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Strong emphasis is placed on maintaining the optimum infrastructure for both the education and business development platforms at our Summits. As such, participants are accepted based on strict qualification criteria, ensuring relevancy and suitability. This results in a participant list consisting of senior leadership responsible for influencing and deciding on products and services that will further their quest in going green.

These participants are able to maximize their time away from the office by personally selecting the conference sessions, panel discussions and face-to-face business strategy meetings that are relevant to the needs, concerns and challenges they currently face. This is a unique format where, all at once, they have access to current information that they can use, as well as the opportunity to benchmark their initiatives, find solutions to pressing projects and problems, and network with colleagues and peers at their level.
 
Benefits for Participants 
  • The opportunity to participate in case study based keynote presentations, interactive think-tanks, and panel discussions presented by your peers, providing tools to maximize the profitability of your institutions
  • Network with colleagues and peers at your level, providing you with an opportunity to develop practical strategies to overcome common challenges
  • Discover real solutions from face-to-face business strategy meetings with senior executives from respected companies that are there to facilitate your ideas
  • Receive a secure password to the summit website where you can choose which sessions, think-tanks and panel discussions you would like to attend based on your specific areas of interest and need, allowing you to maximize your time away from the office

 

What the Secured site includes:

  • Profiles of attending National Companies where you can choose which companies you would like to meet with based on your areas of interest and need
  • Conference Sessions, think-tanks and panel discussions overviews where you can choose which sessions best suit your current challenges and concerns
  • All of the Presenter Biographies providing you with the opportunity to determine which presenters are most likely to assist you with benchmarking and improving your most pressing initiatives
  • Special Event Listings for excellent informal networking opportunities
  • Post-Summit Conference Documentation available of all executive presentations posted on the secured website providing a point of reference after returning from the Summit

 

The Participation Package includes:

  • 2 nights accommodations at the exclusive 4-star resort
  • Attendance in the executive level conference program
  • All meals, cocktails and informal networking opportunities
  • Secure pre-summit website access to customize your own itinerary
  • Participation in the summit opening networking activities
  • 8 - 10 pre-scheduled business strategy meetings with senior executives from leading supplier companies of your choice
  • Post-Summit conference documentation available of all conference presentations
  • Receive access to Campus Development Connect to remain connected with your industry peers year round and view presentations and videos recorded at the summits
  • Package does not include ground and/or air transportation
  • Package does not include meals and/or alcoholic beverages outside the planned receptions 

"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

"The keynote speakers were all excellent and provided a great motivational prospective and context for the meetings. The one-on-one time with the various vendors were exceedingly educational and provided an excellent forum for identifying co2 reduction strategies."

Ted Johnson

Director of Environment, Health and Safety

CBS Corporation

"Excellent, I found this format far superior to the usual trade show setting. The stories from other places were invaluable and inspiring. The quality of the keynote speakers was extraordinary. This is by fare one of the most beneficial conferences I've ever attended as far as use of time and value of presentations."

Cynthia Seelhammer

Deputy City Manager

City of Phoenix (AZ)

"The networking opportunities with suppliers, peer companies, competitors and thought leaders were so very important and exceeded my expectations."

Karen Sherman

Director of Corporate Social Responsibility

Yum! Brands 

 

 

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