PROGRAM

Agenda-At-A-Glance (check back for regular updates)

Tuesday, August 13

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Committee Meetings (Committee members only)

Wednesday, August 14

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Committee Meetings (Committee members only)
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM	Registration
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM	Pre-Summit Session - Food Waste (pre-registration required and additional fee)
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM	Pre-Summit Session - Sustainable Sourcing (pre-registration required and additional fee)
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM	Consumer Goods Forum (GCF) Pre-Summit Special Session (pre-registration required and additional fee)
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM	Opening Keynote Session From Here to Sustainability: The New Language of Risk and Opportunity Joel Makower, Chairman and Executive Editor, GreenBiz Group Inc.
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM	"Taste of Seattle" Welcome Reception in the Sustainability Exhibitor Showcase

Thursday, August 15

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM	Registration
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM	Kellogg Share Breakfast
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM	Welcome and Conference Overview
8:15 AM – 9:00 AM	Welcome General Session Arthur Rubinfeld, chief creative officer; president, Global Development and Evolution Fresh Retail, Starbucks Coffee Company
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM	Looking Around the Corner: Emerging Sustainability Issues Steven Swartz, Partner, McKinsey & Company
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM	Bridging the Sustainability Gap: When Personal Aspiration and Shopping Behavior Diverge Laurie Demeritt, CEO, The Hartman Group
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM	Networking Break in the Sustainability Exhibitor Showcase
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Concurrent Interactive Workshops Transparency: The Key to Measuring Supply Chain Sustainability Kia Compton, Marketing Manager, icix Sustainable Seafood Sourcing: What You Must Know Emerging Trends and Technology in Food Packaging Recycling Sandra Lewis, Vice President, Government Relations and Industry Affairs, Earth911, Inc. The CGF: Supply Chain Saves the Planet Jeff Seabright, Vice President, Environment and Water Resources, The Coca-Cola Company
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM	Networking and Idea Exchange Lunch
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM	Concurrent Interactive Workshops Leading Sustainability Practices in European CPG and Retail Companies Carsten Gerhardt, Principal, A.T. Kearney Making the Business Case for Sustainability Julie Menter, Manager, Blu Skye Sustainability Consulting Too Valuable to Waste: Strategies For Extracting Value From Food and Packaging Waste Craig Cookson, Director, Sustainability and Recycling, American Chemistry Council Sustainable Supply Chains: Dealing With the Right Projects Omar Romero-Hernandez, Faculty on Corporate Sustainability, University of California - Berkley, Haas School of Business, Center for Responsible Business
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM	Networking Break in the Sustainability Exhibitor Showcase
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM	Concurrent Interactive Workshops Creating a "Supply Draw" to Increase the Supply of Responsibly Sourced Material Jason Metnick, Vice President, Customer Affairs, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc. Five Ways to Find More Green ($$$) in the Grocery Aisle Linda Gilbert, CEO, EcoFocus Worldwide Best Practices for Food Waste Reduction Gail Tavill, Vice President, Sustainable Development, ConAgra Foods, Inc. Jason Wadsworth, Sustainability Coordinator, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Corporate Freshwater Stewardship Richard Rosengren, Senior Advisor, Corporate Engagement, The Nature Conservancy
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM	What Your Financial Analysts Want To See Out of Your Sustainability Program
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM	Conference Reception at the Seattle Space Needle

Friday, August 16

7:00 AM – 11:00 AM	Registration
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM	Food Waste Reduction Alliance (FWRA) Update
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM	Next Generation Collaboration Brent Schulkin, Founder, Carrotmob
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM	Global Sustainability Consumer Panel - Owning the Conversation Jib Ellison, Founder and CEO, Blu Sky Sustainability Consulting Shawn Baldwin, Senior Vice President, GMM, Fresh, Freezer and Cooler, Fresh Ops, Sam's Club Gene Kahn, Principal, HKS LLC
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM	Networking Break in the Sustainability Exhibitor Showcase
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Concurrent Interactive Workshops Win-Win with Waste: Maximize Nutrient Recovery and Transformation of Organic Waste Jerry Bingold, Director, Renewable Energy, Innovation Center for US Dairy Legislative Power Hour Mike Gruber, Vice President, Federal Affairs, Grocery Manufacturers Association Case Studies and Practical Models for Advancing Zero Waste Pete Pearson, Chief Operations Officer, Transcend Productions Robert ter Kuile, Senior Director, Environmental Sustainability, PepsiCo, Inc. Sustainable Sourcing: A Practical Guide Ryan Flaherty, Manager, Advisory Services, BSR
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM	Closing Luncheon How Curiosity Changed My Life Adam Steltzner, Chief Engineer, NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover Project
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM	Closing Remarks