• Do you want to redefine "business as usual" for your company and your industry?
• Do you have ideas for operating more efficiently?
• Do you want to get in the clean energy supply chain?
• Can a business be profitable and energy conscious?
• Do you want to learn how to grow your business using clean energy sources?

If you are interested in these and other topics related to sustainability, clean energy and business, we invite you to attend the Green Innovators in Business Network's Indiana Solutions Lab on September 20, 2011 at WFYI in Indianapolis, IN. The GIBN Indiana Solutions Lab, presented by Capitol Assets, WFYI, Environmental Defense Fund’s Innovation Exchange, and Dig In provides an unparalleled opportunity to learn from and with your colleagues about how to advance environmentally sound practices in your business while saving money and increasing profits.


During the Solutions Lab, you'll hear from following business leaders about these critical topics:

Conversation Catalyst: Dr. Steve Charlton, Chief Technology Officer, Cummins Engine Business Division (read Dr. Charlton's bio)

State Policy for Sustainability
· Jim Atterholt, Chairman, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Chair, Moderator
· State Senator Jim Merritt, Chair, Utilities and Technology Committee
· State Rep Mary Ann Sullivan, Member, Environmental Affairs Committee
· State Rep Wes Culver, Vice Chair, Public Policy Committee
· Brandon Seitz, Director, Indiana Department of Energy

Solutions: Best Practices
· Rick Cockrum, President, Capitol Assets, Moderator
· Noel Davis, President, Vella Gear
· Scott Miller, Director of Sustainability and Product Affairs, Knauf Insulation
· David Price, Division Manager, Petoskey Plastics

Technical Assistance for Sustainability
· Ethan Rogers, Purdue University Technical Assistance Programs (moderator)
· Craig Porter, Ivy Tech, Program Chair Sustainable Energy
· Kyle Cline, The Richard Lugar Center for Renewable Energy, IUPUI
· Carey Hamilton, Indiana Recycling Coalition

Financing Sustainability
· Phil Lehmkuler, Indiana USDA Rural Development, Indiana State Director (moderator)
· Cathy Tripodi, Indiana Department of Economic Development
· Steve Eberly, Warren County Local Economic Development Organization
· Faraz Abbasi, Centerfield Capital

Sustainability Operations and Case Study Design Session
· Eric Anderson, Axis Architecture (moderator)
· Vop Osili , A2so4 Architecture, LLC
· Cameron Smith, Shiel Sexton
· Mark Heirbrandt, Ameresco


Register for this event or for more information please contact Odin Zackman (odin@digin.org), Andrea Bazemore (abazemore@capitolassets.net) or David Witzel (dwitzel@edf.org).