2nd Green Purchasing
Summit Agenda
Pre-Conference
Day | Day One | Day Two
Event Timings are as follows: |
Wed 15th
October: |
Registration 1pm
Summit starts 2pm
End of Day 5.30pm |
Thurs 16th
October: |
Registration 8am
Summit starts 8.45am
End of Day 6.30pm
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Fri 17th
October: |
Registration 8am
Summit starts 8.45am
Summit ends 4.30pm
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15th October 2008: Pre-Conference Workshop Day
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Time |
Details |

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13.00 |
Workshop Registration |

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14.00 |
Workshop 1: The Carbon Footprint of Products, Packaging & Carbon Labelling
The carbon footprint of consumer packaged goods is the new organic – or, in other words, the current major concern for consumers. In 2006 Wal-Mart discovered they could save $2.4 million in shipping, 3,800 trees, and 1 million barrels of oil by eliminating excessive packaging from a single private-label toy line. According to CEO Lee Scott, Wal-Mart’s greening initiatives also serve to improve the company’s reputation and increase sales. This intense workshop will teach you how to find the gold in green packaging.
Aaron Dallek, CTO & Co Founder, EcoSynergy |

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14.45 |
Workshop 2: Building an Integrated Corporate Sustainability & Environmental Reporting Strategy
It’s more than just a report – your green message is the communication vehicle for the Corporate Sustainability Strategy that underlies it, and the one is only as good as the other. In this focused session you will learn what it takes to develop a comprehensive Corporate Sustainability Policy and report it accurately and strategically to customers and stakeholders.
John Christensen, Principal, Deloitte |

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15.30 |
Coffee Break |

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16.00 |
Workshop 3: Carbon 101 - Demystifying Carbon Management and Emissions Trading
What are carbon credits, and when are they worth buying? Is it better to reduce your carbon output, buy carbon credits, or a combination of the two? This dynamic workshop will get you up-to-speed with the business of carbon trading for supply chain carbon footprint management.
Pat Concessi, Global Leader, Climate Change and Sustainable Resources, Deloitte |

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16.45 |
Workshop 4: Practical Ways to Rank Your Carbon Reduction Strategies and Base Them on Dollar Savings
How can CoolClimate – Berkeley Institute of the Environment’s online carbon-tracking calculator – benefit your organization?
Chris Jones, Staff Research Associate, Berkeley Institute of the Environment, University of California |

