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2008 GREEN SPEAKERS SCHEDULE

Please visit our green speaker tent next to the Green-N-Healthy Expo area to be part of the panel discussions with area leaders and green living experts.

 

 
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15

11am — Noon

Innovative Ways to Keep Waste Out of Our Landfills

Moderator Larry Alexander, Manager Solid Waste Collections, Sarasota County Government

Tony Souza, Executive Director, Sarasota Habitat for Humanity

Gary Bennett, Manager Solid Waste Program, Sarasota County Government

Jose Vitale, Plant Manager, FCR

Chuck Dees, VP Public Affairs, Waste Management

 


1 — 2pm

Keep Local Waters Healthy and Reduce Your Water Footprint

Moderator Nora Patterson, Sarasota County Commissioner

Charles Henry, Environmental Health Director, Sarasota County Health Department

Jack Merriam, Environmental Manager, Sarasota County Government

Tim Rumage, Environmental Studies Professor, Ringling School of Art & Design

Dr. Marty Wanielista, Director, Stormwater Management Academy, UCF

 


2 — 3pm

Product Innovation Using Alternative Energy Sources

Moderator Tim Dutton, Executive Director, SCOPE

Andrew Tanner, President, EcoTechnologies

Fred Tennant, Vice-President Business Development, PetroAlgae

Dale Gulden, President, Solar Direct

Dusty Swartz, President, Bio Diesel 2 Go

 


3:30 — 4:30pm

Energy Policies Needed to Meet Our Future Needs

Moderator Harold Bubil, Editor, Herald-Tribune Newspaper

Jerry Karnas, Florida Climate Project Director, Environmental Defense

John Burges, Managing Director, Head of Energy, Knight Capital Markets

Raymond Kaiser, Director of Whole Systems Division, Stewart Engineering

Art Kimbrough, President and CEO, Jackson County Chamber of Commerce

 


SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16

11am — Noon

Sustainable Food Production Systems ­ Land & Sea

Moderator Laura Benson, Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida

Laura Morton, Coordinator, Resource Conservation and Development Council

Dr. Frank Alcock, Professor in Political Science, New College

Dr. Robert A. Kluson, Agriculture Extension Agent, Sarasota County Extension

Dr. Kevan L. Main, Director of Mote Marine Laboratory¹s Center for Aquaculture R&D

Alex Coe, Media Liaison, Education Caucus for UN Commission for Sustainable Development

 


1 — 2pm

Green, High Performance Building Trends

Moderator Kelly Kirschner, Sarasota City Commissioner

John Lambie, President, Dwell Green

Michael Carlson, AIA, President, Carlson Studio Architecture

Drew Smith, President, Two Trails Consulting

Steve Ellis, Partner, My Green Buildings

Dennis Stoher, President, CALCS Plus

 


2 — 3pm

Natural Beauty & Longevity

Moderator Cynthia O¹Donnell, President, East West College of Natural Medicine

Carmen McManus, Owner, Bloom Organics Day Spa & Apothecary

Debao Ye, DOM, Senior Physician, East West College of Natural Medicine

Christina Captain, DOM, Founder, The Family Healing Center

James Haley, DC, Haley Lamourt Chiropractic Center

Dr. Michael Bedics, DO, Physician

 

3:30 pm

Hear an update about development plans involving the Florida House in Sarasota.

 

 



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