Schedule
Thursday, October 13, 7:30 PM: Opening Speaker
"The Fall and Rise of the Wetlands of California's Great Central Valley"
Dr. Philip Garone
CSU Stanislaus, Department of History
Friday, October 14, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM:
Plenary Presentations (via satellite)
Traditional Welcome to ancestral lands by Coast Miwok Leader
Musical Performance: R. Carlos Nakai (Navajo/Ute), Grammy Winner
Opening remarks: Kenny Ausubel and Nina Simons
Bioneers Co-CEOs and Founders
“Restoration Writ Large: Unleashing the Potential of Nature and People for Large-Scale Ecosystem Restoration”
John D. Liu
Chinese journalist, award-winning filmmaker
“Revolutionizing K-12 Education with Sustainability in Mind”
Karen Brown
Creative Director of the Center for Ecoliteracy, award-winning designer
“Blue and Green: Working Together to Secure a Sustainable Future”
Roxanne Brown
Assistant Legislative Director for the United Steelworkers (USW)
“Google Earth-Eye View: Mapping a Future Environment of Hope”
Rebecca Moore
Computer scientist and longtime software professional
“When Women Are People... and Corporations Are Not: Why the First Inequality Will Also Be the Last”
Gloria Steinem
World-renowned writer, lecturer, editor, and feminist activist
Friday, October 14, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM:
Local Sessions
The Community Speaks: Stories of Promoting Sustainability through Direct Action
Planting Seeds: Local Entrepreneurs’ Path to Sustainability
Campus Sustainability Tour
Student Networking for Sustainability
Friday, October 14, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Keynote Speaker
TBA
Saturday, October 15, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM:
Plenary Presentations (via satellite)
Opening remarks: Kenny Ausubel
Bioneers Co-founder
Nature Film Clip: Louie Schwartzberg
“Solutions from the Underground: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World”
Paul Stamets
The world’s leading visionary “myco-technologist”
“The Rights of Nature: An Idea Whose Time Has Come”
Natalia Green
President of CEDENMA
“The Emerging Imagination Age”
Josh Fouts and Rita King
“The Real Food Challenge”
Anim Steel
Director of National Programs at The Food Project
“Reinventing Fire”
Amory Lovins
Chairman and Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute
Sunday, October 16, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM:
Plenary Presentations (via satellite)
“Revitalizing Indigeneity: Eco-Cultural Knowledge and Reciprocity”
Melissa Nelson
Cultural ecologist, scholar-activist, writer and media-maker
“Life's Operating Manual”
Dayna Baumeister
Business catalyst, educator, researcher, and design consultant
“Voices for Peace and Sustainable Development - The First Women's Parliament of India”
Pam Rajput
Indian academic turned internationally renowned activist
“The Power of Story”
Mary Evelyn Tucker
Yale professor and founder of the Forum on Religion and Ecology
“Continuing a Legacy: Building a Sustainable World in the 21st Century”
Phillipe Cousteau
CEO of EarthEcho International, co-founder of Azure Worldwide, Chief Ocean Correspondent for Discovery's Animal Planet, a special correspondent for CNN International