance
Rainforest Alliance
Tensie Whelan serves as the president of the Rainforest Alliance. She has been involved with the Rainforest Alliance since 1990, first as a board member, and then later as a consultant, becoming the executive director in 2000. Whelan has been working in the environmental field for more than 25 years, during which time she served as the vice president of conservation information at the National Audubon Society and executive director of the New York League of Conservation Voters. Whelan also worked as a journalist and environmental communications consultant in Costa Rica,...read more
Gaylon White
Director, Design Programs
Eastman Innovation Lab
Gaylon White is director of design programs for Eastman Chemical Company. Under his leadership, Eastman launched the award-winning Eastman Innovation Lab website ─ www.EastmanInnovationLab.com ─ and Material Difference™, a highly acclaimed sampling strategy for designers. White received a personal recognition award from the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) in 2010 for his support of design education and being a "great builder of bridges" between the manufacturing and design communities. He has authored some 80 articles, including, When Worlds Collide, a story describing Eastman's design journey published in the Spring...read more
Andrea White-Kjoss
President and COO
Andréa White-Kjoss is president and chief operations officer of Mobis Transportation/ Bikestation, whose vision is the transformation of the American transportation system to include technology-networked and interoperable choices such as transit, bicycles, car-sharing and small electric vehicles in order to reduce congestion and emissions, and improve health and quality of life. Bikestation is the leading brand of Mobis and creates the only complete operational ecosystem for bicyclists and bicycling at transit, and in developments, universities and colleges, and corporate campuses. Bikestation facilities offer secure bicycle parking and related services to...read more
Andrew Williamson, PhD @awilliam100
Physic Ventures
Andrew Williamson is part of Physic's Sustainable Living investment team. Andrew works with companies that are developing technologies, products and services to enable consumers to adopt more sustainable lifestyles. Among the portfolio company investments managed by Physic Ventures, Andrew is on the boards of Chromatin, EnergyHub, Gazelle, Impinj, Novomer, RecycleBank, and WaterSmart. Prior to joining Physic Ventures, Andrew spent 10 years leading materials science research and development projects at the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. At NREL, Andrew developed computational models...read more
Ian Yolles @ianyolles
Chief Sustainability Officer
Ian Yolles is the chief marketing officer at RecycleBank. The goal of RecycleBank is to create incentives for households to recycle by giving them a large portion of the value derived from their giving birth to a cyclical product lifecycle. Previously, he was co-founder and vice president of marketing and brand communications of Nau, a retail-direct, outdoor lifestyle apparel company. Prior to that Yolles worked as a senior consultant with Dialogos, a world leader and pioneer in the theory and practice of dialogue, organizational learning, collective leadership, and fostering approaches to...read more