Akeena Solar
Chris Henry
Sales and Design Consultant
Chris Henry is a sales and design consultant with Akeena Solar for greater LA. He specializes in residential and commercial solar solutions. An alum of San Francisco State University's School of Business, he focused on sustainable practices. Before joining Akeena, he was an investment advisor with Los Angeles' #1 selling team of apartment properties. It was there where he saw the direct correlation between electric costs and property value. Chris is also a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists and the California Solar Energy Industries Association.
AMP Agency, a division of Alloy Media+Marketing
Allison Bacon
As director of consumer insights for AMP Agency, an Alloy Media + Marketing Company, Allison helps guide a range of clients, such as American Eagle, Ben & Jerry's and Macy's in the development of marketing, promotion and communication strategies that are grounded in consumer insights. Allison brings a decade of experience in market research to her work, including previous roles as associate research director at The Concours Group. Allison's research savvy, combined with her keen interest and passion for youth and pop culture-including an on-going obsession with MTV and Facebook-has made her a valuable asset to AMP's clients.
At Home Naturally
Founder and CEO
Sherry Beall
Host and Producer of Healthy Planet, Healthy Me!
Sherry Beall is a mother, an environmental journalist & activist, CEO, radio host & producer, driven by her passion. She hosts & produces the only exclusive Environmental-Health radio talk show (since 2003), Healthy Planet, Healthy Me!, on KPFK 90.7FM, Los Angeles and 98.7FM, Santa Barbara, podcasting worldwide. Sherry worked for many years in the entertainment industry as Executive Assistant for Frank G. Mancuso, Sr. during his 6 year helm at MGM. She also made nearly 20 feature films in the capacity of 1st A.D., U.P.M., or producer. Currently, Sherry is the founder & CEO of At Home Naturally.com, a web-based eco-store with products for the entire home and family. Additionally Sherry is working on her certification as a Bau [Building] Biologist, one of the most stringent trainings for making the home environment the healthiest possible for its inhabitants. Stay Tuned!
Avita Co-Op
Amanda Shi
Owner and designer
AMANDA SHI is the trailblazing designer who conceived AVITA to promote the use of ecologically safe and sustainable materials as the next, vital stage in the fashion evolution. Born into the industry from a family who's been manufacturing fine quality cashmere for decades, Amanda has always considered fashion her most enduring passion. After designing for other lines, Amanda decided to launch her own line in 2003 with an initial collection of twenty-five styles that re-imagined cashmere as a year-long wearable fabric. Because extra material is often discarded in the manufacture of cashmere, Amanda realized that she did not want to contribute to such unconscionable waste. So she devised a way to use the extra material as a way of preserving natural resources. Avita's combination of luxury and inimitable glamour proved once and for all that eco-friendly and high style could go hand in hand.
Berger Kahn, A Law Corporation
Owen J. Sloane
Chair, Entertainment & Media Group
Owen J. Sloane is a top music industry attorney whose law practice focuses on complex entertainment, multimedia and intellectual property matters. Owen represents many high-profile recording artists, including Rob Thomas and Matchbox 20, Chris Daughtry, Chester French, the Frank Zappa Estate and Suzanne Vega. Owen will discuss strategic corporate relationships and new music business models to deliver green messages. Owen also serves as an expert witness and litigation consultant. For the past three years, he has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer by Law & Politics and the publishers of Los Angeles magazine.
Burt's Bees
Mike Indursky
Chief Marketing and Strategic Officer
Mike Indursky is the Chief Marketing and Strategic Officer for Burt's Bees, the leader in natural personal care, joining the company in July of 2005 to lead all Marketing functions, Research & Development and Creative Services. Mike designs and directs the strategic development of the Burt's Bees brand, including the expansion of the company's earth-friendly natural products portfolio to maximize the company's growth. In his first two years at Burt's Bees, Mike has been instrumental in the development of over 60 new Burt's Bees product innovations. He is the winner of Women's Wear Daily Beauty Biz Most Innovative Marketer of the Year and Advertising Age's 2006 Marketing 50. He has also striven to redefine the natural personal care industry, working with the Natural Products Association and likeminded natural brands to establish a "Natural Standard" and a "Natural Seal" to mark products that meet those rigorous standards.
