Addressing the NH Delegation at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

For the past twenty five years, Richard has been connecting people and ideas. Creating events that bring people together to explore cutting edge socioeconomic, environmental, energy and political issues is an on-going passion and skill. These hands-on conferences, seminars, summits, policy forums and fundraisers are designed to be experiential and results-oriented. They have one theme in common: convening forward thinking people to accelerate progressive social and economic change.

As my friend, political strategist Dan Carol noted, 'Richard is a man who stirs many drinks'. My network of leading business, environmental, labor, social justice, venture capital, foundation, academic and political leaders guarantees a brilliant exchange of ideas and possibilities. My services include: sculpting the agenda, moderating the program, recruiting speakers, securing sponsors and ensuring the participants find common ground.

Recent Events:

Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference, Washington DC, May 4-6, 2010 & February 4-6, 2009

Nearly 3,500 people, representing labor, business, social justice, youth and environmental organizations gathered at the Sheraton Hotel for the third annual conference. They included Obama Administration officials, various Senators, Governors and Congressional Representatives who discussed how the nation's environmental challenges can be used to drive economic development and create successful and profitable businesses. This year, I moderated a session on 'Green Jobs - The View from Business', with speakers: Jeffrey Hollender (Seventh Generation), Robin Roy (Serious Materials) and Tammy Halevy (Assoc. of Enterprise Opportunity). In 2009, I moderated two sessions: 'Investing in the Clean Energy Economy' and 'Putting Public and Labor Pension Capital into Clean Energy and Good Jobs'.

5th Annual Annual Sustainable Opportunities Summit, Denver, March 2-4, 2010

http://sosummit.org/home/
Program Director for national conference, focusing on how leading corporations are using sustainability thinking to drive innovation, competitive advantage and green jobs across the entire economy.

Advanced Battery Manufacturing, Washington DC, April 15-17, 2009

Moderated a session on 'National Policy Perspectives on the Role of Advanced Batteries for a North American Clean Energy Infrastructure'
http://www.infocastinc.com/index.php/conference/155

The Responsible Economy Roundtable

The July 9, 2009 Roundtable was dedicated to supporting the next generation of Denver-area sustainable entrepreneurs from minority, underserved communities, who have the talent and vision, but lack the necessary resources to scale their idea. The goal was to connect these innovative people and their good ideas to business leaders and civic organizations with resources. Held at Mi Casa Resource Center, 360 Acoma Street, Denver, Colorado we discovered new ways to create a more equitable and ‘responsible’ economy. Read More

* Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference, Washington DC, February 4-6, 2009

Nearly 2,500 people, representing labor, business, social justice, youth and environmental organizations gathered at the Marriott Wardman Hotel for this landmark event. They were joined by Obama Administration officials and various Senators, Governors and Congressional Representatives to discuss how the nation's environmental challenges can be used to drive economic development and create successful and profitable businesses. I moderated two sessions: 'Investing in the Clean Energy Economy' and 'Putting Public and Labor Pension Capital into Clean Energy and Good Jobs'.

Congressman Jay Inslee "D-WA"

* DNC Western Clean Tech Leaders Reception Denver, August 25, 2008

200+ business leaders gathered at the Denver Press Club to hear Congressman Jay Inslee, Kleiner Perkins partner John Gage, SEIA President, Rhone Resch, AWEA President, Jim Walker and others talk about the economic opportunities of clean energy.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Apollo Alliance Chairman Phil Angelides.

Apollo Alliance Reception at the Democratic National Convention
Denver, August 24, 2008

Over 350 business, labor, political and environmental leaders gathered at the Holland & Hart law firm to hear House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Congressman Ed Markey, Apollo Chairman Phil Angelides, United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard, Sierra Club President Carl Pope and others herald the New Apollo Energy Plan.

United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard

Apollo Alliance: Labor Capital Strategies for the Clean Energy Sector
Washington D.C., November 15, 2007

This historic day long meeting at the AFL-CIO's headquarters brought Taft Hartley pension fund consultants, union trustees and senior staff together with leading private sector project developers, VC's and fund managers to discuss investment opportunities.
See Final Agenda. PDF

Senator Clinton addresses the Summit

Apollo Alliance National Summit for Clean Energy & Good Jobs
Washington, D.C., February 25-26, 2007

Coinciding with the National Governors Association annual meeting, the Apollo Summit brought together business, labor, environmental and community organization leaders to map out a clean energy economic development strategy at the federal level.
See attached agenda, Apollo Summit Program. PDF

Bringing Distributed Generation & Energy Efficiency Technologies to the Colorado Commercial Real Estate Industry Denver, June 20, 2006

This seminar provided the Commercial Real Estate industry with valuable information on the economic benefits of designing high performance, energy efficient buildings and using distributed generation technologies.

http://www.intermountainchp.org/events/060620.pdf