SUSTAINATOPIA, in its sixth year, has arrived in Los Angeles and will be taking place for the first time at the Hyatt Regency in Century City October 29 to November 2.
Consisting of four global business-to-business Conferences during the week and a special weekend program dedicated to social action in Los Angeles, SUSTAINATOPIA unites a diverse group of participants within the new good economy: investors, investment funds, Fortune 500s, small and medium-sized businesses, social entrepreneurs, foundations, nonprofits, activists, academics, students, governmental organizations and leaders of all kinds.
SUSTAINATOPIA's purpose is to catalyze, expand and support the various actors participating in this new economy with an annual gathering of leading experts from around the world. In addition, SUSTAINATOPIA celebrates this unique opportunity to create a more economically viable and socially just world.
SUSTAINATOPIA 2014 will also include the Lifestyles of Health & Sustainability (LOHAS) Conference, which is marking its return to Los Angeles after five years.
Sponsors of SUSTAINATOPIA include Envision Solar, Arrow Electronics, Mattel, Advisor Shares, AHA!, UCLA, Presidio Graduate School, AIP, CBS Ecomedia, Participant Media, Stanford Social Innovation Review, GOOD Magazine and numerous other participating organizations.
A partial list of speakers includes
| Darya Allen-Attar, Morgan Stanley |
| Jeff Bernicke, Native Energy |
| Kelly Bianucci, Discover Capital |
| Anthony Bower, Gensler |
| Casey Caplowe, GOOD Magazine |
| Philippe Cousteau, Earth Echo International |
| April Crow, The Coca-Cola Company |
| Casey Dunn, Southwest Airlines |
| Peter Falt, BMW Design Works |
| Christopher Gavigan, The Honest Company |
| Peter Glatzer, SHFT |
| Alex Hausman, Disney |
| Betsy Henning, AHA! |
| R. Paul Herman, Hip Investor |
| Kristin Hull, Nia Solutions/Domini |
| Ellen Jackowski, Hewlett-Packard |
| Jimmy Jean-Louis, Actor |
| Peter Johnson, Developing World Markets |
| Todd Johnson, Jones Day |
| Dr. Alejandro Junger |
| Nurit Katz, UCLA |
| Allison Kelly, Pacific Community Ventures |
| Brent Kessel, Abacus Wealth Partners |
| Dr. Sarah Lewis, The Sustainability Consortium |
| Christopher McGuigan, Tag/Participant Media |
| Keith Mitchell, Yogi |
| Trevor Neilson, Global Philanthropy Group |
| Bonnie Nixon, Mattel |
| Danielle Pedi, Gates Foundation |
| Matt Petersen, City of Los Angeles |
| Jimmy Jean-Louis, Actor |
| Paul Polizzotto, CBS Ecomedia |
| Freddie Ravel, Human Harmonics |
| Tara Roth, Goldhirsh Foundation |
| John Roulac, Nutiva |
Carol Sanford, The Responsible Entrepreneur Institute |
| Lawrence Scarpa, Brooks & Scarpa |
| Kyra Sedgwick, Actress & Activist |
| Fran Seegull, Impact Assets |
| Vince Siciliano, New Resource Bank |
| Silda Wall Spitzer, New World Capital |
| Mitchell Strauss, OPIC |
| Daphne Zuniga, Actress/LA River Revitalization Corp |
For more information on attending SUSTAINATOPIA, please email john@sustainatopia.com
About SUSTAINATOPIA
Founded in 2010, SUSTAINATOPIA remains one of the leading events in the world for social, financial and environmental sustainability. Consisting of five conferences and a broad-ranging festival, SUSTAINATOPIA brings together the global ecosystem of social, financial and environmental sustainability like no other single event. More than 1,000 speakers have participated in the conferences during the last five years, including the White House, Donna Karan, the Inter-American Development Bank & Matthew Bishop, Chief Business Editor of the Economist. Read more at sustainatopia.com.