Brand-In Entertainment
Rolfe Auerbach
President
Rolfe Auerbach is a veteran entertainment and advertising executive with seven Telly Awards, five Vision Awards, and an Emmy nomination to his credit, Auerbach is President of Brand-in Entertainment. Since its inception in 2000, Brand-in Entertainment has integrated products and brands directly into the storylines of some of the biggest movies, television shows, concerts and music videos in the world. As President and CEO of Brand-in Entertainment's predecessor, HP Media, Rolfe created and operated the Product Integration Organization for Fox Television Studios orchestrating the incorporation of paid products into the television productions of Fox, MGM, Lions Gate and Paramount. He created product integration for the music industry for labels such as Atlantic, Lava, Elektra, RCA, Arista, Universal, Jive and Sony.
CBS Studio Center
David Limon
Director
Environmental, Health and Safety
David Limon oversees environmental compliance for Cal/EPA, AQMD, and CARB regulations for CBS Studios and is the lead Green House Gas Auditor for CBS, including heading the first and only California Climate Action Registry verified green house gas audit for a multi-national media company. David has established and headed the research and development for CBS energy efficiency and conservation initiatives and is the head of Studio Environmental for CBS productions.
Conscious Living
Bianca Alexander
Exec. Producer Co-Host
Bianca Alexander is the Executive Producer & Host of Conscious Living, and the CEO of Conscious Planet Media. Bianca is a passionate advocate for sustainable living and offers simple ways for consumers to live happier, healthier lives in harmony with the planet. In addition to hosting and producing Conscious Living, she appears regularly on ABC and NBC as a conscious living expert and guest host presenting segments on topics like: Truths and Myths About Organic Food, and Toxin-Free Cosmetics. Bianca has also hosted inspirational home, garden and beauty programs on Lifetime and TV ONE, and was recently featured on the cover of Black Enterprise Magazine for her work in green media. Bianca loves practicing yoga, snowboarding at green resorts and organic baking. In her spare time, you 're likely to find her on the salsa dance floor or at her local farmer's market.
CTN Green
Neal GRay
Co-Founder, President and CEO
A visionary and highly successful entrepreneur, Neal Gray is the driving force and catalytic creative engine behind CTN Green and all elements of the CTN Media Group. A veteran in the fields of entertainment, advertising and publishing, the former President and CEO of two prominent corporations and the marketing and advertising consultant to major corporations, Neal Gray's vast experience, ceaseless energy, commitment and boundless creativity leads the top notch CTN teams. An active philanthropist dedicated to the environment and various charitable, artistic and humanitarian causes, Neal has always believed in giving back to society and working toward a better future for the many, not just the privileged few. An infectious optimist and respected innovator, Neal has the ear of industry leaders from coast to coast.
Cynthia Pasquella, C.C.N.
Celebrity Clinial Nutritionist
Cynthia Pasquella, C.C.N. is touted as one of Hollywood's favorite nutritionists due to her extensive knowledge and fresh perspective. She is a respected Certified Clinical Nutritionist (CCN), wellness coach, detox specialist, and media personality. Cynthia is a member of the National Association of Nutrition Professionals and the American Nutraceuticals Association. Cynthia's clientele includes celebrity actors, models, athletes, and professionals. Cynthia is currently working with a world renowned health company to create a line of organic products that focus on healing the body - inside and out. She has been featured in numerous national publications including The Black Book of Hollywood Diet Secrets and the upcoming, The Black Book of Hollywood Pregnancy Secrets. She is also the Executive Editor of HealthyHollywood.com.
EcoMedia
Paul Polizzotto
CEO
After dedicating more than 20 years of his life to the environment through groundbreaking ventures that earned him recognition from the Environmental Protection Agency as an "Environmental Hero," Paul Polizzotto turned to the world of media and created EcoMedia in 2002. Based on a public-private partnership model that links local governments, businesses and environmental groups, EcoMedia and its flagship EcoZone program use media to "green" communities using corporate advertising dollars. A significant portion of each sponsor's media spend goes toward funding measurable efforts by local governments to improve the environment in markets across the country. EcoMedia is currently working with CBS Corp. to green schools in San Francisco, Chicago and Miami as part of the CBS and EcoZone® Green Schools Initiative that launched in October 2008.
EMC Consulting
Laddie Suk
Global Partner, Innovation and Transformation Solutions
Laddie Suk is a Global Partner for Innovation and Transformation Solutions at EMC Consulting. Mr. Suk leads a practice that assists global Communications and Media clients to leverage the ever-increasing pace of technology change for their businesses. He will be working to orchestrate EMC services and products for Communications and Media clients. Mr. Suk is a seasoned industry veteran with deep experience in communications service providers as well as professional services firms. As a former Verizon Network CIO and Network Executive at AT&T and Bell Labs, he has extensive hands-on experience in managing telecom service provider environments.
