Agenda for 2010

“Sustainability: The Next Growth Engine”
June 6-8, The Palace Hotel, San Francisco

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Sunday, June 6
6:00-8:00pm

Opening Networking Reception (French Parlor)

Welcome Keynote: Polar Explorer Robert Swan, OBE

Monday, June 7
7:45-8:45am

Breakfast (Gold Room)

8:45-10:00am Opening Plenary (Grand Ballroom)

“SUSTAINABILITY: THE NEXT GROWTH ENGINE”

Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Global Correspondent, The Economist (moderator)
David Brand, Managing Partner, New Forests
Laura Ipsen, SVP/GM, Smart Grid, Cisco Systems
Kevin Kramer, President, Growth Initiatives, Alcoa
Beth Springer, EVP, International and Natural Care, The Clorox Company

10:00-10:30am

Break

10:30am-Noon

PEER-TO-PEER ROUNDTABLES

Please check the back of your badge for room assignment

Noon-2:00pm Lunch Plenary (Grand Ballroom)

“Progress Towards Measuring Sustainability”
Matt Kistler, SVP of Sustainability, Walmart

“RAPID FIRE: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE C-SUITE”
Miles Drake, CTO, Weyerhaeuser Company
Steve Ellis, EVP/Head of Wholesale Banking, Wells Fargo
Rick Frazier, VP, Supply Chain, The Coca-Cola Company
Lauralee Martin, CFO, Jones Lang LaSallea
Barry Vandevier, CIO, Sabre Holdings

2:00-2:30pm

Break

2:30-3:45pm

SIMULTANEOUS WORKING SESSIONS

Rooms
Sea Cliff Pacific Heights Marina Napa Presidio Telegraph Hill

Impact Analysis 101:
Best-Practice in Eco-Footprinting and LCA

Chair
Patty Calkins, VP of Environment, Health & Safety, Xerox

Kickoff Speakers
Kate Brass, Ecomagination Leader, GE

Jean Sweeney, VP, Environment, Health & Safety Operations, 3M

Supply Chain 101:
Best-Practice in Green Supply Chain Management

Chair
Rich Becks, SVP Strategic Supply-Demand Solutions, E2open

Kickoff Speakers
Mark Bissell, CEO, Bissell

Judy Glazer, Director of Global Social and Environmental Responsibility Operations, HP

Tom Schmitt, Chief Solutions Officer, FedEx

Benchmarking on Sustainability:
Lessons Learned in Self-Assessment

Chair
Jason Schmitt, Fund Manager, Clean Technology Fund, ArcelorMittal

Kickoff Speakers
Wendy Pulling, Director, Environmental Policy, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Len Sauers, VP for Global Sustainability, Procter & Gamble

Optimizing Your Green Building Strategy:
You've Picked the Low-Hanging Fruit, Now What?

Chair
Thomas Dekar, Vice Chairman, Deloitte

Kickoff Speakers
Bill Allemon, Global Energy Efficiency Manager, Ford Motor Company

Ron Herbst, Head of Energy Management and Sustainability, Deutsche Bank

Eco-Efficient IT:
State of the Art Practices

Chair
Ranjit Barthakur, Advisor, Tata Consulting Services

Kickoff Speakers
Toby Redshaw, CIO, Aviva

Andrew Stokes, Chief Infrastructure Architect, Deutsche Bank

Mark Sunday, CIO, Oracle

Understanding and Engaging Your Customers:
Innovations and Lessons Learned

Chair
Engelina Jaspers, VP, Environmental Sustainability, HP

Kickoff Speakers
Tod Arbogast, VP, Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility, Avon Products

Amy Leonard, SVP, Product Development & Sourcing, Levi Strauss & Co.

Christina Page, Director of Climate and Energy Strategies, Yahoo!

Paula Prahl, SVP, Communications, Public Affairs and Corporate Responsibility, Best Buy Co.

