What are green jobs? How can we create new green jobs? How can we help grow existing green community enterprises and businesses? How can we involve trade unions? How we grow more local food and create effective transport and marketing systems? How we can re-invest in our local green economy? How can we improve our housing stock? How can we use the new Sustainable Communities Act? How can we use the new Local Transport Act to provide a regulated system that serves us? What policies should we demand of our local councils and regeneration agencies? How can we involve faith based communities?

A conference with keynote speakers, workshops and exhibitions.

Speakers include

Colin Hines , Green New Deal Group/New Economics Foundation, Greenpeace International

Dr.Fazlun Khalid, Director Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Ecological Sciences ( IFEES)

Prof. M. Dharmadasa Sheffield Hallam University

Miriam Kennet Green Economics Institute

Karen Leach Localise West Midlands

Julia Gash, of Bag It Don't Bin It and organiser of the First Eco Business Summit in February 2008

Cllr Andrew Cooper , Kirklees Council - responsibility for innovative insulation schemes

John le Corney Heeley City Farm

Nick Parsons South Yorkshire Energy Centre

Andrew Jeffrey South Yorkshire Housing Association

Alexa Walker Sheffield Citizens Advice Bureau Debt Support Unit &

David Midgley, Schmacher North & Mike McAughtrie Trading Standards

Jane Eastham & Mike Rimmington Sheffield Hallam University

Peter North Liverpool University

David Garlovsky Schools & Homes Energy Education Project & John Grant SHU

John Smith

Rob Murfin Yorkshire & Humberside Assembly

Andy Nolan Sheffield City Council

Presentations wil include: The Green New Deal, A Green Economics Response, Finance, Skills Training, Retrofitting Houses, Transport, Islamic Response to the Green New Deal, Business & the Local Economy, Food Policy, Parnerships & Energy, Housing and Economics.

Who should attend?

* campaigners & activists
* social entrepreneurs
* green business academics
* researchers local government policy makers
* anyone interested in a sustainable future for Sheffield