Go Green Expo, June 26-28

The Go Green Expo is coming to the Cobb Galleria Center June 26-28 with a host of seminars, lectures, events and entertainment. Atlanta INtown's own Green Insider, Laura Turner Seydel, is a keynote speaker along with actress, model and activist Mariel Hemingway. Tickets are $10 for a full weekend pass, $5 for Students & Seniors with proper ID; Children 12 and under are free. Here's a rundown of the weekend.

Weekend Activities:
• Interactive Seminars / Speeches
• Acoustic Musical Performances
• Free Yoga Sessions
• Rock Climbing Wall for Kids & Adults
• Free Organic Food Sampling
• Hybrid Car Test Drives
• Eco-kids Zone & Organic Garden & more

SPEAKER SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, JUNE 27

11:00am - City of Atlanta Sustainability Initiatives
Mandy Mahoney - City of Atlanta, Director of Sustainability

2:00pm - Green Building
Ben Taube, USGBC Atlanta / Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance
Matt Hoots, The Hoots Group
Susan Inglis, The Sustainable Furnishings Council

3:30pm - The Economics of Greening Your Business
Lewis Perkins, The Mohawk Group
Jeff Hix, Indoff
Chris Gravagna, Print Responsibly
Roxanne Peyeser, maurgood, llc
Sandra Cummins, Southeast Green
Charisse McAuliffe, GenGreen
Kim Carlson, Green Your Work


SATURDAY, JUNE 27

11:00am - Greening Your Home & Body
Laura Turner Seydel

12:30 PM - Healthy Lifestyle & Wellness Through Nutrition
Mariel Hemingway, including a book signing of her new book Mariel's Kitchen

2:00pm - Sustainable Investing
Peter Krull, Krull & Company
Jean Jerome Baudry, Think Green Alliance / Cybernomics
Jackie R. Cabe, Cabe Asset Management
Michael Whelchel, Watershed Capital
Lisa Robinson, Appalachian Community Enterprises

3:30pm - Conservation & Environment
Kathy Nguyen, Gerogia WaterWise Council
Terry Janssen, EcoTech Water, LLC
George Dusenbury, Park Pride
Jack C. Dozier, Georgia Association of Water Professionals
Cheryl Kortemeier, Trees Atlanta

5:00pm - Working Towards a Greener Ethiopia
Dave Deppner, Trees for the Future
Bedru Sultan, Environmental Advisor to President Girma Woldogeorgis of Ethiopia, Director of GREENER ETHIOPIA

SUNDAY, JUNE 28

11:00am - Sustainability in Africa
Rob Holmes, The Green Living Project

12:30pm - Residential Green Building
Carl Seville, Seville Consulting

2:00pm - Green Jobs
Ralph Avallone, The Green Energy Council
Gayle Oliver-Plath, CareerEco
Jodi Helmer, Author & Eco-Expert
Scott McKye, Kleertech

3:30pm - Creating Farms and Products for the Earth and its People
Farmer-D, Farmer-D Organics