ACCO Climate Change Leadership Summit

JUST ANNOUNCED: Working Group Session for EPA Climate Leaders Members Added to November 9 Agenda (3:45pm - 6:15pm)

ALSO ANNOUNCED: Facilitators for roundtable discussions ... see below.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD CURRENT PROGRAM AGENDA

The Association of Climate Change Officers is inviting climate change leadership from industry, academia, non-profit communities and government for a 2-day program designed to further establish a forum for collaboration and thought leadership.

Program Highlights

• Learn how Federal agencies, sub-national leaders, industry and academia are addressing climate change, from the greenhouse gas emissions related to their operations to the impacts of climate change and related business/market/political forces on their operations and jurisdictions.
• Participate in 7 tracks of working group breakout sessions with peers covering a wide-range of topics including:
  • developing clean energy infrastructure,
  • fleet management and vehicle fuel sources,
  • enterprise management and governance,
  • national security,
  • operationalizing supply chain programs,
  • monetizing energy and GHG emissions,
  • developing universal standards and metrics,
  • stakeholder engagement and external relations,
  • workforce education and training, and
  • developing and managing modern waste systems.
• Updated 11/2/2010: PROGRAM AGENDA: Click here to browse draft agenda (note: this document will be updated on a regular basis as the summit's speakers and content are finalized)

Confirmed Speakers

• Just Added: Jan Hartke – Director of Partnership Relationships, Clinton Climate Initiative
• Just Added: Andre Lewis – Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
• Just Added: Suzanne Malec-McKenna – Commissioner, Chicago Department of Environment
• Secretary A.G. Kawamura – Department of Agriculture, State of California
• Michelle Moore – Federal Environmental Executive, White House Council on Environmental Quality
• Rob Brenner – Director, Office of Policy Analysis & Review, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Katrina Pielli – Lead Program Analyst for Energy Efficiency, U.S. Department of Energy
• Joseph Craver, III – Group President, SAIC
• John Wall – Vice President & Chief Technical Officer, Cummins
• David Brown – Senior Vice President of Federal Government Affairs and Public Policy, Exelon Corporation
• Bruce Klafter – Senior Director, EHS & Head of Sustainability, Applied Materials
• Larry Schweiger – President and CEO, National Wildlife Federation
• Dr. Sylvia Earle – Former Chief Scientist of NOAA, Oceanographer and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence
• Rep. Claudine Schneider – Former Congresswoman (R-Rhode Island)
• Steve Nicholas – Vice President of Climate & Environmental Programs, Institute for Sustainable Communities
• Tom Peterson – President and CEO, Center for Climate Strategies
• Gwen Ruta – Vice President, Corporate Partnerships, Environmental Defense Fund
• Floyd DesChamps – Senior Vice President of Policy and Research, Alliance to Save Energy
• Doug Scott – Director, Illinois EPA
• Glenn Cummings – President and Executive Director, Hinckley Foundation and School
• Greg Norris – Executive Director, New Earth and Adjunct Lecturer, Harvard School of Public Health

Additional speakers and program agenda will be announced shortly.

Confirmed Roundtable Facilitators

• Obadiah Bartholomy – Project Manager, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
• Maurice Bechard – Vice President, Global Environment Health and Safety, Diversey
• Bill Becker – Executive Director, Presidential Climate Action Project, Natural Capitalism Solutions
• Hugh Cherne – Senior Manager, Environmental Sustainability Team, Best Buy
• Blaine Collison – Director, Green Power Partnership, US EPA
• Leslie Cordes – Senior Director, Partnership Development, United Nations Foundation
• John Englander – Senior Fellow, Global Environment & Technology Foundation
• Mike Fanning – Manager, Environmental Policy & Programs, US Postal Service
• Steve Frenkel – Director, Renewable Funding
• Melissa Gallagher-Rogers – Director, Government Sector, U.S. Green Building Council
• Peter Gillon – Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
• David Hampton – Managing Partner, Irbaris
• Mitch Jackson – Vice President of Environmental Affairs & Sustainability, FedEx
• Kerry Kelly – Director, Federal Public Affairs, Waste Management
• Cary Krosinsky – Vice President, Trucost
• Aaron Lande – Advocacy and Policy Coordinator, U.S. Green Building Council
• Fred Light – Professor of Law and Director, Environmental Sustainability, St. Thomas University School of Law
• Diana Lin – Project Manager, National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO)
• Jill Logeman – Program Coordinator, Environmental Defense Fund
• Jason Mathers – Project Manager, Corporate Partnerships, Environmental Defense Fund
• Brad May – Program Manager, Adaptation & Impacts Research Section (AIRS), Environment Canada
• Joe Mendelson – Director Global Warming Policy, National Wildlife Federation
• Victoria Mills – Managing Director, Corporate Partnerships, Environmental Defense Fund
• Petra Mollet – Vice President, Strategy, American Public Transportation Association
• Michael Mondshine – Vice President and Senior Policy Analyst, Energy, Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, SAIC
• Margery Moore – EHS Alliance Director, BNA
• Steve Nicholas – Vice President of Climate & Environmental Programs, Institute for Sustainable Communities
• Jeanette Pablo – Director of Federal Affairs & Senior Climate Advisor, PNM Resources
• Valerie Patrick – Sustainability Coordinator, Bayer Corporation
• Andrea Putman – Director of Corporate Partnerships, Second Nature
• Verena Radulovic – Climate Leaders, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Jeannie Renne-Malone – National Director, Climate/GHG Services, HDR Engineering
• Denise Sheehan – Executive Director, The Climate Registry
• Tom Simchak – Research Associate, Alliance to Save Energy
• Rodney Sobin – Senior Policy Manager, Alliance to Save Energy
• Jim Sullivan – Strategic Advisor, Sustainability, SAP
• Kristen Taddonio – Director, ENERGY STAR / Strategic Climate Projects, US EPA
• Richard Tauberman – MWW Group, Executive Vice President
• William Thomas – Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
• Susan Wickwire – Chief, Energy Supply and Industry Branch, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Justin Yuen – President, FMYI [for my innovation]

Venue & Lodging Information

• The program will be held at the Marriott Inn & Conference Center at the University of Maryland University College (3501 East University Boulevard, College Park, Maryland)