Mindy Lubber, president of Ceres (and listed as a "green hero" to the right — follow those links to see how she got there), is one of the speakers at MIT's Sustainability Summit April 24.

According to a release, the point of the summit is to explore we can transition to a sustainable world.

"Discussions will focus on how to progress toward sustainability in a recession, how to measure the success of sustainability practices," and new opportunities for innovation and collaboration.