Past Conferences
2009
Rising to the Challenge:
Entrepreneurs Building Living Economies
Denver, CO
Denver, CO
Featured Speakers:
Melissa Bradley-Burns, senior strategist, Green for All
Lisa Daniels, founder, Windustry
Connie Evans, Association for Enterprise Opportunity
Bob Gough, secretary, Intertribal Council on Utility Policy
Melissa Hardy, worker-owner, BioFuel Oasis
Elliot Hoffman, co-founder and CEO, New Voice of Business
June Holley, co-founder, Network Weaving, and co-founder, ACEnet
June Holley, co-founder, Network Weaving, and co-founder, ACEnet
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Susan Matteucci, founder, Southwest Creations Collaborative
Michel Nischan, chef, The Dressing Room, A Homegrown Restaurant
Barry O'Neill, president, CUPE BC
Michael Shuman, research and policy director, BALLE
2008
Grow Deep – Business Leaders Building Strong Communities
Boston, MA
Grow Deep – Business Leaders Building Strong Communities
Boston, MA
Featured Speakers:
Majora Carter, founder, Sustainable South Bronx
Rep. Ed Markey (MA), US House of Representatives
Bill McKibben, author, Deep Economy
Majora Carter, founder, Sustainable South Bronx
Rep. Ed Markey (MA), US House of Representatives
Bill McKibben, author, Deep Economy
Juliet Schor, author, Born to Buy
Brenda Palms Barber, executive director, North Lawndale Employment Network
Don Shaffer, president, RSF Social Finance
Jeff Mendelsohn, founder, New Leaf Paper
Hilary Brown, founder, Local Burger
Eric Henry, president, TS Designs
Michael Shuman, vice president, Training and Development Corporation
Penelope Douglas, president and co-founder, Pacific Community Ventures
Bryan Gooch Redd, co-founder, Upstream 21
Clifton Kellogg, ShoreBank
Woody Tasch, founder, Slow Money
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2007
Leading the Evolution of Local Economies
Berkeley, CA
Featured Speakers:
Paul Hawken, author, Natural Capitalism and Blessed Unrest
Paul Hawken, author, Natural Capitalism and Blessed Unrest
Van Jones, founder, Green for All
Denise O'Brien, candidate, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
Simran Sethi, host, Ethical Markets
Tom Bates, Mayor of Berkeley, CA
Simran Sethi, host, Ethical Markets
Tom Bates, Mayor of Berkeley, CA
David Korten, author, The Great Turning
Michael Shuman, vice president, Training and Development Corporation
Judy Wicks, founder, White Dog Cafe
Michelle Long, co-founder, Sustainable Connections
Paul Saginaw, co-founder, Zingerman's Community of Businesses
Bo Burlingham, Inc. Magazine
Jack Stack, SRC Holdings
2006
Creating Sustainable Communities
Burlington, VT
Featured Speakers:
Rep. Bernie Sanders (VT), US House of Representatives
Rep. Bernie Sanders (VT), US House of Representatives
Gary Erickson, founder, Clifbar
John Abrams, co-founder, South Mountain Company, author, The Company We Keep
Hunter Lovins, co-author, Natural Capitalism, founder, Natural Capitalism, Inc
Frances Moore Lappe, founder, Food First and Small Planet Institute
Omar Freilla, founder, Green Worker Coops
Ben Cohen, co-founder, Ben and Jerry's
Frances Moore Lappe, founder, Food First and Small Planet Institute
Omar Freilla, founder, Green Worker Coops
Ben Cohen, co-founder, Ben and Jerry's
Greg Watson, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
2005
Third Annual International Conference of BALLE
Vancouver, BC
Featured Speakers:
David Suzuki, host, The Nature of Things
Jim Hightower, author, Thieves in High Places
David Suzuki, host, The Nature of Things
Jim Hightower, author, Thieves in High Places
Thomas Linzey, founder, CELDF
Donna Morton, founder, Centre for Integral Economics
Joel Solomon, president, Renewal Partners
Malaika Edwards, co-founder, People's Grocery
Gregor Robertson, Happy Planet Juices
David Van Seters, Small Potatoes Urban Delivery
Judith Plant, New Society Publishers
Tim Taylor, Environmental Home Centre
David Van Seters, Small Potatoes Urban Delivery
Judith Plant, New Society Publishers
Tim Taylor, Environmental Home Centre
Judy Wicks, founder, White Dog Cafe
Holly Harlan, founder, Entrepreneurs for Sustainability
2004
Creating Local Living Economies
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA
Judy Wicks, founder, White Dog Cafe
Michelle Long, co-founder, Sustainable Connections
Will Raap, CEO, Gardeners' Supply, president, Intervale Foundation
Will Raap, CEO, Gardeners' Supply, president, Intervale Foundation
Mark Ritchie, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Helena Norberg-Hodge, International Society for Ecology and Culture
David Korten, Positive Futures Network
Stacy Mitchell, Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Jeremy Nowak, president, The Reinvestment Fund
Marcellus Andrews, CUNY School of Public Affairs
Woody Tasch, CEO, Investors' Circle
Wendy Brawer, Green Maps
Tim Bowser, Food Routes
Edgar Cahn, Time Dollar Institute
Kevin Danaher, Global Exchange and Greenfestivals
Miriam MacGillis, Genesis Farm
2003
First Annual BALLE Conference
Portland, OR
Featured Speakers:
Michelle Long, co-founder, Sustainable Connections
Judy Wicks, founder, White Dog Cafe
David Korten, Positive Futures Network
Laury Hammel, Longfellow Clubs
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