3:45-4:00pm

Break

4:00-5:15pm

SIMULTANEOUS WORKING SESSIONS

Rooms
Sea Cliff Pacific Heights Marina Napa Presidio Telegraph Hill

Water 101:
State of the Art in Corporate Water Strategy

Chair
Laurent Auguste, President and CEO, Veolia Water Americas

Kickoff Speakers
Carrie Freeman, Director, Sustainable Business Innovation, Intel

Jeff Seabright, VP for Environment and Water, The Coca-Cola Company

Assessing and Auditing Suppliers:
Lessons Learned Across Sectors

Chair
John Paterson, VP of Supply and Chief Procurement Officer, IBM

Kickoff Speakers
Dean Edwards, Chief Procurement Officer, Kaiser Permanente

Linda Nordgren, Group VP, Supply Chain and Strategic Sourcing, Safeway

Getting the Data You Need for Sustainability Success:
What’s Important, What Isn’t, and How to Collect It

Chair
Jon Chorley, VP, Supply Chain Execution and Prod. Lifecycle Mgmt Strategy, Oracle

Kickoff Speakers
Wayne Balta, VP of Corporate Environmental Affairs and Product Safety, IBM

Valerie Patrick, Sustainability Advocate, Bayer

Building Corporate Climate & Energy Strategy Without Clear Price Signals:
What Now?

Chair
Robert Accarino, Director, Global Energy Strategy, Abbott

Kickoff Speakers
Liba Rubenstein, Director, Global Energy Initiative, News Corporation

David Constable, VP, Energy, Environment, Safety & Health, Lockheed Martin

Mark Way, SVP, Sustainability and Emerging Risk Management, Swiss Re

Responding to Mounting Social & Regulatory Pressure on Chemicals:
Does it Pay to be Proactive?

Chair
Alice Wheelwright, VP of Global Initiatives and Sustainability Leader, Ecolab

Kickoff Speakers
Kathy Gerwig, VP, Workplace Safety & Environmental Stewardship Officer, Kaiser Permanente

Alexander Marshall, President and Managing Director, LANXESS

Mark Newton, Director of Sustainable Business, Dell

Charles Ruffing, Director, Health, Safety, Environment & Sustainability, Eastman Kodak

Taking Greener Products from Concept to Market:
Keys to Success

Chair
Rupesh Shah, Director, Corporate Sustainability, Intuit

Kickoff Speakers
Charlie Brown, GreenXchange Lead, Nike

Bill Morrissey, VP, Environmental Sustainability, The Clorox Company

Ralph Reid, VP, Corporate Social Responsibility, Sprint

5:15-6:00pm

Break

6:00pm

Buses depart for Asian Art Museum from Palace Hotel

6:15-9:30pm Gala Dinner (Asian Art Museum)

Presentation of the 2010 C.K. Prahalad Global Sustainability Leadership Award

Special Guests:
Lord Michael Hastings CBE, Global Head of Citizenship and Diversity, KPMG International
Thomas E. Lovejoy, Biodiversity Chair, The Heinz Center, and Professor, George Mason University
Mindy Lubber, President, Ceres
Glenn Prickett, Chief External Affairs Officer, The Nature Conservancy

Tuesday, June 8
7:45-8:45am

Breakfast/Networking

8:45-10:00am Plenary (Grand Ballroom)

“SUSTAINABILITY AS KEY DRIVER OF INNOVATION”

Remarks
K.R. Sridhar, CEO, Bloom Energy

Panel Discussion:
Jeff Taylor, Bureau Chief and Managing Editor, Company News, Bloomberg News (Moderator)
Sue Cischke, Group VP, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering, Ford Motor Company
Dan Reicher, Director of Climate & Energy Initiatives, Google
S. Ramadorai, Chairman, Tata Elxsi, and Vice Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services

10:00-10:30am

Break

10:30-11:45am

SIMULTANEOUS WORKING SESSIONS

Sea Cliff Pacific Heights Marina Napa Presidio Telegraph Hill

Making Industry Collaboration More Impactful:
Sharing Lessons Learned Across Sectors

Chair
Jim Miller, EVP of Industrial, Multimedia & Automotive, Sanmina-SCI

Kickoff Speakers
Judy Glazer, Director of Global Social & Environmental Responsibility Operations, HP

David Hitchings, Director GreeNG, Northrop Grumman

Sara Kendall, VP, EHS & Sustainability, Weyerhaeuser

Beth Davies Ryan, VP, Corporate Relations, Diageo

Monetizing Intangible Eco Costs and Benefits:
What Works

Chair
Lauralee Martin, Global Chief Marketing & Financial Officer, Jones Lang LaSalle

Kickoff Speakers
Gretchen Daily, Bing Professor of Environmental Science, Stanford University

John Williams, SVP, National Director Sustainable Development, HDR

Getting Your Suppliers and Partners to Go Greener :
What Works, What Doesn’t?

