Friday, November 20th, 2009 John F. Kennedy Library‚ Boston, MA
The economy and our communities are reeling from the effects of short-sighted business practices and public policies. Business leadership must be a leading part of the solution. The PBLN Board of Directors is thrilled to invite you to join over 200 business leaders for our CEO and Top Officer Summit at the JFK Library. Our "Business Leadership and Public Policy: Inventing a More Sustainable Economy" conference will emphasize peer-to-peer engagement. You should plan on a full day where the real highlight is the chance to know the other participants.
Exciting plans for the Summit include:
A forum with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick whose commitment to the innovation economy is reflected in the State's investments in the Life Sciences sector as well as Clean Tech, infrastructure and healthcare and education reforms.
Highly interactive sessions on business leadership, public policy and innovation on topics like: Pricing Carbon to Address Climate Change, How to build more Housing, Economic Development that Creates Jobs, Healthcare Reform and Cost Containment, Innovation in K-12 Education, Clean Tech and Life Sciences Cluster Development, Technology Companies And Public Policy, Greening Buildings, Measuring the Corporate Carbon Footprint, and more....
Presenters will include:
David Belluck, Managing Partner, Riverside Partners
Noah Berger, Executive Director Mass. Budget & Policy Center
JudyAnn Bigby, Secretary of Health and Human Services (MA)
Tina Brooks, Undersecretary of Housing/Economic Development (MA)
Jeffrey Bussgang, Partner Flybridge Capital Partners
US Representative Michael Capuano, US Senate Candidate (MA)
Glen Comiso, Exec. Director, Mass. Life Sciences Collaborative
Nick D'Arbeloff, President, NE Clean Energy Council
Tom Dretler, President & CEO, Eduventures, Inc.
Phil Edmundson, CEO William Gallagher Associates
Paul Egerman, Egerman Associates
Chris Gabrieli, Chairman, Mass 2020
Paul Grogan, President & CEO, The Boston Foundation
Winston Henderson, Vice President & General Counsel, Surface Logix
MA State Representative Jay Kaufman (D-Lexington)
Alan Khazei, Founder, City Year, & US Senate Candidate (MA)
Janet Kraus, CEO, Sprire
Robert Kuttner, Founder & Co-Editor The American Prospect
Paul Levy, CEO, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Dr. Gene Lindsey, CEO Atrius Health Mary
Martin Madaus, CEO, Millipore
Brenda McKenzie, Dir. of Economic Development, Boston Redevelopment Authority
Tom O'Brien, Managing Director The HYM Invesment Group
Stephen Pagliuca, US Senate Candidate (MA)
Patti Prairie, CEO Brighter Planet
Richard Pops, Chairman, President & CEO, Alkermes
Paul Reville, Secretary of Education (MA)
Jim Roosevelt, CEO Tufts Health Plan
Paul Sagan, CEO, Akamai
Mark Shirman, CEO Glasshouse Technologies
Edith Silva, Partner, Next Street Financial
Mitch Tyson, CEO Advanced Electron Beams
.........and more.
It is a special honor to have Stephen E. Smith (partner, KSS Realty), nephew of the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy, to host a reception with Congresswoman Niki Tsongas in the Family room at the Kennedy Library.
We are also pleased to announce that as part of the Summit PBLN will be hosting a candidates forum to which we have invited all of the declared candidates for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the passing of Senator Kennedy. This will include (in alphabetical order) Michael Capuano, Martha Coakley, Alan Khazei, and Steve Pagliuca. The forum will be moderated by Robert Kuttner, Founder & Co-Editor of the American Prospect and like the rest of the Summit, the focus will be on “inventing a more sustainable economy.”
Brighter Planet: The official Carbon Off-Set Sponsor of the PBLN Summit
PBLN is pleased to be partnering with Brighter Planet, a Vermont-based company that develops products and services to help individuals and companies decrease their impact on the environment. Brighter Planet is the official Carbon Offset Sponsor of the PBLN Summit and will be purchasing carbon offsets on behalf of the PBLN to help create a carbon-neutral conference.Sponsorship Opportunities
Diane Hessan, President & CEO - Communispace
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