2009

Steve leads communications & public affairs globally for NatureWorks LLC, a company formed with the unique mission of bringing to market a broad family of performance plastics and fibers created from plants, not oil.  He is responsible for the strategy, direction and management of the company’s external communications, media relations, issues management, and brand.

Previously as NatureWorks’ global marketing director, Steve was responsible for market development with Ingeo natural plastic innovations in packaging, bottles, food service-ware, films, and durable electronics,

Ted is widely regarded as the epicenter of all things LOHAS leading many to affectionately refer to him as ‘Mr. LOHAS’. He is a change agent, trend spotter and executive director of  the LOHAS.  Ted is renowned for leading the annual LOHAS Forum, LOHAS.com and LOHAS Journal the past 8 years. He has worked closely with executive teams pursuing environmental, social and wellness innovations at corporations including Coca-Cola, MINI, Mohawk Flooring, Rancho La Puerta, Jurlique, Macy’s, Ecobonus and Natureworks.

OLIVIA ZALESKI is an award-winning freelance journalist, producer and activist focused on environmentalism as it relates to business, corporations and executive thinking.

As CNNMoney's eco-correspondent and the host and co-producer of Fortune Magazine's Emmy-nominated series, "Business of Green," Olivia investigates the ways in which major corporations (Home Depot, Ford Motor Co., Ikea, SC Johnson and countless others) are using groundbreaking technologies to increase efficiency, decrease waste and save money.

Called “one of the best-informed advocates of natural living in America” by the Conservation Research Institute, Natural Home magazine editor-in-chief Robyn Griggs Lawrence is a passionate expert on green building and lifestyles. Lawrence has been featured in USA Today, the New York Times, Time magazine, the Chicago Tribune  and on CNN’s “Open House,” national home and garden radio programs and several local TV and radio programs in top-tier markets nationwide.

A background in global risk management, finance and marketing, does not define Wolf’s charismatic leadership of Hess Natur.  His personal commitment to the protection of the environment, respect for people and insistence on authenticity does.

Mark Wuttke heads the Wuttke Group, LLC, a business development team with a focus on sustainable luxury, spa, boutique retail, organic luxury and the emerging category of eco-chic.

Joe Green is the co-founder and president of Causes, the largest online platform for activism.

Bagni spent seven years (49 dog years) as the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Development for Schwinn Cycling & Fitness in Boulder, Colorado.  He was brought on as part of a new senior management team that successfully carried the ailing icon back to the number one position in the U.S.  marketplace. After Schwinn, Gregg re-entered earth’s atmosphere and launched Alien Truth Communications, a Colorado based strategic marketing and communications consulting firm.

Kim Coupounas is co-founder and Chief Environmental Officer of GoLite, an international outdoor clothing and equipment company based in Boulder, Colorado. She served as GoLite’s Chief Executive Officer until early 2008 when she chose to focus on GoLite’s path to sustainability. Her current work includes a Scope 1, 2, and 3 environmental baseline analysis and a multi-year footprint mitigation strategy.

As an entrepreneur who specializes in the creation of sustainable, eco-friendly companies and products, Anthony Zolezzi has helped Fortune 100 companies, the British Royal Family and small businesses meet the demands of our environmentally aware society. His work has resulted in the creation of more than 25 earth-friendly companies and products including The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., The New Organics Company and the Greenopolis recycling system.