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!

