Conference Agenda

THURSDAY, APRIL 2ND

7:00   Registration/Breakfast
8:00    Welcome
8:15    Keynote: When small steps don't lead to big change - New strategies for a Sustainable World
                 Tom Crompton - World Wildlife Fund-UK, Change Strategist
9:10   Panel: Training at Risk Youth & Homeless for the Green Economy
                 Stacey Noland - Moontown Foundation, Founder
                 Charlie Cunniff - Seattle Climate Partnership, Director

10:20  Breakout Sessions
            1.  By-Product Synergy NW: Turning Wastes into Profitable Products
                  Kellee Franklin - Seattle University, Professor
                  Karl Ostrom - Network for Business Innovation and Sustainability, Co-Director
                  Shirli Axelrod - Seattle Public Utilities, Senior Environmental Analyst
                  Kris Beatty - King County, Recycling & Environmental Services
                  John Earl - Canyon Creek Cabinet Co, Environmental Manager
                  Patrick Nonn - Lafarge Cement Plant, Quality Manager
            2. Children's Hospital and King County: A Collaborative Transportation Plan
                  Mathew Bullen - Seattle Children's Hospital, Transit Programs Lead
            3. S upplying Safe and Reliable Water in Thailand and Zambia
                  Phil Thompson - Seattle University, Professor
            4. Can a Bio-economy Strategy Save a Mining Town: Atikokan, Canada
                  Scott Carson - Queen's University, Professor & Director; Kingston, Ontario, Canada
            5. Transcendent Leadership: Pathway to Global Sustainability
                  John J. Z. Gardiner - Seattle University, Professor of Leadership
11:30   Lunch
12:00   Keynote: Learning from Failure: Why Sustainability needs to focus on Tactics and Strategies
                 Auden Schendler - Aspen Skiing Company, Executive Director of Sustainability

12:50   Breakout Sessions:
            1. Mexico, Guatemala, and US Collaboration - Palm Fronds and Social Justice
                  Dean Current, University of Minnesota, Director- Natural Resource & Agricultural Manag.
                  Juan Trujillo, Guatemala Rainforest Alliance
            2. Food System's Contribution to Global Warming: How Partnerships Can Reduce the Impact
                  Helene York - Bon Appetit Management Company Foundation, Architect - Low Carbon Diet
                  Buzz Hofford - Bon Appetit, General Manager
                  Kara Wittmer - SU MBA Candidate '09, Co-leader Got Mug? Campaign
            3. Oberlin, Ohio: University, Government, and Business Collaboration
                  David Sonner - City of Oberlin Ohio, City Council President and Mayor
                  Nathan Engstrom - Oberlin College Environmental Sustainability, Coordinator
                  Bryan Burgess - Burgess Electric, Co-owner
            4. Working Towards Sustainability is Everyone's Business
                  Melanie Wood - Environmental Protection Agency, Sustainability Program Manager
2:00     Northwest Business Panel
                  Moderator: Kevin Wilhelm - Sustainable Business Consulting, CEO
                  Kevin Hagen - REI Co., Director of Corporate Social Responsibility
                  Doug Moore - McKinstry Co., President
                  Ben Packard - Starbucks Coffee Co., Director of Environmental Affairs
3:10 Breakout Sessions
            1. Breaking the Deadlock on US-China Policy Dialog Regarding Environmental Clean Up
                  David Reid - Seattle University, Professor
                  Alex Conrad - Blue C, LTD, Managing Director
            2. Preserving Wetlands in Bogota, Colombia: Three Sector Collaboration
                  Alejandro Vivas - Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Professor; Bogota, Colombia
            3. Using Natural Step to create Sustainable Communities
                  Jane Silberstein - Bainbridge Graduate Institute, Associate Dean
            4. The Failure of Success: PATH - Partnership for Advancing Housing Technology
                  Maureen McNulty - D&R International, Director of Creative Services; Maryland
            5. Salmon Safe Project: Regional Partnership to Protect Watershed
                  Mary Rose - Network for Business Innovation and Sustainability, Co-Director
                  Karl Ostrom - Network for Business Innovation and Sustainability, Co-Director
                  Other participants in the project (Invited)
4:15 Keynote: How Business Can Increase Profitability & Address Climate Change in an Uncertain Economy
            Kevin Wilhelm - Sustainable Business Consulting, CEO
4:55     Student Experiences in Sustainability
5:15 Reception
5:45   Keynote: Leading Effectively Across Sectors
            Father Stephen Sundborg - Seattle University, President

FRIDAY, APRIL 3RD

7:00   Registration/Breakfast
8:00    Welcome
8:10    Sustainability at Seattle University
                 Dr. Isiaah Crawford - Seattle University, Provost
8:20    Keynote: Greening Seattle Collaboratively
                 Hon. Greg Nickels - City of Seattle, Mayor
9:00   Boeing Panel: Working with NGO's to set Global Metrics for Sustainability
                 Mark Augustyniewicz - Boeing Company
                 David Leonhardi - Boeing Company
                 Alessandro Galli - Global Footprint Network, Sr. Scientist
10:00   Investing in Sustainable Business
                 Moderator: Alex Conrad, Blue C, LTD, Managing Director
               Jamie Boyd - Cascadia Capital, Sr. Vice President
                 Martin Tobias - Kashless.org, Serial Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist
                 Chad Waite - OVP Venture Partners
11:00   Keynote: Sustainability and the 2010 Vancouver Olympics
                  Brenda Metropolit, Director of Sustainability Initiatives with the Vancouver 2010 Olympics
12:00    Lunch/Networking
1:30      End of Conference