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Speakers SXSW ECO Adam Werbach Nathan Wilkes Akaya Windwood Co-Founder, YERDLE Bikeway Planning & Design, CITY OF Executive Director, ROCKWOOD LEADER- Adam is a lifelong activist and Co-Founder of the startup yerdle. com. The youngest-ever President of the Sierra Club at age 23, Adam later founded Saatchi and Saatchi S and was once criticized for helping Walmart launch their sustainability initiatives. He's the author of Strategy for Sustainability and serves as sustainability correspondent for TheAtlantic.com. Adam Werbach Keynote: Peak Stuff, Baby Pigeons and the Heartbeat of Cats WED, 10/9 2:00PM, LEVEL 1, Ballroom A AUSTIN SHIP INSTITUTE Nathan Wilkes works for the City of Austin and is responsible for the planning, design and implementation of bicycle facilities. He is an active collaborator with NACTO's Cities for Cycling Imitative and Bikes Belong's Green Lane Project, both efforts to develop national best practices for bicycle facility design. Bike Curious? Dutch Style Cycling in the US MON, 10/7 3:15PM, LEVEL 3, MR 5ABC Akaya is internationally recognized for elevating the effectiveness of leadership and collaboration in the nonprofit and social benefit sectors. She brings her skills as an organizational consultant and executive coach to her lifetime commitment to working for a fair and equitable society and to Rockwood's network of 4,000 powerful, collaborative and interconnected leaders. Putting a Network to Work TUE, 10/8 3:15PM, LEVEL 3, MR 10AB Kevin Whilden Co-Founder, SUSTAINABLE SURF Kevin is co-founder and executive director of Sustainable Surf, a 501c3 non-profit that unites surfers and surf companies to reduce environmental impacts and protect the ocean playground. Creating an Irresistible Future MON, 10/7 4:30PM, LEVEL 3, MR 5ABC Jim White Director & Fellow, Professor of Geological Sciences, INSTAAR UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER Dr. James White is a noted climate scientist working on abrupt climate change, sea ice and sea-level changes, and carbon cycles as well as a professor and Director of the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research at the University of Colorado Boulder. Tropics & Polar Ice: The Science of Climate Change MON, 10/7 10:45AM, LEVEL 3, MR 8AB 112 Ryan Williams Director of Sustainability, METHOD Mark Wochner PRODUCTS INC CEO, ADBM TECHNOLOGIES Ryan Williams is the good cop at Method Products Inc. (aka, Director of Sustainability). Ryan holds a PhD in Environmental Toxicology and combines his technical background with a personal passion for the environment to ensure that all of Method's ingredients, packaging materials, and manufacturing processes are managed in an environmentally responsible manner. Making Waves: Solving Marine Plastic Pollution WED, 10/9 10:45AM, LEVEL 3, MR 9AB Mark studied physics at Vassar, received a PhD in acoustics from Penn State and performed postdoctoral research at UT Austin's Applied Research Laboratories. Afterward he became research staff and began studying underwater noise abatement, which led to the founding of AdBm Technologies where he is President & CEO. Startup Showcase: Greentech TUE, 10/8 9:30AM, LEVEL 1, Ballroom BC Matt Wilson VP, CAUSES.COM Matt leads the outreach, campaigning and technology efforts for the organizations that create change on Causes. Previously, Matt led the Accounts team at Salsa Labs, directed the Nonprofit and Political sector at Mobile Commons, and built partner programs into the companies Convio and GetActive. Crowdfund the Environment: Funding Eco-Greatness WED, 10/9 12:00PM, LEVEL 3, MR 9AB SXSW Eco | October 7-9, 2013 | sxsweco.com Joanna Wolaver Volunteer, SHOAL CREEK CONSERVANCY/ ORIGINAL AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION Joanna Wolaver will serve as the first Executive Director of the Shoal Creek Conservancy, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the Shoal Creek greenway and watershed in Austin, Texas. She has worked in both the public and nonprofit sectors, specializing in natural resources protection, park funding and urban planning. Private Conservancies and Public Spaces MON, 10/7 4:30PM, LEVEL 3, MR 8C