The George Washington University's 3rd Annual Climate Action Conference
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PROGRAM:  WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 & THURSDAY, APRIL 23

 

LOCATION:  The conference will be held in the Jack Morton Auditorium located in the Media & Public Affairs Building (805 21st St., NW) on GW's campus.  Registration will be located on the main level of the building.  Lunch will be on the lower level and the receptions, will be held on the 2nd floor of the Media & Public Affairs Building.  Parking is available across the street at the Marvin Center.


WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 - EARTH DAY 2009

Subtheme:  Climate Policy, Economics, and Business

 

Join us for an exciting day of lively discussions on climate action in policy, economics, and business. 

 

Wednesday At a Glance

8 am - Registration and Breakfast

9 am - Welcome and Introductions

10 am - Policy Introduction

11 am - Policy Panel

12 pm - Lunch

1 pm - Economics Introduction

2 pm - Economics Panel

3 pm - Break

3:15 pm - Business Introduction

4:15 pm - Business Panel

5:15 pm - Wrap-up & Announcements

5:30 pm - 8 pm - Reception & Discussion

 

 

Wednesday - Detailed Program

 

8 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9 am

Welcome and Introductions

Mark Starik

Department Chair and Professor of Strategic Management and Public Policy; Director of the Institute for Corporate Responsibility's Environmental Sustainability Program, The George Washington University

John Forrer

Professor and Executive Director of the GW Center for the Study of Globalization, The George Washington University

9:15-9:30 am

Steven Knapp

President, The George Washington University

9:30 am Climate Change Presentation Michael Gillenwater Dean, the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute

10 am

Policy Introduction

Claudine Schneider

Consultant; Former House of Representatives (RI)

11 am

Policy Panel Presentations

Linda Yarr

Senior Research Scientist and Director, Program for International Studies in Asia, The George Washington University

Dean Scott

Senior Climate Change Reporter, Bureau of National Affairs

David Michaels

Research Professor and Associate Chairman in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services

12 pm

Networking Lunch

1 pm

Economics Introduction

Mark Nechodom

Climate Science Policy Coordinator for the Pacific Southwest Region of the USDA Forest Service

2 pm

Economics Panel Presentations

Jay Gulledge

Program Manager for Science and Impacts, Pew Center on Global Climate Change

Will Ferretti

Vice President, Chicago Climate Exchange

Josefina Doumbia

Principal Environmental and Social Specialist, Environment and Social Development, IFC/World Bank

3 pm

Break

3:15 pm

Business Introduction

Jeff Erikson

Vice President of Client Services and Director of US Business, SustainAbility

4:15 pm

Business Panel Presentations

Mark Rentschler

VP of Institutional Greening Programs, Green Seal, Inc.

Anca Novacavici

Eco-Coach; Board Member of the Sustainable Business Network of Washington

Amy Townsend

Executive Coordinator for the Institute for Corporate Responsibility/Strategic Management and Public Policy; Adjunct Professor of SMPP, The George Washington University

5:15 pm

Wrap-up & Announcements

Mark Starik

5:30 pm

Reception

Co-Hosted by the GW School of Business, Institute for Corporate Responsibility, and Bureau of National Affairs

5:45 pm

Reception Speaker

George Hawkins Director, District of Columbia Department of Environment



THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2009

Subtheme:  Energy, Food & Water, and Infrastructure

 

Join us for our second exciting day as we explore climate action in the areas of energy, food and water, and infrastructure. 

 

Thursday At a Glance

8 am - Registration and Breakfast

9 am - Welcome and Introductions

9:15 am - Sustainability at GW

9:30 am - Energy Introduction

10:30 am - Energy Panel

12 pm - Lunch

1 pm - Food & Water Introduction

2 pm - Food & Water Panel

3 pm - Break

3:15 pm - Infrastructure Introduction

4:15 pm - Infrastructure Panel

5:15 pm - Wrap-up & Announcements

5:30 pm - 9 pm - Reception & Discussion
 

Thursday - Detailed Program

 

8 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9 am

Welcome and Introductions

Mark Starik

Department Chair and Professor of Strategic Management and Public Policy; Director of the Institute for Corporate Responsibility's Environmental Sustainability Program, The George Washington University

John Forrer

Professor and Executive Director of the GW Center for the Study of Globalization, The George Washington University

Susan Phillips

Dean and Professor of Finance in the School of Business, The George Washington University

9:30 am

Energy Introduction

Scott Sklar

President, The Stella Group, Ltd.

10:30 am

Energy Panel Presentations

Jonathan Miles

Founder of the Virginia Wind Energy Collaborative; Professor of Integrated Science and Technology at James Madison University

Ken Zweibel

Director, Institute for Analysis of Solar Energy, The George Washington University

Emerson Kloss

First Secretary, Agriculture and Biofuels Division, Embassy of Brazil

12 pm

Networking Lunch

Guest Speaker:  Meghan Chapple-Brown

Director, Office of Sustainability, The George Washington University

1 pm

Food & Water Introduction

Lester Brown

President, Earth Policy Institute

2 pm

Food & Water Panel Presentations

Claudia Ringler

Senior Research Fellow and Leader of Water Research Group, Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute

Rumana Riffat

Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, The George Washington University

Adele Ashkar

Director, Landscape Design Program, The George Washington University

3 pm

Break

3:15 pm

Infrastructure  & the Built Environment Introduction

Doug Gatlin

VP of LEED Market Development, US Green Building Council

4:15 pm

Infrastructure  & the Built Environment Panel Presentations

Franziska Borer

Visiting Scholar and Part-time Faculty, The George Washington University

Paul S. Hughes

President, DeConstruction Services, LLC

Grady O'Rear

CEO and Founder, Green Advantage

5:15 pm

Wrap-up & Announcements

Mark Starik

GWSB/ICR

5:30 pm

Reception

Co-Hosted by the GW School of Business, Institute for Corporate Responsibility, and Bureau of National Affairs

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