Livability Summit - Valley Forward Association

Livability Summit

THE GREEN ECONOMY: WHY IT MATTERS AND HOW YOU CAN PROFIT

WHAT:

At a time when the global market faces challenges on multiple fronts, green business and technologies are emerging as investment opportunities and economic solutions. From green building to manufacturing solar panels or inventing fuels of the future, American industry can be at the forefront of revitalizing our economy and communities to transform the world. Join the increasingly diverse collective voice bringing sustainability into every day life at Valley Forward’s Livability Summit on April 8 at the Wyndham Phoenix Hotel. This half-day seminar will focus on the risks and rewards of sustainable living in an effort to create a paradigm shift in how people live, work and play.

Summit Features:
Registration/ Continental Breakfast/VFA Resource Area (exhibit booths)
Keynote Address
Panel Presentations
Luncheon & Keynote Address

WHEN/WHERE:

Livability Summit - 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Wyndham Phoenix

GREG PETERSON, GREEN LIVING & SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATOR,
CREATOR OF THE URBAN FARM

A writer, teacher, small business owner and entrepreneur, Greg Peterson has made sustainability his life and his life’s work. His passion is to inspire everyday people to conceptualize and implement sustainability practices into their own lives, which he does daily by living what he speaks. A decade ago, he created a new concept called the Urban Farm, a real world environmental showcase home in the heart of Phoenix. He transformed his 1950s tract home into an innovative holistic residential site featuring an entirely edible landscape, including 76 fruit trees, rainwater and greywater harvesting, three solar applications and extensive use of reclaimed and recycled building materials. The Urban Farm not only awakens the possibility to reconnect with the earth and agriculture in simple, practical ways, but it also nourishes the promise of a future that will sustain life for years to come.

**Click here to view the PowerPoint slides from Greg Peterson's presentation.

JEROME RINGO, ADVOCATING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, CLEAN ENERGY & JOBS

Senior Executive for Global Strategies with Green Port and former national president of the Apollo Alliance, Jerome Ringo is a dedicated advocate of clean energy and environmental sustainability. He was the 2005 Chair of the Board of the National Wildlife Federation, making him the first African American to head a major conservation organization in America. His firsthand knowledge of environmental issues came from working in Louisiana’s petrochemical industry for over 20 years. After observing the impact of the industry’s pollution on local communities, he created a broad based coalition to provide real solutions for our energy crisis. Now, he’s taking his message around the world.

MAKING SUSTAINABILITY PROFITABLE AROUND THE WORLD
International panelists to be featured at the Livability Summit include: Jean-Michel Detroyat, vice mayor of Grenoble and Kimihiko Adachi, general manager of Kokusai Kogyo Holding Co.'s Solar Business Developoment Division, along with Janice Cervelli, University of Arizona's dean of the Colleage of Arthcitecture - Landscape Architecture, and Greg Peterson. Moderator: Kristin K. Mayes, Senior Sustainability Scientist, ASU, GIOS & Director, Program on Law and Sustainability, ASU Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

**Click here to view the PowerPoint slides from Vice Mayor of Grenoble Jean-Michel Detroyat's presenation.

**Click here to view the PowerPoint slides from Dean Janice Cervelli's presenation.

Test your knowledge of environmental issues in a JEOPARDY-STYLE GAME ON SUSTAINABILITY presented by Charlie Popeck, president and founding principal of
Green Ideas Sustainability Consultants

* Participate in a dynamic, interactive day of information sharing, networking and learning

* Preview exhibits on sustainability initiatives in the Valley and state

* Hear why you should and how you can become personally vested in the green movement

RESOURCE AREA SPOTLIGHTS LOCAL INITIATIVES: Valley Forward's Resource Area will spotlight innovative solutions to environmental concerns and sustainability issues.

MENTORING FUTURE STEWARDS: Valley Forward is proud to once again partner with the 2011 Future City Competition for 7th and 8th grade students throughout Maricopa County. Award winning entries will be featured at the Summit.

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