The Green Jobs and the Green Economy Action Summit was be held on Wednesday, June 17 from 7:30am-12:00pm at Oxnard College. This half-day action summit focused on four critical facets of the emerging green economy in Ventura County, including:

1. Workforce development for quality green jobs
2. Green business opportunities
3. Sustaining the environment and communities
4. Public and private funding in the green economy

The summit keynote speaker was Tim Rainey, the Executive Director of the Workforce and Economic Development Program of the CA Labor Federation, co-founder of the CA EDGE Campaign and member of the California Apollo Alliance Steering Committee.

Participants will be able to attended workshops, including:

• Green Jobs are Pathways out of Poverty
• Growing Profitable Green Businesses
• Sustaining the Environment & Communities
• Green Investments

The Summit concluded with a wrap-up session facilitated by Dr. Bill Cordeiro, Director of the Martin V. Smith School of Business and Economics at CSUCI.

Click here to view the Summit Agenda in PDF format.

Click here to view an Overview of the Summit in PDF format.

For more information on the Green Jobs and the Green Economy Action Summit please contact maricela@coastalalliance.com. The Summit was co-convened by broad based stakeholders in the emerging local green economy including cities, labor, business, public agencies and community based organizations, including:

• Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE)
• City of Oxnard
• City of Ventura
• Economic Development Collaborative of Ventura County
• Martin V. Smith School of Business and Economics, California State University at Channel Islands
• Oxnard College Offices of Economic Development and Innovation and Career and Technical Education
• Tri-Counties Building and Construction Trades Council AFL-CIO
• Tri-Counties Central Labor Council
• Ventura County Civic Alliance
• Workforce Investment Board of Ventura County