Hosted by Ecoventions and the Asian American/Asian Research Institute (AAARI) The Lower East Side/Chinatown Green Business Summit will take place in the spring of 2010. Businesses throughout the area are invigorating the local supply chain and creating a living economy.
 
Attendees, sponsors, and participants will learn how to identify Attainable, Measurable, Sustainable strategies that are easy to implement; affordable ways to green businesses; monitor and track efforts and report back to customers.  The summit will give you an opportunity to network with like-minded participants who know how to engage NYC's economic, social and environmental landscapes to grow their businesses and their lives.

      9:00 am                             Registration & Exhibits Open

9:30 am                     Opening Remarks

10:00 – 10:45 am        Green: 101- What is “green”?                                

11:00 – 11:45 pm        Small Business Strategies for Sustainability

12:00 – 1:30 pm                Luncheon  Keynote: Scott Stringer- MBP

1:30 – 2:15 pm                  Entrepreneurial Brainstorming Session

2:30 am- 3:15 pm             Sustainable Business Innovation in the Lower East Side/Chinatown community
 

 3:30 pm- 4:15 pm             Minority and Woman owned Businesses: Opportunities in the Emerging Green Economy

4:30 pm- 5:15 pm             Job Opportunities in the emerging Green economy

5:30 – 7:00 pm                       Cocktails & Networking