Topics to be Addressed January 29 – January 30, 2009

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Agenda Hightlights Include:

Opening Keynote Presentation
Robert J. Kumpf, Ph.D., Chief Administrative Officer, Bayer Material Science LLC

Citizenship and Corporate Social Responsibility: the Landscape
Moderator
Lloyd Timberlake, Director, North American Office, WBCSD
Panelists
Carl Bauer, Director, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Department of Energy
William Guyton, President, World Cocoa Foundation
Nancy Smith–Nissley, Senior Coordinator, Economic Policy and Public Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State
Jim Thomas, Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibilty, JCPenney
Andrew Mercy, President, AngelPoints, Inc.

Proving Return on Investment for Citizenship and CSR Initiatives
Moderator
Michael Fishman, Urban Answers
Speakers
Jeff Erikson, Vice President, SustainAbility, Inc.
David Logan, President, Corporate Citizenship

Luncheon: CSR and the Value to the Bottom Line
Introduction
David Vidal, Research Director, Global Corporate Citizenship, The Conference Board
Presenter
Sir Mark Moody–Stuart, Chairman, Anglo-American plc

Concurrent Sessions 1 target the Junior CSR Practitioner
Concurrent Sessions 2 target the Senior CSR Practitioner

1: Introduction to Citizenship and Corporate Social Responsibility: How Do You Make the Business Case for CSR and Citizenship?
Barbara Brown, Principal and Co–owner, Brown Flynn
Truman Seamans, Principal, GreenOrder
Ken Strassner, Vice President Global Environment, Safety, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, Kimberly–Clark
Michael Fishman, Urban Answers

2: Corporate Citizenship and Sustainable Brands
Carol Holding, President, Holding Associates
Peter Verrengia, President and Senior Partner, Communications Consulting Worldwide
Katherine McQuaid, Associate Director, Corporate Responsibility, Time Warner

1: Different Approaches: Corporate Programs for Social Responsibility and Citizenship
Moderator
Laurence Mach, Partner, Laurence & Susan Mach Creative Services
Speakers
Colin Grant, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Visible Strategies
Michael Yutzrenka, Executive Director, Cisco Foundation
Nancy Mahon, Senior Vice President, MAC Cosmetics, Executive Director, MAC AIDS Fund
Kirk Stewart, Executive Vice President, APCO Worldwide

2: Proving Finacial Value and Profitability
Barbara Brown, Principal and Co–Owner, BrownFlynn
Jonathan Estes, Partner, Strategic Measures Inc.
Bruce Schlein, Vice President Environmental Affairs, Citi

Corporate Infrastructure Requirements: Risk, Liability and Transparency
Ken Armstrong, Director, Environment, Health & Safely, RPM International
Michael McMahon, Partner, McMahon DeGulis LLP

Lessons from Off–shore
Moderator
Stephen Greene, Principal, Howard Greene, LLC
Panelists
Will Knowland, Senior Associate, Mott MacDonald
Kevin Moss, Vice President Corporate Social Responsibility, BT Americas
Curtis Ravenel, Chairman’s Office, Global Head of Sustainability, Bloomberg, L.P.
Ron Vassallo, Executive Vice President and Executive Director Global Business Development, Truist

1: “Green” Information Technology Operations
Jeff Zeigler, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TechTurn

2: Green Buildings
Moderator
A. Lee Boyle, Vice President, Commercial Lender, Board Memeber, Sustainable Business Network of Washington
Panelists
Jack Armstrong, Leader Construction Markets—North America, BASF
Michael Deane, Leed AP, Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer, Turner Construction Company
Peter Templeton, Vice President, US Green Building Council

Closing Keynote Session
Introduction
Jean Sweeney, Senior Vice President, EH&S Operations, 3M
Luis Fernando Nery, Manager, Social Responsibility, Institutional Communication, Petrobras, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil

We look forward to seeing you in New York!