Speaking

Dave has extensive speaking experience, including developing and delivering materials on corporate social responsibility, business ethics, sustainability, technology, business strategy, and leadership for groups ranging from 5 to 500.

Recent speaking engagements

BERKELEY ROUNDTABLE ON APPLIED INNOVATION/DESIGN CONFERENCE 2014-2018
– Organizer and Speaker

ETA TRANSACT ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017
– Keynote: “Navigating Exponential Change”

GLOBAL SOCIAL VENTURE COMPETITION 2015
– Customer centered design workshop

E2 INNOVATE CIO TECHNOLOGY AND LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2012
– From Project Portfolio to Innovation Funnel (Slideshare here)

SUSTAINABLE BRANDS CONFERENCE
– LCAs, carbon footprint & carbon neutral: A case study on coffee

SOCAP10 : SOCIAL CAPITAL MARKETS CONFERENCE, 2010
– Bare Essentials: Healty Ecosystem and Ecosystem services  (Slideshare here)

2nd ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS AND SUSTAINABILITY: DESIGNING SUSTAINABILITY – PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY 2008
– Keynote: Sustainability Like You Mean It

NORTHWESTERN/KELLOGG INNOVATING SOCIAL CHANGE CONFERENCE 2007
– Putting Corporate Social Responsibility into Practice: Strategies for Sustained Corporate Impact.

UC BERKELEY/HAAS PETERSON LECTURE SERIES ON CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY 2008
– Panel discussion: Sustainability at the world’s biggest retailer.

ECOLOGICAL FARMING ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE (ECO-FARM) 2007, 2008
– Superstore Organics: The Cost of Organics for the Mega Market (2007)
– What’s so fair about Fair Trade? (2008)

Reviews
The most common thread in audience feedback is knowledge, enthusiasm.

“Your presentation on Corporate Social Responsibility was informative, perceptive and extremely relevant for the participants. I look forward to your participation in the future! “

“Your presentation on the mainstreaming of ethical consumerism was both informative and highly relevant to the audience. Your high energy and engaging approach really made a difference.”