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Innovative Products for Sustainable Societies

Free, event; $25, lunch

Join us for the Innovative Products for Sustainable Societies Third Annual Summit on Peace and Prosperity Through Trade and Commerce. To register, please click here. Please note there are 15 spots for students at a discounted price.

Itinerary as follows:

8:30 a.m. - Registration and coffee

8:45 a.m. - Opening remarks

8:50 a.m. - Panel 1: Towards Greater Sustainability: Entrepreneurship and Product Innovation
Moderated by Denise Dimon

• Ron Gonen, Founder, Recyclebank and UNEP 2009 Champion
• Steven Wright, Founder, 4Walls International
• Jules Pieri, Founder, Daily Grommet

10:15 a.m. - Coffee break

10:30 a.m. - Panel 2: Triple Bottom Line in Product and Process Innovation
Moderated by Topher McDougal, Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies

• Diego Bolson, Director of Innovation and Product Design, Pepsico, Mexico
• Sarah Severn, Director of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, Nike
• Bill Snyder, Commercialization Strategist, PATH

11:55 a.m. - Closing, Jaime Alonso Gomez, University of San Diego

12:15 p.m. - Lunch