Fortune is pleased to announce that Brainstorm: GREEN will take place April 12-14, 2010 in Laguna Niguel, CA. To register click here.

In 2009, Brainstorm: GREEN delivered answers and deepen the audience's connections with an extraordinarily accomplished group of business and environmental pioneers. To view highlights of 2009's premier green business event, click here.

2009 SPeakers:

  • Bill Clinton
    Special Guest Speaker

    President Bill Clinton

    Founder, William J. Clinton Foundation

    42nd President of the United States

  • Bill Ford
    Bill Ford

    Executive Chairman

    Ford Motor Co.

  • David W. Crane
    David W. Crane

    President and CEO

    NRG Energy, Inc.

  • Van Jones
    Van Jones

    Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

    White House Council on Environmental Quality

  • Kathy Abusow
    Kathy Abusow

    President and CEO

    Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc.

  • Shai Agassi
    Shai Agassi

    Founder and CEO

    Better Place

  • Mr. David Aldous
    David Aldous

    Chief Executive Officer

    Range Fuels

  • Ray Anderson
    Ray Anderson

    Founder and Chairman

    Interface, Inc.

  • Michael Andrew
    Michael Andrew

    Director of Government Affairs and External Communications, Hybrid Battery Systems

    Johnson Controls, Inc.

  • Phil Angelides
    Phil Angelides

    Chairman

    Apollo Alliance

  • Tod Arbogast
    Tod Arbogast

    Director, Sustainable Business

    Dell Inc.

  • Joel Babbit
    Joel Babbit

    CEO and Co-founder

    Mother Nature Network

  • Tom Baloga
    Tom Baloga

    Vice President of Engineering, U.S.

    BMW of North America

  • Carl Bass
    Carl Bass

    President and CEO

    Autodesk, Inc.

  • Janine Benyus
    Janine Benyus

    Author, Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature

    Co-founder, The Biomimicry Guild

  • Rob Bernard
    Rob Bernard

    Chief Environmental Strategist

    Microsoft Corp.

  • Kevin Book
    Kevin Book

    Managing Director, Research

    ClearView Energy Partners, LLC

  • Todd Bradley
    Todd Bradley

    Executive Vice President, Personal Systems Group

    Hewlett-Packard Company

  • Beth A. Brooke
    Beth A. Brooke

    Global Vice Chair

    Ernst & Young LLP

  • David C. Brown
    David C. Brown

    Vice President, Federal Affairs

    Exelon Corporation

  • Mike Brune
    Michael Brune

    Executive Director

    Rainforest Action Network (RAN)

  • William M. Bumpers
    William M. Bumpers

    Partner and Chair, Climate Change Practice

    Baker Botts LLP

  • Brian Camastral
    Brian Camastral

    Global President, Mars Food

    Mars, Incorporated

  • Sue Cischke
    Sue Cischke

    Group Vice President, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering

    Ford Motor Co.

  • Ian Clifford
    Ian Clifford

    Founder and CEO

    Zenn Motor Co.

  • Richard S. Cohen
    Richard S. Cohen

    Managing Director, Environmental Strategic Investments

    Bank of America Corp.

  • Peter L. Corsell
    Peter L. Corsell

    Chief Executive Officer

    GridPoint

  • Andris Cukurs
    Andris Cukurs

    Chief Executive Officer

    Suzlon Wind Energy

  • Leslie Dach
    Leslie Dach

    Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Government

    Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

  • Peter Darbee
    Peter Darbee

    Chairman, President and CEO

    PG&E Corp.

  • Michael Deane
    Michael Deane

    Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer

    Turner Construction Company

  • Marthin De Beer
    Marthin De Beer

    Senior Vice President and General Manager, Emerging Technologies Group

    Cisco Systems, Inc.

  • Jill Dumain
    Jill Dumain

    Chair of the Board of the Organic Exchange

    Patagonia Inc

  • Brian Dumaine
    Brian Dumaine

    Global Editor

    FORTUNE

  • Jib Ellison
    Jib Ellison

    Founder

    Blu Skye Sustainability

  • Henrik Fisker
    Henrik Fisker

    Chief Executive Officer

    Fisker Automotive

  • Steve Fludder
    Steve Fludder

    Vice President, ecomagination

    General Electric

  • Mark Fulton
    Mark Fulton

    Managing Director and Global Head of Climate Change Investment Research

    Deutsche Asset Management

  • Don Furman
    Don Furman

    SVP, Development, Transmission, and Policy

    Iberdrola Renewables, Inc.

