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Wednesday, February 09, 2011

State of Green Business Forum - Greenbiz

All Day Event



The State of Green Business Forum rallies the world’s foremost innovators, thought leaders, and executives across all industries to discuss sustainability opportunities realized and challenges met in 2010. They provide insight into how to leverage that knowledge to increase profitability, efficiency and generate real value in 2011. The Midwest is a Mecca for industry, the headquarters for some the world’s best brands and largest manufacturers. Learn the keys to success in this economy.

Read more: http://www.greenbiz.com/stateofgreenbusinessforum2011/chi/program#ixzz167GgOxN8

Wednesday, February 9, 2010*
7:45-8:30 Registration Open - Light Breakfast & Networking
8:30-8:45 Welcome & Introductions
8:45-9:30 State of Green Business 2011 - Joel Makower, Executive Editor, GreenBiz.com
9:30-10:10 In Conversation: The State of the Great Lakes Green Economy
10:10-10:20 One Great Idea: The Green Packaging Revolution 
10:20-11:00 A Conversation about Successful Green Leadership in the 21st Century
11:00-11:30 Networking Break – Refreshments 
11:30-12:10 In Conversation: Is Walmart Making a Difference?
12:10-12:20 GreenBiz One Great Idea: Smarter Buildings on an Epic Scale
12:20-1:30 Food For Thought Lunches – Choose your lunch table by topic
1:30-2:30 Workshops Round I - Topics include: Next-Gen Sustainability Reporting, Greening the Supply Chain, and A Buyer’s Guide to Environmental Management Tools.
2:40-3:40 Workshops Round 2 – Topics include: The Employee Engagement Opportunity, the State of Women in Green Business, The New Rules of Green Marketing, The ABC’s of LCA.
3:40-4:10 Networking Break – Refreshments 
4:10-5:10 GreenBiz Guru Sessions – Small-group consultative sessions with a Forum speaker or other expert
5:10-5:30 In Conversation: CEO Keynote Interview
5:30 Evening Reception – Refreshments & Networking

Thursday, February 10, 2010*
8:30-9:00 Registration Open - Light Breakfast & Networking
9:00-9:10 Welcome - Joel Makower, Chairman & Executive Editor, GreenBiz Group
9:10-9:50 In Conversation: The Sustainable Food Chain
 
9:50-10:00 One Great Idea: From Here to Zero (Waste)
10:00-10:40 In Conversation: Is Water the Next Business Crisis?
 
10:40-11:10 Networking Break – Refreshments 
11:10-11:50 In Conversation: The Green Chemistry Revolution
11:50-12:00 One Great Idea: The Net-Zero Factory
 
12:00-12:30 In Conversation: CEO Keynote Interview
12:30-1:30 Food For Thought Lunches - Tables by Topics
 
1:30-2:30 Workshops: Topics include: Inside The Sustainability Consortium and Financing Green Business Innovations.
2:30-3:00 Networking Break – Refreshments
3:00-4:00 Enablers & Barriers – Facilitated small-group discussions about what it will take to accelerate change.
4:00-4:30 The Road From Here – All-star panel of speakers from throughout the Forum, on what needs to happen next.
 
*Working agenda, subject to change.


Read more: http://www.greenbiz.com/stateofgreenbusinessforum2011/chi/program#ixzz167GgOxN8

 

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