This is a great opportunity to get insight on the role of design in the shift towards sustainability from some of the most respected voices on business, environment and design.

Speakers include

Joel Makower (GreenBiz.com) a well- respected voice on business, the environment, and the bottom line. The Associated Press has called him the guru of green business practices. Joel is co-founder and executive editor of Greener World Media, Inc. which produces GreenBiz.com and its sister sites, ClimateBiz.com, GreenerBuildings.com, and GreenerComputing.com.

Alex Steffen (Worldchanging) the Executive Editor of Worldchanging since he co-founded the organization in 2003, as the next phase in a lifetime of work exploring ways of building a better future. In a very short time, Worldchanging has become the most widely read sustainability related publication on the Internet, with an archive of over 7,000 articles by leading thinkers around the world.

Adam Werbach (Act Now Productions) founder and CEO of Act Now. He is highly regarded as one of the worlds experts in sustainability. At age 23, Adam was elected as the youngest president ever of the Sierra Club, the oldest and largest environmental organization in the United States.

Marc Alt and (AIGA Center for Sustainable Design) Marc Alt is the principal of Marc Alt + Partners, a New York based design consultancy specializing in research, business analysis, brand strategy, and environmental strategy for corporations, non-profi ts and philanthropic organizations. And co-chair of the AIGA Center for Sustainable Design (CFSD), a nationwide initiative to elevate sustainable thinking within the design profession at large.

…and many more thoroughly engaging speakers are on the list so if you are in the San Francisco area this weekend mark your calendar for Compostmodern 08 and get your green on. Register here.

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Compostmodern Design Conference in San Francisco This Weekend!