The SRI in the Rockies Conference organizers are delighted to welcome the following featured speakers to our 19th annual event. You may browse the speakers below, listed in the order they will appear at the conference.

We appreciate the contribution that these and all of our speakers make toward a successful conference!

Stephen Lewis Where in the World is the World Headed?
Sunday, October 26, 2008, 7:45 PM
Stephen Lewis Formerly Canada's Ambassador to the UN, Stephen Lewis' work with the United Nations spanned more than two decades. He has served as the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa and as Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF. He is currently co-Director of AIDS-Free World, a new international AIDS advocacy organization, based in the United States (www.aids-freeworld.org), a Professor in Global Health, Faculty of Social Sciences at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and a Senior Advisor to the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York.

Mr. Lewis holds 28 honorary degrees from Canadian universities and is a Companion of the Order of Canada, that country's highest honour for lifetime achievement. He is co-chair of the Leadership Programme Committee for the XVII International AIDS Conference (Mexico City, August 2008). He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, and is the chair of the board of the Stephen Lewis Foundation in Canada (www.stephenlewisfoundation.org). In 2006, Mr. Lewis' best-selling book, Race Against Time won the Canadian Booksellers Association's Libris Award for non-fiction book of the year.

Special thanks to RBC Asset Management for their support in securing Stephen Lewis as our Opening Plenary speaker! Photo (c) Kellan Higgins Back To Top

Jennifer James Cultural Intelligence: The Adaptive Leader
Monday, October 27, 2008, 8:15 AM
Dr. Jennifer James is an Urban Cultural Anthropologist. A specialist in the cultural elements of technological change and marketing intelligence, her unique background in history, psychology, and anthropology has made her one of the most sought after women speakers in the world. She works extensively with boards and high-level executive groups on strategic planning and international problem solving.

A former at the University of Washington Medical School, Dr. James has published seven books, numerous academic articles and wrote a newspaper column for the Seattle Times for 18 years. Her most recent book is 'Thinking In The Future Tense.' She is currently completing a new book, 'Cultural Intelligence.' She is the founder of the Committee for Children, a nonprofit organization that for 25 years has developed curriculums for the protection of children and the development of alternatives to violence. These curriculums are taught in every state in the U.S. and in 38 other countries. Back To Top

Linda Coady A Natural Step for the 2010 Winter Games
Monday, October 27, 2008, 9:00 AM
Linda Coady is Vice President of Sustainability for the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). The Olympic Movement was founded on the two pillars of Sport and Culture. In 1994, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made Environment the third pillar of the Olympic Movement. Ms. Coady manages a project portfolio for VANOC that includes climate change, social inclusion, ethical purchasing, and public reporting on VANOC's performance on all of its sustainability commitments. Ms. Coady is working to harness the Olympic spotlight to demonstrate the concept that lies at the heart of sustainability - that there is a connection between the social, economic, and environmental aspects of living and that being innovative about how that connection is managed can create lasting benefits, both locally and globally.

Prior to joining VANOC, Ms. Coady worked for World Wildlife Fund Canada and Weyerhauser where she helped lead a series of collaborative initiatives that reduced conflict over coastal forests and advanced more sustainable approaches to natural resource management. Back To Top

Kim Young Ho International SIF Leaders: Building a Global Industry
Monday, October 27, 2008, 1:00 PM
Kim Young Ho is the Chairman of the Board of the Korea Sustainable Investment Forum (KoSIF). He is currently the Dean of Yuhan College, the Chairman of the Korea NGO Press, and a Professor Emeritus of Economics at Kyungbuk University. For five years, Mr. Kim was President of the Industry and Technology Development Council of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy. He was awarded the Medal of National Security Merit in 2003. He is the author of several books, the most recent of which, "Co-Design of East Asia after Financial Crisis," was published in 2003. Back To Top

Matt Christensen International SIF Leaders: Building a Global Industry
Monday, October 27, 2008, 1:00 PM
Matt Christensen is Executive Director of Eurosif which addresses sustainability issues through financial markets on behalf of its Member Affiliates in western Europe. Recent activities of Eurosif include its EU SRI Market Study, Venture Capital and Sustainability Report, and successful submissions to the EU asking for improved transparency on environmental/social/governance issues by companies and funds. Eurosif members include leading financial service institutions that together represent assets totaling over (euros)600bn. Mr. Christensen is also a member of the European Commission Coordination Committee to explore the evolution of sustainability in the EU. Before taking the lead at Eurosif in 2002, Mr. Christian was a European Director at The Motley Fool, a leading publisher of information on personal finance and investing. Prior to that, he advised FTSE 100 clients as a strategy consultant with Braxton Associates based in London and Paris. He is a Non-Executive Director to various investment funds and holds masters degrees from Wharton and the University of Pennsylvania. Back To Top

Melissa Brown International SIF Leaders: Building a Global Industry
Monday, October 27, 2008, 1:00 PM
Melissa Brown is the Executive Director of the Association of Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA). A not-for-profit membership association focused on environmental, social, and governance issues shaping investment and financial market development in Asia, ASrIA membership includes a cross-section of global and Asia-based fund managers, financial institutions, companies, and non-profit organizations. Prior to joining ASrIA in 2003, Ms. Brown was a Managing Director and Deputy Head of Asian Equity Research at Citigroup/Smith Barney. She has 15 years of experience in equity research in Asia. During that period she covered the Asian power sector and markets ranging from South Korea to India. In addition to her work at ASrIA, she is part of UNEP FI's Asia Pacific Outreach Group and is a member of both the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong's Listing Committee and the Securities and Futures Commission's Public Shareholders Group. She has a BA in Economics from Williams College and an MBA from the Yale School of Management. Back To Top

Jack Robinson CEO Roundtable: Views from the Top on Industry Trends
Monday, October 27, 2008, 5:00 PM
Jack Robinson is a pioneer of green investing. After building a successful career in equity research and portfolio management at Prudential Bache, Mr. Robinson founded Winslow Management Company in 1983, one of the first companies in the U.S. that sought to demonstrate that an environmentally-focused investment strategy could outperform the market over full market cycles. The firm offers its investment services through the Winslow Green Mutual Funds, as well as separately managed accounts. Under Mr. Robinson's leadership, Winslow has developed a unique growth investment style that focuses on the leaders and innovators within the rapidly-growing green economy. A frequent speaker and media source on the topic of green investing, Mr. Robinson is interviewed regularly by CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, and many other national news and financial publications. He serves on the Board of Directors of Spartech Corporation, as a director of the Jupiter European Opportunities Trust PLC, and as a Trustee and Chairman of the Investment Committee of Suffield Academy. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the American Council for Renewable Energy (ACORE). Back To Top

Sandra Odendahl Banker's Reach: The Continued Evolution of Sustainable Finance
Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 9:15 AM
Sandra Odendahl, CFA, is Director of Corporate Environmental Affairs at RBC Financial Group (Royal Bank of Canada), where she leads a team with responsibility for corporate environmental strategy, environmental credit risk policies, and corporate environmental programs at the bank. Ms. Odendahl has chaired the North American Task Force of the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) since January 2006. She was formerly the Co-Chair of the Conference Board?s Business Council on Sustainability, and was a member of the Commodities Research Advisory Panel for the Conference Board?s ?Canada Project.? She is on the Advisory Board of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto, and the Board of Directors of the Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy. Prior to entering the banking sector, Ms. Odehdahl was an environmental consultant in Toronto and Vancouver, specializing in Environmental Impact Assessments for resource sector development projects in Canada and Indonesia. She has a B.A.Sc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Ottawa, and an M.A.Sc. in the same field from University of Toronto. Back To Top