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Babson Hosts 10th Annual Babson Energy and Environmental Conference On April 1st

The Babson Energy and Environment Club will host its 10th Annual Babson Energy and Environment Conference on Friday, April 1st at Babson College.

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This year’s theme is Redefining Consumption, with discussions of megatrends such as the sharing economy, the internet of things, and augmented reality.

Session topics include impact investing, alternative energies, CSR, and leading a zero waste lifestyle.

Speakers and moderators include

  • Bill McKibben, Founder of the grassroots climate campaign 350.org
  • Ken Kimmell, President, Union of Concerned Scientists
  • Bea Johnson, lifestyle blogger and author of Zero Waste Home
  • Jim Heppelmann, CEO of PTC
  • Shriyans Bhandari M’16, CEO & Co-founder of Greensole
  • Alyssa Caddle, Consultant Program Manager with Office of Sustainability at EMC Corporation
  • Brian Case, General Manager, Onsite Power Solutions GE Current
  • John Chaimanis, Managing Director, Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure
  • Fouad Dagher, Director, Customer Solutions, National Grid
  • Bill Davis, Managing Director, Empirical Asset Management
  • Mark Donohue ‘88, Serial Entrepreneur
  • Sinan Erzurumlu, Babson Professor
  • John Gingrich, Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships – EnergySage Inc.
  • Dylan Husted ‘17, Babson undergraduate and Founder, SaveOhno.org
  • Johanna Jobin, Director, Global EHS & Sustainability – Biogen
  • Declan Keefe, Co-founder & Co-Owner of Placetailor
  • Bob Massie, President & CEO of New Economics Institute
  • Melissa Monich, Vice President, VP R&D, Grooming, Global Devices, Smart Products TBT
  • Jim O’Sullivan, VP & CTO of Technip USA
  • Tim Smith, Director of ESG Shareowner Engagement at Walden Asset Management

For more information and to register, visit www.babsonenergy.com

About Babson Energy and Environment Club

The Babson Energy and Environment Club is active in Babson College. We are a group of students committed to entrepreneurship, sustainable initiatives, and educating ourselves with all things green. Our largest event is a conference we organize each year, where we invite truly inspiring leaders in industry as guest speakers. Feel free to connect with us for more information about our club and events we are organizing.