The Central Coast MIT Enterprise Forum hosted Go Big, Go Green! an event focused on how business and sustainability can and should go hand in hand in order to create solutions to environmental problems.
The MIT Enterprise Forum has 25 chapters worldwide that “inform, connect, and coach technology entrepreneurs.” The mission of the Central Coast Forum is to “develop and strengthen the entrepreneurial community in the Central Coast through interaction with experienced executives who have successfully navigated the challenges of building an organization.”
Go Big, Go Green! featured dean of the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at UCSB Steven Gaines as the keynote speaker. The program began with a networking hour following by Gaines’s keynote address and a panelist discussion featuring Gaines; the director of corporate development at Patagonia, Phil Graves; the editor of CleanEnergyPress.com and 2GreenEnergy.com, Craig Shields; and the director of sustainability at Sonos, Mark Heintz.