MAKING GREEN FROM GREEN Shaping the 21st Century

Innovation at the Intersection of Sustainable Design and Business. Extended reception and networking to follow.
Event Date: Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 at 6:00pm

Join us for the final event of the Making Green from Green Series which focuses on sustainable design.  Our experts will explore how design and business can fuel innovation and shape the economy in the 21st century.  

We will also feature designers from the New York Chapter of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA).  Designers will be available to talk about their work before and after the panel. Also featured is MODO, introducing their ECO-OPTICS.
Please stay afterwards for an extended reception and networking
DATE:  Wednesday, June 16, 2010
LOCATION: UJA Federation of New York, 130 East 59th StreetThe venue does not allow any walk-ins due to security concerns. Please register and bring photo ID with you.  On- line registration will close at noon on June 15, 2010 or sooner if/when the event is sold out. Since there are no walk-ins, please register early to be assured of space at this event.

Agenda5:30 to 6:00 Registration / Meet IDSANYC Designers and MODO
6:00 to 7:30 Program
7:30 to 9:30 Reception and Networking / Meet IDSANYC Designers and MODOModerator Mary McBride is the Director of the Pratt Institute graduate program in Design Management and a partner at Strategies for Planned Change International where she leads the strategic leadership and stewardship practice.

Smith College Club of NYC Members $30--Click here to register here http://www.CBSACNY.org/article.html?aid=859

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PanelistsAndrew Dent, VP of Library & Materials Research at Material ConneXion, directs the selection of materials into Material ConneXion’s library and guides consultancy projects worldwide.  He holds a Ph.D. materials science from the University of Cambridge Ken Drucker is the Design Director for HOK’s New York Office and chair of HOK’s Design Board. HOK is a global firm and was ranked the “Greenest Architectural Firm” in the world for 2008 and 2009. Eric Wilmot is an Innovation Strategist at Wolff Olins, a brand consultancy that works with organizations to shape a better world. The aim is to create innovative sustainable realities, not just a nicer image.ADDED FEATUREDesigners from the NY chapter of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) will exhibit their recent work before and after the panel. Participating members include Marco Perry for PENSA www.pensanyc.com, Deb Johnson for Pratt’s Center for Sustainable Design Studies and Research (CSDS) http://www.pratt.edu/about_pratt/institutional_resources/sustainability and Michael LaGreca for Material ConneXion www.MaterialConneXion.com.  Stephan Clambaneva, Chapter Chair for IDSANYC will also be on hand www.idsanyc.org as well as MODO who will introduce their new ECO-OPTICS line www.eco-optics.com.Presented by the Sustainable Business Committee of the Columbia Business School Alumni Club of New York (CBSACNY). Special thanks to our event sponsor: UJA Federation of New York and media sponsors: Manhattan Chamber of Commerce and SobelMedia, and also event sponsors MODO and IDSANYC. 

This event was organized by Sustainable Business Committee members Jacqueline Chu, Sara Mears, Jacquelyn Ottman, Gia Machlin, Marcia Robbins, Dylan Brix, Lewis Blaustein, Robert Clark, and Elizabeth Weisser.