We’re happy to announce the following finalists for The Kitchen on October 2nd (Feast Second Day Event).  See what’s cooking in “The Kitchen” of the world’s most innovative and creative entrepreneurs looking to make the world a better place.  All Day Buffet will flip over every rock and boulder to find 10 startups who will have five minutes to pitch their ideas in front of 200 fellow entrepreneurs, investors, and press.

We also have some great speakers lined up including Nathaniel Whittemore from Change.org, Diana Ayton-Shenker from Fast Forward Fund, and David Blumenstein from Hatchery.  Come join us and feast on entrepreneurial goodness!

Friday, October 2, 2009
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Tribeca Grand Hotel
2 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY

FINALISTS

Michael Mossoba, Goodness500.org
Goodness500 makes it easy for people to learn which corporations are the most socially responsible.

Nicole Betancourt, Parent Earth
Connects busy parents to the newest and best ideas for raising healthy children on a sustainable and equitable planet.

Jose Serrano-Reyes, Trust Art
Trust Art is a social platform that is commissioning ten public artworks over the next year.

Marco Puccia, International Transperency Solutions
International Transparency Solutions is a startup company designed to connect investors and the developing world.

Monaqui Porter Young, Srina
Srina tea is 100% organically grown, hand-plucked, packaged and produced on a small scale farm in a rainforest in Sri Lanka.

Eli Halliwell, VotaVox
VotaVox collects opinions from voters around the world on issues that are meaningful to them.

Breatt Beach, Madecasse
Madécasse chocolate is the only chocolate produced bean to bar on the island of Madagasca.

Cynthia Koenig, Hippo Roller International
Aims to improve global access to water by making it possible to collect 24 gallons (90 liters) of water- five times the amount possible using traditional methods – in less time and much more easily.