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8/14/2019 Vanguard University’s Students in Free Enterprise To http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/vanguard-universitys-students-in-free-enterprise-to 1/2 Vanguard University’s Students In Free Enterprise to hold Environmental Sustainability Conference Targeting the Orange County business community, the conference features keynote speaker Martin Diedrich, founder of Kéan Coffee, and focuses on environmental sustainability with an emphasis on innovation and creativity. Costa Mesa, CA – January 14, 2010 – The news from the environmental front seems to constantly be bleak. Sojourner’s Magazine states that due to the effects of climate change, 40 -170 million people are at increased risk of malnutrition and hunger, 200 million people will suffer from ravaging diseases like malaria and fevers, and 100 million will experience the devastating effects of coastal flooding. The disheartening news seems endless, but there is hope on the horizon. Vanguard University’s Students in Free Enterprise, or SIFE, aims to live up to their name by leading the charge in the battle against climate change by hosting the Environmental Sustainability Conference. This conference, held January 29, 2010 at Vanguard University from 8:30-4 PM, features Martin Diedrich, founder of Kéan Coffee, as its keynote speaker, who will focus on environmental innovation and creativity. Jamie Welsh, founder and CEO of 10% Solution, will host a panel of environmental experts who will offer their green “know-how” and engage in audience questions. Various breakout sessions will be offered, allowing for a more informal atmosphere between attendees and speakers. A low-carbon lunch, catered by Bon Appétit, will be provided, fostering an opportunity for attendees to network with speakers and other participants, as well as experience an exhibition of local businesses employing eco-friendly practices. Two award winning documentaries concerning environmentalism and conservationism, The Story of Stuff and Garbage Dreams, will be shown, giving two very different insights into how everyday products are used and disposed. In the words of Diedrich, "Inspire by example. As an individual with a small business, you can make a difference." Together, a brighter future is possible. For more information and to register for this event, visit http://greenconf.vusife.org. About VUSIFE: VU SIFE is Vanguard University’s local chapter of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), an international non-profit organization that works in partnership with business and higher education. SIFE mobilizes students to discover their own potential by creating economic opportunity for others through community outreach projects. SIFE is active on 1,500 college and university campuses involving close to 40,000 students in 50 countries. Since 2006, VUSIFE has focused on teaching innovative techniques for achieving success through teamwork and truth in Southern California. For additional information, visit the VU SIFE website at www.vusife.org Contact: Chris Leininger, Vice President of Communications Vanguard University Students in Free Enterprise (909) 993-2218 [email protected]

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Page 1: Vanguard University’s Students in Free Enterprise To

8/14/2019 Vanguard University’s Students in Free Enterprise To

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/vanguard-universitys-students-in-free-enterprise-to 1/2

Vanguard University’s Students In Free Enterprise to

hold Environmental Sustainability Conference

Targeting the Orange County business community, the conference featureskeynote speaker Martin Diedrich, founder of Kéan Coffee, and focuses on

environmental sustainability with an emphasis on innovation and creativity.

Costa Mesa, CA – January 14, 2010 – The news from the environmental front seems toconstantly be bleak. Sojourner’s Magazine states that due to the effects of climate change,40 -170 million people are at increased risk of malnutrition and hunger, 200 million peoplewill suffer from ravaging diseases like malaria and fevers, and 100 million will experiencethe devastating effects of coastal flooding. The disheartening news seems endless, butthere is hope on the horizon.

Vanguard University’s Students in Free Enterprise, or SIFE, aims to live up to their name byleading the charge in the battle against climate change by hosting the EnvironmentalSustainability Conference. This conference, held January 29, 2010 at Vanguard Universityfrom 8:30-4 PM, features Martin Diedrich, founder of Kéan Coffee, as its keynote speaker,

who will focus on environmental innovation and creativity. Jamie Welsh, founder and CEOof 10% Solution, will host a panel of environmental experts who will offer their green “know-how” and engage in audience questions. Various breakout sessions will be offered,allowing for a more informal atmosphere between attendees and speakers. A low-carbonlunch, catered by Bon Appétit, will be provided, fostering an opportunity for attendees tonetwork with speakers and other participants, as well as experience an exhibition of localbusinesses employing eco-friendly practices. Two award winning documentaries concerningenvironmentalism and conservationism, The Story of Stuff and Garbage Dreams, will beshown, giving two very different insights into how everyday products are used anddisposed.

In the words of Diedrich, "Inspire by example. As an individual with a small business, you

can make a difference." Together, a brighter future is possible. For more information andto register for this event, visit http://greenconf.vusife.org.

About VUSIFE:

VU SIFE is Vanguard University’s local chapter of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), an international non-profit organization that works in partnership with business and higher education. SIFE mobilizesstudents to discover their own potential by creating economic opportunity for others through community outreach projects. SIFE is active on 1,500 college and university campuses involving close to 40,000 students in 50 countries. Since 2006, VUSIFE has focused on teaching innovative techniques for achieving success through teamwork and truth in Southern California. For additional information, visit theVU SIFE website at www.vusife.org

Contact:

Chris Leininger,

Vice President of Communications

Vanguard University Students in Free Enterprise

(909) 993-2218

[email protected]