2009 Highlights
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2009 Speakers:
Special Guest Speaker
President Bill Clinton
Founder, William J. Clinton Foundation
42nd President of the United States-
Kathy Abusow
President and CEO
Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc.
Shai Agassi
Founder and CEO
Better Place-
David Aldous
Chief Executive Officer
Range Fuels -
Ray Anderson
Founder and Chairman
Interface, Inc.
Michael Andrew
Director of Government Affairs and External Communications, Hybrid Battery Systems
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Phil Angelides
Chairman
Apollo Alliance-
Tod Arbogast
Director, Sustainable Business
Dell Inc. -
Joel Babbit
CEO and Co-founder
Mother Nature Network -
Tom Baloga
Vice President of Engineering, U.S.
BMW of North America
Carl Bass
President and CEO
Autodesk, Inc.
Janine Benyus
Author, Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature
Co-founder, The Biomimicry Guild-
Rob Bernard
Chief Environmental Strategist
Microsoft Corp. -
Kevin Book
Managing Director, Research
ClearView Energy Partners, LLC -
Todd Bradley
Executive Vice President, Personal Systems Group
Hewlett-Packard Company
Beth A. Brooke
Global Vice Chair
Ernst & Young LLP
David C. Brown
Vice President, Federal Affairs
Exelon Corporation
Michael Brune
Executive Director
Rainforest Action Network (RAN)
William M. Bumpers
Partner and Chair, Climate Change Practice
Baker Botts LLP
Brian Camastral
Global President, Mars Food
Mars, Incorporated-
Sue Cischke
Group Vice President, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering
Ford Motor Co.
Ian Clifford
Founder and CEO
Zenn Motor Co.
Richard S. Cohen
Managing Director, Environmental Strategic Investments
Bank of America Corp.
Peter L. Corsell
Chief Executive Officer
GridPoint
David W. Crane
President and CEO
NRG Energy, Inc.-
Andris Cukurs
Chief Executive Officer
Suzlon Wind Energy
Leslie Dach
Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Government
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Peter Darbee
Chairman, President and CEO
PG&E Corp.-
Michael Deane
Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer
Turner Construction Company -
Marthin De Beer
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Emerging Technologies Group
Cisco Systems, Inc. -
Jill Dumain
Chair of the Board of the Organic Exchange
Patagonia Inc
Brian Dumaine
Global Editor
FORTUNE
Jib Ellison
Founder
Blu Skye Sustainability-
Henrik Fisker
Chief Executive Officer
Fisker Automotive
Steve Fludder
Vice President, ecomagination
General Electric
Bill Ford
Executive Chairman
Ford Motor Co.
Mark Fulton
Managing Director and Global Head of Climate Change Investment Research
Deutsche Asset Management-
Don Furman
SVP, Development, Transmission, and Policy
Iberdrola Renewables, Inc.
Charles Gassenheimer
Chairman and CEO
Ener1, Inc.
Robert Gates
Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations
Clipper Windpower, Inc.
Gerard F.X. Geier, II
Senior Partner
FXFOWLE Architects, LLP
Bill Gross
CEO, eSolar
Founder and CEO, Idealab
Marc Gunther
Contributing Editor
FORTUNE-
Kevin Hagen
Director of Corporate Social Responsibility
REI -
Alan Hanson
Executive Vice President, Technologies and Used Fuel Management
AREVA NC Inc. -
Steve Hargreaves
Staff Writer
CNNMoney.com -
Paul Hawken
CEO
Biomimicry Ventures Group
David G. Hawkins
Director, Climate Programs
NRDC
Peter J. Hebert
Co-founder and Managing Partner
Lux Capital Management-
Kraig Higginson
Founder and Chairman
Raser Technologies
Jeffrey Hollender
President and Chief Inspired Protagonist
Seventh Generation
Robert Houghton
President
Redemtech, Inc.
Steve Howard
Chief Executive Officer
The °Climate Group
Laura Ipsen
SVP, Global Policy and Government Affairs (GPGA)
Cisco Systems, Inc.-
Mitch Jackson
Director, Environmental Affairs and Sustainability
FedEx Corp.
