Born in Madrid, Spain Ms. Malki was educated at California State University in Sacramento, California. She earned her Bachelor’s in Public Administration and has done graduate work for a Masters in Art Education. She began her event career with Whole Life Exposition and Conferences in San Rafael, CA where she rose to be the Chief Operations Officer.  There she planned and organized the restructuring of company operations and budgets of over $3 million. She standardized marketing and green operations to facilitate ten annual consumer shows hosting an average of 350 exhibitors, 125 speakers, 30 entertainers, 350 volunteers, 75 staff, and 25,000 attendees per show. Her implementation of the first recycling policy in 1996 helped lay the foundation for Seven-Star and its commitment to operating as a green company with a deep commitment to green all its events.

Georgia co-founded Seven-Star, Inc. in 1999 an eco-evolution of an event contracting consultancy with life partner Alan van de Kamp, and brother Joseph B. Malki. Seven-Star is considered the world’s leader for green event production and green education.  Seven-Star is the sales, greening and operational producer of Green Festival a joint project of Co-op America and Global Exchange. There, they boast the first global example of a sustained mass event waste diversion with the help of 1000’s of volunteers.  Among its many events, Seven-Star recently provided greening services for Live Earth in Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai, Tokyo and Johannesburg producing 85% - 97% waste diversion for those concerts.  Seven-Star, Inc. produces over 20 green committed conferences, tradeshows, consumer expos, concerts and festivals throughout the United States each year.  2008 is the launch of Seven-Star’s green weddings for the conscientious bride and groom celebrating one of life’s important moments.

Georgia leads the company with a passion for community development, commitment to green education and an empowered staff to realize environmental stewardship and social ethics in all their projects. Seven-Star has a focus on providing services to companies and organizations dedicated to environmental responsibility and social respect (eR/sR).  

Ms. Malki is considered by her clients as a partner to their business. She is trusted and respected to completely represent their financial, operational and overall mission.

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Panel: Greening Events
The intention to make an event more green raises some interesting questions and challenges. How do you put it into practice and get “buy in” from other stakeholders? How do you communicate what is happening to attendees? Can the event yield a residual impact by inspiring others? This astute group will answer these and other questions.