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Speakers SXSW ECO Michael Hanan Peter Haslam Kate Heiny Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Operations Officer, TEN ACRE ORGANICS Head of Policy, UK NUCLEAR INDUSTRY Senior Group Manager, TARGET ASSOCIATION CORPORATION Michael is a Co-Founder of Ten Acre Organics, an urban farm that employs aquaponics and other highly productive and sustainable growing methods in East Austin. Michael also manages four of Austin's farmers markets for Sustainable Food Center, a leading local nonprofit working to cultivate community food systems. The Future of Urban Farming: Grow More with Less TUE, 10/8 4:30PM, LEVEL 3, MR 8AB Peter Haslam has been a consultant to the NIA for several years, and is now their Public Policy Adviser. He has over 25 years experience in the energy sector and an extensive knowledge of Whitehall and the wider parliamentary process. Pandora's Pathway: The Road to a Nuclear Future TUE, 10/8 12:00PM, LEVEL 3, MR 9AB Kate Heiny is the Senior Group Manager of Sustainability for Target. She leads the enterprise-wide sustainability strategy for Target, including operational innovation, public policy and business integration. She earned her BA and MS in Environmental Science from Tulane University and her MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. Creating an Irresistible Future MON, 10/7 4:30PM, LEVEL 3, MR 5ABC Cullen Hanks Leslie Hatfield is senior editor at the GRACE Communications Foundation, where she heads the communications department and runs Ecocentric, a blog about food, water and energy issues. Leslie has contributed to many national media entities and served as lead author of the publication Cultivating the Web: High Tech Tools for the Sustainable Food Movement. One Food System, Many Faces WED, 10/9 3:15PM, LEVEL 3, MR 5ABC Data Manager/Biologist, TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPT Cullen Hanks is a biologist and educator who grew up with a passion for nature and conservation. He has worked in North and South America on issues relating to the wildlife trade, bird migration and population scale monitoring. He currently works for the Texas Natural Diversity Database at the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department where he tracks information on rare species of plants and animals. Crowd Sourced Data for Conservation Planning WED, 10/9 3:55PM, LEVEL 3, Austin Suite Steven Hartmeier CEO, VESTARON CORPORATION Steven has twenty years of experience in sustainable agriculture. He leads Vestaron, a top developer of natural peptides and bioinsecticides, and Suterra, which once was one of the largest biorational providers in the world. Steven served in executive positions with Verdant Brands and Consep, and began his career with Monsanto. From the Field: The Financial Conflict for Sustainable Ag MON, 10/7 3:15PM, LEVEL 3, MR 9AB 90 Leslie Hatfield Senior Editor, GRACE Ariel Hauptman Business Development Manager, GREYSTON BAKERY Ariel Hauptman is the Business Development Manager and Chair of Greyston Bakery's Benefit Corporation Committee. Ariel develops and implements the Bakery's environmental programs including landfill reduction, values driven sourcing and the installation of solar panels. In 2013, Ariel's initiatives helped Greyston Bakery achieve the B Lab Best for the World and Community honor. Stir It Up: Brownies + Social Mission + Solar Energy TUE, 10/8 10:45AM, LEVEL 3, MR 8C SXSW Eco | October 7-9, 2013 | sxsweco.com Paige Hill Director, URBAN PATCHWORK Paige Hill combines her background in community advocacy, urban design and policy with her lifelong experience in environmental stewardship to create self-sustaining, context-based food system designs for our urban environment making food production a natural, familiar part of our every day lives. The Future of Urban Farming: Grow More with Less TUE, 10/8 4:30PM, LEVEL 3, MR 8AB Victoria Hill Principal & Research Scientist, NUMERITICS Dr.Victoria Hill recently completed an AAAS Fellowship at the National Science Foundation where she was involved in programs to give researchers entrepreneurial training to accelerate the pace between innovation and commercialization. Her Pittsburgh-based research and consulting firm, Numeritics, works heavily in intelligent transportation and smart parking among other domains. Engaging Youth in Green Innovation WED, 10/9 3:15PM, LEVEL 3, MR 9C