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The Sustainable Operations Summit

May 16-18, 2010 │Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa│San Antonio, TX

 

WHY ATTEND THE SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS SUMMIT?

 

With the global economic downturn, some have suggested that sustainable initiatives should take a back seat to more “important” and immediate issues. What these people have failed to realize is that greening your operations can provide significant cost reductions…while simultaneously reducing our impact on the environment. With the directive across all organizations to significantly reduce operating costs, we now have the perfect opportunity and responsibility to demonstrate that sustainability initiatives are more important now than they were before.

 

Since its initial launch in 2006, the Sustainable Operations Summit has become the premier forum for leading organizations to share best practices and case studies regarding the greening of their operations. This invitation-only event brings together key leadership from North America’s largest & most influential organizations to share best practices that benefit both the environment and the bottom line. The summit aligns executives and administrators from across a variety of industries to discuss climate issues, with a focus on green building, energy management and resource conservation.

 

The theme for the 2010 Sustainable Operations Summit is ROI: Reduce our Impact…Return on Investment. We all realize that without documenting a true return on investment our initiatives will never get the green light! The intimate and focused format of our summit will provide executives & administrators with the data and tools necessary to keep their sustainable programs thriving and help them take their initiatives to greater levels of efficiency and innovation. From exclusive keynote presentations to intimate roundtable discussions, the Sustainable Operations Summit provides organizations with the essential knowledge take-away that is all but absent at other industry events.

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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Exclusive Keynote Speaker
 
President Bill Clinton
  • Founder, The William J. Clinton Foundation
  • 42nd President of the United States of America

 

 

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"It's hard to get away from my job, but I'm glad I did! I met very interesting and smart folks. I confirmed some theories, disconfirmed some others and filled my head with creative & proven ideas. These types of exchanges are critical to leverage resources and ideas."

Suzanne Malec- McKenna

Commissioner, Department of Environment

CITY OF CHICAGO (IL)

"All topics were well focused. Overall a great bunch of organizations sharing their knowledge on sustainable design, construction and operations…just what's needed! Great job…your staff is remarkable!"

Tony Gale

Corporate Architect

STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY

"Great crowd! A nice mix of private and public. The presenters were good quality overall. I very much appreciated the positive can-do tone, rather than enduring another "it's much worse/ harder than you think" experience. Thank you!"

Lori Duvall

Director of EcoResponsibility

SUN MICROSYSTEMS

"Excellent experience! I found the sessions to be a balanced mix of case studies and useful information. Discussions with vendors were quite valuable. Keynotes were all outstanding."

Jonathan Fink

Director, Global Institute of Sustainability & University Sustainability Officer

Arizona State University
 
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