VX2016

International change-makers of the built envirornment convened for the recent FutureBuild Sessions (produced by ULI Los Angeles) at VerdeXchange in Los Angeles.

NEDO Silicon Valley: "On January 25, NEDO Chairman Kazuo Furukawa spoke at the 9th annual VerdeXchange 2016, an international environment conference held in Los Angeles, California."

Architect's Newspaper: "In addition to the one on the L.A. River, the sessions covering every shade of the rising “green” consciousness, from energy to infrastructure, were mostly standing room only. Said an architect trading candor for anonymity, 'We’re here not for Frank, nor really for the presentations, but for the networking.' Green is hot."

VerdeXchange: On January 25 – 26, more than 700 global and California market-makers gathered under one roof for the 9^th annual VerdeXchange Conference in Downtown Los Angeles.

LA Observed: "Metro CEO Phil Washington disclosed at the VerdeXchange conference downtown that the [Expo Line] trains would begin running in May."

Benzinga: "Joyner is on the Leadership Council of the Los Angeles CleanTech Incubator (LACI) and was on the Board of Directors for CleanTech Los Angeles until it merged with LACI. He is also a co-founder and co-chair of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation's e4Mobility Alliance and is on several advisory boards including the U.S.-China CleanTech Center and the e4 Advanced Transportation Center."

Huffington Post: "For the past two days I have been at a nonstop course on all things green and sustainability related taught by some of the best minds around...The session on new mobility models for cities was the best of the conference.

Streetsblog LA: "Metro’s CEO Phil Washington spoke alongside the CEOs of L.A. World Airports, Deborah Flint, and the California High-Speed Rail Authority, Jeff Morales. All these leaders spoke the need to build seamless, complementary, balanced transportation systems. Washington decried the “three-decade infrastructure vacation” throughout the United States where the nation has neglected to build and maintain the transportation infrastructure needed for future generations.