Anup Jacob
Partner
Virgin Green Fund
Wilber James
Managing General Partner
RockPort Capital Partners
H. Fisk Johnson
Chairman and CEO
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Van Jones
Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
White House Council on Environmental Quality-
Matthew Kiernan
Chief Executive Officer
Innovest Strategic Value Advisors -
Rik Kirkland
Director of Publishing
McKinsey & Company -
Odin K. Knudsen
Strategic Advisor and Business Development and Global Head of Origination
JPMorgan Chase
Michael J. Kowalski
Chairman and CEO
Tiffany & Co.
Fred Krupp
President
Environmental Defense Fund-
Barbara Kyle
National Coordinator
Electronics TakeBack Coalition
Rob Lamkin
Chief Executive Officer
Cool Earth Solar, Inc.-
Scott Lang
President and CEO
Silver Spring Networks
Bob Langert
Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility
McDonald's Corporation-
Amy Larkin
Solutions Director
Greenpeace USA
Adam Lashinsky
Editor at Large
FORTUNE-
Chuck Leavell
Director of Environmental Affairs and Co-founder
Mother Nature Network
Rich Lechner
Vice President, Energy & Environment
IBM Corp.
Li Lu
Founder and General Partner
LL Investment Partners
Joel Makower
Chairman and Executive Editor
Greener World Media, Inc.-
Kathleen Matthews
EVP, Global Communications and Public Affairs
Marriott International, Inc. -
Chuck McDermott
General Partner
RockPort Capital Partners -
Ken Mehlman
Managing Director and Head of Global Public Affairs
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. -
Andrea Moffat
Senior Director of Corporate Program
Ceres -
Jeremy Moon
CEO
Icebreaker New Zealand Ltd
Michael G. Morris
Chairman, President and CEO
American Electric Power-
Richard Murphy
Editor
FSB: Fortune Small Business
Clay Nesler
Vice President, Global Energy and Sustainability, Building Efficiency
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Jack Newman
Co-founder and SVP of Research
Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc.-
Michael Norris
Chief Operating Officer and Market President
Sodexo, Inc.
Frank O’Brien-Bernini
Chief Sustainability Officer
Owens Corning
Ben Packard
Vice President, Global Responsibility
Starbucks Coffee Co.-
Chandrakant D. Patel
HP Fellow and Director, Sustainable IT Ecosystem Lab
HP Labs
Glenn T. Prickett
Senior Vice President
Conservation International-
Jason Pyle
Chief Executive Officer
Sapphire Energy
James E. Rogers
Chairman, President, and CEO
Duke Energy Corp.
Gwen Ruta
Vice President, Corporate Partnerships
Environmental Defense Fund-
Alan Salzman
CEO and Managing Partner
VantagePoint Venture Partners
Julie Schlosser
Associate Editor
FORTUNE
Dov Seidman
Founder, Chairman and CEO
LRN
Andy Serwer
Managing Editor
FORTUNE-
Andrew L. Shapiro
Founder and President
GreenOrder -
J.D. Sitton
President and CEO
Infinia Corp. -
Mark Small
Vice President of Corporate Environment Health and Safety
Sony Electronics Inc. -
Christopher Spain
Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer
HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc. -
Michael Splinter
President and CEO
Applied Materials, Inc. -
Kevin Surace
Chief Executive Officer
Serious Materials -
Kelly Truman
Vice President of Marketing, Sales, and Business Development
Solyndra, Inc. -
Bruce Usher
Chief Executive Officer
EcoSecurities Group plc
Bill Valentine
Chairman and Design Principal
HOK-
Mauricio Vargas
Chief Executive Officer
Greenhouse Gas Services, a GE AES Venture -
James A. Walker
Vice Chairman
enXco, Inc. -
Arlin S. Wasserman
Vice President, Corporate Citizenship
Sodexo, Inc. -
Scott Weinbrandt
Chairman and President
Helix Wind, Inc. -
Warren Weiss
General Partner
Foundation Capital
Thomas H. Werner
Chief Executive Officer
SunPower Corp.
David Whitford
Editor at Large, FORTUNE
Contributor, Fortune Small Business-
Tim Wilson
CEO and Co-founder
Historic Futures Ltd.
Todd Woody
Contributing Editor
FORTUNE-
John Woolard
President and CEO
BrightSource Energy -
J. Berrye Worsham
President and CEO
Cotton Incorporated