FirmGreen
Steven P. Wilburn
Chairman and CEO
Mr. Wilburn has over thirty years experience in development/implementation of energy production technologies and alternative energy projects, combining in-depth industry expertise with broad business and entrepreneurial capability (including extensive dealings with municipal entities, government agencies, and regulatory bodies). Prior to FirmGreen, Mr. Wilburn served as VP, Business Development, for Allied Signal Corporation, managing the development of over $300 million alternative energy projects. Mr. Wilburn, resides in Newport Beach, and is the father of five children and seven grandchildren. He is a Vietnam War Veteran decorated with the Purple Heart.
FLOW: For Love of Water Steven Starr
Producer
He is the producer of the film FLOW, Irena Salina's award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century - The World Water Crisis. Founder of the award-winning creator sustainability pioneer Revver.com, Steven previously managed KPFK-FM, largest community radio signal in the U.S., co-founded P2P pioneer Uprizer, user-generated platform LA IndyMedia. Prior to that, writer/director and/or producer of award-winning indie films such as Joey Breaker and Johnny Suede, co-creator/producer of The State for MTV/CBS, headed the New York film office for the William Morris Agency with clients such as Ang Lee, Tim Robbins, Larry David, Joseph Papp and Andy Warhol, and started off as a concert promoter for Bob Marley and the Wailers.
Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation Richard McCormack
Senior Vice President, Marketing
With over two decades of industry experience, Richard McCormack brings the vision and tactical experience to develop and drive the marketing strategy for Fujitsu Computer Systems in North America. With his team, McCormack is responsible for all aspects of marketing in North America covering both corporate and consumer products, solutions and services. McCormack is a frequent spokesperson on behalf of Fujitsu in North America speaking on industry, technical and marketing topics. During his career, McCormack has led engagements involving mission critical OLTP, system
GenGreen Charisse McAuliffe
Founder and CEO
Charisse McAuliffe started GenGreen in the Spring of 2007 with the intentions of creating a website that would bring together the green businesses and organizations around the state of Colorado for environmentally conscious consumers to find them locally and support them more easily. In under one year time, GenGreenlife.com grew to cover this information in all 50 states in the US, and by the fall of 2008, with over 35,000 listings it is the largest resource online for people looking to live a environmentally conscious lifestyle with a local focus. Charisse was recently named one of the top 40 business leaders of under 40 for 2008. With a passion for collaboration McAuliffe continues to expand the business model of GenGreen and her own life personally by forming strong strategic partnerships with local and national organizations significant to the environmental movement. It is her belief that the solution to our planet’s struggle lies in the strength we will find within one another.
Gensler John Wiedner
Sr. Associate, Architect
John Wiedner is a senior associate at Gensler and leader of the firm's Creative Media Studio. John's success with entertainment clients, such as The Culver Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment, led to the creation of a studio dedicated to serving the motion picture industry and other allied creative industries. A believer in making as little impact as possible on the environment, John emphasizes sustainability in his approach to all projects. In more than 14 years of professional experience, 11 at Gensler, he has become skilled at technical direction and collaboration with all members of a project team, from clients to design directors and project managers.
Good Magazine Jonathan Greenblatt
President
Jonathan Greenblatt is the chief executive officer of GOOD, a successful social entrepreneur and an acknowledged thought leader on ethical branding. GOOD is the integrated media company for people who want to live well and do good and one of the fastest growing media brands on the market. GOOD is an editorially-led, member-driven community that provides content and experiences for people, businesses and organizations moving the world forward. Its portfolio currently includes an award-winning print magazine, live events and an online destination updated daily with fresh editorial and weekly with short-form video features.