Chair
Elizabeth Sturcken, Managing Director, Corp. Partnerships, Environmental Defense Fund

Kickoff Speakers
Nidhi Munjal, Senior Manager, Sustainability, Walmart

Edward Norton, Senior Advisor for Environment, TPG Capital

Ric Erdheim, Senior Counsel, Philips Electronics

The Role of IT in Driving Smart Eco Strategy & Innovation:
Gaps & Opportunities

Chair
Mike Guggemos, Vice President, Global IT Operations, Motorola

Kickoff Speakers
Rob Bernard, Chief Environmental Strategist, Microsoft

James E. Davis, Executive Director SAP Sustainability, Energy & Carbon Impact, SAP

Barry Vandevier, CIO, Sabre Holdings

Towards a More Sustainable Food System:
What’s Working, What’s Needed?

Chair
Thomas Lovejoy, Heinz Center Biodiversity Chair, Professor, George Mason University

Kickoff Speakers
Erin Fitzgerald, VP Sustainability, Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy

Kevin Igli, SVP and Chief Environmental, Health & Safety Officer, Tyson Foods

The Smart Grid:
Whiteboard for Eco-Innovation

Chair
Greg Dalton, VP, The Commonwealth Club of California

Kickoff Speakers
Mark Aggar, Director, Environmental Technology Strategy, Microsoft

Chris Bennett, EVP and Chief Strategy, Policy & Business Process Improvement Officer, NextEra Energy, Inc.

Rebecca Ranich, Director, Energy Consulting, Deloitte Consulting

Noon-1:30pm Lunch Plenary (Grand Ballroom)

“TAKING SUSTAINABILITY TO SCALE”

Hon. Robert Hill, Chairman, Australian Carbon Trust (moderator)
John W. McDonald, VP and Chief Technology Officer, Chevron
Kevin Ponticelli, Chairman, U.S. Dairy Research Institute
Terry Tamminen, CEO, Seventh Generation Advisors
Ron Weidner, Chief Investment Officer, Allianz Real Estate

1:30-2:00pm

Break

2:00-3:15pm

SIMULTANEOUS WORKING SESSIONS

“Building on Scaling Successes to Date: Lessons & Opportunities”

Room Sea Cliff Pacific Heights Marina Napa Telegraph Hill
 

Scaling:
Driving Employee Engagement on Sustainability Across the Entire Enterprise

Chair
Shelley Billik, VP Environmental Initiatives, Warner Bros.

Kickoff Speakers
Christy Consler, VP of Leadership Planning & Sustainability, Safeway

Gretchen Hancock, Manager, EHS Program, GE

Scaling:
Reducing Waste

Chair
Beth Stevens, SVP, Corporate Environmental Affairs, The Walt Disney Company

Kickoff Speakers
John Fojut, VP, Corporate Sustainability, Kohl‘s Department Stores

Paul Narog, Manager, EHS Operations, Environmental Operations, 3M

Carl Rush, VP, Organic Growth, Waste Management

Scaling:
Green Building

Chair
Michael Jordan, SVP, Sustainability Strategy, Jones Lang LaSalle

Kickoff Speakers
Joseph Higgins, VP, Infrastructure Engineering, Fidelity Investments

Maribeth Malloy, Director, ESH Strategy, Policy & Advocacy, Lockheed Martin

Laura Rodormer, Director, Corporate Citizenship, McKesson

Scaling:
Corporate Green Fleets

Chair
Mitch Jackson, Staff VP, Environmental Affairs & Sustainability, FedEx

Kickoff Speakers
Lee Broughton, Director of Corporate Identity & Sustainability, Enterprise Holdings

Beth Shiroishi, VP, ssistant VP, Citizenship & Sustainability, AT&T

Scaling:
Green IT

Chair
Pat Tiernan, Executive Director, Climate Savers Computing Initiative, Climate Savers Computing

Kickoff Speakers
Darren McGann, Green IT Leader, KPMG

JP Rangaswami, Chief Scientist, BT Group

3:15-3:30pm

Break

3:30-4:30pm Closing Plenary (Grand Ballroom)

“TOP TAKEAWAYS & NEXT STEPS”

Roberta Bowman, SVP and Chief Sustainability Officer, Duke Energy
Neil Hawkins, VP, Sustainability and EH&S, Dow Chemical Company
Jim Miller, EVP of Industrial, Multimedia and Automotive, Sanmina-SCI
Toby Redshaw, CIO, Aviva
Len Sauers, VP of Global Sustainability, Procter & Gamble

4:30-6:00pm

Members-Only Closing Reception

6:00-7:00pm Special Event with Commonwealth Club (Grand Ballroom)

“A DIALOGUE WITH DAN HESSE, CEO, SPRINT NEXTEL”

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