Best Business Practices in Energy Efficiency
Date:
April 6, 2010
- April 7, 2010
Location:
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
540 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Description:
The Pew Center on Global Climate Change presents From Shop Floor to Top Floor: Best Business Practices in Energy Efficiency, which will be held on April 6-7, 2010 in Chicago. The event is a major conference marking the release of our comprehensive report on best practices in corporate energy efficiency.
Current confirmed speakers include:
Keynotes:
- Eileen Claussen, President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change
- Kateri Callahan, President, Alliance to Save Energy
- Jay Golden, Assistant Professor, Arizona State University
- Kathleen Hogan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Department of Energy
- Suzanne Malec-McKenna, Commissioner, City of Chicago, Department of Environment
- John W. Rowe, Chairman and CEO, Exelon Corporation
- Former Senator John Warner
Panelists:
- William Bailey, Energy Engineering Group Fellow, DuPont
- Tom Catania, Vice President of Government Relations, Whirlpool
- Richard Crowther, Energy Efficiency Manager, The Coca-Cola Company
- Neal Elliott, Associate Director for Research, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
- Stephen Harper, Global Director of Environmental and Energy Policy, Intel
- Joanne Howard, Climate Manager, Deere & Co.
- Engelina Jaspers, Vice President, Environmental Sustainability, HP
- Val Jensen, Vice President, Marketing and Environmental Programs, ComEd
- Mark Newton, Senior Manager, Environmental Sustainability, Dell
- Kevin Rabinovitch, Global Director of Sustainability, Mars
- Leo Raudys, Senior Director, Environmental Affairs, Best Buy
- Gene Rodrigues, Director of Energy Efficiency, Southern California Edison
- Bruce Schlein, Corporate Sustainability, Citi
- Steven Schultz, Corporate Energy Manager, 3M Company
- Paul Vitello, Director, Environmental Sustainability, UTC
The conference will give participants an opportunity to learn from and interact with experts and high-level industry executives that have successfully implemented exemplary energy efficiency strategies. Among the topics that will be addressed are:
- Emerging issues in corporate energy efficiency;
- Overcoming barriers, including capital constraints and organizational disconnects;
- The role of employees and senior management in energy efficiency;
- Managing energy data in large corporations; and
- Leveraging partnerships and communicating with consumers.
For more information, visit the Pew Center on Global Climate Change Web site.