Confirmed Speakers
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Barbara Dalibard President and CEO Orange Business Services Barbara Dalibard is president and CEO of Orange Business Services. Prior to its rebranding, Dalibard was president and CEO of Equant. She remains France Telecom Group executive vice president in charge of the Enterprise Communication Services Division. Dalibard's extended leadership contributes to the implementation of the NExT program, a three-year strategic program launched by France Telecom on June 29, 2005. The combined strengths of Orange Business Services and France Telecom seek to create the leading global communication services provider for enterprise customers by leveraging a unique offer based on outstanding customer service, innovation and operational excellence, and supported by a unified brand rolled out in 2006. With 29,000 employees, Orange Business Services is present in 166 countries and territories and serves customers in 220. Previously, Dalibard served as executive vice president of the Corporate Solutions Division from January 2003 until March 2004. Returning to France Telecom from Alcanet, she became director of Business Markets for Orange France and Vice President of Orange Business in 2001. In 1998, Dalibard was chairman of Alcanet International S.A.S., a subsidiary of the Alcatel Group, then joined Alcatel CIT as commercial director for new operators, before becoming sales director for France. She began her career with France Telecom S.A. in 1982, holding various commercial sales management positions. Dalibard was on the 2006 and 2007 lists of Fortune’s Global 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. She is a graduate of the Ecole normale supérieure, a qualified math teacher and a graduate of the Ecole nationale supérieure des télécommunications. |
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Mary D. Nichols Chairman California Air Resources Board Mary D. Nichols, JD, was appointed Chair of the California Air Resources Board in July 2007, a post she held previously under Gov. Edmund H, Brown Jr. from 1979 to 1983. At CARB she is responsible for implementing California's landmark greenhouse gas emissions legislation as well as setting air pollution standards for motor vehicles and fuels. After graduating from Cornell University and Yale Law School Ms. Nichols practiced environmental law in Los Angeles, bringing cases on behalf of environmental and public health organizations to enforce state and federal clean air legislation. President Clinton appointed her to head the Office of Air and Radiation at US EPA, where she was responsible for, among many other regulatory breakthroughs, the acid rain trading program and setting the first air quality standard for fine particles. She also served as California's Secretary for Natural Resources from 1999 to 2003. Prior to her return to the ARB, Ms. Nichols was Professor of Law and Director of the Institute of the Environment at UCLA. |
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Nick Earle Senior Vice President, Cisco Services, European Markets Cisco Systems, Inc. As the leader for Cisco Services across the 20 countries that comprise the European Markets, Earle is responsible for developing innovative services-led strategies to help accelerate customer success and partner profitability with Cisco network technology and applications. Specifically, Earle focuses on how services can help customers utilize the network as a platform for business differentiation. Cisco Services is a growing part of Cisco's overall business, with revenues in excess of US$5 billion annually. With over 27 years IT industry experience, Earle has held a number of senior management positions. Prior to joining Cisco, he served as CEO at StreamServe Inc., one of Europe’s largest privately held software companies and President of EMEA Operations at Ariba, a leading e-procurement company. Previously, Earle spent 18 years at Hewlett Packard, where he held several high profile roles in Europe and the US—eventually rising to Chief Marketing Officer for HP’s US$35 billion enterprise computing business. He also served as President of HP’s Internet business, one of only two pan-HP business units. Earle is a recognised expert in emerging business models and the role collaboration and e-business plays in delivering value and profit. He has co-authored two business books— Mesh Collaboration: Creating New Business Value in the Network of Everything released in 2008 and From Dot.com to Dot.profit published in 2000. Earle has a honorary doctorate in computing science and is a honorary visiting fellow at Bradford University. He is married with two daughters and lives in Surrey, England. |
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William Sarni Founder and CEO DOMANI Mr. Sarni is founder and Chief Executive Officer of DOMANI with 30 years experience in providing sustainability and environmental consulting services to private and public sector enterprises. Over the past 10 years he has successfully built a consulting firm focused on providing innovative yet practical sustainability technical and business solutions to multinational firms committed to increasing revenue, mitigating risk and improving operating efficiency through the implementation of sustainability programs. Mr. Sarni is a Member of the Environmental Compliance Committee of the Chicago Climate Exchange and active with The Conference Board. He speaks on a range of sustainability issues, authors an editorial column on sustainable business practices in Venture Magazine and the Sustainable Life Media "Climate Management Weekly." He is a contributor on sustainable development for the book "Environmental Regulation of Colorado Real Property" and is the author of the forthcoming McGraw Hill book titled, “Greening Brownfields: Remediation through Sustainable Development." |
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Lynette Thorstensen Director of Communications World Business Council for Sustainable Development Lynette Thorstensen is the Director of Communications for the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Lynette has worked for over twenty years in the field of sustainable development, in a career that has spanned the non-government, government and private sectors. She has held a variety of senior roles, most notably as CEO of Greenpeace Australia, Director of Social Development and Environment in the New South Wales Premiers' Department and almost four years as the global head of Sustainable Business Practices at Insurance Australia Group. In her time at IAG, the company was twice awarded Sustainability Company of the Year by Ethical Investor Magazine, and was one of only three Australian companies to be recognized by Innovest Strategic Value Advisors as one of the Global 100 top sustainability companies in the world. Prior to living in Switzerland, Lynette served on the Boards of Greenpeace Australia Pacific and the Sydney Community Foundation. |
