Climate Leaders Meeting

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Octoberber 6-8, 2008

The Drake Hotel
140 East Walton Place
Chicago, Illinois

Agenda

Monday, October 6, 2008

10:30 AM

Special Introductory Session for New Partners

Manuel Oliva, Acting Program Director, Climate Leaders Program, U.S. EPA
Bella Tonkonogy, Climate Leaders Program, U.S. EPA

1:00 PM

Opening Remarks

Bharat Hathur, Deputy Administrator, U.S. EPA Region 5

1:15 PM

Welcome Address

Sadhu Johnston, Chief Environmental Officer, City of Chicago (34 pp, 2.4M)

1:30 PM

Current Issues in State and Federal Climate Policy

Dr. Manik Roy, Director of Congressional Affairs, The Pew Center on Global Climate Change (33 pp, 1M)

2:15 PM

Climate Leaders Program Update

Manuel Oliva, Acting Program Director, Climate Leaders Program, U.S. EPA (19 pp, 1.2M)

2:45 PM

Partner Progress Reports

Keith Hansult, Assistant Vice President, Sustainable Development, HSBC – North America (16 pp, 841K)
Tim Higgs, Environmental Engineer, Intel Corporation (11 pp, 660K)

4:00 PM

Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Onsite Projects to Pursue

Compressed Air: David Newman, Director, Sustainability, Millipore Corporation (18 pp, 1.7M)
Solar: Bruce Klafter, Senior Director, EHS, Applied Materials, Inc. (13 pp, 581K)

Service Sector GHG Management

Developing a Comprehensive Strategy: Melissa DeGennaro, Environmental Analyst, ACE Group of Companies (16 pp, 385K)
Managing your Business Travel Emissions: Natasha Ward, Sustainability Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank (23 pp, 1.4M)

Tools for Data Management

John Hailey, Senior Manager, Sustainable Development, Cisco Systems, Inc. (21 pp, 2.5M)
Bob Schenker, Manager, air Pollution Control, Corporation Environmental Programs, General Electric Company (29 pp, 2.8M)
Open Discussion: Development of Climate Leaders GHG Management Tool, U.S. EPA (13 pp, 887K)

Managing Supply Chain Emissions

Zoe Riddell, Vice President, Carbon Disclosure Project
Roy Meyers, Senior Manager, Environmental Sustainability, PepsiCo (13 pp, 2.4M)
M Bridget Reidy, Senior Vice President Business Services Company & Chief Supply Officer, Exelon Corporation (8 pp, 638K)

6:00 PM

Welcome Reception

Wine provided by Sonoma Wine Company

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

7:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

Sponsored by Caterpillar, Inc.

8:30 AM

Morning Plenary Sessions

Creative, Authentic, Cross-Functional Green Communication
Andrew Fox, Senior Manager Global Communications, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (22 pp, 1.9M)
A Sustainable Kohl’s
John P. Fojut, Vice President Facilities Management, Kohl’s Department Stores (25 pp, 720K)
Partner Progress Report
Michael F. Molnar, Director- Environmental Policy, Cummins Inc. (30 pp, 790K)

10:30 AM

Morning Breakout Sessions

Onsite Projects to Pursue

Landfill Gas Project: Angie Slaughter, Manager, Strategic Environmental Initiatives, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (23 pp, 1.8M)
Combined Heat and Power: John Parodi, Director of Energy Management, Roche (12 pp, 420K)
Global Strategy: Barry Hornbacher, Leader and Dave Palochko, Global Environmental Leader, Greening Our Operations, Owens Corning (13 pp, 713K)

Energy Efficiency in Buildings

David Borchardt PE, Director of Sustainable Development, The Tower Companies (16 pp, 824K)
Dan Caramagno, Manager of Environmental Technical Services, Schering-Plough Corp. (14 pp, 383K)
Audrie Hicks-Washington, Energy Star Program Manager, U.S. EPA Region 5 (29 pp, 1M)

Managing Global GHG Emissions

Pankaj Bhatia, Director, GHG Protocol Initiative, World Resources Institute (24 pp, 808K)
K S Venkatagiri, Principal Counselor, Confederation of Indian Industry – Green Business Center (24 pp, 425K)
Sean West, Environmental Health & Safety Project Manager, United Technologies Corporation (19 pp, 654K)

Reducing GHG Emissions with Offsets and Green Power

Blaine Collison, Program Manager, Green Power Partnership, U.S. EPA (12 pp, 448K)
Mark Newton, Senior Manager, Environmental Sustainability, Dell Inc.
Melissa Weitz, Climate Change Division, U.S. EPA (16 pp, 250K)

12:00 PM

Site Tours of Local Partner Facilities

7:15 PM

Optional Group Dinner at Osteria Via Stato

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

7:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM

Welcome Address

Brian McLean, Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs, U.S. EPA

Morning Plenary Sessions

Vision Panel: Opportunities for Climate Leadership Beyond GHG Management

Moderator: Truman Semans, Principal, Green Order (16 pp, 587K)
John Disharoon, Sustainable Development Manager, Caterpillar Inc. (6 pp, 380K)
Melissa O’Mara, Innovation and Sustainability Solutions Executive, IBM Corporation (9 pp, 272K)
Judith Schneider, Global Manager, DuPont Company (6 pp, 225K)

Financing New Clean Energy Technologies: A Look Ahead

Hema Gunasekaran, Vice President, Piper Jaffray (22 pp, 333K)

Leadership Roundtable: The Future of Climate Change Actions

Moderator: The Honorable Claudine Schneider, U.S. Congresswoman (1980-1990)
Brian McLean, Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs, U.S. EPA
R. Andrew de Pass, Head of Sustainable Development Investments, CITI Alternative Investments
Henry Henderson, Director, Natural Resources Defense Council
Helen Howes, Vice President, Exelon Corporation

12:00 PM

Climate Leaders Partners Recognition Luncheon
Sponsored by Best Buy, Inc.

12:30 PM

Luncheon Keynote Address

Natalie S. Ricciardi, Senior Vice President, Pfizer Inc. (20 pp, 485K)

1:00 PM

Announcement of GHG Reduction Goal Setters and Achievers

2:30 PM

Wrap-Up and Adjourn

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