$25,000 will be awarded to the best Yale student and/or faculty idea for a product, service, project or program that advances a more environmentally sustainable way of life. An audience award will also be given out!
When:
April
17,
2009
| 8:00
–
2:00PM
Where: Kroon Hall - Burke Auditorium (195 Prospect Street)
Cost: Free and open to the public
Organizer: Center for Business and the Environment at Yale
Linda Rottenberg will discuss the mission for Endeavor, the unique challenges of running an entrepreneurial non-profit and how and where she sees environmental challenges fitting into entrepreneurial activities in emerging markets.
When:
February
12,
2009
| 5:30
–
7:00PM
Where: Burke Auditorium (3rd Floor) Kroon Hall, 195 Prospect St, New Haven.
Cost: Free and Open to the Public, Reception to Follow
Organizer: Center for Business and the Environment at Yale
Join Dr. Jonathan Isham, Jr. and Jake Whitcomb of Brighter Planet to understand how a professor and student project turned into a new business venture to combat climate change.
When:
December
8,
2008
| 5:00
–
7:30PM
Where: Room A30 (60 Sachem Street at the Yale School of Management)
Cost: Free and open to the public
Organizer: Center for Business and the Environment at Yale
Join Dr. William Acker, an experienced clean energy entrepreneur with expertise in hydrogen fuel cell, fuel additives and wind power technologies.
When:
October
16,
2008
| 5:00
–
7:30PM
Where:
Cost:
Organizer:
Soltage is a company started up several years ago by several Yale students seeking to help businesses and institutions save on their energy costs through fixed rate pricing for clean renewable energy.
When:
September
18,
2008
| 5:00
–
7:30PM
Where: Luce Hall at 34 Hillhouse Avenue (reception to follow)
Cost: Free and open to the public
Organizer: Center for Business and the Environment at Yale