5:30-6:30 pm registration & reception
6:30-7:30 pm program
7:30-7:45 pm Q&A

Cost:  $25 for Chamber of Commerce members; $35 for nonmembers and at door (all major credit cards accepted)

Business Innovation Conversations bring business owners and operators, civic officials and other thought leaders together to identify and promote business employment practices that help employees build their careers, assets and self-sufficiency, while boosting business competitiveness and success. 

It seems everywhere you turn, businesses are "going green" and experts are saying that the future of our economy will be "green jobs." But what does that mean for the future of your business, your workers and your career?

San Francisco is home to pioneering businesses and policies in the green economy. Come hear from local leaders about how their companies have implemented green strategies and about their opportunities for growth.

Jeanine Cotter, CEO, Luminalt, a solar installation company, will discuss the demand for renewable energy systems and the impact of California and San Francisco incentive programs.

Kim Fox, Director of Environmental Business, Goodwill will discuss her organization's work as both an employer providing green jobs and as coordinator for San Francisco's newly launched Green Skills Academy.

Sylvia Kwan, President, Kwan Henmi Architects will discuss green design and implications for the construction industry.

John Legnitto, Vice President and General Manager, Recology will discuss their zero waste strategy and the reasons behind their recent rebranding from Norcal Waste Systems to Recology.

Karen Chapple, PhD, Director of the Center for Community Innovation at UC Berkeley will moderate our panel. She will define green jobs and the green economy and share results of her state-wide research of green business.

Josh Henretig, Senior Environmental Sustainability Field Manager for title sponsor Microsoft, will kick off our evening by describing green IT and the implications for their workforce.