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17.30 |
End of Workshops |
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Day | Day One | Day Two
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Day One – 16th October |
Time |
Green Purchasing Summit |
Green Manufacturing Summit |
Green Logistics Summit |
08.00 |
Registration |
08.45 |
Chairperson Introduction to Day 1
Martha Turner, Principal,
Booz & Company |
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Chairperson Introduction to Day 1
Greg Aimi,
Director,
AMR Research |
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09.00 |
Sessions: Incorporating CSR Into Your Strategic Procurement
Keynote
R. Gregg Brandyberry, Vice President Procurement, Global Systems and Operations, GlaxoSmithKline |
Sessions:
Fortune 500 Green Logistics Case Studies
Keynote Case Study
Matt Lawrence, Manager, Corporate Sustainability,
UPS |
09.15 |
Chairperson Introduction to Day 1
Stephen Stokes, Vice President of Climate Change & Business, AMR Research |
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09.30 |
Keynote
Uwe Schulte,
President Global Supply Management,
Unilever |
Keynote Case Study
Mitch Jackson, Managing Director, Environmental Affairs & Sustainability, FedEx |
09.45 |
Sessions: Materials Management, Recycling & Waste Reduction
Presentation
Jason Crouch, Director of Procurement,
Method Home Products |
10.00 |
Keynote
Yalmaz Siddiqui, Environmental Strategy Advisor, Office Depot |
Keynote Case Study
Robert C. Johnson, President & CEO, Purolator |
10.30 |
Coffee Break |
Keynote Case Study
Hahn Dinh,
Program Director,
US Postal Service |
11.00 |
Sessions: Fortune 500 Green Procurement Case Studies
Keynote Panel
R. Gregg Brandyberry, Vice President Procurement, Global Systems and Operations, GlaxoSmithKline
Uwe Schulte,
President Global Supply Management,
Unilever
Yalmaz Siddiqui, Environmental Strategy Advisor, Office Depot
Moderator:
Martha Turner, Principal,
Booz & Company |
Presentation
David Love, Director of Industrial Solutions, Johnson Controls |
Coffee Break |
11.30 |
Case Study
Louis R. Feretti, Director, CoE - Environmental Compliance, IBM |
Sessions: Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies
Presentation
Bill McElnea, Office of Trade Policy Analysis, International Trade Administration,
US Dept of Commerce |
Sessions: Working with your 3PL to Green Your Supply Chain
Presentation
Shan Hoel, Corporate Project Manager, TransGroup Worldwide Logistics |
12.00 |
Case Study
Doug Perry, Director
of Site Services Procurement,
Boeing |
Presentation
Charles Twamugabo, Senior Director, Supply Chain, PG&E |
Presentation
Paul Tasner, Senior Director - Logistics & Procurement, Method Home Products |
12.30 |
Lunch |
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13.30 |
Presentation
Mark Buckley,
Vice President of Environmental Affairs, Staples |
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Sessions: Green Fleets and Fuels
Presentation
Bill Schneiderman, CEO,
The Results Group |
13.45 |
Presentation
Kathleen Frevert, Senior Specialist, California Integrated Waste Management Board |
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14.00 |
Sessions: Green Procurement Plan - Your Steps to Success
Case Study
Bill Hetzel, Supply Chain Logistics Leader, Tom's of Maine |
EPA SmartWay Panel
Matthew Payne,
Supply Chain Development Manager, EPA SmartWay Program
Shan Hoel, Corporate Project Manager, TransGroup Worldwide Logistics
Steve Wysmuller, Corporate Environmental Affairs, IBM
Glenn Goldstein, Principal, Emisstar |
14.15 |
Session: Steps to Water Sustainability
Presentation
Joseph Richardson, Corporate Manager Environmental Affairs, Coca-Cola |
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14.30 |
Panel
Rick Lawlor, Director of Strategic Sourcing, Microsoft
Douglas Perry,
Director of Site Services Procurement, Boeing
James Bolton, Director of Supply Chain,
New Leaf Paper |
Presentation
C. Randal Mullett,
Vice President of Government Relations & Public Affiairs,
Con-way |
14.45 |
Session: Strategic Energy Efficiency
Presentation
Kathy Diehl,
Program Manager, EnergyStar |
15.00 |
Session: The Implications of Rising Oil Prices for Logistics
Panel
Randal Mullett,
VP Government Relations and Public Affairs, Con-way
Jerome Webber,
Vice President of Fleet Operations, AT&T
Jim Burleigh, CEO, SmartTurn
Moderator:
Sanjiv Malhotra,
CEO and President,
Oorja Protonics |
15.15 |
Presentation
Bonnie Nixon-Gardiner, Global Programme Manager for Supply Chain Social and Environment,
Hewlett-Packard |
Coffee Break |
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15.30 |
Coffee Break |
15.45 |
Coffee Break |
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10 Hot Topic Roundtables
Get yourself up-to-speed on the topics and issues that are business critical to you right now. Ask questions, benchmark, and exchange views and experiences with your peers. |
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Green Manufacturing Summit
- Building Low-Carbon Products
- Cutting Carbon through Lean Buildings
- Tracking Suppliers’ Emissions
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- From Carbon Neutral to Carbon Negative
- Climate Change Policy and Your Operation
- Long Term Energy Strategies
- Finding the Renewables that Fit
- Carbon Labelling
- Sustainable Packaging
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Green Logistics Summit
- Working in a $200/Barrel Oil World
