MEDIA ALERT: Pepperdine Graziadio Hosts 6th Annual SEER Symposium Exploring A Recipe For Innovation
Pepperdine
Graziadio School of Business and Management will host its 6th annual
Socially, Environmentally, Ethically and Responsible (SEER) Symposium on
February 3, 2017 from 8 AM to 4 PM at the Marina del Rey Marriott. The 2017
SEER Symposium features a powerful line-up of speakers who will
discuss how to incorporate disruptive solutions and values-based
innovations into organizations. The theme, A Recipe for Innovation,
focuses on the entrepreneurial strategy and values-based thinking
behind innovation. Our line-up of notable speakers from organizations
deeply rooted in innovation will share insights on how to achieve
sustainable economic growth, and long term prosperity from high-level
strategy to boots-on-the-ground implementation. They will explore the
common ingredients that will help drive positive impact and business
success needed today.
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Who:
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Speakers include world-changing innovators, executives, thought
leaders, and entrepreneurs. They hold leadership positions with
Honest Tea, Honeywell, Defy Ventures, Reformation, Clean Energy
Renewable Fuels, and Envision Solar International, Inc.
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What:
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Pepperdine Graziadio School of Business and Management will host a
daylong symposium featuring an inspiring line-up of innovators,
thought leaders, and entrepreneurs who are challenging conventions
to change the way we think about everything from food, energy,
fashion, economic opportunity, and the sustainable organization
itself. The day includes speaker presentations, the annual
student/alumni entrepreneurial "Fast Pitch" competition, and
breaks for breakfast, lunch, and coffee to give attendees ample
time to network and collaborate on new business opportunities.
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When:
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Friday, February 3, 2017 • 8 AM – 4 PM
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Where:
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Marina del Rey Marriott
4100 Admiralty Way
Marina del
Rey, CA 90292
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Register and view the full agenda here.
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Speakers:
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Keynote speaker: Seth Goldman, Co-founder, Honest Tea &
Executive Chairman, Beyond Meat; TeaEO Emeritus & Innovation Catalyst,
Coca-Cola's Venturing & Emerging Brands, the parent company for Honest
Tea.
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Evan van Hook, SVP Sustainability, Honeywell
Honeywell
invents and manufactures technologies that address some of the world’s
most critical challenges surrounding energy, safety, security,
productivity, and global urbanization.
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Catherine Hoke, Founder & CEO, Defy Ventures
Defy
Ventures offers a suite of services to harness the natural talents of
formerly incarcerated individuals and redirect them toward the
creation of profitable and legal business ventures.
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Kathleen Talbot, Senior Sustainability & Business Operations
Manager, Reformation
Reformation designs and manufactures
limited-edition fashion collections in its Los Angeles factory, the
first sustainable sewing factory in the U.S.
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Harrison Clay, President, Clean Energy Renewable Fuels
Clean
Energy Renewable Fuels engineers, fabricates, builds, and operates
natural gas fueling stations across North America.
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Desmond Wheatley, President and CEO, Envision Solar
International, Inc.
Envision Solar International is a sustainable
technology innovation company which provides renewably energized
electric vehicle (EV) charging as well as media and branding and
energy security systems.
About Pepperdine Graziadio School of Business and Management
A leader in cultivating entrepreneurship and digital innovation, the
Pepperdine Graziadio School of Business and Management focuses on the
real-world application of MBA-level business concepts. The Graziadio
School provides student-focused, globally oriented education through
part-time, full-time, and executive MBA programs at our five Southern
California locations and Silicon Valley and Santa Barbara campuses, as
well as through online and hybrid formats. In addition, the Graziadio
School offers a variety of master of science programs, a bachelor of
science in management degree-completion program, and the Presidents and
Key Executives MBA, as well as executive education certificate programs.
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