Green Living Project Rob Holmes
Founder and President
Rob has built and managed Green Living Project™ to be the leading media production and marketing company showcasing unique and successful sustainable initiatives around the world. Through various multi-media production and distribution techniques, Green Living Project™ educates, inspires and entertains while encouraging individuals and communities to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle. Over the past two years, Rob has successfully developed an extensive North American lecture series, established media production partnerships with top-tier domestica and international organizations, executed multiple media expeditions across Africa, solidified major corporate sponsorship campaigns, and designed strategic content distribution and social media strategies. Key corporate partners include National Geographic Adventure, R.E.I., African Wildlife Foundation, Earthwatch Institute, Timberland, and Keen Footwear. In addition, Rob has a unique and diverse background in media production, responsible tourism, international conservation, and business startups. First, Rob is a well-known photojournalist and adventure traveler with media expeditions to over 60 countries. Second, Rob has worked and consulted with over 20 leading international conservation organizations, including The Nature Conservancy, International Snow Leopard Trust, Appalachian Mountain Club, and the Woodland Park Zoo. Finally, Rob's area of business expertise is strategic planning, marketing, business development, and sales. A co-owner of Trails.com, Rob helped build, manage, and sell the company while becoming the #1 outdoor and adventure travel website by 2006.
Green Seal Arthur Weissman, Ph D
President and CEO
Dr. Weissman has over 25 years of experience in environmental policy, standards, and enforcement. He joined Green Seal in 1993 as Vice President of Standards and Certification, becoming President and CEO in late 1996, and he served as Chair of the Global Ecolabelling Network from 1994 to 1997. Prior to joining Green Seal, he was responsible for developing national policy and guidance for the Superfund program at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He also served as a Congressional Science Fellow and worked for The Nature Conservancy in Connecticut. He holds a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in physical geography and environmental science, a masters in natural resource management from Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and a bachelors degree from Harvard University.
HP
John Frey
Senior Sustainability Executive
With over 20 years of global experience in sustainability, Mr. Frey brings a perspective that is highly valued by HP customers, governments, non-governmental organizations, industry analysts and journalists on the topics of sustainability, strategy development, climate impacts, asset disposition, lifecycle design of products, stakeholder engagement and brand protection. He provides practical suggestions for implementing sustainable practices throughout the lifecycle, increasing the efficiency of IT infrastructures, and enhancing brand reputation through effective programs. His leadership led HP to annually be named one of the 100 most sustainable corporations in the world by The Global 100 and be listed on key sustainability indices including the Dow Jones World Sustainability Index and FTSE4Good. Mr. Frey is widely quoted on sustainability topics by global broadcast, online and print media such as Financial Times, InfoWorld, SkyNews, CNET, MSNBC, BusinessWeek, Wired, The Wall Street Journal, ZDNet, CCT (China) and the Sky Radio Network.Prior to HP, Mr. Frey held leadership roles with ARCO, Boeing, Compaq and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. He earned a bachelor's degree in Safety Engineering in 1985 from Texas A&M University.
HP
Stephen McKenna
VP, Media and Entertainment
As Vice President, Media & Entertainment (CME), Stephen McKenna is responsible worldwide for managing the strategic direction of the growing Media & Entertainment segment, especially where content converges with communication - a critical focus point for HP. Stephen McKenna has over 25 years experience and proven success in strategic planning, market analysis, operations management, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining HP in June, 2007, McKenna was Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, for Ascent Media Group where he was responsible for strategic marketing and product development across the company, collaborating closely with the three major operating groups, Creative Services, Media Management Services and Network Services, as well as the newly formed Digital Services Group to develop targeted, branded, customized applications for the company's clients. Previously McKenna held executive positions at BBC Technologies in London, a subsidiary formed to capture opportunities from alternative, non-traditional revenue sources. Prior to BBC Technologies, at Sun Microsystems he established the company's Digital Media Universe conference and served as a member of the Leadership Council and Global Sales Council. He has also held positions at Digital Equipment Corporation, and 3M Corporation. McKenna is a recognized and frequent speaker at industry forums and has been quoted in numerous telecom and technology publications.
IndieGoGo
Slava Rubin
Co-Founder
Slava Rubin co-founded IndieGoGo to help independent filmmakers overcome their fundraising challenges. Focused on bringing Filmocracy to the people, Slava frequently speaks at conferences and writes on the disruptive technologies impacting the media industry; from finance to distribution. Recent speaking engagements include Sundance, SXSW, Slamdance, Silver Docs and Internet Week NY, IFP Filmmaker, Power to the Pixel, The Conversation, Making Media Now & >Play Conferences. Recent projects include producing the short, Wonder of Seasaws. Slava also serves as an Advisor to the IFP Film Market and Film Labs. Prior to IndieGoGo, Slava was a strategy consultant working on projects from start-up go-to-market strategies to corporate execution plans. He offers expertise in audience building, marketing, and DIWO (Do-It-With-Others). Beyond his passion for film, Slava started Music Against Myeloma, an annual charity event raising funds and awareness to fight this rare form of cancer.
