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 # Ray C. Anderson's Legacy and Friends at Net Impact 17 Conference in Atlanta

 


 

 Oct 25, 2017 12:30 PM ET

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[Ray C. Anderson's Legacy and Friends at Net Impact 17 Conference in Atlanta](http://bit.ly/2sURUj2)

You will not want to miss all of the great sessions at this week's #NI17 Net Impact 17 Conference at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

Featured speakers in order of appearance:

Michael Oxman, managing director,[ Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business](https://www.scheller.gatech.edu/centers-initiatives/ray-c-anderson-center-for-sustainable-business/index.html), Georgia Tech - Friday, October 27th, 10:50 - 11:50 a.m. - "Leading with the Triple Bottom Line: Creating Shared Value Through Business."

Paul Hawken - longtime advisor and friend to Ray Anderson, Advisory Board member for the Ray C. Anderson Foundation and Founder of [Project Drawdown](http://www.drawdown.org). Keynote Address - "Purpose in Action," Friday, October 27th, 1:00 - 2:15 p.m.

John A. Lanier, executive director of the [Ray C. Anderson Foundation](http://www.raycandersonfoundation.org) - Friday, October 27th, 3:20 - 4:20 p.m. - "The Next Wave of Strategic Philanthropy and Impact Investing."

Allie Kelly, executive director, [The Ray ](http://theray.org)- Friday, October 27th, 4:40-5:40 p.m. "The Transportation Revolution."

Beril Toktay, founding faculty director, [Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainabile Business](https://www.scheller.gatech.edu/centers-initiatives/ray-c-anderson-center-for-sustainable-business/index.html), Georgia Tech - Saturday, October 28th, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m., "Collaboration in the Circular Economy."

[**Click here** ](http://bit.ly/2sURUj2)to register for the conference.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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