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Chasing Sustainability ConferenceMarch 12, 2009 l Liu Institute for Global Issues l Tickets $10
PROMOTIONAL VIDEO
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Ian Gill – President, Ecotrust Canada
Stacey Toews – Founder, Level Ground Trading
Rob Abbott – Sustainability Director, Stratos Consulting
Peter Robinson – CEO, David Suzuki Foundation
FEATURED SPEAKERS
IAN GILL – PRESIDENT, ECOTRUST CANADA
• Ecotrust – a non-profit organization promoting the emergence of a conservation economy
• Former CBC broadcaster, winning numerous awards for coverage of environmental and land-use issues
• Former senior report and editor of the Vancouver Sun
• Director of Vancity Community Credit Union
STACEY TOEWS– FOUNDER, LEVEL GROUND TRADING
• Passion for justice and entrepreneurship led to founding of Level Ground, a fair-trade and organic coffee supplier
• Developed relationships with small scale producers in developing nations
• Speaking on the global impact of consumerism and making purchase decisions that support values-based businesses
ROB ABBOTT– SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR, STRATOS CONSULTING
• Leading Canadian sustainability strategist – past clients include TSX, NYSE, and many leading Fortune 500 firms
• Author: “Uncommon Cents: Thoreau and the Nature of Business” “Conscious Endeavours: Essays on Business, Society and the Nature of Sustainability”
• Taught undergrad and grad courses at UofT, SFU, UVic, Royal Roads and delivered guest lectures at Harvard University
PETER ROBINSON – CEO, DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION
• Former CEO of Mountain Equipment Co-Op (country’s largest outdoor equipment retailer with record of sustainable initiatives)
• Member of the Province of British Columbia’s Climate Action Team
• Humanitarian work – International Red Cross in Rwanda, 1998
• Chair and Chancellor, Royal Roads University (Victoria, BC)
WIN A “DAY IN THE LIFE OF” A GREEN BUSINESS PERSON!
• Spend a day learning what it means to incorporate sustainability into practices
• All delegates are automatically entered to WIN a day with either:
1. Mark Jeffrey – Sustainable Programs Manager, Vancity2. Marc Stoiber – President, Change Advertising
WIN A DAY WITH MARK JEFFREY!
• Sustainable Programs Manager, Vancity
• Western Canada’s largest credit union; pioneer of numerous ethical/environmental banking initiative
WIN A DAY WITH MARC STOIBER!
• President, Change Advertising (green marketing strategy firm)
• Marc’s “floor cleaner epiphany”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUVI0kJRcNw
• Held various senior level positions at large marketing firms (Palmer Jarvis, Grey Canada) before pursuing his passion for sustainability