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2009 Western Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Network Conference Agenda

2009 WSPPN Conference Agenda
 
Wednesday - Thursday
 
Agenda Highlights
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - Day 1
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07:00 a.m. - 08:30 a.m Registration
07:00 a.m. - 08:30 a.m
Breakfast
08:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m

Welcome Remarks and Plenary Session

Featured Speaker -- John Harland, Principal Engineer, Intel Corporation

What is sustainability? The answer you receive may depend on who you ask! John Harland, Design for the Environment Program Manager of Intel describes sustainability based on Intel’s business model. Earlier this year, Intel was selected in the Global 100 list of the most sustainable large corporations in the world. During his kick-off presentation, Harland will describe the journey that Intel has taken to become more sustainable in its manufacturing operation, with respect to its product designs, the product applications Intel has designed to promote sustainability, and how the company has engaged employees in its quest by harnessing their ingenuity and creativity.
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m
BREAK
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m

Roundtable Interactive Discussion

This panel discussion will involve experts from a variety of backgrounds including, politicians, local government, academia and business, who will spend a few minutes discussing sustainability-type activities they are engaged in, how their programs were developed, and what are the results of their efforts. Following the individual presentations, an interactive moderated discussion will take place involving the panelists and the audience on how to move sustainable practices forward in our communities, while creating “green jobs” and conserving resources.
12:00 a.m. - 01:45 a.m
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
01:45 p.m. - 03:15 p.m TECHNICAL AND POLICY SESSIONS
 
03:15 p.m. - 03:30 p.m BREAK
03:30 p.m. - 05:00 p.m TECHNICAL AND POLICY SESSIONS
 
06:30 p.m. - 09:00 p.m

AWARDS DINNER – Speaker – Dr. Ben Schwegler, Vice President and Chief Scientist at Walt Disney Imagineering, Research & Development, inc. and professor at Stanford University, will be this year’s dinner speaker at the conference.    

Walt Disney Imagineering is the research and development arm of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. Imagineering also includes Walt Disney Creative Entertainment, the company which utilizes Imagineering techniques among others to create shows, fireworks displays and parades at the Disney theme parks. Imagineering is one the most sustainable companies in the world.

Mr. Schwegler’s presentation will focus on Disney’s “Sea Level Change Project”, which will detail the sustainable steps Disney Corporation is taking to address the threat of rising sea levels due to climate change.


Thursday, October 29, 2009 - Day 2
   
7:00 a.m. -   7:45 a.m. Registration & Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. TRAINING
 
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. BREAK
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. TECHNICAL AND POLICY SESSIONS
 
12:00 p.m. - 01:45 p.m. LUNCH SPEAKER Gil Friend,CEO Of Natural Logic

"Sustainability" is on the rise across the world of business. Whether driven by regulations, climate change, customer expectations, or business strategy, companies are taking the concerns and opportunities of sustainability far more serious that even a few years ago. But while sustainability offers distinct business benefits -- from improving cost structures to reducing risk to building brand -- several key institutional, infrastructural and policy barriers stand in the way of the transition to a sustainable economy. Gil Friend, CEO of Natural Logic Inc and a leader in this field for nearly four decades, explores these barriers, and the pathways to dismantling them.
01:45 p.m. - 03:15 p.m. TECHNICAL AND POLICY SESSIONS
 
03:00 p.m. - 03:15 p.m. BREAK
03:30 p.m. - 05:00 p.m. TECHNICAL AND POLICY SESSIONS