J.D. Power and Associates
Janet Eden-Harris
Vice President
Janet is a marketing authority who is frequently tapped to provide insights into mining market intelligence from the online world. As a vice president for J.D. Power and Associates, Janet is responsible for building out the company's Web intelligence capabilities and practice. She was formerly the CEO of Umbria, a social media marketing intelligence firm that was acquired by J.D. Power and Associates in 2008. She joined Umbria from Information Resources, Inc. (IRI), a multinational information services company, where she served as executive vice president and chief marketing officer. Prior to working for IRI, she was CMO of global supply chain vendor i2 Technologies.
Jorden Segraves
Jorden Segraves
Architect
Lohas
Ted Ning
Executive Director, Lohas Conference
Ted Ning is the Executive Director of the LOHAS Conference, Executive Editor of the LOHAS Journal and www.lohas.com. Ted promotes the expansion and awareness of this marketplace and is in a unique position to examine trends and is able to identify overlapping interests from various LOHAS market sectors. He is also able to provide perspective about how responsible business practice should be presented and branded to the consumer. Furthermore, he can provide case study examples of companies that have transformed their business operations to become ‘green’ which have resulted in profitability and healthier work environments. Ted has been with LOHAS for 6 years and has been invited to speak internationally about the market to Universities, private and public companies and other business conferences. He has been interviewed by journalists from The New York Times, NBC, New Yorker, InStyle, Newsweek, various regional newspapers and lifestyle oriented radio programs. He is a contributing writer to Spa Business, American Spa magazine and Organic Style Taiwan. He also serves on several boards promoting sustainability, organic living and micro-credit enterprises.
Milken Institute
Kevin Klowden
Managing Economist
MPG North America Guy Forestier-Walker
EVP/Strategic Planning
Guy is a key resource for strategic planning and business development functions for both MPG USA and the global network. He provides strategic leadership on a number of MPG's key accounts as well as contributing to the development the agency's product and philosophical approach. Guy has been at the forefront of MPG's development of Integrated Marketing Communications solutions, tapping into a varied background that includes work on every continent and across a range of marketing disciplines, including traditional Media, interactive and direct. He firmly believes that the distinctions between brand advertising models, direct marketing models and CRM have ceased to be meaningful, and that today's marketers need to have a holistic view of how marketing communications impact consumer behavior, brand equity and sales. Beyond that, he is an evangelist for measurement and accountability, and sees constant technological development in the media world not as a source confusion, fragmentation and frustration, but as an opportunity to track real time results and establish ROI metrics. As MPG's leading sustainability and climate change expert, Guy provides clients with a better understanding how their brands are being impacted by consumer perception. He has appeared as a panelist on Advertising Week's "Google Green: Your Business Through Green Colored Glasses" and as a guest speaker at the SustainWorld Conference, Boston.
MTV Networks
Ian Rowe
VP of Strategic Partnerships and Public Affairs
His department oversees MTV's on-air, online and off-air "pro-social" campaigns that build awareness of issues of importance to the MTV audience, and that encourage young people to take action to address those issues, such as Choose or Lose which in 2004, helped to mobilize nearly 22 million young people to vote. He now oversees MTV's new pro-social platform, think MTV that informs and engages viewers to take action on the domestic and global issues that matter most and affect their lives. The website think.mtv.com serves as a comprehensive online resource for young people to get more information about issues of concern, whether it be education, sexual health, discrimination, the environment, or global issues like the fight against preventable disease and extreme poverty. Prior to MTV, Ian was the Director of Strategy and Performance Measurement for USA Freedom Corps at the White House, the President's initiative on volunteer service. Ian is an Echoing Green Fellow and was also founder and President of Third Millennium Media, a media consulting business. Ian spent two years at Teach For America, holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a degree in Computer Science Engineering from Cornell University.
