Innovating the Green Economy Conference – CCI at UC Berkeley
January 21st, 2010 (8.30am - 5pm)
David Brower Conference Center, 2150 Allston Way
Berkeley, California, USA
Topic: Environment, Finance, Other
Event Type: Conference
Tags: Brian McGowan, Center for Community Innovation, community development, economic development, Karen Chapple, University of California Berkeley
Comments Off Green economy conference examines trends, research
“Innovating the Green Economy,” a one-day conference sponsored by the Center for Community Innovation (CCI) at University of California, Berkeley’s Institute for Urban and Regional Development and by the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
Academic and private industry researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs and investors will discuss the latest green economy news in terms of business trends, the role of universities, venture capital, and local and state policies.
A conference highlight will be a look at the green economy evolving in California’s Silicon Valley, the San Joaquin Valley and the East Bay Green Corridor Partnership between UC Berkeley, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the cities of Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond and Emeryville.
Where:
David Brower Conference Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley. The center is on the west side of Oxford Street, on the west side of campus. Directions are online.
Who:
Karen Chapple, a UC Berkeley professor of city and regional planning who specializes in community and economic development, will present “Green, Local and Growing,” a CCI survey of what makes green enterprises different from others, their growth and innovation patterns, and how their attitudes toward regulation and public policy contrast with those of traditional businesses. The report is part of a more extensive, statewide study, “Innovating the Green Economy in California Regions,” for the U.S. Economic Development Administration that will be posted online.
The keynote address is by Brian McGowan, the U.S. Department of Commerce deputy assistant secretary for economic development and formerly California’s deputy secretary for economic development and commerce. He will focus on what the future holds for green economy policy and research.
To reserve a seat or to request an advance copy of the reports mentioned above, contact Kathleen Maclay in UC Berkeley Media Relations at (510) 643-5651.
Details:
More information about the Center for Community Innovation is online at:
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