8:30-9:20am |
- Kickoff by Lucia Athens | Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Austin
- Keynote Panel: Texas Sustainability Leaders Forum: Roadmap To Stay Ahead of The Curve
- Moderator: Evan Smith | Editor in Chief and CEO, The Texas Tribune
- Trisa Thompson | Vice President of Corporate Responsibility, Dell Inc.
- Cris Eugster | Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, CPS Energy
- Trennis Jones | Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Responsibility Officer, Seton Healthcare Family
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9:20-9:30am |
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9:30-10:30am |
- Drought Busters: Managing Water for the Long Haul
- Moderator: Mike Personett | Assistant Director of Watershed Protection, City of Austin
- Drema Gross | Water Conservation Division Manager, Austin Water Utility
- Karen Guz | Conservation Director, San Antonio Water District
- Mark Simmons | Director of Ecosystem Design Group, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin
- Scooter Mangold | Vice President of Design & Engineering, Seaworld San Antonio
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- Waste Not Want Not: Tactical Advice to Minimize Waste and Maximize Savings
- Moderator: Jessica King | Division Manager of Strategic Initiatives Division, Austin Resource Recovery, City of Austin
- Matthew Toavs | Senior Programmer Analyst of Retail Reporting and Midwest Green Mission Specialist, Whole Foods Market
- Scott Talkington | Founder and Owner, House Pizzeria
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10:30-10:45am |
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10:45-11:45am |
- Rise of the Creatives: Leveraging Culture to Build a Sustainable Economic Engine
- Moderator: Geoff Cline | Senior Attorney at The Fowler Law Firm
- Catlin Whitington | Planner, South by Southwest Festivals and Conferences
- Chris Krager, AIA | Principal, KRDB
- Mark S. Wochner, PHD | President, Black Star Co-op
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- People Power: Bringing to Light the Hidden Value of The Sustainability Equation
- Moderator: Paula Ivey | President, The CSR Group, LLC
- Paul Yanosy | President, TreeHouse
- Gregorio Casar | Business Liaison, Workers Defense Project
- Amy George | Founder and Chief Ozone Officer, BlueAvocado
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11:45-12:45pm
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LUNCH (2nd Floor)
- Green Your Fleets Roundtable (Patio)
- Jennifer Walls | Deputy Fleet Officer, City of Austin
- Zach Baumer | Climate Program Manager, City of Austin
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- City of Austin Expert Roundtables
- Austin Energy
- Austin Energy Green Building
- Austin Water
- Austin Resource Recovery
- EGRSO Small Business
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12:45-1:45pm |
- Keep Texas Local: Sustainable Food Systems For a Growing Region
- Moderator: Brandi Clark Burton | Chief Inspiration Officer, EcoNetworking and Founder, Austin EcoNetwork
- Jake Stewart | Sustainable Urban Agriculture and Local Food Security, City of Austin
- Valerie Broussard | Food & Beverage Buyer and Forager, W Hotel Austin
- Skip Connett | Owner, Green Gate Farm and the New Farm Institute
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- Engage!: Forming, Facilitating and Training Sustainability Champions
- Moderator: Tim Mohin | Director of Corporate Responsibility, AMD
- Melissa Gray | Director of Sustainability and Strategic Partnerships, Rackspace Hosting
- Jim Walker | Director of Sustainability, University of Texas, Austin
- Susan Ghertner | Director of Environmental Affairs, H-E-B
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1:45-2:00pm |
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2:00-3:00pm |
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- Emerging Green Leaders: Trends and Culture Shifts as a New Generation Takes The Torch
- Introduction: Gerd Diewald | Store Manager, IKEA Round Rock
- Moderator: Lucia Athens | Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Austin
- Shelton Green | Founder, Good + Fair Clothing
- Natalie Cofield | President & CEO, Capital City African American Chamber of Commerce
- Gina LaMotte | Founding Executive Director, EcoRise Youth Innovations
- John King | Project Manager, CleanTX Foundation
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- How Low Can You Go? Cost Effective Tools and Incentives For Lowering Business Energy Consumption
- Introduction: Karl Rabago | Vice President of Distributed Energy Services, Austin Energy
- Moderator: Terry Moore | Program Manager, Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program, Austin Energy
- Doug Lewin | Executive Director, SPEER
- John Strybos | Associate Vice Chancellor of Facilities, Alamo Community College District
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3:00-3:15pm |
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3:15-4:15pm |
- 2012 Forecast: Top Innovations in Clean Tech
- Moderator: Jose Beceiro | Director of Clean Energy, Greater Austin Chamber
- Iga Hallberg | Principal, PivotMKTG, Advisor to Incenergy & HelioVolt
- Dean Tuel | VP of Business Development, Xtreme Power
- Shalini Ramanathan | VP of Development, RES Americas
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- How To Become A Green Business: An A - Z Guide (presented by the City of Austin)
- Moderator: Marc Coudert, LEED AP | Environmental Program Coordinator, Office of Sustainability, City of Austin
- Joseph Wilzbacher | Innovation Engineering Lead, Samsung
- Catherine S. Brown | Facility Manager, Texas Mutual Insurance Co.
- Mike Hoffman, CEM | Regional Business Line Leader of Energy Management / Sustainability, URS
- Scott Kuryak | Principal and Co-Founder, House & Earth
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4:15-4:30pm |
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4:30-5:30pm
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- Green Marketing & Branding: Reframing "Green" To Reach Mainstream Audiences
- Moderator: Barrett Michael, Writer, GSD&M
- Raul Garza | Co-Founder and Creative Director, TKO Advertising
- Luis Patino | Senior Vice President, Univision Television Group
- Trenzio Turner | Senior Vice President and Group Account Director, Sanders\Wingo
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5:30pm |
- Networking Reception
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