Corporate Leaders to Address
Business and Sustainability Conference
Conference to be Held June 12-13 in Washington
D.C.
June
2, 2008...Bold corporate actions to drive sustainability
are changing how business is done. Achieving sustainability
is not a one-time event. It is a continuing process of innovation.
Business
leaders from across industries will share how corporations,
governments, and NGOs are effecting substantial change toward
a sustainable future - and what they consider their major challenges
as they look ahead over the next decade - at The 2008
Business and Sustainability Conference. This meeting
will be held June 12-13 (with a June 11 Renewable Energy Pre-Conference)
at the Renaissance in Washington D.C. (www.conference-board.org/sustainability)
Keynote
speakers include: Kim Jeffery, President and CEO,
Nestle Waters North America; and Matt
Kistler, Vice President, Sustainability, Wal-Mart.
In discussing the birth and growth of an industry, Mr. Jeffery
will explore how sustainability has changed the rules of doing
business. Mr. Kistler will address how decisions made inside
organizations can reach across entire industries to help drive
significant progress toward sustainability.
The
session on "China, Business, and Sustainability,"
chaired by Bill Shireman, CEO, Global Futures, will feature
three renowned China experts on the economic, social, and environmental
dimensions of sustainability: Hank Levine of Stonebridge China,
Jennifer Turner of the Woodrow Wilson Center, and Minky Worden
of the Human Rights Watch.
"Capturing
Financial Value," chaired by Chris Laszlo of Sustainable
Business Partners, will be joined by Odin Knudsen of JPMorgan
Chase Bank and Rodrigo Prudencio of Nth Power as they explore
the impact of green investing, the carbon trading market, and
venture capital in moving sustainability forward.
"Driving
Big Change in Big Companies," chaired by Karl
Loos of CRA International, will feature Neil Hawkins of Dow
Chemical, Niel Golightly of Shell, and Philip Lewis of Rohm
and Haas, as they examine how to tackle seemingly insurmountable
challenges to sustainability, and push forward toward major
transformation.
"The
Nexus: Energy, Climate, and Water," chaired by
William Sarni of DOMANI, will feature Robert Bariberi of Diego,
Rob Rolfsen of Cisco, and Bryan Jacob of Coca-Cola, as they
explore how sustainability decisions can strengthen operations
overall.
"Clean
Technology and Products," chaired by Jim Dray
of ENSR, will feature David Kiser of Eastman Kodak, Donald Droppo
of Curtis Packaging, and Mike Newman of ReCellular. They will
discuss how corporate ingenuity is revolutionizing product development,
smarter materials, speedier processes, waste rethinks, and more.
"Business
Agenda: Growth and Sustainability," chaired by
William Thomas of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meager, & Flom,
will feature Sidney Banwart of Caterpillar, and Sarah Creviston
of Baxter Healthcare, as they address how today's business agenda
will change in the next few years.
The
June 11 Pre-Conference Forum on Renewable Energy, chaired
by Joel Makower of Green World Media, will feature Robert Shelton
of PRTM, Andrew Beebe of Energy Innovations, Michael Schewel
of McGuireWoods, and Norman Lamonde of Turner Boston. This forum
will provide a window into the burgeoning renewable energy marketplace
- technology progress, global competition, capital infusion,
political interest, and business model innovation.
The
conference, presented by The Conference Board, is sponsored
by The Dow Chemical Company, and presented with assistance from
Royal Dutch Shell, ENSR, and Future 500. Registration: To register
today for the conference and pre-conference forum, call 212.339.0345
or visit www.conference-board.org/sustainability
and be sure to mention promotion code EM1.
Media
registration: Members of the media can register by contacting
Yvonne Burnside at 212.339.0233, or burnside@conference-board.org.
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