GreenWorks NYC
A Series of Green Economy and Workforce Development Forums including
Green Business Expos Job Fairs Education Roundtables Business Seminars Conferences
Coming soon: GreenWorld Radio - the Media Channel of GreenWorks NYC
GreenWorks NYC Launch Event July 26, 2009
Imagine the New York Region,
Thriving, Green & Just
12:00-5:30 PM (Reception followed)
Speakers, Panels, Music, Exhibitors, Roundtables, Seminars and Refreshments
at
NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES CONFERENCE CENTER
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street, 40th Floor
Manhattan, New York City
Coming soon: GreenWorld Radio - the Media Channel of GreenWorks NYC
The Green Marketplace is exploding, but there is a dynamic missing in its growth. Information is sporadic and fragmented making it difficult to be prepared for opportunities when they arise. No one has been able to create a cross-sector collaborative platform for managing large-scale change and mobilizing actionable intelligence. Until now...
GreenWorks NYC is:
Douglas Cohen, Executive Producer
646 510-0901, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Rick Ulfik, Executive Director
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- Presented by We, The World and New York City council Member Alan J. Gerson
- Sponsors and Supporters include: the Communications Coordination Committee for the United Nations, Battery Park City Authority, and the New York Academy of Sciences
- Other partners include: the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA), U.S. Partnership/Education for Sustainable Development, Sustainable Business Cmte., Columbia University Alumni Association, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Green Map System, Green Drinks, Sustainable Strength, Evolver, the Coalition for One Voice, The Water Pod, Regenerative Culture, Planet Heart and others
- Convene Solutions Roundtables - Sector specific, results-driven meetings during and between major events with facilitation and web-published results.
- Create a Social Network Map, with analysis and database of the players and influencers to support decision making and solution seeking in the emerging Green Business landscape.
- Provide Education and Green Jobs Development pathways bridging K-12, Higher Education, Industry and Government.
Douglas Cohen, Executive Producer
646 510-0901, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Rick Ulfik, Executive Director
212 867-0846, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
GreenWorks NYC Launch Event July 26, 2009
Imagine the New York Region,
Thriving, Green & Just
12:00-5:30 PM (Reception followed)
Speakers, Panels, Music, Exhibitors, Roundtables, Seminars and Refreshments
at
NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES CONFERENCE CENTER
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street, 40th Floor
Manhattan, New York City
The prestigious New York Academy of Sciences hosts the launch and inaugural roundtable of GreenWorks NYC - a multi-year effort to create an upgrade in results-driven collaboration in the Green Economy of New York.
The July 26th Program included:
- NYC Council Member Alan J. Gerson (District One in Lower Manhattan) - Keynote Address
- Welcome from Communications Coordination Committee for the U.N.
- Panel: Opportunities and Innovation in the NY Green Economy
- Mike Gordon - C-Power - Smart Energy
- George Gosieski - Built Environment
- Whitney Smith - Social Innovation
- Douglas Lawrence - Green real estate
- Debra Italiano - Sustainable Food Systems
- Steve Salsberg - EcoVentions
- Joyce Moi - CUNY/Chinatown Business Association
Scott Beall (Integral Vision Learning) - Education & Green Workforce Development
Ariane Burgess - (Regenerative Culture) - Regenerative Leadership & Community Systems
Douglas Cohen (U.S. Partnership/Education for Sustainable Development,) - Leadership & Community Engagement
Ally LaTourelle (Earthventure Capital, LLC) - Green financing
Rick Ulfik (We, The World) - Building local-to-global networks of collaboration
Deborah Stern (2020 Fund) - Sustainable Earth by 2020
Special guest This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it from the soulful high energy musical group This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - singing, clapping and dancing in the aisles!
About the Venue
The New York Academy of Sciences Conference Center is located at 7 World Trade Center. Completed in 2006, it is the first commercial office building in New York City to receive the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, where it won a Gold rating.
Not only does the Academy have a green space, they have established a set of green meeting standards to reduce the carbon-footprint of all their events. For more on this, go to:
http://www.nyas.org/landing/hostanevent/uniquelygreen.asp
