Green Gathering For Green Leaders: Meet the sustainability leaders presenting at Power Plant IX

We hope you'll join us for Power Plant IX at the Salt Tasting Room.

On Tuesday, January 24th you will be treated to an interesting group of presenters doing amazing work in the sustainability community in Vancouver.

Myriam Laroche

Myriam Laroche
President, Eco Fashion Week

Myriam Laroche has more than 18 years of experience in the Apparel & Fashion Industry as a head buyer, creative director, sales director, fashion-marketing teacher, and fashion & beauty journalist. Her experiences within Retail have given her first-hand knowledge into every step of the product development process. In October 2009, she launched Eco Fashion Week in an effort to promote more responsible ways of manufacturing clothes and to educate the industry and the public on how damaging fashion and clothing activities can be on the planet. Follow Myriam and Eco Fashion Week on Twitter - @EcoStylist @EcoFashionWeek

Lisa Princic

Lisa Princic

Founder, Changemakers Toolbox

Changemakers Toolbox provides coaching, speaking, workshops and tools to help entrepreneurs create inspiring and successful businesses. Lisa Princic, the owner of the company, has worked with sustainable businesses for 10 years and has empowered many business owners to make a difference doing what they love. Changemakers Toolbox is hosting, ubizo, an annual one-day business development think-tank for green & social entrepreneurs on February 29th in Vancouver. Follow Lisa and ubizo on Twitter - @lisaprincic @ubizovancouver

Ben West

Ben West

Healthy Communities Campaigner, Wilderness Committee

As the Healthy Communities Campaigner for the Wilderness Committee Ben is responsible for organizing grassroots campaigns related to fighting climate change and reducing toxic pollution. He spends most of his time these days trying to stop oil tankers from exporting heavy crude oil through the BC coast. In all his work Ben is driven by his passion for environmental justice, and ecological literacy. In his spare time Ben is a videographer, juggler (with #MadSkillz), twitter addict and wannabe stand up comedian. Follow Ben and the Wilderness Committee on Twitter - @BenWest @WilderNews

Amanda Pitre-Hayes

Amanda Pitre-Hayes

Director Of Sustainability, City of Vancouver

Amanda Pitre-Hayes is the Director of Sustainability for the City of Vancouver. There, she leads a team of 16 to achieve the Council directive to become the world’s greenest city by 2020. She has 18 years of experience in leadership roles including: Manager of Environmental Programs at Vancity; Director of Climate Change Consulting at the Pembina Institute; Manager, Consulting Services at Accenture; and Assistant to the President at The Body Shop Canada. An avid athlete, Amanda's cycled across the country, ran a dozen marathons and completed the 2010 Ironman. Amanda is an alumnus of Harvard University’s Global Change Agent Program and holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. Follow Amanda on Twitter - @apitrehayes

Malcolm Shield

Malcolm Shield

Climate Program Manager, City of Vancouver

Malcolm moved to Canada in 2004 and in 2011 completed his PhD in high efficiency, low pollutant natural gas engine design for mobile and stationary natural gas engines. Malcolm joined the City of Vancouver in May 2010 as ‘Green Scholar’ intern and has continued to work for the City since. His work involves electric vehicle planning and infrastructure; air quality planning; delivery of corporate carbon reduction strategies; and policy development to reduce the Vancouver community’s carbon footprint. Follow the City of Vancouver on Twitter - @cityofvancouver

These green leaders will be sharing their interesting story in a unique presentation style (mini Pecha Kucha) with only 10 slides displayed for 20 second each. To help make purposeful connections, there are social sustainability butterflies that will help make introductions between guests (no wallflowers at our event!). We are delighted to have back again as Connectors Stina Brown, Bernice Paul and Beth Breisnes.