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Green Innovation in Business Network: Solutions Lab 2010 - Austin
Solutions Lab 2010 - Austin
Launching the next generation of environmentally sustainable business
- Network with peers and industry leaders (Be sure to scroll to the bottom of this page to see an updated list of participants)
- Learn and share new ideas and strategies for expanding profitability while greening your products, services and processes
- Create green solutions for your business
We invite you to attend the Green Innovation in Business Network's Solutions Lab on September 29, 2010 at AMD in Austin, TX. The Solutions Lab, presented by the Environmental Defense Fund’s Innovation Exchange and Ashoka, provides an unparalleled opportunity to learn from and with your colleagues about how to advance environmentally sound practices in your business while saving money and increasing profits.
The 2010 Solutions Lab-Austin is the final in a ten-event series hosted by leading businesses including AMD, Microsoft, eBay, Bloomberg, and Best Buy. Participants from last year's unconferences reported that the events provided them with an invaluable opportunity to network and share ideas with other innovators who are leading sustainability efforts in their companies. For a list of the innovators who attended the 2009 events, please click into the attendee page of the Green Innovation in Business Network Wiki.
We would like to encourage participants to share rides and take public transportation when possible. To post ride needs and offers, please visit the public transportation and ride share page of the GIBN wiki for more information about ride-sharing and public transportation options to this event.
*The Solutions Labs are designed using a unique format in which participants guide the content of the day based on their most pressing needs and interests. We will use your input to frame the sessions, prioritizing time for networking, idea generation, and the development of action-oriented next steps.
For more information, please visit the Green Innovation for Business Network wiki or contact Dave Witzel or Odin Zackman
Support:
Are you interested in becoming a GIBN Solutions Lab Supporter? For more information on the benefits and options for supporting our efforts, please visit our Wiki page on How to Become a GIBN Supporter or contact Dave Witzel or Odin Zackman.
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The goal of EDF's Innovation Exchange is to facilitate rapid and widespread adoption of environmental innovation in business. Ashoka is the global association of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs—men and women with system changing solutions for the world’s most urgent social problems. For more information contact Dave Witzel (202 572 3250) at EDF or Odin Zackman at DigIn.Environmental Defense Fund's Innovation Exchange & Ashoka
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