Hello Etsy! One of our favorite online retailers is meeting offline for a 2-day, hands-on gathering for small business owners who want to connect with their peers, learn new skills, and be part of the movement to build sustainable micro-economies! This September 17th and 18th, Etsy.com is hosting a summit on small business and sustainability in Berlin, Germany—in conjunction with partner locations in Brooklyn (Etsy Labs), Washington DC (Smithsonian American Art Museum), Los Angeles (GOOD), San Francisco (California College of Art) and Portland (Pacific Northwest College of Art).

Beyond the Berlin and the US satellite events, Etsy is encouraging DIY summits in living rooms and auditoriums around the world, connecting in person and online with Berlin through live stream. Additionally, up to five small business startups will receive Hello Etsy grants to help fund their initiatives.

Read more about the lineup of speakers after the jump and check out HelloEtsy.com for more info!List of Confirmed Speakers so far:

Robert Kalin, Founder and CEO of Etsy.com Douglas Rushkoff, Author of Life Inc. and Program or be Programmed Tony Greenham, Business Director, The New Economics Foundation Doug Richard, Founder of The School for Startups Charty Durrant, Author and fashion industry veteran Fraser Doherty, Founder of Super Jam Natalie Chanin, Founder and designer of sustainable fashion and housewares company, Alabama Chanin Tom Hodgkinson, Author of the books How to Be Free and How to Be Idle Farai Chideya, VP of Voice at Etsy.com and Leader in Residence at the Colin Powell School for Policy Studies Jakob Berndt, Co-Founder of LemonAid Beverages Michiel Schwarz and Joost Elffers, Designers and Authors of the book Sustainism Is The New Modernism Sebastian Feucht and Moritz Grund, Founders and directors of the Sustainable Design Center Ulla-Maaria Engestrom, Founder and CEO of Thinglink Marco Clausen, Director and Co-founder of the community agriculture project, Prinzessinnengarten Katrin Dribbisch and Kira Krämer, co-founders of Invented here Charlie Festa, Former Community Director at Threadless.com Emma Jones, Founder and CEO of Enterprise Nation Biba Schoenmaker, Chairman of Solidair