Location:
San Francisco, CA
The
Investors' Circle 2008 Spring Conference & Venture Fair bills itself as "a premier meeting place for angel investors, professional venture capitalists, philanthropic investors, and entrepreneurs who are using private capital to promote the transition to a sustainable future." Join the Conference on Tuesday, May 6 for the investors-only Venture Fair to hear presentations by 20 early-stage for-profit companies and small funds working to solve social and environmental problems in the following areas: energy and environment, food and organics,
media, health and wellness, education and community and international development. Then on Wednesday, May 7, come for Education Day to hear speakers and participate in workshops on the state of double-bottom-line investing and enterprise creation in energy and environment, food and organics, education and
media, health and wellness, mission-related investing, and community and international development. Conference sponsors include GFEM members the
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the
Phoebe Haas Charitable Trust. Visit the
Investors' Circle website for more information about this event.