- Cutting Carbon through Lean DCs & Warehouses
- Tracking Suppliers’ Emissions
- Increased Fuel Efficiency and Alternative Fuels
- Carbon Footprint Measurement & Technologies
- Climate Change Policy and Your Operation
- 3PLs – Your Sustainability Partners
- Green Reverse Logistics
- Carbon Labelling
- Sustainable Packaging
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Green Purchasing Summit
- Trends forcing the procurement function to go green
- Proactive procurement: Six Sigma and Design for Environment
- Assess your suppliers' environmental performance
- Can you improve your green procurement by outsourcing?
- How to develop a list of chemicals to avoid & approved products
- An overview of Buy Recycled programs
- Energy and Water Efficiency programs
- Paying the right price for green products
- How to get corporate buy-in on green procurement
- Best practices for communicating with environmental managers
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Your Advantage: Smart Green Procurement Tactics for Volatile Economic Times
Workshop
Jordan Sampietro, CEO,
Sustainable Procurement Strategies
(This workshop runs concurrently with the Green Purchasing Summit Roundtables, to provide attendees with an extra option) |
16.00 |
Roundtable Sessions 1 |
16.45 |
Roundtables Session 2 |
17.30 |
Networking Party |
18.30 |
End of Day 1 |
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Day | Day One | Day Two
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Day Two – 17th October |
Time |
Green Purchasing Summit |
Green Manufacturing Summit |
Green Logistics Summit |
08.00 |
Registration |
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08.45 |
Chairperson Introduction to Day 2
Martha Turner, Principal,
Booz & Company |
Chairperson Introduction to Day 2
Stephen Stokes, Vice President of Climate Change & Business, AMR Research |
Chairperson Introduction to Day 2
Greg Aimi,
Director,
AMR Research |
09.00 |
Sessions: Practical Tips on Greening Your Suppliers
Presentation
John Katz, Pollution Prevention Coordinator, EPA |
Sessions: Implications of Upcoming Environmental Legislation for Manufacturing
Presentation
Jerry Hart,
Air Pollution Specialist, California Air Resources Board |
Sessions: Implications of Upcoming Environmental Legislation for Logistics
Presentation
Karen Khamou,
Air Pollution Specialist, California Air Resources Board |
09.30 |
Case Study
Rick Lawlor,
Director of Strategic Sourcing,
Microsoft |
Presentation
Howard Learner, Executive Director,
The Environmental Law & Policy Center |
Presentation
McKinley Addy, Program Manager, California Energy Commission |
10.00 |
Coffee Break |
Session: Achieving Zero Landfill
Presentation
Tom Easterday,
Senior Vice President,
Subaru of Indiana |
Presentation
Lynn Berberich,
Vice President Product Management,
PHH Arval |
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10.15 |
Coffee Break |
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10.30 |
Sessions: Supplier Management for Greening Green Suppliers
Network Panel
Kristin Pierre, Executive, EPA Green Suppliers Network
Jill Morgan, Operations Director, Southwire
Mark Bueltman, Manager Sustainable Supplier Development, American Electric Power |
Coffee Break |
10.45 |
Session Introduction
Gregory C. Chambers, Managing Director,
First Climate |
11.00 |
Sessions: The Business Case for Making a Carbon Reduction Commitment
Presentation
Barbara Chung, Snr.
Manager Sustainable Growth,
FIJI Water Company |
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11.15 |
Presentation
Tom Wright, Project Manager, Whole Foods |
11.30 |
Presentation
Dave Dwyer, Director - Logistics & Environmental Supply Chain, Sharp Electronics |
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11.45 |
Lunch |
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12.00 |
Lunch |
|
12.45 |
Sessions: Green Procurement Benefits
Panel
John Katz, Pollution Prevention Coordinator, EPA
Louis R. Feretti, Director, CoE - Environmental Compliance, IBM
Bill Hetzel, Supply Chain Logistics Leader, Tom's of Maine |
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13.00 |
Sessions: Supplier Management for Greening
Green Suppliers Network Panel
Tom Murray, Chief Prevention Analysis,
EPA Green Suppliers Network
Marcella Thompson, Director of Sustainability,
Con Agra
Rick Yoder, Executive, Pollution Prevention Regional Information Center |
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13.30 |
Presentation
Daniel Hall, Coordinator, ForestEthics |
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13.45 |
Presentation
Dave Barthmuss, Group Manager,
General-Motors |
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14.00 |
Wrap-Up Session
Beth Beloff, President, BRIDGES to Sustainability Institute |
14.15 |
Sessions: Building a Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy
Presentation
Tom Dadmun, Vice President Supply Chain Management, ADTRAN |
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14.30 |
Day 2 Ends |
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14.45 |
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Coffee Break |
15.00 |
Presentation
Brian Glazebrook, Manager, Supply Chain Social Responsibility - Manufacturing, Cisco |
15.30 |
Presentation
Kevin Owens, Director, Sustainability, Steelcase |
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16.00 |
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Day 2 Ends |
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