  • Charles Gassenheimer
    Charles Gassenheimer

    Chairman and CEO

    Ener1, Inc.

  • Robert Gates
    Robert Gates

    Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations

    Clipper Windpower, Inc.

  • Gerard F.X. Geier, II
    Gerard F.X. Geier, II

    Senior Partner

    FXFOWLE Architects, LLP

  • Bill Gross
    Bill Gross

    CEO, eSolar

    Founder and CEO, Idealab

  • Marc Gunther
    Marc Gunther

    Contributing Editor

    FORTUNE

  • Kevin Hagen
    Kevin Hagen

    Director of Corporate Social Responsibility

    REI

  • Alan Hanson
    Alan Hanson

    Executive Vice President, Technologies and Used Fuel Management

    AREVA NC Inc.

  • Steve Hargreaves
    Steve Hargreaves

    Staff Writer

    CNNMoney.com

  • Paul Hawken
    Paul Hawken

    CEO

    Biomimicry Ventures Group

  • David G. Hawkins
    David G. Hawkins

    Director, Climate Programs

    NRDC

  • Peter J. Hebert
    Peter J. Hebert

    Co-founder and Managing Partner

    Lux Capital Management

  • Kraig Higginson
    Kraig Higginson

    Founder and Chairman

    Raser Technologies

  • Jeffrey Hollender
    Jeffrey Hollender

    President and Chief Inspired Protagonist

    Seventh Generation

  • Robert Houghton
    Robert Houghton

    President

    Redemtech, Inc.

  • Steve Howard
    Steve Howard

    Chief Executive Officer

    The °Climate Group

  • Laura Ipsen
    Laura Ipsen

    SVP, Global Policy and Government Affairs (GPGA)

    Cisco Systems, Inc.

  • Mitch Jackson
    Mitch Jackson

    Director, Environmental Affairs and Sustainability

    FedEx Corp.

  • Anup Jacob
    Anup Jacob

    Partner

    Virgin Green Fund

  • William E. James
    Wilber James

    Managing General Partner

    RockPort Capital Partners

  • H. Fisk Johnson
    H. Fisk Johnson

    Chairman and CEO

    S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.

  • Matthew Kiernan
    Matthew Kiernan

    Chief Executive Officer

    Innovest Strategic Value Advisors

  • Rik Kirkland
    Rik Kirkland

    Director of Publishing

    McKinsey & Company

  • Odin K. Knudsen
    Odin K. Knudsen

    Strategic Advisor and Business Development and Global Head of Origination

    JPMorgan Chase

  • Michael J. Kowalski
    Michael J. Kowalski

    Chairman and CEO

    Tiffany & Co.

  • Fred Krupp
    Fred Krupp

    President

    Environmental Defense Fund

  • Barbara Kyle
    Barbara Kyle

    National Coordinator

    Electronics TakeBack Coalition

  • Rob Lamkin
    Rob Lamkin

    Chief Executive Officer

    Cool Earth Solar, Inc.

  • Scott Lang
    Scott Lang

    President and CEO

    Silver Spring Networks

  • Bob Langert
    Bob Langert

    Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility

    McDonald's Corporation

  • Amy Larkin
    Amy Larkin

    Solutions Director

    Greenpeace USA

  • Adam Lashinsky
    Adam Lashinsky

    Editor at Large

    FORTUNE

  • Chuck Leavell
    Chuck Leavell

    Director of Environmental Affairs and Co-founder

    Mother Nature Network

  • Rich Lechner
    Rich Lechner

    Vice President, Energy & Environment

    IBM Corp.

  • Li Lu
    Li Lu

    Founder and General Partner

    LL Investment Partners

  • Joel Makower
    Joel Makower

    Chairman and Executive Editor

    Greener World Media, Inc.

  • Kathleen Matthews
    Kathleen Matthews

    EVP, Global Communications and Public Affairs

    Marriott International, Inc.

