Schedule-at-a-Glance

   WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2008

7:30 - 8:00 am

Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 8:30 am

Welcome and Introductions

8:30 - 9:45 am

General Session

9:45 - 10:15 am

Break in Exhibit Hall

10:15 - 11:45 am

Track 1: Managing Resources & Risk

Track 2: Transparency & Communication

Track 3: The Business of Sustainability

Track 4: Managing Global Business

Session 1
Risk Management

Session 2
Green Marketing Claims: “Who’s to Say What’s Really Green?”

Session 3
Crash Course in GHG

Session 4
Restructuring to Meet Global Challenges

11:45 - 1:15 am

Luncheon in Exhibit Hall

1:15 - 2:45 pm

Session 5
Zero Waste

Session 6
Sustainability Reporting

Session 7
EHS implications of an Aging Workforce

Session 8
Global Product Stewardship  

2:45 - 3:30 pm

Break In Exhibit Hall

3:30 – 5:00 pm

Session 9
Safety – Best Practices and Emerging Issues

Session 10
Metrics: What to Collect, What to Report

Session 11
Shrinking Your Carbon Footprint

Session 12
The Challenges of Global Auditing

5:30 – 7:00 pm

Cocktail Reception in Exhibit Hall

   THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2008

7:30 - 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 10:00 am

General Session

10:00 - 11:00 am

Break In Exhibit Hall

11:00 - 12:30 pm

Track 1: Managing Resources & Risk

Track 2: Transparency & Communication

Track 3: The Business of Sustainability

Track 4: Managing Global Business

Session 13
Measuring and Reporting of Resource and Risk Issues

Session 14
The EHS Manager as Change Agent

Session 15
Corporate Management Strategies – How are Organizations Approaching Sustainability?

Session 16
Managing the Global Supply Chain

12:30 - 2:00 pm

Exhibitor Business-to Business Luncheon

2:00 - 3:30 pm

Session 17
Water Sustainability

Session 18
Round Table Discussion: EHS: What Does it Really Mean to be “World Class?”

Session 19
Integration with Six-Sigma and LEAN Programs

Session 20
Emerging Regulatory Issues

3:30 - 3:45 pm

Break

3:45 - 5:15 pm

Session 21
Energy Management Best Practices

Session 22
CSR in a Changing World

Session 23
Round Table Discussion: The Business of Sustainability

Session 24
Chemical Risk Management

7:00-10:00 pm

BB King Dinner and Networking Event

   FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2008

8:00 - 9:30 am

Breakfast & NAEM Program

9:30 - 11:30 am

Presentation by Dennis Dimick of National Geographic