This year’s Net Impact Conference, held at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business was by all accounts a huge success. Here are some quick stats:
• Over 1,400 participants from schools across the U.S. and internationally
• Over 200 speakers on approximately 75 panels
• 6 keynotes including: Al Gore, Generation Asset Management; Gary Hirshberg, Stonyfield Farm; VJ Joshi, HP; Judy Vredenburgh, Big Brothers Big Sisters; Greg Steltenpohl, Adina World Beat Beverages / Interra Project; and Kellie McElhaney, UC Berkeley – Haas.

Day One: The event kicked off with a strong keynote from Al Gore, who discussed the importance of integrating sustainability into business practice. Drawing from his experience with Generation Asset Management, he likened current risk management to the visible spectrum; noting that while we continue to assume that the narrow band of financial information used to value companies is sufficient, we can no longer afford to ignore the broader spectrum of global trends.