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PROGRAM AGENDA (download a PDF by clicking here)
 

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 (Pre-Conference Activities and Welcome Reception)

  • The Climate Registry Members Meeting (8:30am - 11:00am)
  • The Climate Registry Board of Directors Meeting (11:00am - 5:00pm)
  • ACCO Golf Invitational (Click here for additional information on this activity)
Registration and Exhibitor Setup

3:00pm - 6:00pm
Opening Reception

6:30pm - 8:00pm

 
 Wednesday, February 29, 2012 (Main Conference)
 
Registration and Continental Breakfast

7:30am - 8:30am
Welcome & Introduction

8:30am - 8:45am
  • ACCO, C2ES & The Climate Registry
Plenary Session A –
A Keynote Conversation on Climate Leadership

8:45am - 9:45am
  • Eileen Claussen – President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (Discussion Leader)
  • Gina McCarthy – Assistant Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Mary Nichols – Chair, California Air Resources Board
  • Kateri Callahan – President, Alliance to Save Energy
Plenary B – Informed Decision Making: A Discussion on Incorporating Climate Related Risks & Opportunities into Enterprise Strategies

9:45am - 10:45am
  • Jeff Williams – Director, Climate Consulting, Entergy
  • Clay Nesler – Vice President, Global Energy & Sustainability, Johnson Controls
  • Susanne Torriente – Assistant City Manager, City of Fort Lauderdale
  • Discussion Leader: Daniel Kreeger – Executive Director, Association of Climate Change Officers
Networking Break

10:45am - 11:15am
Breakout Session 1

11:15am - 12:30 pm
1A: Identifying a GHG Reduction Goal and Obtaining Support at all Levels 1B: The National Climate Assessment and Regional Adaptation Initiatives
  • Kimbrely Matsoukas – Sustainability Manager, Bentley Prince Street
  • Nichole Hefty – Program Manager, Sustainability, Miami-Dade County
  • June Fischer – Senior Manager, Sustainability Communications, Kohls
  • Jim Sullivan – Vice President, Sustainability Management & Strategy
  • Discussion Leader: Doug Scott – Chair, Illinois Commerce Commission
  • Kathy Jacobs – Assistant Director, Climate Adaptation and Assessment, Environment & Energy Division, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
  • Eileen Shea – Chief, Climate Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Jayantha Obeysekera – Chief Modeler, South Florida Water Management District
  • Discussion Leader: Brian Helmuth – Director, Environment and Sustainability Program & Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina
Lunch with Special Guest Speaker

12:30pm - 1:45pm
  • Nancy Sutley – Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Networking Break

1:45pm - 2:00pm
Breakout Session 2

2:00pm - 3:15pm
2A: Assessing Energy Efficiency and  Climate Risk in the Value Chain 2B: Making the Business Case for Clean Energy & Energy Efficiency Programs
  • Jonathan Newton – Global Lead, Supply Chain Sustainability Strategy, Ford Motor Company
  • Rame Hemstreet – Vice President, Operations & Chief Energy Officer, Kaiser Permanente
  • Kathrin Winkler – Vice President, Corporate Sustainability, EMC Corporation
  • Discussion Leader: Tim Juliani – Director of Corporate Engagement, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
  • Gene Rodrigues – Director of Customer Energy Efficiency & Solar, Southern California Edison Company
  • Eleni Reed – Chief Greening Officer, U.S. General Services Administration
  • Lisa Jacobson – Executive Director, Business Council for Sustainable Energy
  • Joe Wolfsberger – VP, Environment, Health and Safety, Ingersoll Rand
  • Discussion Leader: Matt Clouse – Director, Renewable Energy Policies & Programs, Climate Protection Partnerships Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
     
Networking Break

3:15pm - 3:45pm
Breakout Session 3

3:45pm - 5:00pm
3A: Case Studies in Reducing GHG Emissions 3B: Education & Engagement: Communicating Climate to Influence Behavior Change at Leadership and Operational Levels
  • Tim Higgs – Environmental Engineer, Intel Corporation
  • Wilson Korol – Sustainability Business Leader, Avaya
  • Diane Leslie-Bryan – Manager, Environmental Affairs, Campbell Soup Company
  • Discussion Leader: Cary Krosinsky – Senior Vice President, Trucost
  • Brian Mormino – Director of Energy Policy and Emissions Compliance, Cummins
  • Jay Bruns – Vice President, Public Policy, The Hartford
  • Katy Mixter – Program Associate, Citigroup
  • Discussion Leader: Valerie Patrick – Sustainability Coordinator, Bayer Corporation
Cocktail Reception

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Climate Leadership Awards Gala

6:30pm - 9:00pm

 
Thursday, March 1, 2012 (Main Conference and Post-Conference Workshops)
 
Registration and Continental Breakfast

7:30am - 8:30am
Introduction

8:30am - 8:45am
  • ACCO, C2ES & The Climate Registry
Plenary Session C – Perspectives from 2012 Climate Leadership Awards Winners

8:45am - 9:45am
  • Speakers to be announced
  • Discussion Leader: Beth Craig – Division Director, Climate Protection Partnerships Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Networking Break

9:45am - 10:15am
Breakout Session 4

10:15am - 11:15am
4A: Building Resilience and Seizing Opportunity Amidst Economic and Political Uncertainty 4B: Opportunities for Public-Private Partnerships
  • Edie Sonne Hall – Manager, Environmental Affairs, Weyerhaeuser
  • Jennifer Jurado – Director, Broward County Natural Resources Planning & Management
  • Gretchen Hancock – Program Manager for Corporate Environmental Programs, GE
  • Randy LaBauve – Vice President for Environmental Services, FPL
  • Discussion Leader: Kathy Freas – Global Water Resources and Climate Risk and Resilience Director, CH2M Hill
  • Louis Hutchinson, III – Senior Vice President, Public Sector Sales, Constellation Energy
  • Phil Ovitt – Electric Vehicle Policy and Business Development, NRG Energy
  • Mike Schmitz – Interim Executive Director, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA
  • Discussion Leader: Blaine Collison – Director, Green Power Partnership Program, Climate Protection Partnerships Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Networking Break

11:15am - 11:30am
Breakout Session 5

11:30am - 12:30pm
5A: Establishing Metrics and Benchmarks that Change Leadership 5B: Harmonizing Disclosure and Supply Chain Inquiries
  • Steve Leffin – Director of Global Sustainability, UPS
  • Kevin Rabinovitch – Global Sustainability Director, Mars Incorporated
  • Seth Roberts – Director of Energy & Climate Policy, The Dow Chemical Company
  • Discussion Leader: Neal Oddes – Senior Director and Green Practice Lead, J.D. Power and Associates
  • Mike Wallace – Director, Focal Point USA, Global Reporting Initiative
  • Zoe Tcholak – Director, North America, Carbon Disclosure Project
  • Cynthia Cummis – Manager, GHG Protocol Supply Chain Initiative, World Resources Institute
  • David Rosenheim – Executive Director, The Climate Registry
  • Nancy Gillis – Director, Federal Supply Chain Emissions and Chair, Section 13 Interagency Working Group, U.S. General Services Administration
  • Discussion Leader: Michael Mondshine – Vice President and Senior Policy Analyst, SAIC
     
Main Conference Concludes

12:30pm
Post-Conference Workshops

1:00pm

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