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Conference SXSW ECO Monday OCTOBER 7 Wake Up Call | 9:30am–10:30am | Level 1, Ballroom A SXSW Eco Welcome: Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary United Nations FCCC Christiana Figueres will deliver welcome remarks that will serve as call to action for business, society and government to demonstrate their support for a global treatyon climate change. A tireless advocate for action on the world's rising carbon emissions, Figueres will set the stage for a conference experience united by a common desire for innovation, collaboration and breakthrough solutions. Christiana Figueres, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Ron Finley Opening Remarks Keynote: Nothing in Nature is Straight Finley's actions are the perfect collision of beauty and pragmatism. A resident of South Central LA, he was tired of driving 30 minutes to find an organic tomato, so he planted some vegetables in the space outside his home and changed the law in the process. This is not just about addressing food deserts or activating communities, it is about creating change using culture, imagination and style. Ron Finley, Ron Finley Project 10:45am–11:45am Financing Capital-Intensive Energy Businesses The Science of Inspiring Good Behavior B the Change: Redefining Success in Business Although financing capital intensive energy companies has proved challenging in the past, we must find a solution that rewards private investors but also provides cashstarved startups with the funding necessary to reach scale. This panel intends to explore what lessons startups and investors learned from the first wave of energy technology investing and how they will adapt in 2014 and beyond. Empowering sustainability and social good requires true behavior change. "Eco-friendly" is no longer a status symbol - being sustainable means adopting lifestyle changes that contribute to social good. So how do you reverse-engineer a person, family or company's habits? How can you shift the mindset from intention to action? How do we inspire positive action at every step of the way? CEU: AIA Farshid Arman, Siemens TTB; Rick Yang, NEA; Rob Tompkins, Silicon Valley Bank; Rodrigo Prudencio, Hara Panel/Dual/Solo | LEVEL 3, MR 9C Catherine Davis, Vizeum Americas; Dave Schiff, Made Movement; Joey Bergstein, Seventh Generation; Morgan Clendaniel, How do we combat short-termism, rebuild public trust in business and accelerate the use of business as a force for good? Today, there is a growing movement, led by the community of B Corporations, to redefine success in business. Learn how you can get involved and join them in creating a better way to do business. Jay Coen Gilbert, B Lab/B Corporation; Jo Confino, The Guardian Distinguished Speaker | LEVEL 3, MR 6AB Fighting Superbugs on the Farm to Save Antibiotics The widespread misuse of antibiotics in food production has led to antibiotic-resistant superbugs, which puts people's health at risk and threatens the efficacy of our life-saving medicines. This panel brings together a concerned doctor, producer and a policy expert to find solutions to the superbug crisis so we can protect the efficacy of medicine. Ocean Conservation through Social Innovation Conserving oceans, the source of 70 percent of the world's oxygen, requires creativity, technology, commercialization, engagement and other tactics within the domain of the social innovator. Attend this panel to hear how four national leaders are utilizing leading-edge ideas to help restore the sea. Amy King, Nested Strategies; Anna Clark, EarthPeople; Charlotte Vick, Mission Blue/SEAlliance; Mark Hall, Sakana Film Productions LLC; Mark McWilliams, Kiss Dr Jason Newland, Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics; Naomi Starkman, Civil Eats; Russ Kremer, Heritage Acres Foods; Sasha Lyutse, Natural Resources Defense the Ocean Council Panel/Dual/Solo | LEVEL 3, MR 9AB Panel/Dual/Solo | LEVEL 3, MR 5ABC 60 SXSW Eco | October 7-9, 2013 | sxsweco.com Fast Company Panel/Dual/Solo | LEVEL 3, MR 8C Tropics & Polar Ice: The Science of Climate Change Climatologist Jim White and ecologist Alan Townsend team up to speak to the science of our planet's future. Act 1 covers the ground rules that affect the fundamentals of human existence: food, water, land and climate. Act 2 sums up where we stand and where we might be headed. Act 3 is about roadblocks to a more sustainable future, while Act 4 shows why there are still plenty of reasons for hope. CEU: AIA Alan Townsend, University Of Colorado at Boulder; Jim White, INSTAAR University of Colorado Boulder Panel/Dual/Solo | LEVEL 3, MR 8AB