Sponsored by Puna Geothermal Venture
Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Location: Outrigger Keauhou Beach
Resort
Cost: $50 for Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce Members,
$60 for non-members. Includes organic, locally grown lunch. Trade Show Exhibtion with Conference Attendance: $90 for Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce Members, $110 for non-members
Event Information/Registration: Download Event Information/Registration Flyer
Booth Information/Registration: Download Exhibitor Registration Packet. With questions, call Lynn VanLeeuwen at 929-7101 or email her at lynn@greenbusinesscoaching.com to reserve a booth
space.
Website: Kona-Kohala
Chamber of Commerce
The premier Hawai`i conference and expo promoting socially and environmentally  responsible business practices will be held on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 9:00am-4:00pm, at the Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort. This unique full-day conference of stimulating speakers and an organic locally-sourced gourmet lunch is only $60 for the general public, $50 for Kona-Kohala Chamber members.
The signature event of the Chamber’s Kuleana Green Business Program, the Kuleana Business Conference & Trade Show highlights businesses and operational practices which are contributing to a more self-sufficient, just, and ecologically wise economy. A locally-sourced, organic lunch will be provided.
The trade show features 40 exhibiting businesses demonstrating how their products, services, and operations contribute to the welfare of employees, customers, the community, society, and the environment. The expo is open throughout the conference but also opens to the public at no charge for pau hana from 4:00 and 6:30 pm, sponsored by Kona Brewing Company. Prospective exhibitors should contact Exhibit Coordinator Lynn VanLeeuwen at 929-7101 or lynn@greenbusinesscoaching.com.
 The 2008 keynote speaker is Gil Friend, Founder and CEO of Natural Logic, Inc. (www.natlogic.com), one ofthe nation’s leading sustainable business consulting firms. Founder of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Gil is a systems ecologist and business consultant with more than 35 years in business, communications and environmental innovation, Mr. Friend combines broad experience in systems ecology, business strategy and management, economic development, public policy, and marketing. You won’t want to miss his influential perspective on the global greening of corporate, government, and independent sector culture. Mr. Friend's participation in the Kuleana Conference is due to the generous support of Kuki'o.
Other cutting edge conference topics include relevant to the future of responsible business in Hawaii include:
- Green Architecture
- Managing in the Spirit of Kuleana
- Algae for Biofuel
- A Hydrogen Power Demonstration
- Sustainable Diversified Agriculture
- Bamboo Homes
- Designing a Sustainable Business
- Carbon Offsets and Trading
- The Multiple-Stakeholder Corporate Structure
- Cultural Views of Sustainability
The conference will also present the 3rd Annual Kuleana Award for exceptional socially responsible business leadership in West Hawai`i. Do you know a business like this? Nominations are being accepted until March 30; so submit the nomination form available at www.kona-kohala.com/file_download/50.
For more information about the conference, please contact Kuleana Program Chair Michael Kramer at 331-0910 or michael@naturalinvesting.com.
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