Sustainability Summits Agenda :: Two Days of Keynotes, Roundtables, Presentations, Plenary Sessions and Industry Tracks :: Technology + Productivity for the Carbon Economy

Sustainability Summit 2009 Agenda

Day 1

8:00-9:00am

Registration

9:00-9:30am

Keynote 1 – Green AND Clean Innovation
Sustainability as a driver for innovation — new technologies and evolving business models are allowing enterprise to flourish while minimizing their ecological impact.

9:30-10:00am

Plenary 1 – The Ethical Corporation & Corporate Social Responsibility
Social & Leadership Responsibility in the Environmental Marketplace. What role should industry take in this ecological journey?

10:00-10:30am

Plenary 2 - The Role of IT in Sustainable Development

10:30-11:00am

Coffee Break

Afternoon Tracks

	Climate Change/Carbon	Infrastructure & Real Estate	Transportation & Supply Chain	Information Technology
11:00-11:45am	Carbon and Climate: Overview of regulatory & voluntary markets, Pozman	Sustainable Building: What Makes a Building Smart	Sustainable Transportation in the 21st Century	Green IT
11:50-12:35pm	Assessing your Carbon Emissions - the role of transparency & disclosure	Sustainable infrastructure techniques, technologies, and materials	Transportation Energy Efficiencies and Modalities	Collaborative Culture
12:35-1:45pm	Lunch
1:50-2:35pm	Understanding Business Issues surrounding CO2 reduction initiatives	Partnering with and Investing in Alternative Energy Startups — What you Should know	Alternative Biofuels: Beyond Ethanol	Thin Client Computing
2:40-3:25pm	Bay Area Climate Change Compact	Break	The Green Supply Chain: Wal-Mart case study	Break
3:30-4:15pm	Break	Abatement Pathways	Break	Designing the Data Center of Tomorrow Today
4:20-5:05pm	Panel Discussion: What Role will the Market Play in Emission Reduction?	Solar and Thermal Mass Building Technologies	The Sustainable Supply Chain and Intermodal Transport	Corporate Strategy Case Study
Evening Reception

Day 2

8:45-9:00am

Welcome & Announcements

9:00-9:30am

Keynote 2 – Harnessing Industry R&D to help the environment
Sustainability as a driver for R&D and innovation - how will green interests affect business and how can business impact the threat of climate change, species extinction, and pollution.

9:30-10:00am

Roundtable – Global Sustainability Initiatives
Corporate leaders from around the world via telepresence will discuss their ongoing experiences with eco projects, regulatory issues, and outcomes, giving attendees a unique multi-national perspective on local proceedings.

10:00-10:30am

Plenary 2 - TBD

10:30-11:00am

Coffee Break

Afternoon Tracks

	Climate Change/Carbon	Infrastructure & Real Estate	Transportation & Supply Chain	Information Technology
11:00-11:45am	Case Study: How one company developed, implemented, marketed, and reaped the rewards of their carbon reduction initiative	Compliance Management and Monitoring	Driving Green: The Electric Car and the Future of Personal Transportation, Partnering w/Utilities	E-Cycling: Developing an enterprise plan to deal with electronic waste
11:50-12:35pm	Communicating your Strategies and Progress to the Consumer—Which Tools Work Best	Case Study: Seattle	Panel Discussion: Oil Supply & Demand–The Effect of Rising Costs on the Economy and the Development of Alternative Energy Sources and Technologies	Reducing Energy Consumption through Hardware and Software Solutions
12:35-1:45pm	Lunch
1:50-2:35pm	Real World Applications of Solar, Wind, Wave, and Hydroelectricity Energy Sources	The Role of Regulations in the Development of Sustainable Infrastructure Innovations	Telepresence “Travel”: Cisco case study	Green Networks
2:40-3:25pm	Break	Waste Management and Recycling	Break	Panel Discussion: The Best and the Not So Brightest
3:30-4:15pm	Benchmarking Change: the Sustainability Index	Break	Travel Mitigation and Reduction Strategies: From Carbon Offsets to Collaborative Technologies	Break
4:20-5:05pm	Roundtable: Are We There Yet?	Best Practices in Sustainable Urban Infrastructures	Panel Discussion: Climate Change and the Travel Industry	Corporate Strategy Case Study