Conference Agenda

September 17, 2009

8:00 a.m.–8:45 a.m.

Registration and Breakfast

8:45 a.m.–9:00 a.m.

Welcome and Introduction

Paul Baier, Groom Energy Solutions – Event Emcee
Scott Clavenna, President & CEO, Greentech Media

9:00 a.m.–9:45 a.m.

Keynote: The Business View

Gary Hirshberg, CE-Yo, Stonyfield Farm

9:45 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

Consumer ProductsWhat are trends in green supply chain in consumer products? What are large companies and consumers looking for? What are the findings from the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and how have they influenced investments and programs?

Dave Crowley, Senior Director EHS, HP Hood
Wood Turner, Executive Director, Climate Counts
Tim Greiner, Partner, Pure Strategies
Robert Klimko, Director of Marketing, Orbis

10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Walmart's ImpactHow is Walmart's decision to encourage sustainability affecting its suppliers? In this session, Paul Baier will speak about the implications of such a large organization push for sustainability and how it can affect your role in the supply chain. Baier will also discuss highlights from the previous day's Supplier Sustainability Workshop.

11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

High Tech / Scientific ProductsWhat are the top issues in the high-tech supply chain from suppliers, to contract manufacturer (Celestica) to OEM (EMC, Sun)? Is LCA analysis practical with such complex products and supply chains? What is role of the EICC?

Glen West, GM Green Solutions, Celestica
James Sullivan, Former Director, EPA Climate Leaders Program and VP, Clear Standards
Richard Goode, Head of Climate Change Programs, Alcatel-Lucent

12:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m.

Networking Lunch

1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

Afternoon Keynote

David Walker, Director of Environmental Sustainability, PepsiCo

2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.

Stakeholder Pressure From Investors and NGOs What are the goals of supply-chain programs at CDP and WRI? How will these and other NGOs influence supply chain choices? What do investors want in this area?

Chrystina Gastelum, U.S. Account Manager, CDP Supply Chain Project
Cynthia Cummis, Project Manager, Supply Chain, WRI
James Salo, Vice President of Strategy and Research, TruCost
Moderator: Dan Kreeger, Executive Director, Association of Climate Change Officers

2:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m.

Highlights from New Greening Supply Chain ResearchGreentech Media and Groom Energy recently completed survey of emerging best practices for greening a supply chain. This session will review the highlights of this research.

Paul Baier, Groom Energy
Eric Klein, Consulting Analyst, Greentech Media

2:45 p.m.–3:15 p.m.

Break

3:15 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Can We Believe Product-Level Carbon Claims from LCA Analysis? What are the Latest Legal Issues with Greenwashing?Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of products can be extremely complex and filled with assumptions, yet it offers important insight into products and supply chain. How reliable are LCA results? Where do they add most value? What are the new legal developments involving enforcement and litigation of greenwashing claims?

Tim Greiner, Managing Director, Pure Strategies
Matthew Gardner, Director, SustainServ
Jason Kravitz, Partner, Nixon Peabody

4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Greener Product DesignThere is no such thing as a green product. All we can do is make them greener than we do now. What strategies can be applied throughout the product life cycle to ensure greener and more innovative products? How can LCA be used to gauge meaningful improvements?

Terry Swack, CEO, Sustainable Minds

4:30 p.m.–5:10 p.m.

GHG Regulation UpdateWhat is the latest status of Greenhouse Gas regulation and cap-and-trade regulation? What does this mean for you?

James Sullivan, Former Director, EPA Climate Leaders Program and VP, Clear Standards
Lawrence Goldenhersh, CEO, Enviance
Gwen Ruta, Vice President/Corporate Programs, Environmental Defense Fund
Denise Sheehan, Vice President for Government and Regional Affairs, The Climate Registry

5:10 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

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