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MASTER SPEAKERS SERIES
Monday, June 23; 9:00 a.m. - 12:30
p.m.; Breakout Discussions 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
We are honored to have master speakers
each representing the Corporate, Education, Government
and Green Communities conference tracks.Each
Master Speaker will speak on Monday morning, then participate
in a Master Speaker breakout session Monday after lunch.
While
Mr. Lerner will not be present at the conference, special
arrangements have been made to share a video of a presentation
he made in Philadelphia at the Sustainbility Forum.
AND, Mr. Lerner WILL BE LIVE VIA TELEPHONE for the
Master Speaker Afternoon Breakout Session.
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9:00
- 9:45 a.m.
CORPORATE TRACK:
RAY ANDERSON,
FOUNDER OF INTERFACE
Ray Anderson is founder and chairman of Interface,
Inc, the world’s largest manufacturer of modular
carpet for commercial and residential applications
and a leading producer of commercial broadloom and
commercial fabrics. Since 1995, he has reduced Interface’s
waste by a third, and plans to make the company sustainable
by 2020. Anderson is featured in the documentaries
The Corporation and The
11th Hour.
Because the commitment Interface has made is
so unique, the community has embraced the company
and lauded its efforts. Today, Ray is recognized
as one of the world’s most environmentally progressive leaders
on sustainable commerce, having served as co-chairman
of the President’s Council on Sustainable Development
during the Clinton administration; being recognized
by Mikhail Gorbachev with a Millennium Award from
Global Green in September 1996; receiving in 1996
the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of Year for the
Southeast Region and being named in 1997 as the Georgia
Conservancy’s Conservationist of the Year. |
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9:45
- 10:30 a.m.
GOVERNMENT TRACK: MAYOR GEORGE HEARTWELL, MAYOR OF
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
Presentation
Available Here (PDF 5.5 MB)
Now serving in his second term
as mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mayor George
Heartwell took office on January 1, 2004. During
his tenure, City government has “gone green”,
implementing a variety of environmental measures
including purchase of renewable energy, use of
alternative fuels in City vehicles, continued
attention to water quality in the Grand River,
and widespread implementation of energy conservation
measures. In January of 2007, the United Nations
recognized Grand Rapids as a “Center of
Expertise” in sustainability. The Mayor
has overseen a period of rapid economic development
in Grand Rapids, even during an extended downturn
in the Michigan economy. |
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11:00
- 11:45 a.m.
EDUCATION TRACK: LEITH SHARP, DIRECTOR, HARVARD GREEN
CAMPUS INITIATIVE
Presentation
Available Here (PDF 3.4 MB)
Leith Sharp established the Harvard
Green Campus Initiative in March of 2000, and
is its Director. Leith also co-instructs the
Harvard Extension School course, Sustainability
- The Challenge of Changing Our Institutions. Leith
has a Bachelors degree in Environmental Engineering
from the University of New South Wales, Australia
and a Master of Education in Human Development
and Psychology from Harvard University. Leith
has worked with universities for the last 10
years to achieve organizational change in the
pursuit of environmental sustainability. In 1998,
Leith was awarded Young Australian of the Year,
NSW Environment Category, for her work in establishing
the Environmental Management Program at the University
of New South Wales, Australia. In 1999, she was
awarded a Churchill Fellowship to research best
practice in university environmental management
throughout Europe and the USA. In 2002, Leith
was awarded most outstanding paper for her contribution
to the International Journal of Sustainability
in Higher Education. |
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11:45
- 12:30 p.m.
GREEN COMMUNITIES TRACK: JAIME LERNER, FORMER GOVERNOR
OF PARANA, BRAZIL
**PLEASE
NOTE: While Mr. Lerner will not be present
at the conference, special arrangements have
been made to share a video of a presentation
he made in Philadelphia at the Sustainbility
Forum. AND, Mr. Lerner WILL BE LIVE VIA TELEPHONE
for the Master Speaker Afternoon Breakout
Session.**
Jaime Lerner is an architect and
urban planner. As a three-time mayor of Curitiba,
Brazil, Lerner led the urban revolution that
made the city renowned for urban planning, mainly
in public transportation, environment, and social
programs. Lerner also was governor of Parana
State twice, and conducted an economic and social
transformation that greatly improved the quality
of life in the cities and in the country. Lerner
has received several international awards, including
the highest United Nations Environmental Award
(1990), Child and Peace Award from UNICEF (1996),
the 2001 World Technology Award for Transportation
and the 2002 Sir Robert Mathew Prize for the
Improvement of Quality of Human Settlements by
the International Union of Architects. He has
also lectured at important conferences including
the 53rd Annual United Nations Conference (2000).
When not in public office, Jaime Lerner is intensely
engaged in architecture and urban planning work. |
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MASTER SPEAKERS BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Monday, June 23; 1:30 - 3:00
p.m.
Corporate Track Breakout Discussion
- Session Facilitator: Ray Anderson, Founder, Interface
Continued discussion about Mr. Anderson’s work
and how to convey his experience into sustainability
initiatives for your company.
Government Track Breakout Discussion
- Session Facilitator: Amy
Malick, Director, Midwest Regional Capacity Center,
ICLEI – Local Governments
for Sustainability
This panel of will address how cities across the
Heartland are overcoming obstacles to implement sustainability
and green building programs. It will concentrate on
the “how to’s” at all levels of governmental operations.
Mayor George Heartwell, Mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan;
Mayor Linda Goldstein, Mayor of Clayton, Missouri;
Andrew C. Watterson, Program Director, Sustainability
Program, Department of Public Utilities, City of Cleveland;
Eric P. Bosch, Manager of Architecture, Capital Improvements
Management Office, Kansas City, Missouri.
Education Track Breakout Discussion
- Session Facilitator: Leith Sharp, Director, Harvard
Green Campus Initiative
This panel of distinguished higher education leaders
will address sustainability initiative on their respective
campuses. Come learn about how they are incorporating
sustainability into all facets of campus life, from
curriculum to building design and operations.
Matthew B. Malten, Assistant.
Vice Chancellor for Campus Sustainability, Washington
University, St. Louis, Missouri; Sonal Oza, Environmental
Task Force Chair (ETF), St. Louis University; Beth Blissman, Director of the
Bonner Center for Service and Learning, Oberlin College;
Jim Koolish, Project Manager, Rise Group,Overseeing the
College of DuPage’s Facility Master Plan.
Green Communities Track Breakout Discussion
- Session Facilitator: Spencer
Finch, Director of Sustainable
Development for the Pennsylvania Environmental Council
Mr. Spencer will facilitate questions with Mr. Lerner
LIVE
via phone.
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