MySpace.com
Liba Rubenstein
Manager of Public Affairs & Co-Founder of IMPACT
Liba Wenig Rubenstein joined MySpace in the fall of 2006 to establish the site's IMPACT Channel for causes and politics (https://impact.myspace.com). The IMPACT channel is MySpace's hub for social and civic engagement, designed to empower MySpace users to make a difference in the world and to allow politicians, non-profits, and civic organizations to connect with MySpace's global audience. IMPACT houses the official MySpace pages for the major party Presidential candidates and non-profit organizations active on MySpace, as well as tools to enable voter registration, fundraising, and volunteering. As a founder of IMPACT, Liba designed and launched its first major initiatives, including the Impact Awards (which reward MySpace users making a difference in the world with $10,0000 each month), OurPlanet (the site's community focused on climate change and the environment), and Rock for Darfur (worldwide night of concerts benefitting Darfur awareness and relief), and she presided over the launch of the channel itself in the Spring of 2007. Liba manages the IMPACT/Public Affairs team at MySpace's headquarters in Beverly Hills and continues to spearhead initiatives that empower MySpace users to make a difference in the world - from the ground-breaking MySpace/MTV Presidential Dialogues to a unique viral fundraising product engineered in partnership with PayPal to MySpace/OurPlanet: Change is Possible, the site's first user-driven book.
NBC Universal Beth Colleton
VP Green is Universal
Beth Colleton was named Vice President of "Green Is Universal" (GIU), NBC Universal's Green Initiative, in June 2008. She is responsible for managing the day-to-day business of GIU, including the coordination of "Green" programming and activities throughout all NBCU divisions for NBC Universal's "Green Weeks" as well as all ongoing content and community initiatives. Colleton is also responsible for GIU's strategic interface with Sales, Marketing, Research and Communications. In addition, she oversees NBC Universal's ongoing effort to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, by implementing more energy efficient practices within the company, across its operations and facilities. Most recently, Colleton was the head of corporate social responsibility for the National Football League, where she worked for 15 years. She was responsible for building the league's cause platform from the ground up into one of the most comprehensive philanthropic agendas in the industry. Colleton graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a BA in American Studies and Spanish. She resides in New York City.
New Resource Bank
Peter Liu
Founder and Vice Chairman
Peter founded the bank after nearly two decades of experience in the banking and energy industries. Peter had been a Senior Vice President and Vice President, respectively, of Credit Suisse First Boston and the Chase Manhattan Bank, where he completed $6 billion in financing transactions as well as providing corporate and strategic advisory. He has been a private investor and strategic advisor to several clean energy technology companies and currently serves on the Clean Technology Investment Advisory Boards of the California Public Employees Retirement System and the California Teachers' Retirement System, respectively the largest and the 3rd largest pension funds in the United States. He is the co-founder and Vice-Chair of the China-U.S. Energy Efficiency Alliance and serves on the boards of the Roots of Change Fund and the California Climate Action Registry.
News Corporation
Rachel Webber
Director, Energy Initiatives
Rachel Webber is Director of Energy Initiatives at News Corporation. She co-heads the Global Energy Initiative, a company-wide commitment to reduce the environmental impacts of its operations and to engage with its audiences, business partners and suppliers on the issues of energy and climate change. She joined the company's Corporate Affairs department in 2004, and has been leading the company's energy work since 2006. Webber graduated from Barnard College where she earned a bachelor's degree in history.
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network
Timothy Kuryak
Vice President of Programming
Timothy Kuryak was just named VP for OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network reporting to both Nina Wass, Senior Vice President, Creative Affairs and Maria Grasso, Senior Vice President, Programming. Mr. Kuryak will collaborate with producers, writers, agents, and distributors to drive development of non-scripted programming. He will also supervise editorial management with outside production. Mr. Kuryak joins OWN effective immediately from Discovery Communications' Planet Green where he served as Vice President of West Coast Production and Development. Prior to joining Planet Green, Mr. Kuryak was Vice President of Fox World Productions and Head of Development/Programming at ReelzChannel. He served as Executive Producer for numerous series including Greensburg, Focus Earth with Bob Woodruff, as well as the international versions of Beauty & The Geek and other Fox Formats. He received dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and Political Science at Brown University. He is also a member of the Producers' Guild of America and a Gerson Lehrman Council Member within the Media Division.
Paige Poulos Communications
Paige M. Poulos, APR
President,
Mendocino Winegrape & Wine Commission
President and founder of Paige Poulos Communications, Inc., Paige is a 28-year wine industry public relations veteran. At the helm of her own agency for the past 18 years, she has been widely recognized for innovation, bottom line results and ability to spot trends in consumer wine interests and capitalize on them. Best known for its work with California's elite family owned and operated wineries and vineyards, her agency has been at the forefront of communications surrounding sustainable and earth-conscious practices and philosophies. Listed in several editions of Who's Who in America, Paige was named one of the world's leading women entrepreneurs by The Star Group in 2004.
Perf Go Green, Inc.
