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UBC Net Impact Conference & Sustainability Expo

Posted in Community Connections with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 15, 2012 by lindacunliffe

I am pleased to share the following information about this upcoming conference.  Please visit their website at www.ubcnetimpact.org for conference details.

Khushboo Wanchoo,  co-organizer of the 10th Annual UBC Net Impact Conference & Sustainability Expo, extends an invitation to students like herself and professionals like yourself to interact and network with some of leading minds of the industry that are actively engaged in this exciting domain!

Net Impact is a non-profit organization with student and professional members using the power of business to create a more social and environmentally sustainable world. The organization has thousands of professional, graduate and undergraduate members on six continents, working in or pursuing careers in corporate responsibility, social entrepreneurship, non-profit management, international development and environmental sustainability.

Conference Highlights

 On Friday, April 20th, UBC Net Impact will host the 10th Annual Net Impact Conference and Sustainability Expo, \”Sustainability: Beyond Rhetoric.\” Join over 200 business and student leaders to discuss the challenges and best practices in the sustainable business arena; propelling the conversation beyond the rhetoric that can too often dominate this space.

Moderated panels for the day will highlight impassioned discussions on:
– Clean Tech & Energy
– Impact & Ethical Investing
– Leadership in Corporate Responsibility
– Measurement & Benchmarking
– Natural Resources & Mining

Come enjoy a keynote address from CEO of global clean tech venture capital leader Chrysalix, Wal van Lierop. Spend the day engaging key leaders from companies across industries at panel discussions and at the Sustainability Expo, and again over drinks at the evening’s Networking with Purpose event at the Granville Room.

Participating sponsors, exhibitors, and speakers include representatives from Baja Mining, SAP, Teck Resources, Westport Innovations, VanCity, Ecotrust Canada, Offsetters, Green Angel Energy, First Power, BC Hydro, NEI Investments, Board of Change and many more!

Be a part of this exciting event! Register here today: ubcnetimpact.eventbrite.ca

(Registration closes Monday, April 16.)
Find out more: www.ubcnetimpact.org