Announcing a new Meetup for Washington DC Environment Meetup Group!

What: Green Business Summit 1111 PA Ave NW all day $299 or $199 with WhartonClubDC

When: November 12, 2009 8:00 AM

Where:
Morgan, Lewis and Bockius
1111 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20004

GREEN BUSINESS SUMMIT II: The Business Case for Green Investments

official website: www.whartondc.com/article.html?aid=1756
or www.whartondc.com

hosted by the Wharton Club of Washington, DC
and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Cost and Registration - www.whartondc.com/store.html?event_id=1756
$299 non-member and no other category below
$199 member of Wharton Club Dc, member of Strategic Partners
Government employess, Non-Profit employees

Register and pay at www.whartondc.com/store.html?event_id=1756

Schedule: Thursday November 12, 2009
7:00 - 8:20am – Continental Breakfast and registration
8:20 - 8:30am – Welcome from Wharton DC Club and Morgan Lewis
8:30 - 8:45am – Special Introductory Speaker: James C. Dinegar, Jr.
8:45 - 9:15am – Opening Keynote Speaker: Andrew Winston
9:30 - 10:45am – CleanTech Panel
11:00 - 12:15pm – Financing Panel
12:15 - 1:45pm – Lunch and Keynote Speaker
1:45 - 3:00pm – Government Panel
3:20 - 4:35pm – Climate Change Panel
4:35 - 4:40pm – Closing remarks from Wharton DC Club and Morgan Lewis
4:40 - 6:00pm – Cocktail Reception and Networking

SUMMARY

This year’s conference examines the essential, interdependent elements of launching a sustainable Green Economy. With the American economy and companies of all sizes facing significant domestic and international challenges, executives and entrepreneurs proposing significant green investments and initiatives need to set forth an even more compelling business case to justify such investments.

Yet with the dramatic changes in Washington within the past year, including tens billions of dollars in potential funding for approved projects, other non-equity investment options exist (e.g., grants, loans, government lab assistance).

Two keynote speakers for the Green Business Summit, along with four expert panels, will focus on these major components that affect the business case for Green Investments

Special Introductory Speaker
James C. Dinegar, Jr., CAE, President and CEO,
Greater Washington Board of Trade

Morning Keynote
Andrew Winston, a Leading Consultant and Author of Green Recovery: Get Lean, Get Smart, and Emerge from the Downturn on Top, co-Author of Green to Gold, and much more. Click here to learn more about him.

Mid-Day Keynote: TBA
Steven M. Cohen, Partner & Co-Manager, Morgan Lewis Emerging Business & Technology Practice

Speakers During the Day

Don Dahn, Senior Vice President, East West Bank

Kevin Furnary, Chief Executive Officer, LEEP Holdings

Pandor Hadjy, Acting Deputy Administrator, Business Program, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Rural Development

Leslie Kass, Director, Business Policy and Programs, Nuclear Energy Institute

Kyle W. Kempf, Senior Director of Government Affairs, National Small Business Association

Stephen H. Kinney, Jr., Senior Counsel, Morgan Lewis Business & Finance Practice

Kenneth M. Kulak, Partner, Morgan Lewis Energy Practice

Bob Prantil, North Region Executive, GE Energy

Julia Pulzone, Managing Director, Global Environmental Fund (GEF)

Bill Rever, Director, Strategic Marketing, BP Solar

Ronald J. Tenpas, Partner, Morgan Lewis Environmental Litigation and Counsel

Register and pay at: www.whartondc.com/store.html?event_id=1756

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