The Global Summit First Biennial Meeting ~Laying the Foundation ~
November 16-18, 2008 - San Francisco, CA.
Thank you 2008 Founding Partners in Empowerment!
What people experienced at the first 2008 Biennial meeting of The Global Summit....
"I'm proud to say that The Global Summit of 2008 was one of the most enlightening and educational experiences I've ever had." - Carla Banson, Delegate 2008
"Participating in The Global Summit 2008 was transformational for me in that I finally saw myself as a visionary too." - Angela Karegeannes, Owner, A Fork Full of Earth Catering
"I am left feeling hopeful, energized and ready to take action to move our agenda forward." - Bruce Dear, CEO/ Owner, Pure Bamboo, Delegate 2008
*Photos by Christiane & Ben Clayton!
Sunday, Nov 16 – Welcome Reception
Celebrating International Day of Tolerance
Venue: Regency Center, Lodge, SF.
6pm –10pm
•Hosted heavy appetizers and wine bar
• Registrants, speakers & special guests
•Music & Cultural performances
Venue - Lodge description: This stunning crimson chamber features thirty five foot arched open beam ceilings with dark wood paneled walls and stained glass windows. Perfect for a black tie affair or VIP function, space includes thirty hand-painted backdrops that enhance the built-in stage and a 1909 Austin pipe organ. Two elegant side rooms accompany The Lodge.
Monday Nov 17 – Symposium Day 1
Venue: Golden Gate Club, Presidio, SF. 9:30am –5pm
•Social, Economic & Environmental Keynotes
• 6 PIE Vision Sessions (Break Out 1)
- Organic local lunch
• Interactive Solutions Role play
• Set forth sustainable values for each sector
Tuesday Nov 18 – Symposium Day 2
Golden Gate Club, Presidio, 9am –5pm
•Virtual Conference & Web cast
•Review Technology & Integrate Best Practices
- Organic local lunch
•5 TGS Program Sessions (Break Out 2)
•Vision into Action Forum & Closing Ceremony
* Venue: Located in a tranquil forest grove overlooking San Francisco Bay, the Golden Gate Club is the Presidio’s largest celebration and meeting facility. The graceful and historic Spanish Colonial Revival building offers a spectacular setting for weddings, private parties, meetings, and conferences.
Featured Speakers & Session Chairs *See Bios
Hunter Lovins - Founder, Natural Capitalism Solutions, Chair, Sustainable Business
John Perry Barlow – Vice-Chair, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Poet, Activist
Gunter Pauli – Founder, Zeri.org, Author, The Blue Economy, Co-Chair, Education
Robert Gillespie – President, Population Communication
Louis D'Amore - President, International Institute of Peace through Tourism
Colin Finlay – Climate Change Photojournalist, Winner x6 Picture of the Year
Dr. Antonia Neubauer – Founder, READ / Co-Chair, Collaborating Nonprofits
Sheri Woods-Green – President, WISE Ventures/ Co-Chair, Social Entrepreneurs
Pamela Millar – Open Source Pioneer/ Co-Chair, 1PIE Portal
Dr. Gurminder Singh - Green Technology Institute, Co-Chair, Sustainable Technology
Michael Kaliski - CEO, Omniquest Media/ Co-Chair, Responsible Media GroupsMC & Facilitators *partial list
Melanie St.James, MPA –(MC) Executive Director, Empowerment Works!
Jessica De Jaifre, M.A., MFT - Youth Programs Director
David Ferrera, MBA - Session Facilitation Coordinator
Jennifer Partridge - Producer, Our New Earth
Susan Daya Hamwi, Atty. – Mediation Director /Mediator, Settlement Works
Scott W. Badenoch Jr., Atty - CEO, Creative CitizenSymposium Agenda:
Monday, Nov. 17 - THEME: "What's at Stake & What will it take (to turn the tide)?"
Participants assess global challenges, set collective goals and apply the power of collaboration to create real world solutions.
AM (9-12) Plenary: State of the World
Social, Economic and Environmental visionaries illuminate & identify leverage points for action and inspire pro-active solutions.
(15 min. break)
Partners In Empowerment (PIE) Best Practice Presentations
- Expert co-chairs demonstrate solutions and develop context for six diverse social and economic sectors.
Organic Local Lunch provided by Blue Heron Catering
PM (1:30 - 3:00) Interactive Solutions Role Play
- Participants across 6 PIE sectors unite to co-create multi-sector solutions, identify resources of key sectors: Artists in Action, Social Entrepreneurs, Collaborating Nonprofits, Sustainable Businesses, Educational Institutions and Responsible Media Groups. Group representatives share outcomes with plenary.
(30 min. break)
PM (3:30 - 5) Six (concurrent) Partners In Empowerment (PIE) Sessions
- Each sector develops best practices and sustainable standards in building a sustainable world. Needs and goals of each group inform development of community action portal, 1PIE.org.
Tuesday, Nov. 18 - THEME: "Vision into Action, Co-creating Our Sustainable Future"
AM (9-12) Plenary
Community Dialogue to share progress and gain feedback from broader community.
Digital Village Showcase for Global Access
- Showcase of emerging Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) and use of sustainable development support tools enabling worldwide participation and policy input to TGS. Charged with the task of empowering grass-roots digital access to TGS 2009, this session represents a special opportunity "to bridge the digital divide". To seize it, Private, Public and Civil Society participants converge with ICT visionaries to demonstrate emerging appropriate technology, assess gaps, and set new milestones.
Organic Local Lunch provided by Blue Heron Catering
PM (1:30 - 3) Five (concurrent) Collaboration Sessions
- Participants have opportunity to co-create TGS 2009 programs advancing their own unique mission while deepening collective impact. Sessions include: Global Policy System/ voter platform, Concert, Technology Expo, SEE Change Forum & 1PIE Portal.
(30 minute break)
PM (3:30 - 5) Vision into Action Community Forum
- Working sessions re-unite with larger community to exchange partner commitments into action plan for full scale TGS 2009 and set forth agenda. Open Space meeting format applied by expert facilitators.
- Closing Ceremony