Tony Tracy
Chairman and CEO
Tony Tracy, former President of Tracy Productions, is an entrepreneur, actor and a designer of 15-patented household, exercise equipment and grooming products including: The MAG BAR™, Le Scoop ™ and Le Slice ™, Supra Liners™. PERF Go Green™ Biodegradable Plastic Products designed by Tony and has launched 7 product categories. Tony worked as an actor for many years. As a member of the Screen Actor's Guild and A.F.T.R.A., he appeared in a number of films and did stunt work in several. On television he appeared in "One Life To Live" (ABC), "Ryan's Hope" (ABC), "Miami Vice" (NBC), "Wise Guy" and others. He did a number of commercials, including a national campaign for Miller Lite and Diet Pepsi. Tony is a member of Fashion Group International since 1996.
Rachelle Carson-Begley
Environmentalist and Co-Star
Living With Ed
Rachelle Carson-Begley is one of the most recognized names and faces in the environmental world of Hollywood. As the wife of uber-environmentalist, Ed Begley, Jr., Carson-Begley has opened her life up to millions of people as Co-Star of the highly successful reality series, LIVING WITH ED (now showing on Discovery's Planet Green). Each episode of the show chronicles the everyday life of what it takes for this reasonably green conscious gal to live with her over the top, all or nothing, eco-obsessed husband! She constantly ponders, "Living green-easy... but living with Ed?" This season, she will be seen on BOSTON LEGAL and THE FACTORY. Last season, she had a recurring role on the television show, SEX, LOVE AND SECRETS. Other recurring and guest roles include: NYPD BLUE, EIGHT SIMPLE RULES, HAPPY FAMILY, THE HANDLER, STATE OF GRACE, PROVIDENVE, HOUNDED and LIZZIE MCGUIRE.
Reel Green Media
Lauren Selman
CEO and Founder
Lauren Selman returns this year to host an engaging forum and discussion on environmental practices for production. As CEO and founder of Reel Green Media, a Los Angeles based consulting service that seeks to empower, educate and coach environmental responsibility in the entertainment industry. Ms. Selman is a producer, director and actor, but above all is an environmental coach, both nationally and internationally. Working hand in hand with several studios, production companies and film commissioners, she is the "Reel Deal". Reel Green Media is your one-stop-greenlight for environmental practices in productions, from greening the production process to the physical space of production. Ms. Selman has worked with such entertainment companies as Fox, Warner Bros. and Ambush Entertainment.
Saatchi & Saatchi S
David Steuer
Vice President, Client Strategy
David brings more than 15 years of client services experience in creative strategy, design, and video storytelling. Prior to joining Saatchi & Saatchi S, David led the creative design and video production teams for Sawyer Media, a San Francisco-based media company that developed broadcast programming for MSNBC, ABC, Discovery Channel and PBS as well as broadband media solutions for Cisco Systems, Citibank, Purina, and Autodesk. At the interactive agency Scient, David led the media strategy group, and was responsible for development of all editorial, interactive content, media partnerships, personalization strategies and content management systems for clients including Ziff Davis Publishing and Wells Fargo, along with start-ups like Hotwire.com, Verde.com, and Charitableway.com. At Boston-based Art Technology Group, David managed creative teams for Disney Channel and Disney Imagineering, and was responsible for the development of Disney Channel's landmark character-based interactive programming block, ZoogTV. When not designing solutions for clients, David creates challenges of his own design with his award-winning video game puzzle series, mPuzzles, which have been distributed worldwide and translated into ten languages.
Southern California Edison Company
Gene Rodrigues
Director of Energy Efficiency
Gene Rodrigues is the Director of Energy Efficiency for Southern California Edison Company. Over the last six years, Southern California Edison has partnered with its customers to save more electricity through energy efficiency programs than any other utility in the nation. In addition to overseeing SCE's Energy Efficiency, Low Income, California Solar Initiative and Self Generation Incentive programs, Mr. Rodrigues serves on the board of directors for the Consortium for Energy Efficiency, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, and the China-US Energy Efficiency Alliance. Gene also serves on the Leadership Group for the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency, a voluntary initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Stereovision 3D Entertainment
Doug Schwartz
Chairman and Chief Production Officer, BAYWATCH creator
Doug Schwartz has been a professional television executive Producer, series creator, writer, director and "show runner" for the past 28 years. During that time, Doug has written and Executive Produced a total of 24 television movies, for various Major Networks, Cable Networks and Syndication. Doug has also executive Produced over 500 hours of television series, in addition to his movie credits. Many of Doug's series and TV movies have been Nominated for Emmy Awards, Golden Globe Awards and several other Awards.
the Gallery LA
Mikey Koffman
CEO
Mikey Koffman, founder of The Gallery Los Angeles Public Relations & Marketing has an instinct for spotting new designers and launching their work to the top of the fashion industry. Mikey's fashion shows, photo shoots, ad campaigns and launch parties have captured the attention of New York and Los Angeles' fashion elite, while receiving accolades for their skillfully conceived style and execution. For Mikey, fashion marketing is nothing short of an art form.
