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Accelerating Sustainability Series


A sequence of workshops featuring national and international figures with depth knowledge of tools and strategies for seizing the opportunities of our current times and anticipating and building future success.

 

WHEN: September 29th, 2009
WHERE: KING 5, Seattle


A Sustainability Compass -

Navigating the Business Frontier


FORUM: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
WORKSHOP: 1:30 - 5:00 PM

RECEPTION & BOOKSIGNING: 5:30 - 8:30 PM
At Goods for the Planet

Gil FriendGil Friend, CEO of Natural Logic, seasoned sustainability advisor to businesses, governments and organizations, and author of The Truth about Green Business launches NBIS' Accelerating Sustainability program series on September 29th

The program includes a lunch forum, an in-depth workshop and a reception and book-signing event. What you will learn:

  • Trends, opportunities and pitfalls that will impact your business, organization or municipality in the new business frontier.
  • Developing a "future-proofing scenario" for your organization and a roadmap to profitable sustainability.
  • What's on the horizon? What will it take to be successful? How much time do we have? How do we manage change for maximum benefit?

Event Schedule

At KING 5

Lunch Forum
Navigating the Business Frontier:
Trends, Opportunities, Pitfalls
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Workshop
Developing "Certainty in the Face of Uncertainty"
Future-proofing Scenario Planning
Mapping a Profitable Sustainability Strategy
1:30 - 5:00 PM

NBIS Eco-Hour

At Goods for the Planet

NBIS Eco-Hour
Reception & Book-signing with Gil Friend
5:30 - 8:30 PM

REGISTRATION OPTIONS INCLUDE:

  • Lunch Forum (11:30-1:00 - at King 5*)
  • Lunch Forum and Afternoon Workshop (11:30 to 5:00 pm - at King 5*)
  • Reception and book-signing (5:30 - 7:30 pm - Location and Host Goods for the Planet*)

Complete your registration as follows:

  1. Click on the Event Registration button
  2. You will be taken to the EventBrite registration page
  3. Select the ticket(s) you would like to purchase from the Ticket Information box (note a PayPal account is not required to complete registration.)

* KING 5 is located at 333 Dexter Avenue N

* Goods for the Planet is located at 525 Dexter Avenue N (at Mercer)

Forum Only

Event Registration
  • NBIS Members $28.00
  • Non-Members $48.00
  • NGO/Govt $32.00
  • Students $22.00

Workshop & Forum

Event Registration
  • NBIS Members $88.00
  • Non-Members $122.00
  • NGO/Govt $98.00
  • Students $42.00

Reception & Book Signing

Event Registration

Free to NBIS members, Accelerating Sustainability sponsors & Forum/Workshop registrants. All others $15.00

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