PBLN's Summit on Business Leadership and Public Policy: Inventing a More Sustainable Economy

The economy and our communities are reeling from the effects of short-sighted business practices and public policies. Business leadership must be a leading part of the solution. Tomorrow's PBLN CEO and Top Officer Summit will bring together over 200 business leaders for a day of peer-to-peer engagement and discussion of "Business Leadership and Public Policy: Inventing a More Sustainable Economy."

Featuring Forums with: Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, whose commitment to the innovation economy is reflected in the State's investments in the Life Sciences sector as well as Clean Tech, infrastructure and healthcare and education reforms. Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, and a special candidates forum featuring (in alphabetical order) Michael Capuano,Martha Coakley, Alan Khazei, Steve Pagliuca and Jack E. Robinson. Highly interactive sessions on business leadership, public policy and innovation. Topics include: Pricing Carbon to Address Climate Change How to build more Housing Economic Development that Creates Jobs Healthcare Reform and Cost Containment Innovation in K-12 Education Clean Tech and Life Sciences Cluster Development Technology Companies And Public Policy Greening Buildings Measuring the Corporate Carbon Footprint		Follow the Summit Live Twitter users: If you are attending the Summit, share your updates by adding #PBLN to your tweets. Read more tweets from the Summit.
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Presenters Include
Laura Bartsch, Principal, Millville Partners Noah Berger, Executive Director Mass. Budget & Policy Center JudyAnn Bigby, Secretary of Health and Human Services (MA) Tina Brooks, Undersecretary of Housing/Economic Development (MA) Jeffrey Bussgang, Partner Flybridge Capital Partners US Representative Michael Capuano, US Senate Candidate (MA) Glen Comiso, Exec. Director, Mass. Life Sciences Collaborative Justin Dangel, CEO, Consumer United Nick D'Arbeloff, President, NE Clean Energy Council Tom Dretler, President & CEO, Eduventures, Inc. Jonah Edelman, CEO, Stand for Children Phil Edmundson, CEO William Gallagher Associates Paul Egerman, CEO Egerman Associates Chris Gabrieli, Chairman, Mass 2020 Paul Grogan, President & CEO, The Boston Foundation Winston Henderson, Vice President & General Counsel, Surface Logix Matthew Henshon, Founding Partner, Henshon Parker MA State Representative Jay Kaufman (D-Lexington)		Alan Khazei, Founder, City Year, & US Senate Candidate (MA) Janet Kraus, CEO, Sprire Robert Kuttner, Founder & Co-Editor The American Prospect Paul Levy, CEO, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Dr. Gene Lindsey, CEO Atrius Health Martin Madaus, CEO, Millipore Jack Manning, CEO, Boston Capital Corporation Brenda McKenzie, Dir. of Economic Development, Boston Redevelopment Authority Tom O'Brien, Managing Director The HYM Invesment Group Stephen Pagliuca, US Senate Candidate (MA) Patti Prairie, CEO Brighter Planet Richard Pops, Chairman, President & CEO, Alkermes Paul Reville, Secretary of Education (MA) Jack E. Robinson, US Senate Candidate (R-MA) Jim Roosevelt, CEO Tufts Health Plan Paul Sagan, CEO, Akamai Mark Shirman, CEO Glasshouse Technologies Edith Silva, Partner, Next Street Financial Stephen E. Smith, Jr., Founding Partner, KSS Realty Group US Representative Niki Tsongas (D-MA) Mitch Tyson, CEO Advanced Electron Beams Anne Wass, President, Massachusetts Teachers Association View a full list of attendees and speaker bios.

Brighter Planet: The official Carbon Off-Set Sponsor of the PBLN Summit

PBLN is pleased to be partnering with Brighter Planet, a Vermont-based company that develops products and services to help individuals and companies decrease their impact on the environment. Brighter Planet is the official Carbon Offset Sponsor of the PBLN Summit and will be purchasing carbon offsets on behalf of the PBLN to help create a carbon-neutral conference.

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Diane Hessan, President & CEO - Communispace
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