GreenXchange: Talk green tech this week

Green shopping events dominated the weekend, and now green conferences are taking over the week. It all starts on Monday with GreenXchange Global Marketplace Conference, a business tech-focused event. The idea: To bring together international business, financial and policy experts from the public and private sector "to further accelerate international awareness and applications of sustainable green technologies."

An impressive lineup of speakers includes L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Chair of the California Air Resources Board Mary Nichols, Michael Peevey of the California Public Utilities Commission, and Robyn Beavers, Director of Sustainability at Google. Speakers and panels will discuss both renewable and non-renewable energy, clean tech, climate change policy and more.

When: Monday, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Tues., 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, 2025 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles
Cost: $995 (unless prices have recently changed; GreenXchange's website is currently down)

I'll be there, taking notes and pictures, though the chances of me getting there by 7 a.m.'s pretty slim. The event is put together by VerdeXchange, a publisher and environmental think tank, and trade show producer IDG World Expo. And this conference is just the beginning for GreenXchange; a larger GreenXchange Xpo event is planned for Oct. 1-3, 2008, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Image courtesy of VerdeXchange