Thursday, March 18 2010, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
The Greening of Health: the Convergence of Health and Sustainability sponsored by Physic Ventures
Thursday, March 18, 2010 6:30-8:30pm Andersen Auditorium- Haas School of Business
Registration is required and includes a networking hour with hors d'oeuvres and beverages. The fee is $20 in advance and $30 at the door. More information, including registration, can be found on the Forum website at http://entrepreneurship.berkeley.edu/bef/mar10forum.html.
Citizens in the United States and communities around the globe are witnessing, causing and feeling the complex interplay between issues of personal health and planetary health. Individual and collective actions are impacting the quality of the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, and the ecosystem we leave for our children and grandchildren. Our behaviors are catalyzing changes in the environment that in turn are causing changes in our physiological health, psychological well-being and social infrastructure. A recent study from the Institute for the Future states: “We are now learning to link our personal health not only to our immediate environment but also to the larger ecologies in which we live – and to the whole ecology we call planet Earth. We are coming to relate the sustainability of the planet to the sustainability of our health as never before.”
Equipped with more powerful tools from the fields of life sciences, information technology and social psychology, we are gaining a deeper understanding of the perils of our actions but also the opportunities for resilience and recovery. An exceptional panel of thought-leaders from diverse fields will examine the convergence of health and sustainability – sharing personal stories, business advice and actionable recommendations.
Our panelists are: • Julie Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H.-Former Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) • Dara O’Rourke, Ph.D.-Founder & CEO, GoodGuide, Inc. • Adam Werbach- Global CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi S • William Rosenzweig-Managing Director, Physic Ventures (moderator)
Pre-registration is required and information can be found here. LocationAndersen Auditorium- Haas School of Business |
