Speakers
Public | Wednesday | Friday | Saturday | Friday Tracks | Saturday TracksTrack Keynote Talks
Friday Oct 1st, 2004
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UMC - University of Colorado
9:00 am - 12 pm
Track keynotes are organized into 3 parallel sets of 4 talks. Each set has a theme of either "Resources," "Community Building," or "Organizational Sustainability" and includes a speaker addressing the theme from either the personal grassroots (P), institutional corporate or non-profit (I), educational (E) or governmental policy (G) point of view.
| Resources | |
| Glenn Miller Ballroom, UMC | |
| emcee: Mary Mulry, Wild Oats Natural Marketplace | |
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William Reed - one of the nation's leading experts on green and regenerative design with a focus on uniting green building, site design and regional ecological health into a whole-systems approach. (G) |
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Sobonfu
Somé - one of the foremost voices in African
spirituality, Sobonfu was destined from birth to teach the ancient
wisdom, ritual and practices of her ancestors, to share the rich
spiritual life and culture of her native land Burkina Faso, one
of the world's poorest countries economically yet one of the richest
in spiritual life and custom.(I) |
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Paul Stamets - one of the world’s leading experts in mushroom cultivation, use and identification; creative innovator in the use of fungi for the restoration, replenishment and remediation of Earth's overburdened ecosphere. (E) |
| Community Building | Chem 140 |
| emcee: Randy Miller, Editor-Publisher, Colorado Daily | |
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Tala Dawlatshahi – a journalist featured on CNN, Voice of America, New York Times, Wall Street Journal working with many UN agencies and as US Representative of Reporters Without Borders. (G) |
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Digital Bridges Team - Charlie Gay, David Germano, Trisha Litz, Dave Renne, Esperide Ananas (P/E) |
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Sir Ed Artis - describing his only two rules as "high adventure and service to humanity," Ed has done relief missions into the world's worst war zones including Afghanistan, Rwanda, Cambodia, Chechnya, Yemen, Kyrgyz, Chechnya, Ingushetia, and Azerbaijan. (I) |
| Organizational Sustainability | UMC 235 |
| emcee: Mark Ruzzin, Boulder Colorado Mayor | |
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Philip Berber - In March 2000, Philip Berber sold CyBerCorp to the Charles Schwab organization for $488 million and decided to start a foundation. He began with a $100 million endowment which quickly turned into over 160 projects with more than 400,000 beneficiaries. (I) |
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Luisa Mestroni - Managing Director of the UN's International Centre for Science and High Technology, a consultant at the U.S. National Health Institute, and professor at the University of Colorado Medical School. (G) |
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Paul Polak – recently named an “Entrepreneur of the Year” for social responsibility, Paul established a business approach to poverty alleviation that’s generated over $200M of sustainable income for poor villages markedly improving the lives of millions of people. (E) |
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Marshall Rosenberg - has taken up where Gandhi, King, and other past visionary leaders for peace left off. An internationally renowned visionary himself, Rosenberg 's credentials rank him as one of the foremost new leaders for world peace. (P) |
*Speakers and schedule subject to change.
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