Just Released:. 2008 Conference Updates

First round of keynote speakers announced:

• John F. Brock, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., and Carter Roberts, President and Chief Executive Officer of World Wildlife Fund (WWF), will discuss the power of partnerships in corporate responsibility and sustainability

• Matt Kistler, Senior Vice President of Sustainability at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. will discuss Wal-Mart’s approach to sustainability

• Other featured speakers include John Perkins, Author of Confessions of an Economic Hitmanand The Secret History of the American Empire, and Tamsin Smith, President of Product (RED)

...and Career Expo Exhibitors:

 

Accenture

Acciona Energy
America's Credit Unions
Apple
Ashoka
Autodesk
Calvert
CDS International, Inc. 
Commongood Careers
Credit Suisse 
Doctors Without Borders
Education Pioneers
EF Education
FedEx
FINCA International
Honest Tea
General Electric         
Kaplan Higher Education     

There's still time to receive $50 off registration, if you register by October 3, 2008. Also, submissions for a Graziadio School sponsored scholarship are due to Career Services tomorrow, August 29th!

Options for when your class schedule conflicts with the Conference

We just received a great question about how to handle a scheduling conflict between classes and the conference. I wanted to post the question/answer here for those who might not check the comments section on the last post.

Here's the question:

Here's my answer:

*disclaimer: I do not endorse skipping classes and neither does Net Impact. I merely wanted to share all possible options.   :)

Register Now!

Register now for the Net Impact North America Conference The Sustainable Advantage: Creating Social & Environmental Value, to receive an early registration discount of $50!!

Not sure if you want to attend? Let us know! We had such an amazing time last year and would love to share with you our stories and answer any questions you may have. 

-Lisa