Badger Bioneers 2014 Post Conference Report
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Transcript of Badger Bioneers 2014 Post Conference Report
A BIONEERS NETWORK EVENT, PRESENTED BY SUSTAIN DANE
Badger Bioneers 2014 Highlights
impact of participants found the skills and
techniques presented relevant and
useful for their sustainability work
of participants felt inspired by the
national Bioneers videos screened
of participants plan to bring up
sustainability in conversation
with others
reactions@pablobaxter Inspired by #badgerbioneers2014
@ChelseaSteeves So thankful to be a part of #badgerbioneers2014 as a
student facilitator. And during a year where such influential women were
recognized!
@Norma_gavas7 Building #GreenCommunities in Madison
#Badgerbioneers2014 #SustainDane
@joshuafeyen #badgerbioneers2014 annually sustains me through the
rest of the year. #thankful to @amfam for supporting such a great event
“This conference stands out for me among
all the other conferences I attend every
year. Please keep up the cutting-edge,
forward-thinking work that you are doing!”
“One of the best conferences I’ve been to in a
while. Thank you”
“In terms of professional development within
sustainable businesses, this conference was
invaluable!”
86%of participants thought the skills and
techniques presented relevant and
useful for their personal lives
88% 90%
of participants are committed
to sustainability
99%of participants intend to take small
steps to make the world better
98%96%
Confidence ConfidenceOptimism OptimismCommitment Commitment
Before Badger Bioneers After Badger Bioneers
“A Third WAy”Jessie Lerner, Executive Director, Sustain Dane
“...each of us has the capacity to re-imagine what is possible and guide a wave of
positive disruption that puts us on a trajectory to living more sustainably.”
“...let’s use the abundance of human creativity to embrace change, to shape the
disruptive forces to create new systems, new policies, new products and
new social norms and create the world we want.“Ph
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HIGHLIGHTS
SPONSORS
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2Featured SpeakersRebecca Ryan, Next Generation
Consulting - “The Future of
Sustainability”
Chris Kucharik, College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences,
Center for Sustainability and
the Global Environment, Nelson
Institute for Environmental
Studies, UW-Madison - “Local
Spotlight: Yahara 2070”
Roald Gundersen, Whole Trees
- “Why Are Trees Stronger Than
Wood?”
Sara Ansell, City of Philadelphia
Mural Arts Program - “The Art of
Disruption”
Badger BioneersAnnette Miller, MGE
Caryl Terrell, Madison
Metropolitan Sewerage District
Jen Voichick, Habitat ReStore
Interviewed by Erika Janik,
Wisconsin Public Radio
Video Keynotes from National BioneersTerry Tempest Williams, “A Love
That is Wild: Why Wilderness
Matters in the 21st Century”
John Warner, “Green Chemistry:
Biomimicry and Molecular
Psychology”
SAve The dATeBadger Bioneers 2015November 10th, 2015UW-Madison, Union South
Sustain Dane will host four encore screenings
of the most inspiring keynote videos from the
Bioneers Conference in 2015 in partnership with
YWCA Madison, 100State, the Aldo Leopold
Nature Center, and the Center for Resilient
Cities. Find out more at sustaindane.org
American Family is proud to have sponsored
the Badger Bioneers Resilient Communities
Network Events for the last five years. Our
sustainability specialist served on the original
steering committee to bring Bioneers to the
region.
We believe our company’s vision to inspire,
protect and restore dreams is powerfully
aligned with the National Bioneers well-
established foundation of social and
scientific vision, knowledge and practices
toward advancing a great transformation in
human civilization.
Badger Bioneers has allowed us the
opportunity to connect and collaborate
with businesses, academics and civic
leaders around a common goal: a brighter,
more sustainable future for our region. We
value the long-term partnership we have
established with Sustain Dane and the UW
Office of Sustainability as we continue to
collaborate on this path.
This year’s event provided another robust
experience where we had the opportunity
to engage in and explore disruptive thinking
and envision new possibilities together
toward a more sustainable future. American
Family participants had an opportunity to
both provide facilitation and contribute to
the collaboration around complex problem-
solving.
American Family continues to support
communities, such as the one Sustain
Dane brings together through Badger
Bioneers, both locally and nationally through
sustainability and charitable efforts.
EmceeBrennan Nardi, Editor of Madison Magazine
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Monona Level Sponsors
Mendota Level Sponsors
Kegonsa Level Sponsors
Media Partners
Waubesa Level Sponsors
Wingra Level Sponsors
Community Shares of Wisconsin
Edgewood College
GL Envision
Home Savings Bank
MCD
Meriter Hospital
Michael Best & Friedrich
Next Generation Consulting
Pope Farm Conservancy
Summit Credit Union
Urban Land Interests (ULI)
UW Credit Union
WI Sustainable Business Council
City of Madison
designCraft Advertising
Great Big Pictures
Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau
Ian’s Pizza on State
Isthmus Engineering
Land’s End
Monroe Street Family Dental, LLC
Palmer Johnson Power Systems
Rapid Improvement Associates
Revolve Promotions / I’m Organic
Scott Savage Consulting LLC
Sergenian’s Floor Coverings
TDS Custom Construction
Uniek, Inc.
Union Cab
Webcrafters
WECC
WI Environmental Initiative
ThANKS TO OUr SPONSOrS