Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton announced that for this spring semester, the Business, Environment and Social Responsibility (BESR) Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business will offer “Sustainability Meets Entrepreneurship,” a Friday forum series designed to provide UW students and members of the community access to experts on clean technology and alternative energy.  

“This new program will give bright entrepreneurs both the vision and tools they need to develop innovative strategies to address the opportunities of developing a green economy,” said Lawton.  “Local economic growth and job creation begins with sustainable development.  I applaud our UW-Madison School of Business and the campus’s Wiscontrepreneur initiative for targeting green innovators ready to grow new businesses right here.”

The forum series was motivated and inspired by Lawton’s Green Economy Agenda, an agenda to empower smart individual and institutional action related to energy, water and climate change while strengthening Wisconsin’s competitive position in a global economy

“I am approached again and again by people wanting to start up a clean tech or alternative energy business,” said Lawton, who will be the presenter at the Friday, March 27 forum. ”Now they can learn from green business experts who will share their experience – stories of the challenges they’ve met, trends they see and the successes they’ve realized in this growing sector. We want Wisconsin’s entrepreneurs poised to take advantage of the opportunities that can come with a new president who is committed to driving green-collar jobs creation.”

The “Sustainability Meets Entrepreneurship” forums are free and open to the public. However, seating is limited and individuals must click here to registerif they want to attend