Agenda for The Responsible Economy Roundtable
July 9, 2009
8:00 a.m. ~ 2:30 p.m.
Mi Casa Resource Center, 360 Acoma Street, Denver, CO 80223

8:00 a.m. ~ Registration
Continental breakfast: Meet your colleagues

8:15 a.m. ~ Setting the Framework & Goals

• Richard Eidlin, The Progress Group
• Christine Marquez-Hudson, Mi Casa - Welcoming

8:30 ~ 9:45 a.m. ~ Defining the Responsible Economy
* Reconsidering what we value and how we measure business and societal success
* Panel & small group discussion

• Reverend Ambrose Carroll, Green For All
• Rabbi Levi Brackman
• Dr. Eric Lee, Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce
  
• Andre Pettigrew, Office of Economic Development, City of Denver
  

9:45  ~ 11:00 a.m. ~ Business Strategies to Create Social and Community Prosperity
* Social profit ventures, microfinance, community banking, social investing
* Panel & small group discussion

• Rob Smith, Rocky Mountain Micro Finance Institute
• Steve Murchie, Keiretsu Forum
• Greg Berry, Business Catapult
• Ceyl Prinster, Colorado Enterprise Fund

11:00 ~ 11:15 a.m. ~ Break

11:15 a.m. ~ 12:30 p.m. ~ Social Enterprises: A Powerful Response
* Applying triple bottom line metrics to social profit ventures
* Panel & small group discussion

• Rick Tallman, iCast
  
• Matt Nathan, Ashoka's Youth Venture
  
• Tamra Ryan, Women’s Bean Project
• Christine Marquez-Hudson, Mi Casa Resource Center
• Rebecca Saltman, Foot in the Door Productions
  

12:30 p.m. ~ 1:30 p.m. ~ Lunch

1:30 p.m. ~ 2:30 p.m. ~ Next Steps for Building the Responsible Economy
* Facilitated group discussion about collaborating & sharing resources

• Drew O’Connor, Civic Canopy
• Richard Eidlin, The Progress Group

Participation Fee:

$65 for private companies
$50 for non-profit/student/government

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