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2008 BALLE conference

Business Alliance for Local Living Economies will be hosting their annual conference in Boston from June 5th to 7th.

2008 BALLE conference

2008 BALLE Conference


Grow Deep

Businesses Leaders

Strong Communities

Boston University
June 5-7, 2008

 

For full details on the 2008 BALLE conference, visit the event website.

Registration is now open.  Discounts of $150 are available on registrations made before February 1, 2008.

 General inquiries: Todd Mills, 415-255-1108 x113 or todd@livingeconomies.org

Sponsorship inquiries: Mary Rick, 415-255-1108 x104 or mary@livingeconomies.org

Press inquiries: Ann Bartz, 415-255-1108 x105 or ann@livingeconomies.org

 Sponsorship opportunities are now available.

For information about sponsorship opportunities see our sponsor benefits packages or to sponsor fill out our sponsorship form and fax it to BALLE attn: Mary Rick at 415-863-1356.

 Speakers:

Bill McKibben, founder, Step It Up, author, Deep Economy

Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA),* House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming

Majora Carter, founder, Sustainable South Bronx 

Judy Wicks, BALLE co-founder, White Dog Cafe 

Michael Shuman, author, The Small-Mart Revolution 

David Korten, author, The Great Turning

Michelle Long, BALLE chair, Sustainable Connections

Laury Hammel, BALLE co-founder, Longfellow Clubs

Don Shaffer, president, RSF Social Finance

Manuel Hidalgo, executive director, Latino Economic Development Corporation

For speaker bios, click here.

*invited

Register today:

Early-bird discount rate $395 until February 1, 2008.

Click here to register.

Conference Agenda

For our full program and updates, click here.

Pre-Conference Seminars

June 5th, 2008

Third Annual Local First Conference
Grow Wealth: Strategies for Local Economic Development and Job Creation
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Second Annual Manufacturers' Conference
Grow Smart: Regional Supply Chains and Industrial Ecology
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

 Main Conference

June 5th, 2008

Registration Opens - 3:00 pm

Thursday Night Reception - 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Live music, hors d'oeuvres, and a no-host bar.

Thursday Night Dinner and Keynote - 6:45 - 9:00 pm
 

June 6th, 2008

Morning Keynote Panel and Breakouts  9:00 - 12:30 pm

Afternoon Keynotes and Breakouts 1:30 - 5:00 pm

Network Leader Consultation 5:00 - 6:30 pm

Dinner and Keynote Speech 7 - 9:30 pm

Dessert Reception and Live Musical Performance 9:45 - 11:30 pm

 

June 7th, 2008

Morning Keynote Panel and Breakout Sessions  9:00 - 12:30 pm

Afternoon Keynote Panel and Breakout Sessions 1:30 - 5:00 pm

Dinner and Keynote Speech 6:00 - 9:00 pm

Conference Closing Reception 9:00 - 10:30 pm

For our full program, click here.

 Find out more!

5th Annual BALLE Conference Summary:


The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies 5th Annual BALLE Conference, May 31-June 2, 2007, at the University of California, Berkeley, was a tremendous success. Approximately 700 entrepreneurs, innovators, community organizers, government officials, investors, and green business pioneers gathered to explore cutting-edge social and environmental innovations, learn practical business skills, share best practices for network development, and connect with others in our flourishing network!

Download the 2007 full program here!

Speakers

 

 

BALLE Film Festival, May 29-30

Pre-conference seminar “Buy Local First Campaigns: Proven Strategies and Tactics”

Pre-conference seminar “From Skateboards to Toilet Paper: Revolutionary New Business Models for Manufacturers & Branded Consumer Products Companies”

Pre-conference seminar "Money for Local Living Economies: Lessons From the Field"