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Fall 2008 Sustainable Business Forum
November 10, 2008
Raleigh Convention Center
Creating Sustainable Value
in an Uncertain World
Volatile energy prices. Globalization. Drought. Financial instability. Global climate change.
We face a rapidly changing world with challenges of a complexity and scale not previously seen in history. To chart a safe course, we need new ways of thinking. "Sustainability" provides a strategic framework for this new world.
Join members of the NC Sustainable Business Council and guests to share valuable knowledge, recount challenges and lessons learned, and explore opportunities for transforming business in North Carolina. Come prepared to engage in lively dialogue with business professionals who have real world experience implementing sustainable strategies.
11:00am - 1:00pm LUNCHEON
Featured speaker:
Todd Hawthorne, Cisco
Ciscos Connected Real Estate is a revolutionary approach that integrates building systems to dramatically reduce energy use and operational expenses, while creating safer, more productive workplaces and innovative new amenities for occupants and guests.
1:15 - 2:45pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Tales from the Trenches: Creating a Culture of Sustainability
Sponsored by Southern Energy Management
Hear about the real-world challenges, successes and lessons learned from executives on the front line of organizational change in companies large and small.
Moderator: David Crabtree, News Anchor, WRAL-TV
Lars Hansen, President, Novozymes NA
Trish Hanchette, Division President, KB Home
Maria Kingery, Co-founder &Human Resources Director,Southern Energy Management
Rob Rolfsen, Director of Sustainable Development, Cisco
Has Consumer Demand Reached a Tipping Point?
Sponsored by NC Electric Membership Corporation
With the myriad of conflicting claims published, what is the deeper underlying reality of consumer demand for green products?
Jim Jubelirer, Vice President, Harris Interactive
John Page, Research Director, The Futures Company
Sustainability Metrics, Certifications and Standards
Sponsored by Entrix
Your customers and suppliers are demanding that you demonstrate your commitment to sustainability. With hundreds of measurement tools, standards and labels, what do you invest in?
Moderator: Dan Vermeer, Director, Duke Sustainable Business Initiative
Mark LaCroix, Executive VP, GreenLife
Jonathan Estes, Senior Analyst, Strategic Measures
Alyssa Farrell, Marketing Manager for Sustainability Solutions, SAS
Bart Houlahan, Co-founder, B Lab
Susan Inglis, Director, Sustainable Furnishings Council
3:00 - 4:30pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Uncharted Territory: The Impact of Climate Change on Business Strategy
Sponsored by Environmental Resources Management (ERM) NC
Regardless of your position on the causes of climate change, there is one certainty. It is going to affect your company. Do you understand the risks and opportunities?
Moderator: Lisa Campbell, Director, Climate Change Services, ERM
Robert Norton, President, Norton & Associates
Mark LaCroix, Executive VP, GreenLife
Michele N. Barnhart, Asst. Manager Environmental, AWNC
Roger D. King, Director, Environmental, Health & Safety, Wyeth
Waste Equals Food: Re-use, Recycling and By-Product Synergy
Sponsored by Mack Pearsall
Companies are finding innovative ways to create value from by-products and waste streams while reducing carbon emissions, saving energy, and reducing waste to the landfill.
Moderator: Jim Jubelirer, Vice President, Harris Interactive
Michael Gromacki, Vice President, Cook Composites & Polymers
Mark Lennon, President, Institution Recycling Network
Rick Bain, Development Consultant, Arban Associates
Cooperation, Coercion & Collaboration: Local Government and Sustainable Business
Sponsored by K&L Gates
Sustainability presents unique opportunities for public-private engagement. What new models are emerging? What are the barriers? What are the possibilities for North Carolina?
Moderator: Billy Warden, President, Billy Warden Communications Group
Stanford Baird, K&L Gates
Fred Blood, Sustainability Officer, City of Austin
Daniel Howe, Assistant City Manager, City of Raleigh
Stephanie Loyka-Minker, Employer Outreach Coordinator, Triangle Transit
Enoch Moeller, Operations Team Manager, Google
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