Keynote Speakers
Kevin Surace, President & CEO
Mr. Surace, a noted speaker and writer on climate change and the built environment, is on a mission to significantly reduce the use of fossil fuels and their effect on the environment. As CEO of Serious Materials, Kevin leads the company in its mission to reduce energy usage and CO2 generation of the world’s largest contributor, our buildings. By developing new materials and processes that require little energy to manufacture, and advanced products which dramatically improve the insulation and comfort of homes and offices, a worst-case climate and energy catastrophe can be avoided.
Steve Newcomb, CEO and Co-Founder Virgance
Steve is a 39-year-old entrepreneur and political advisor who has been involved in building 9 companies, creating over $3 billion in market value. In addition to being the CEO of Virgance, Mr. Newcomb is also currently the chairman of Serious Business, a Facebook application company that attracts over 250 million visitors a month, and the founder of SF Green, San Francisco's premier event that brings together leaders in activism, business and government. Mr. Newcomb sits on the policy committee for the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. He is also the well-known founder of Powerset (now MSFT) and Loudfire (now Nokia).
Government Policy Panel Moderator
James Gollub, Director of E-Cubed Institute
Internationally recognized economic strategy and innovation consultant. He engages each industry of a nation or other client alongside their key input institutions to produce realistic collaborative actions, cross-cutting initiatives and business plans for implementation.