1:00-1:10

Opening Remarks

Kim Smith, GPSEN Interim Executive Director and PCC Sociology Instructor

1:10 – 2:10

Presentations

“Business as a Force for Good: Connecting purpose with profit in a meaningful way”

Moderator: Jami Haaning, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Lam Research

Panelists:  Kymm Nelsen, Conscious Capitalism, Holly Braun, Corporate Sustainability Collaborative (CSC), Mike Mercer, B Local

“400 Cigarettes a Day – The Killer You Didn’t Know Existed”

 Forest Resener, Communications Director, StoveTeam International 

“Made in Ghana – How to add value to, create employment from, and develop sustainable industries around, natural resources”

Tabatha Rood, Executive Director/ Founder, BamCashea

2:10-2:25

Q&A

Open to the audience

2:25 – 2:30

Closing Remarks 

Kim Smith, GPSEN Interim Executive Director

1:00-1:10

Opening Remarks

Serena Dressel, GPSEN Board President and Portland State University

Kim Smith, GPSEN and Portland Community College

1:10 – 2:15

Presentations

“Under Sea Garden: An interwoven collaboration utilizing reclaimed marine rope and ghost netting”

Emily Miller, Emily Miller Fine Art, and Shelby Silver, Salt of Earth and Sea Studio

David Lichtenstein, Leapin’ Louie Comedy Shows; Clowns Without Borders, “Meeting trauma with laughter!”

Amy Livingstone, Interdisciplinary Visionary Artist, Founder of Sacred Art Studio, “Contemporary Sacred Art and Spiritual Ecology”

2:15-2:25

Q&A

Open to the audience

2:25 – 2:30

Closing Remarks 

Neeraja Havaligi, GPSEN Executive Director

12:00 – 12:15

Welcome Remarks and Sustainability Leadership Award Winners

Serena Dressel, GPSEN Board President and Portland State University

• Staff Award:  Makerusa “Mak” Porotesano, PCC
• Student Award:  Billy Fish, Reed College, and Michele Bates, PSU
• Non-Profit Award:  Lara Andenoro, Sunrise Movement
• Business Award:  Caitlin Horsley, PGE
• Community Member Award: Jose Mikalauskas, Verde/OPAL

12:15 – 12:30

A Call for Action

Joe Culhane, GPSEN, “A Call for Action” video

Kim Smith, GPSEN and Portland Community College, “ESD for 2030: The Future Depends on Us!”

12:30 – 1:15

Workshop

Marisha Auerbach, Oregon State University and Portland Community College, “Food Forests: A Tool for Climate Stability and Community Resilience”

1:15 – 2:00

Presentations

• Nicki Youngsma, Home Orchard Society, “Agrobiodiversity in Context of Food Security”
• Jolie Donohue, Portland Community College, “Social Justice Through Gardening”
• Sherrie Villmark, Community Energy Project, “Community Solar and Equity”

2:00 – 2:20

Community Discussion

Neeraja Havaligi, GPSEN Executive Director, “Community Dialogue for Action and Resilience”

2:20 – 2:30

Closing Remarks