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ACCO Climate Change Leadership Summit & Gala

November 8-9, 2010
Washington, DC
(location to be
announced shortly)

Click Here
to Register!

Registration Fees:
Corporate - $795 ($595 by 9/15/10)
Non-Profit - $595 ($395 by 9/15/10)
Academia - $595 ($395 by 9/15/10)
Government - $395 ($195 by 9/15/10)

ACCO Members receive a 25% discount on registration.

 

INVITED PARTICIPANTS

Senior executives and officials from the following organizations have been invited to speak at the Climate Change Leadership Summit.  We will update this page routinely over the months of August and September:

  • Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (California)

  • Governor Chris Gregoire (Washington)

  • Governor Jim Doyle (Wisconsin)

  • Governor Bill Ritter (Colorado)

  • Governor Bill Richardson (New Mexico)

  • General Wesley Clark

  • A.G. Kawamura – Secretary of Agriculture, California

  • Pete Grannis – Environment Commissioner, New York
      

  • Phil Sharp – Resources for the Future

  • James Rogers – CEO, Duke Energy

  • Bill McDermott – CEO, SAP

Additional speakers and program agenda will be announced shortly.

 

Other CCLS Events

September 29, 2010

Healthy Hospitals: Changing Climate in Healthcare Institutions
   featuring Gov. Howard Dean

Washington, DC

October 19, 2010

Managing Waste: A Workshop on Addressing Perception, Establishing Metrics and Developing Systems and Partnerships

Portland, Oregon

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 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.
  • 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: Michelle Moore – Federal Environmental Executive, White House Council on Environmental Quality
  • Just Added: Gina McCarthy – Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Just Added: AG Kawamura – Secretary of Agriculture, State of California
  • Kathleen Hogan – Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Glenn Cummings – Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
  • Joseph Craver, III – Group President, SAIC
  • Dr. Sylvia Earle – Former Chief Scientist of NOAA, Oceanographer and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence
  • Rep. Claudine Schneider – Former Congresswoman (R-Rhode Island)
  • James Goldstene – Executive Officer, California Air Resources Board
  • Steve Nicholas – Vice President of Climate & Environmental Programs, Institute for Sustainable Communities
  • Floyd DesChamps – Senior Vice President of Policy and Research, Alliance to Save Energy
  • Doug Scott – Director, Illinois EPA
  • Gayle Prest – Director of Sustainability, City of Minneapolis
  • Arthur O'Donnell – Executive Director, Center for Resource Solutions
  • Mitch Jackson – Vice President of Environmental Affairs, FedEx
  • Valerie Patrick – Head of Sustainability, Bayer Corporation
  • Melissa Adams – Division Head of Sustainability, Washington Gas
  • James Sullivan – Strategic Advisor, Sustainability, SAP
  • Cary Krosinsky – Vice President, Trucost

Additional speakers and program agenda will be announced shortly.

SAVE THE DATE! ... Stay tuned for more information and announcement regarding open registration.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Interested in customizing a sponsorship package for
ACCO's Fall 2010 Climate Change Leadership Series events? 

Click here to download our sponsorship PDF or contact
Martha Krafton at 703-920-9100 (by email at
mkrafton@ACCOonline.org)

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