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CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT
Austin, TX May
28-29, 2009
37
Reasons You Should Attend
Right now, corporate sustainability is a hot topic. Unfortunately
there’s more fluff than fact being presented at too many tradeshows
and conferences. That’s why the Corporate Sustainability Summit is
different. Here are 37 reasons you or someone from your company should
be there.
1.The
format and content you want. In organizing the Summit, we garnered
input from the corporate sustainability professionals of major
corporations in manufacturing, construction, finance, energy, consumer
products, transportation, real estate, technology, and professional
service firms. Among the participants were Nike, HP, Fluor, DuPont,
Cabot Corp, Applied Materials, Budget, Simon Property, plus others
2.
Small
and action-focused. Attendance to the Summit is limited to 150
professionals with responsibility for sustainability in their
organizations
3.
Bottom
line oriented. Everything at the Summit focuses on what’s the return
for time and money invested with emphasis on zero- or low-cost
opportunities
4.
“Hands
on” session leaders rather than self-professed expert “thinkers”
5.
Every
breakout session will be repeated at least once
6.
Small
group problem solving sessions with reporting back to the larger
session to leverage your time
7.
Learn
proven techniques to get greater buy-in from upper management
8.
Multiple
opportunities to engage speakers and your peers one on one.
9.
Affordable – Easily accessible location – Reasonable room rates –
Breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks both days
10.
See a
green city in action. In Austin, you will experience how
public-private partnerships are sustaining one of America's greenest
cities
11.
Option
to spend the weekend in the Live Music Capital of the World
12.
21st
Century Town Hall Meeting led by one of the nation’s foremost
moderators – Robin Rather
13.
Case
study of successful sustainable Public/Private partnership
14.
Lots of
Q&A – in every session
15.
Post
summit – Final, take home report to share with your managers and
employees
16.
Access
to timely, pre-summit research
17.
Small
group breakout sessions
18.
Networking lounge that’s ideal for informal get-togethers and idea
sharing
19.
Share
cross disciplinary ideas from peers in multiple types of industries
20.
Meet
speakers with a variety of backgrounds - NGOs, government agencies,
and the corporate world
21.
Lessons
from the field – What’s working, what’s not
22.
Learn
how to present your case to your CEO & Board and win from a
practitioner with 36 years of experience in corporate America
23.
Sustainability: A classic study in change management
24.
Modeling
the Dream Corporation – A CEO’s perspective
25.
Metrics
that work
26.
Carbon
calculating with creator of first carbon calculator on the Internet
27.
Media
panel of top flight sustainability reporters sharing their research
into what’s on the horizon
28.
Two
networking receptions
29.
Sustainable financial modeling from a pro with 25 years experience
30.
Easy to
execute energy efficiency tips that save millions
31.
Companies of any size welcome. Just bring your passion and plenty of
business cards.
32.
Inside
Washington DC from an insider to help you understand government
decision making
33.
Connect
34.
Learn
35.
Profit
36.
Conference venue: Every detail is watched to leverage your time and
maximize networking
37.
Our
pledge - The Summit will be as interactive as humanly possibly. It
will be continuously tailored until the day you arrive to insure that
if fulfills your needs and expectations
