Product Marketing Roundtable
Green Renaissance: Five Steps to Transitioning from High Tech to Green Tech
Green tech has been heralded as the new hope for American technological innovation and job growth – the Obama administration has targeted creating 5 million jobs in the green sector over the coming years. This creates new opportunities for those looking to make a career transition from the high tech space to the new world of green tech. Come learn how to find interesting opportunities in the green space by assessing your background, making sense of the green market landscape, and identifying green-focused educational and networking opportunities.
Date/Time:
Thursday, July 16th
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Location:
Scott's Seafood Restaurant and Grill
855 El Camino Real
Town and Country Shopping Center
(Embarcadero and El Camino)
Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 323-1555
Directions
Pricing:
$15 BMA members / $30 non-members*
* NOTE: Due to increased attendance for this event, Scott's has
required the use of a separate meeting room and will not be providing
separate breakfast tabs for each attendee. The fee above includes
breakfast.
If you have any questions about the event, please contact Niti Agrawal at niti@stage4solutions.com
About Our Speaker:
RASHMI MENON is Co-Founder of Green Resource Network (www.greenresourcenetwork.com), a company which helps schools and organizations become greener, healthier, and more resource efficient. GRN is focused on three main goals: reducing existing resource consumption, producing renewable energy through solar/wind installations, and educating the organization and its community about green practices. GRN maintains a technology-neutral approach and helps clients make the most of available rebates and financing options.
Prior to founding GRN, Rashmi served as Director of Product Management at Yahoo!, managing projects for the Yahoo! Developer Network, Yahoo’s social media platforms, Yahoo! Personals, and Yahoo’s digital home initiatives. Prior to Yahoo!, Rashmi was a product manager at Microsoft, working on projects with MSN and Microsoft’s TV initiatives. Rashmi also worked at The Walt Disney Company in the Corporate Strategic Planning group, focused on international business development.
Rashmi holds a BA, magna cum laude and phi beta kappa from Harvard University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She has also served on the advisory boards of several organizations, including the Yahoo! Employee Foundation, the Community School of Music and Arts in Mountain View, CA, the Community Foundation of Silicon Valley, and Tivix, Inc.