GreenLink 2010
"Linking: Sustainable Communities, Investment Capital, Technology, and Government"
October 5-6th, 2010
Renaissance Vancouver Harbourside Hotel
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Featured Keynotes:
David Suzuki, Co-Founder, David Suzuki Foundation
David Suzuki, Co-Founder of the David Suzuki Foundation, is an award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster. He is renowned for his radio and television programs that explain the complexities of the natural sciences in a compelling, easily understood way. Dr. Suzuki is also recognized as a world leader in sustainable ecology. He is the recipient of UNESCO’s Kalinga Prize for Science, the United Nations Environment Program Medal, UNEPs Global 500 and in 2009 won the Right Livelihood Award that is considered the alternate Nobel.
Paul Hawken, Environmentalist, Entrepreneur, and Author
Paul Hawken is an world renowned environmentalist, entrepreneur, and author. His work includes starting ecological businesses, writing about the impact of commerce on living systems, and consulting with heads of state and CEOs on economic development, industrial ecology, and environmental policy. Paul has founded several companies including some of the first natural food companies in the U.S. that relied solely on sustainable agricultural methods. He presently heads OneSun, LLC, an energy company focused on ultra low-cost solar based on green chemistry and biomimicry; and Highwater Global, a social impact fund that employs the highest standards of corporate social, ethical and environmental behavior.
Confirmed Keynote Speakers:
David Suzuki, Co-Founder, David Suzuki Foundation
Paul Hawken, Author, Environmentalist, CEO, The Pax Group
Senator Larry Campbell, Government of Canada
Honourable John Yap, Minister of State for Climate Action, Government of British Columbia
Bryan Williams Q.C., former Chief Justice, B.C. Supreme Court; Founding Member, B.C. Institute for Sustainability
Doug Pearce, CEO/CIO BC Investment Management Corporation
Larry Blain, CEO, Partnerships BC
Jonathan Rhone, CEO, Nexterra Systems Corp.
Eddie Wong, President, Glorious Land Company, Shanghai, China
Joe Van Belleghem, Original Developer, Dockside Green, Victoria, BC
Thomas Mueller, President, Canada Green Building Council
Sarah Clark, Vice President Partnerships Development and Delivery, Partnerships BC
Bruce Jenkyn-Jones, Director of Investments, Impax, UK
Senator Francis A. Wong, Government of the United States
Dr. Sharon Nunes, Vice President, Smarter Cities Strategy & Solutions IBM Corporation
Brett Hodson, President and CEO, CORIX Group
Privacy & Information Security Congress 2010
November 15 - 16th, 2010
The Westin
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Featured Speakers:
Fran Townsend, Former U.S. Presidential Security Advisor
Stephen E. Flynn, Ph.D, President Center for National Policy Washington DC
Ann Cavoukian, Ph.D, Information and Privacy Commissioner for Ontario
Ishmael Jones, Former Central Intelligence Agency officer
Michael Ross, Former Israel Secret Intelligence Service (Mossad) officer
Winn Schwartau, President, Interpact, Inc. Author of Information Warfare, Cyber Shock, Time Based Security and Internet & Computer Ethics for Kids
Raj Nanavati, Partner, International Biometrics Group, New York
Richard Purcell, CEO, Corporate Privacy Group, Advisor to DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee
Dr. Stefan Brands, Founder, Credentia, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, McGill University
Joan Roch, Chief Privacy Officer, Canda Health Infoway
Chris Conley, Technology & Civil Liberties Fellow, ACLU
