ILFI Living Product Expo 2015 | September 16, 2015

As it turns out, leadership and mountaineering have a lot in common. They both require self-confidence, self-motivation, passion, and grit to be successful. To create the communities, region, and world that embody values of sustainability (healthy, just, and regenerative), we need to cultivate a new generation of leaders who are inspired to find and take on their own Mount Everests.

Arlene has blazed new trails physically and metaphorically, breaking barriers and changing minds along the way. She shared lessons learned on reforming policies that threaten human health, the safety of children, and the global environment; leading risky mountaineering adventures; and fostering women’s leadership.

About Our Speaker:

Arlene Blum

Arlene Blum, PhD, biophysical chemist, author, and mountaineer is a Visiting Scholar in Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and executive director of the Green Science Policy Institute. The

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