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Join Our Future Summit June 2, 2010
for the annual
Sustainabiz meeting!!!
BUY TICKETS NOW!!!
FRISCO, Colo., April 15, 2010 — With less than eight
weeks to go until SustainaBiz 2010, the Summit Independent Business
Alliance (SIBA) and Our Future Summit are announcing keynote speakers
for this year’s event. Taking place June 2, 2010, SustainaBiz will
feature Eric Drummond, Partner, Sherman & Howard, Denver and former
Mayor, Manitou Springs, and Clark Anderson, Director, Sonoran
Institute's Western CO Legacy Program, Glenwood Springs. Drummond will
speak on “Bringing Big Initiatives Home, Global, Green Strategies for
the Municipal Level”, while Anderson will center his talk on “The Role
of Entrepreneurship in Creating Prosperous, Livable Communities.” Like
all SustainaBiz 2010, will also include presentations by over a dozen
local and regional experts, geared toward community leaders, business
owners, and employees — especially, those who care about improving the
economic vitality of Summit County through a more holistic, sustainable
approach.
SustainaBiz is a homegrown, Summit County-based event promoting
profitable, green business practices. Our announcement of his year’s
keynotes coincides Earth Day, April 22, 2010, a day designed to inspire
awareness and appreciation for the environment and earth-friendly
practices.
“We’re excited about the impressive lineup of speakers and workshop
leaders we have this year, including our two keynotes who will travel to
Summit County to share their know-how and examples with us,” says Katie
Roberts, executive director of SIBA (http://www.summitindependentbusiness.com/).
“This is a very hands-on, roll-up-your sleeves sort of conference, where
people come together to grow their understanding of sustainability and
how they can make better use of their personal and professional
resources, from doing something as simple and immediate as installing
more energy-efficient light bulbs to creating better strategies for
hiring and retaining quality employees to looking at what we can do as
stewards in our community to effect a greater self-reliance, smart
growth, and a conscientious, caring approach to bolstering economic
health.”
Sustain-A-Biz will include morning panels featuring local business
owners and non-business sector leaders, plus afternoon breakout sessions
on marketing, financial incentives to “go green,” the low-down on “green
washing” and more. A complete lineup of topics and speakers is available
at the SIBA website at http://www.summitindependentbusiness.com/index.php/events/.
Early-bird registration rates are available right now through
www.sustainabiz.org. Seating for SustainaBiz 2010 is limited to 100
people, and registration will close at that point. SustainaBiz 2010
tickets are also being sold at High Country Conservation Center’s Earth
Day Action Fair, Thursday, April 22, 2010, 6–8:30 p.m., at The
Silverthorne Pavilion.
“We want to keep this event somewhat small and intimate to be effective
for attendees and sponsors”, says Howard Hallman, president of Our
Future Summit (http://www.ourfuturesummit.org/). “It’s highly
affordable, thanks to our sponsors and the low registration rates.
Ongoing training is a must for any business, and this is certainly one
event that provides high quality education and resources, plus the
opportunity to network with other business owners and our sponsors for
even more ideas.”
SustainaBiz 2010 will be catered by Food Hedz. There will be a
post-event networking party at The Backcountry Brewery immediately
following the conference. For more details, visit:
Sustainabiz on the web or find info at:
The
Summit Independent Business site. Any business interested in
sponsorship should contact
Roberts or
Hallman directly.
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