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Carol Zelkin Executive Director IMCCA As Executive Director of the International Multimedia and Collaborative Communications Alliance (IMCCA), Carol Zelkin’s wealth of experience and record of success have enabled her to help grow the non-profit industry trade association to its full potential. Her strong background in telecommunications as an Executive Board Member of the International Teleconferencing Association (ITCA), as well as serving as its President for two years, positioned her to play a key role in the formation and on-going management of the IMCCA. In her role as the IMCCA Executive Director, Ms. Zelkin is responsible for the Alliance’s industry relations, strategic planning, business development and international relations and business development. She has been successful in negotiating agreements with various related organizations, both nationally and internationally, which help to further the value of the IMCCA to its members. Ms. Zelkin’s credentials as an industry leader were formed during her time at Optel, a teleconferencing company she co-founded, as well as in her various capacities with the ITCA. She has expansive knowledge of the technology and a solid skill set of financial and marketing expertise. |
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Peter Lockley Head of Transport Policy WWF-UK Climate Change Team As Head of Transport Policy for the Climate Change Team at WWF-UK (formerly World Wildlife Fund), Peter Lockley works to promote alternatives to traditional business travel. He worked for 2 years at the Aviation Environment Federation before joining WWF-UK. Lockley is working to promote alternatives to aviation, and to ensure the aviation sector plays its fair part in a low-carbon society. |
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Luis Neves Chairman of the Board Global e-Sustainability Initiative Luis Neves is Chairman of the Board of the Global e-Sustainability Initiative. He brings fourteen years in International Telecommunications to the GeSI Board. He is currently serving as Head of Sustainable Development and Environment at Deutsche Telekom. He has served as the Deputy General Secretary of Communications International, and worked for 25 years for Marconi (now Portugal Telecom) as Department Head. He was a permanent member of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications in the European Union and "Chair" of diverse Work groups. Luis has been involved with GeSI since 2004. |
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Mike Italiano President & CEO Founder / Director / CEO Board, US Green Building Council Director, Sustainable Furniture Council CEO, Capital Markets Partnership Mike is President & Chief Executive Officer for Market Transformation to Sustainability (MTS) and Capital Markets Partnership. He founded the Capital Markets Partnership, MTS, U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Risk-Based Corrective Action (RBCA) Leadership Council, and American Society of Testing & Materials (ASTM) Committee E50 on Environmental Assessment. He is a Director of MTS, USGBC, USGBC CEO Board, Sustainable Furniture Council, and former Director of ASTM and Chairman of ASTM E50. Mike has been responsible at over 200 waste sites for expert testimony, litigation, cleanup, settlement, and scientific and technical analysis. |
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Colin Grant Founder and CEO Visible Strategies Colin Grant is the founder and CEO of Visible Strategies Software Inc. and is a multiple award-winning entrepreneur, strategist and international keynote speaker. Colin has worked in the sustainability sector for over 15 years and has extensive experience in providing strategic consulting to business, governments and non-profits worldwide including multinational corporations, Al Gore' s Live Earth team and leaders at all levels of local, national and international government. Colin is a board member of the International Centre for Sustainable Cities, a member of the Vancouver Mayor's Sustainability Council and the Vancouver Climate Leaders' Group |
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Grant W. Austin, MAI, MMRS, M.S., MRICS President American Valuation, Inc. Grant Austin is President of American Valuation Inc, an appraisal firm specializing in complex litigation, and President of the Institute of Green Professionals, a professional organization currently working with over 60 universities of architecture, environmental law, engineering, land planning, real property valuation, landscape architecture and the world’s leading professionals (including the leading credentialing organizations) developing a consensus of core knowledge needed for “sustainable development”. This organization is in the final stages of completing specialty courses with the leading academics and text authors in environmental law, environmental engineering, corporate social responsibility, sustainable land planning, sustainable landscape architecture, sustainable architecture and green residential and commercial real property valuation. Austin is also an Adjunct Professor at Florida Atlantic University, and the Graduate School of Business, Center for Real Estate Education at University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis. |
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Bruce S. Klafter Sr. Director, Environmental, Health and Safety Applied Materials, Inc. Bruce Klafter is Sr. Director, Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) for Applied Materials, Inc. in Santa Clara, California. Bruce also serves as Head, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability for the company. Bruce heads up Applied’s EHS department, which is responsible for assisting business units worldwide with compliance, industrial hygiene, product safety and various strategic initiatives. The Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability role encompasses a wide variety of reporting, employee engagement and other projects aimed at enhancing Applied’s global citizenship programs. Before assuming his current role, Bruce was EHS counsel for the Company. Prior to joining Applied in August, 2000, Bruce was Chair of the Environmental Group at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (a top 100 U.S. law firm) in San Francisco. Bruce began his career in 1980 as a Deputy Attorney General for the State of California. For more information about Applied Materials, see http://www.appliedmaterials.com Bruce is a past Chair of the Association of Corporate Counsel America’s (ACC-A) national Environmental Committee as well as a past chair of the State Bar of California’s Environmental Law Section and the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Environmental Committee. Bruce presently serves as an Advisory Council member for Sustainable Silicon Valley and for Next Ten’s Green Innovation Index. Bruce received his JD from the University of California-Davis School of Law in 1980 and served as an Editor of the UC-Davis Law Journal and as Editor of Environs (a publication of the Environmental Law Society). He earned a B.S. magna cum laude in Urban and Environmental Planning (interdisciplinary) from Tufts University in 1976. |