  • Chuck McDermott
    Chuck McDermott

    General Partner

    RockPort Capital Partners

  • Ken Mehlman
    Ken Mehlman

    Managing Director and Head of Global Public Affairs

    Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

  • Andrea Moffat
    Andrea Moffat

    Senior Director of Corporate Program

    Ceres

  • Jeremy Moon
    Jeremy Moon

    CEO

    Icebreaker New Zealand Ltd

  • Michael G. Morris
    Michael G. Morris

    Chairman, President and CEO

    American Electric Power

  • Richard Murphy
    Richard Murphy

    Editor

    FSB: Fortune Small Business

  • Clay Nesler
    Clay Nesler

    Vice President, Global Energy and Sustainability, Building Efficiency

    Johnson Controls, Inc.

  • Jack Newman
    Jack Newman

    Co-founder and SVP of Research

    Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc.

  • Michael Norris
    Michael Norris

    Chief Operating Officer and Market President

    Sodexo, Inc.

  • Frank O’Brien-Bernini
    Frank O’Brien-Bernini

    Chief Sustainability Officer

    Owens Corning

  • Ben Packard
    Ben Packard

    Vice President, Global Responsibility

    Starbucks Coffee Co.

  • Chandrakant D. Patel
    Chandrakant D. Patel

    HP Fellow and Director, Sustainable IT Ecosystem Lab

    HP Labs

  • Glenn T. Prickett
    Glenn T. Prickett

    Senior Vice President

    Conservation International

  • Jason Pyle
    Jason Pyle

    Chief Executive Officer

    Sapphire Energy

  • James E. Rogers
    James E. Rogers

    Chairman, President, and CEO

    Duke Energy Corp.

  • Gwen Ruta
    Gwen Ruta

    Vice President, Corporate Partnerships

    Environmental Defense Fund

  • Alan Salzman
    Alan Salzman

    CEO and Managing Partner

    VantagePoint Venture Partners

  • Julie Schlosser
    Julie Schlosser

    Associate Editor

    FORTUNE

  • Dov Seidman
    Dov Seidman

    Founder, Chairman and CEO

    LRN

  • Andy Serwer
    Andy Serwer

    Managing Editor

    FORTUNE

  • Andrew L. Shapiro
    Andrew L. Shapiro

    Founder and President

    GreenOrder

  • J.D. Sitton
    J.D. Sitton

    President and CEO

    Infinia Corp.

  • Mark Small
    Mark Small

    Vice President of Corporate Environment Health and Safety

    Sony Electronics Inc.

  • Christopher Spain
    Christopher Spain

    Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer

    HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc.

  • Michael Splinter
    Michael Splinter

    President and CEO

    Applied Materials, Inc.

  • Kevin Surace
    Kevin Surace

    Chief Executive Officer

    Serious Materials

  • Kelly Truman
    Kelly Truman

    Vice President of Marketing, Sales, and Business Development

    Solyndra, Inc.

  • Bruce Usher
    Bruce Usher

    Chief Executive Officer

    EcoSecurities Group plc

  • Bill Valentine
    Bill Valentine

    Chairman and Design Principal

    HOK

  • Mauricio Vargas
    Mauricio Vargas

    Chief Executive Officer

    Greenhouse Gas Services, a GE AES Venture

  • James A. Walker
    James A. Walker

    Vice Chairman

    enXco, Inc.

  • Arlin S. Wasserman
    Arlin S. Wasserman

    Vice President, Corporate Citizenship

    Sodexo, Inc.

  • Scott Weinbrandt
    Scott Weinbrandt

    Chairman and President

    Helix Wind, Inc.

  • Warren Weiss
    Warren Weiss

    General Partner

    Foundation Capital

  • Thomas H. Werner
    Thomas H. Werner

    Chief Executive Officer

    SunPower Corp.

  • David Whitford
    David Whitford

    Editor at Large, FORTUNE

    Contributor, Fortune Small Business

  • Tim Wilson
    Tim Wilson

    CEO and Co-founder

    Historic Futures Ltd.

  • Todd Woody
    Todd Woody

    Contributing Editor

    FORTUNE

  • John Woolard
    John Woolard

    President and CEO

    BrightSource Energy

  • J. Berrye Worsham
    J. Berrye Worsham

    President and CEO

    Cotton Incorporated