Keynote Speaker Mark Fenton
Mark Fenton (Host of PBS’s America’s Walking) represented the U.S. in numerous international walking competitions and has become a vocal advocate and recognized authority on the need for more community, environmental, and public policy initiatives to encourage more walking and bicycling in our cities and towns. Read more about Mark Fenton

Keynote Speaker Van Jones
Van Jones (Green for All) is working to combine solutions to America’s two biggest problems: social inequality and environmental destruction. Long a champion of civil rights, Van has been calling for green economic development in America with the slogans “green for all” and “green jobs, not jails.” Read more about Van Jones

Topics of interest include:
Residential Green Building • Minnesota Housing Funding Requirements • Energy Conservation and Climate Protection Strategies • Green Rehabilitation • Equitable Green Economic Development • Ensuring Healthy Homes and Communities • Rural and Urban Greening Strategies • Sustainable Land Use Planning • Green Building Materials • and other great topics on green building, design, and public policy.