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Sustainability Innovation Forum 2009
May 28, 2009
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Introduction

  1. Dr. Hitendra Patel
  2. Dr. Stephen Hodges

Keynote Speech

  1. Times are Changing
  2. Huge Opportunity in Sustainability
  3. Where the Greatest Profit is
  4. Examples of Sustainabilty
  5. Questions and Answers

BREAKOUT SESSION 1:

  1. Introduction by Hitendra Patel
  2. Triple Bottom Line
  3. Company Driven Sustainability Initiatives
  4. Off-grid Lighting Solutions
  5. Questions and Answers

BREAKOUT SESSION 2:

  1. GSI Gasification Process Part 1 of 3
  2. GSI Gasification Process Part 2 of 3
  3. GSI Gasification Process Part 3 of 3

BREAKOUT SESSION 3:

  1. Recycled Plastics Stronger than Steel
  2. Recycled Plastics Applicatiions in Construction
  3. Construction of Bridge from Recycled Plastics
  4. House Built from Surplus Big Dig Construction Materials
  5. Structures Built from Surplus Big Dig Construction Materials

PANEL DISCUSSION

  1. Barriers to Sustainability Innovations Part 1 of 3
  2. Barriers to Sustainability Innovations Part 2 of 3
  3. Barriers to Sustainability Innovations Part 3 of 3
  4. Audience Questions Part 1 of 2
  5. Audience Questions Part 2 of 2
  6. Solutions that Drive Sustainability Innovations

BOOK STORIES:

  1. Zipcar, Amazon Kindle and Oberlin College
  2. Konarka
  3. Toyota Prius
  4. PFNC, LEED and Bank of America Tower

Introduction - Dr. Hitendra Patel - Forum Agenda

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KEYNOTE SPEECH:
Walter Schindler, Managing Partner at SAIL Venture Partners LLC

BREAKOUT SESSION 1: Resource Efficiency and Conservation
Jennifer Dolin, Head of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs at Osram Sylvania

BREAKOUT SESSION 2: Clean and Renewable Energy
Luis Lugo, President of General SynFuels International

BREAKOUT SESSION 3: Sustainable Construction and Development
Marc Green, President of Axion International, and
Paul Pedini, SVP at Jay Cashman

PANEL DISCUSSION:
- Breakout Session Speakers
- Vincent DeVito, ex-U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy and International Affairs
- Yvonne Davis, President and CEO of DAVISCommunications

BOOK STORIES: (with Hult-Boston Batch 2009 Students)
Resource Efficiency and Conservation Book Examples:
     - Zipcar by Sinora Mordecai
     - Amazon Kindle by Jorge Lepervanche
     - Oberlin College by Venkateswaran Kumar
Clean and Renewable Energy Book Examples:
     - Konarka by Dianne Oliphant
     - Toyota Prius by Sherif Osman
Sustainable Construction and Development Book Examples:
     - PFNC by Ricardo dos Santos
     - LEED Certification by Guillermo Escarraga
     - Bank of America Tower by Manoj Kumar

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