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Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Friday, November 2nd - Morning Address
Yvon Chouinard - Founder of Patagonia
Yvon Chouinard, world-class mountaineer, diehard surfer, obsessive fly fisher -- oh yes, and founder and owner of Patagonia, Inc. -- is as famous for his brio and gutsy outdoorsmanship as he is for his visionary business strategy. A Maine-born blacksmith, Chouinard has built Patagonia, a purveyor of top-quality outdoor goods, into a $230 million company without taking it public. Now in his mid 60s, he has for decades maintained a tireless my-way-or-the-highway attitude toward corporate America that has helped him nudge both colleagues and competitors in the direction of sustainability.
- Yvon Chouinard will be interviewed by Andy Savitz, Author of The Triple Bottom Line. Andy Savitz will also be a Capstone speaker.
Saturday, November 3rd - Morning Address
Chad Holliday - CEO of DuPont
Chad Holliday, 59, is the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of DuPont. Chad is the 18th executive to lead the company in more than 205 years of DuPont history. He became CEO on February 1, 1998 and chairman on January 1, 1999. He started at DuPont in the summer of 1970 at DuPont's Old Hickory site after receiving a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee. He is a licensed professional engineer. In 2004, he was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He became chairman of the Business Roundtable's Task Force for Environment, Technology and Economy the same year. Chad is also past chairman of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), The Business Council, and the Society of Chemical Industry – American Section. While chairman of the WBCSD, Chad co-authored a book Walking the Talk which details the business case for sustainable development and corporate responsibility. Chad is chair of the Board of Catalyst, which works to build inclusive environments and expand opportunities for women and business. He was recently elected to the Board of Directors of Deere & Company.
Saturday, November 3rd - Evening Address
Tensie Whelan - Executive Director of the Rainforest Alliance
Tensie Whelan serves as Executive Director of the Rainforest Alliance. She has been involved with the Rainforest Alliance since 1990, first as a board member, and then later as a consultant, becoming the executive director in 2000. Whelan served as the executive director of the New York League of Conservation Voters from 1992 until 1997, prior to which she was Vice President of Conservation Information at the National Audubon Society. Whelan also worked as a journalist and environmental communications consultant in Costa Rica, and she was the managing editor of Ambio - an international environmental journal based in Stockholm. For several years prior to coming to the Rainforest Alliance, Whelan worked as a management consultant to various environmental and political groups, including the Environmental Defense Fund, the Hudson River Park Alliance and the Federation of State Leagues of Conservation Voters, among others. Whelan's published work includes one of the first books on ecofriendly tourism, Nature Tourism: Managing for the Environment (1991, Island Press). She is the Chair of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Coalition, and serves on the board of Social Accountability International. She has also served on the boards of the League of Conservation Voters Education Fund and the Vermont League of Conservation Voters. She holds an M.A. in International Communication from American University's School of International Service and a B.A. in Political Science from New York University.
Capstone Speakers
Friday, November 2nd
- John Replogle, CEO of Burts Bees
- Neal Keny-Guyer, CEO of Mercy Corps
- Carol Cone, Chairman of Cone, Inc.
- Andy Savitz, Author of The Triple Bottom Line
- Scott Case, COO of Malaria No More and Dr. Steven Phillips, Medical Director for Global Issues and Projects at ExxonMobil
- High Impact Nonprofits (Anne Marie Burgoyne, Director of the Draper Richards Foundation, David Yarnold, SVP of Environmental Defense and Aimee Eubanks Davis, Chief People Officer at Teach For America, Mary Mountcastle, Senior Associate at Self-Help. The panel will be moderated by Heather McLeod Grant, Co-author of Forces of Good.)
Saturday, November 3rd
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