![]() ![]() Via keynotes, panel discussions, and a green prototype office display, the Greener Gadgets Conference will spark inspiration, education, and knowledge exchange. "We are excited that companies of the scale of Nokia and HP are focusing their attention on responsible recycling and take-back of their products, and that an increased attention to life-cycle and supply chain issues are coming to the forefront of design and engineering of consumer electronics." "Sustainability and green initiatives are no longer on the margins of business strategy, " added Alt. Speakers will address new technology, innovation, design challenges, material concerns, and energy issues involved in bringing greener consumer choices to market. Participating companies and exhibitors include Nokia, HP, Sony, Intel, Philips, One Laptop Per Child.įehrenbacher says: "We'll have speakers who will share cutting edge thinking for how the electronics industry will reduce its environmental impact." The agenda of the Greener Gadgets Conference is to uncover green design and technology innovations that will open new business opportunities and shape the future of the consumer electronics industry.Ĭonference chairs Jill Fehrenbacher of Inhabitat and Marc Alt of Marc Alt + Partners have put together a top-notch, dynamic program of consumer electronics industry leaders, innovators, artists, and environmental experts. As climate change and toxicity issues continue to dominate the public conversation, electronics industry leaders are innovating their way to a greener future. Consumers have recently started to express interest in choosing greener gadgets, and retailers have launched scorecards to measure the environmental impact of electronics products they sell. The consumer electronics industry has begun to address key environmental challenges in the past several years, from reducing toxic materials, to improving energy efficiency of devices, to increasing recycling efforts. The one-day Greener Gadgets conference will take place at the McGraw-Hill Conference Center in midtown Manhattan. ![]() NEW YORK, NY - JanuIndustry leaders, entrepreneurs, journalists and product designers will gather in New York City on February 1st, 2008 to discuss the business case for greening the consumer electronics industry. ![]()
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