Grow Deep: Business Leaders Building Strong Communities

Boston University

June 5-7, 2008

Register today:

Early-bird discount rate $345 until November 30.

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Speakers:

Majora Carter, founder, Sustainable South Bronx

Laury Hammel, BALLE co-founder, Longfellow Clubs

David Korten, author, The Great Turning

Michelle Long, BALLE chair, Sustainable Connections

*Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA), House Energy and Commerce Committee

Bill McKibben, founder, Step It Up, author, Deep Economy

Don Shaffer, president, RSF Social Finance

*Vandana Shiva, International Forum on Globalization

Michael Shuman, author, The Small-Mart Revolution

Judy Wicks, BALLE co-founder, White Dog Cafe

And many more...

For speaker bios, click here.

*invited

Conference Agenda

Pre-Conference Seminars

June 5th, 2008

Third Annual Local First Conference
Grow Wealth: Strategies for Local Economic Development and Job Creation
9:000 am - 4:00 pm

Second Annual Manufacturers Conference
Grow Smart: Regional Supply Chains and Industrial Ecology
9:000 am - 4:00 pm

Find out more!

Main Conference

June 5th, 2008

Registration opens - 3:00 pm

Thursday Night Reception - 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Live music, hors d'oeuvres and a no-host bar.

Thursday Night Dinner and Keynote - 6:45 - 9:00 pm
BALLE Board Chair Michelle Long introduces the conference.

Keynote speech by Bill McKibben

June 6th, 2008

Breakfast - 8:00 - 9:00 am

Morning Keynote Panel  9:00 - 10:30 am

Breakout Sessions 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Lunch 12:30 - 1:30 pm

Afternoon Keynote Panel 1:30 - 3:00 pm

Breakout Sessions 3:00 - 5:00 pm

Network Leader Consultation 5:00 - 6:30 pm

Dinner and Keynote Speech by Vandana Shiva 7 - 9:30 pm

Dessert Reception and Live Musical Performance 9:45 - 11:30 pm

June 7th, 2008

Breakfast - 8:00 - 9:00 am

Morning Keynote Panel  9:00 - 10:30 am

Breakout Sessions 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Lunch 12:30 - 1:30 pm

Afternoon Keynote Panel 1:30 - 3:00 pm

Breakout Sessions 3:00 - 5:00 pm

Dinner and Keynote Speech by Majora Carter 6:00 - 9:00 pm

Conference Closing Reception 9:00 - 10:30 pm

For our full program click here.