The Organic Center
Steven Hoffman
Managing Director
He is an established leader in the fields of marketing, public relations, event planning and strategic business development. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Naturally Boulder Task Force, an economic development initiative established by the City of Boulder to promote the growth of natural and organic products in the Boulder region. Hoffman served as Producer of the Naturally Boulder Days annual entrepreneur's conference, and as Editor of Naturally Boulder's e-newsletter. He is President of Compass Natural, a Boulder-based marketing and PR firm serving the LOHAS market. Hoffman also is former President of People Planet Profit: P3 Colorado, now known as CORE, the state's leading sustainable business association. He is the cofounder of LOHAS Journal and Natural Business, leading business publications and conferences serving the LOHAS, or Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability market. Hoffman also served as National Marketing Director, Rocky Mountain Regional Sales Manager and International Sales Director for Arrowhead Mills Inc., a leading provider of organic food products and now a division of the Hain-Celestial Group.
Telecommunications Industry Association
Ellen Farmer
EIATRACK Environmental Program Manager
Ellen Farmer works with the Telecommunications Industry Association as their environmental program manger. She heads up the management of EIATRACK, the global environmental compliance tracking service. Ellen has an MA in Environmental Policy from King's College London, and BA in government and sociology from Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. Ellen's professional experience ranges from environmental consulting with Booz Allen Hamilton to the environmentally conscious management of The Mansion on O Street, a boutique hotel and private events venue in Washington, D.C. In addition, she worked at Green Guide Publishing in the UK as a researcher and writer. TIA's EIATRACK service, acquired in January 2008, provides global benchmarking in environmental intelligence, as well as product-oriented regulatory tracking analysis and reporting. Hundreds of subscribing companies throughout the world use the tool as an early-warning system for monitoring and evaluating environmental legal and regulatory activity. The Web site address is www.eiatrack.com.
The Huffington Post
Paige Donner
Journalist, Writer and Filmmaker
and Founder/CEO
Paige Donner is an L.A. based journalist, writer and filmmaker. Having worked as an entertainment journalist since the early 90's when she first started writing for Variety, Paige is now focusing on Greening Hollywood, her column that reports on the ways the entertainment industry is embracing a more sustainable and environmentally respectful way of doing business. Paige is convinced that having lived as a child in countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Japan and the U.S. territory of Guam and then as a young adult in countries such as France and Germany, has profoundly shaped the way she sees and interprets the world.
Twentieth Century Fox Television
Mike Posey
Manager of Production
Mike Posey currently serves as Manager of Production of Twentieth Century Fox Television, overseeing all of the studio's production policies and procedures and coordinating all business travel for the company's stars, producers and series personnel. He is charged with acquiring and managing all production office space, and for handling the logistics of all production starts and stops. In addition, Posey serves as a team leader for News Corp.'s global energy initiative which aims to take the company's global operations to carbon neutrality by 2010. In this role, he helped design and implement a host of innovative "greener" production practices on the studio's roster of shows, such as powering equipment with biodiesel fuel, purchasing green energy and introducing hybrid cars to the show's production fleets. Due to Posey's efforts, the Emmy-winning "24" is poised to reduce its carbon emissions by 40% by the end of this season. He is a graduate of Quincy University and resides in Los Angeles.
WPP Partners
Kevin O'Donnell
Sustainability Director
Kevin O'Donnell joined the retail industry over fifteen years ago, producing cutting edge design, carefully integrated architecture and store décor, creative brand development, inventive conceptual approaches and innovative production methods and material use. He has changed the customer experience for food retail through key projects for The Kroger Co., Whole Foods Market, and others. His projects have won numerous awards and have been featured in national and international publications on retail design. Kevin runs the L.A. design studio of Schorleaf, Inc. They design and fabricate integrated retail store environments, focusing on green life style, health and longevity, female retail, Hispanic space, and retail food.
