• Program 2008-09

Innovative Business Models for Sustainable Value Creation

Date: 

June 23, 2009

Time: 

6-8 pm

Venue: 

New York County Lawyers Association - 14 Vesey Street - between Church / Park Row (subway lines E, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Innovation creates opportunities to improve financial, environmental, and social performance, and companies and nonprofits are focusing on new business models to achieve this. A panel of entrepreneurs and sustainability leaders will discuss how their businesses and organizations are using innovation to drive sustainability. Some of the topics to be discussed include: clean technology, its growth, new advancements, and challenges to commercialization; and case studies on innovative uses to convert waste to energy.

Moderator: 

Cary Krosinsky, Vice President, Trucost

Panelists: 

Cameron O'Mara -- EarthWater Global; Viraj Puri -- Gotham Greens LLC (winner of Green Business Competition); Derek Brand -- NY Academy of Sciences; Jason Scott -- EKO Asset Management Partners