Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Robert C. Tapella
As Public Printer of the United States, Robert Tapella brings extensive legislative experience, and an education and practical business background in graphic communications and printing management. He will address key trends, issues and realities in developing sustainable media supply chains.

John C. Dernbach
John C. Dernbach is Distinguished Professor of Law at Widener University teaching environmental law, international environmental law, sustainability and the law, and climate change. His research concentrates on environmental law, climate change, and sustainable development. He leads a project that reviews sustainable development efforts in the United States and makes recommendations for future action. His latest book, Agenda for a Sustainable America, which draws on experts from around the country, will be the focus of his keynote address.

Nathan Shedroff
Nathan Shedroff is the chair of the ground-breaking MBA in Design Strategy at California College of the Arts in San Francisco. This program melds the unique principles that design offers business strategy with a vision of the future of business as sustainable, meaningful, and truly innovative-as well as profitable. His latest book is Design is the Problem and among his other published works is Making Meaning, which explores how companies can specifically create products and services to evoke meaning in their audiences and customers.

Don Carli
Don Carli is Senior Research Fellow with nonprofit Institute for Sustainable Communication (ISC) where he is director of The Sustainable Advertising Partnership and other programs addressing marketing, advertising, corporate responsibility, sustainability, and enterprise communication. He is Conference Chair for all SustainCommWorld conferences. Don is also Sustainability Editor of Graphic Arts Monthly Magazine, and Consulting Editor of Aktuel Grafisk Information Magazine in Sweden.

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Pre-Conference Workshop Leaders

Lisa Wellman
Lisa Wellman is CEO of SustainCommWorld. Lisa’s 25-year career in technology and marketing includes positions from systems development to business development and marketing to executive management. She has held executive level positions in Fortune 100 companies, headed venture-funded entrepreneurial initiatives and provided strategic business and marketing consultation for major U.S. corporations.

Lisa headed the worldwide Publishing, Entertainment and New Media markets for Apple, was CEO of an HP-dot com, and was recently turnaround President of a Seattle-based advertising agency. She has served on advisory boards for Cal Poly Graphic Communication Department and the American Film Institute. She is current chair of a micro-lending organization, Washington CASH and on the Washington state Community Economic Revitalization Board.

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Confirmed Speakers, Washington D.C.

Invited Speakers

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