2008 Social Venture Institute Agenda
Friday, November 21
11:00 AM
Registration Opens
First-timer Orientation
Lunch 12:00 – 2:00 PM
Welcome and Opening Session
Keynote: Mark Alan Hughes, City of Philadelphia: Vision for Green Business in the City of Philadelphia
Triple Bottom Line Awards: Join us as we recognize companies that exemplify what it means to be a successful company that values people and the planet.
New Opportunities for Business in the Green Economy
- Kevin Dow, City of Philadelphia Department of Commerce: City Resources for Small Businesses
- Tom Tuffey, Center for Energy and Environment: State Funding for Green Businesses
- Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr., City of Philadelphia: Opportunities in the Transporation Industry
- Laureen Boles, Chair, Green Economy Funding Committee: Other Funding Options for Green Businesses
2:00 – 2:15 PM
Networking Break
2:15-3:15 PM
Problem Solving Sessions: Get advice from the experts on your pressing business issues. Problem Solving Sessions are broken into sessions for Early Stage Companies (in business 1 year or less) and Advanced Companies (in business longer than one year).
- Marketing and Sales (Early Stage)
- Managing Growth in the Early Stages (Early Stage)
- Financing Business Growth (Advanced)
- Marketing and Sales (Advanced)
3:15-3:30 PM
Networking Break
3:30-4:30
Case Study: Listen in as our expert panelists give advice to a company facing a business challenge related to sales, growth and capital issues.
Presenter: Sirena Moore, CEO, Elohim Cleaning Contractors, Inc.
Challenge: Financing Green Business Initiative
Respondents: Ed Dugger, CEO, UNC Partners
Brooke Gardner, Gardner Fox Associates, Inc.
4:30PM – 5:30PM
True Confessions Speaker: Andy Shallal, Owner, Busboys and Poets
5:30 – 7:30
Networking Reception
Saturday, November 22
8:00 Registration Opens
Coffee & Light Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Interactive Problem Solving Session: Get feedback from your peers on how to address your business challenges. Learn how to take one step towards implement the Triple Bottom Line in your business.
10:00 – 11:00 AM
True Confessions Speaker: Beth Williams, CEO, Roxborough Technology Corporation
11:00 -12:00 PM
Case Study: Listen in as our expert panelists give advice to a company facing a business challenge related to sales, growth and capital issues.
Presenter: Terry Long, Owner, Premier Cleaning Services Inc.
Challenge: Diversifying Revenue Sources
Respondent: Lin Thomas, President, Alpha Office Supplies, Inc.
Scott Wheeler, Strategy Arts
Darlene Jenkins, The Minority Supplier Council of PA-NJ-DE
12:00 – 12:10 PM
Networking Break
12:10 – 1:30 PM
Lunch
Marketplace of Ideas: Share your latest and greatest business idea with the audience. Presenters have 30 seconds to get their message across - creativity encouraged!
1:30 – 1:45
Networking Break
1:45-2:45
Problem Solving Sessions: Get advice from the experts on your pressing business issues. Problem Solving Sessions are broken into sessions for Early Stage Companies (in business 1 year or less) and Advanced Companies (in business longer than one year).
- Legal Issues Q&A (Open)
- Business Financing and Start-Up Capital (Early Stage)
- Managing Growth for Established Companies (Advanced)
- Taking the Triple Bottom Line to the Next Level (Advanced)
2:45 – 3:00
Networking Break
3:00 – 4:00
True Confessions Speaker: Tom Szaky, CEO and Co-Founder, TerraCycle
4:00 - 4:30
Closing Session
