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April 17, 2009 @ 10:00 am - April 19, 2009 @ 5:00 pm
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Download the full schedule of speakers and presentations HERE

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GAP ADVENTURES

DETAILS:

The Hilton New York
1335 Avenue of the Americas / 6th Ave at 53rd Street
New York, NY 10019

Business-to-Business Expo

Friday, April 17th • 12pm – 6pm

This day is exclusively for retail & wholesale buyers, CEOs, Press, purchasing managers & agents, government / city procurement officers & decision makers who make corporate purchases on behalf of their companies, organizations, agencies, schools & facilities.

Free admission to all qualified professionals

Business-to-Business & Business-to-Consumer Expo

Saturday, April 18th • 10am – 6pm
Sunday, April 19th • 10am – 5pm

These weekend days are for both business buyers & everyday consumers seeking eco-friendly products & services for their companies, homes, schools & children.

Tickets: Only $10 for a Weekend Pass
Seniors & Students are free

Sign up for the ConEdison Solutions WIND Power Program and get free admission for the weekend! Click HERE for details.

For Hilton Hotel accommodations, please click HERE

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GREEN SPACES Green Business Competition – The Green Business Competition is a groundbreaking platform to promote emerging green businesses in New York. The competition will reward investment funds to companies that have the ability to revolutionize their industry by working with our ecological resources while creating economic opportunities.  SEMI-FINALISTS SHALL BE ANNOUNCED AT GO GREEN EXPO ON FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH AT 2PM!

To enter the Green Business Competition, please visit www.greenbusinesscompetition.com

 

RideAmigos.com, this year’s Go Green Expo Ride Sharing Sponsor, is a free online tool that offers ridesharing solutions to the public, corporations, hotels, and event planners, as well as luxury hybrid transportation services. To use, simply Click Here, enter your starting point, and they’ll match you up with an Amigo near you to share the ride! After the trip, RideAmigos will calculate the Expo’s total CO2 savings from shared rides, and let riders know the impact they have made.

FEATURED SPEAKER SCHEDULE

To download full speaker schedule click here

FRIDAY, APRIL 17

GREEN BUSINESS COMPETITION SEMI FINALIST ANNOUNCEMENT 2:00pm
Hosted by Brad Holmes of GREEN SPACES
10 semi finalists shall be announced and allowed 3 minutes each to describe their
green business models

GREEN YOUR BUSINESS & AVOID GREENWASHING
4:00pm

Paul Novack of Green Depot
David Drucker of highresolution
Jen Boulden, founder of Ideal Bite
Scott McKye of Kleertech
Kim Carlson, Author of Green Your Work
Melissa Stevens of Mohawk Fine Papers
Tony Harris of Monroe Litho

FRIDAY EVENING
Friday, April 17th at 10:30pm
Launch Party at Greenhouse Nightclub
Location: Greenhouse – 150 Varick Street – 212.807.7000

SATURDAY, APRIL 18

THE FUTURE OF ELECTRIC & ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES
11:00am

Seth Leitman author of Build Your Own Electric Vehicle
Remy Chevalier of Electrifying Times
Jim Motavalli of The NY Times
Donald Sadoway of MIT
Shannon Arvizu of Columbia University
Chris Colquitt of GM Fuel Cell Activities

MARIEL HEMINGWAY – HEALTHY LIVING FROM THE INSIDE OUT
12:30pm

Autographed copies of Mariel’s book shall available for purchase

REVEALING YOUR HIDDEN DATA CENTER
2:00pm

Dr. Albert Esser of DELL

NIGEL BARKER’S SCREENING OF “A SEALED FATE”
3:30pm 

Q&A with Nigel Barker to follow along with sales of his autographed DVD

BY POPULAR DEMAND: ADDITIONAL SCREENING OF “A SEALED FATE”

4:45pm

SATURDAY EVENING APRIL 18 7:30 PM
The Official Launch Event for PrintResponsibly.com in association with Go Green Expo
Location: Touch – 240 West 52nd Street between 8th Avenue – 212.489.7656
7:30pm – 8:30pm: open bar and passed hors d’oeuvres

 

SUNDAY, APRIL 19

NATURAL PRODUCTS & A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
11:00am

Julie Edelman, The Accidental Housewife
Mattie Kahn of Teens Turning Green
Valerie Mason-Robinson of Eden Organix
Robert MacLeod of Kiss My Face
Robbie Adler of Brighter Planet
Dr. Pat Baccili of The Dr. Pat Show

GREEN LEADERSHIP – WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
12:30pm

Josh Dorfman, The Lazy Environmentalist
Sarah Beatty, Founder of Green Depot
Ken Rother, President of TreeHugger
Craig Michaels of Riverkeeper
Gay Browne, Founder of Greenopia
Michael Parrish DuDell of Ecorazzi
Dan Miner of The Sierra Club

SCREENING OF SUNDANCE CHANNEL ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING
2:00pm

Featuring an introduction by Josh Dorfman
Autographed copies of Josh’s new book available for purchase

2:30pm ECO TRIP: THE REAL COST OF LIVING – Chocolate

3:00pm ECO TRIP: THE REAL COST OF LIVING – Cotton T-shirt

3:30pm THE LAZY ENVIRONMENTALIST pilot

4:00pm
 ECO TRIP: THE REAL COST OF LIVING – Chocolate

4:30pm ECO TRIP: THE REAL COST OF LIVING – Cotton T-shirt
SPECIAL MUSICAL PERFORMANCE

Come celebrate the launch of NYC’s Go Green Expo with an evening of rock music.  Feast of Friends will be playing a tribute gig of classic rock from “the Doors” along with some alternative / 90’s rock with John Cusimano’s band “The Cringe”

Wednesday April 15th 8:00 pm
Location: Sullivan Hall – 214 Sullivan Street between Bleeker & West 3rd Street
Web: http://www.sullivanhallnyc.com

Come check out the talented drummer of Saturday Night Live – Shawn Pelton and Matt Katz-Bohen on guitar who currently plays with Blondie.
The keyboards are handled by the talented Chad Dinzes of Go Green Expo & Licorice and the lead singer is yours truly Bradford Rand CEO of Go Green Expo. Jonny Blaze Matias of The Cringe will be working it on Bass.

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS4HYtf0Fmg

Our myspace: http://www.myspace.com/feastoffriendsrock

Looking forward to seeing you there and “Breaking on through to the green side”

As our way of saying thank you, we will be distributing free tickets to the Go Green Expo that night to all guests of the evening!

Details

Start: April 17, 2009 @ 10:00 am
End: April 19, 2009 @ 5:00 pm
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Venue

Venue Name: Hilton New York
Address: 1335 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY United States

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Organizer

Organizer Name: Go Green Expo
Phone: 212.655.4505
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