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April 30, 2012
Driving Innovation to Build Sustainable Cities
Co-sponsored by the Environmental Law Institute, World Business Council on Sustainable Development and World Environment Center with major support from IBM
Many experts envision that cities of the future will utilize more sustainable water, waste, energy, and transportation infrastructures. But, what will drive the innovation needed to create these cities? And, what role will government, industry, and NGOs play in bringing about this innovation?
Focusing on case studies related to sustainable transportation and energy efficiency, the workshop brought together representatives from corporations, NGOs, and federal, state and local governments to discuss the various technologies and products that corporations have created for more sustainable cities. Participants discussed what has driven and will be needed to drive innovation and the expansion of these technologies and products across the country and globe.
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AGENDA |
8:00-8:30 am |
Registration and Breakfast
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8:30-10:00 am |
Innovating for Sustainable Cities: The Challenge
This session set the stage for discussions on driving innovation for more sustainable cities, addressing key questions like "How do we move toward technologies and governance approaches that advance sustainability? What role does a systems approach play? What are examples of successes and challenges? How can government, industry, and NGOs work together to drive innovation?"
- Moderator: Terry Yosie, President & CEO, World Environment Center
- Speakers: Uwe Brandes, Senior Vice President, Urban Land Institute; Elizabeth J. Heider, Senior Vice President, Green Markets Skanska; Gerry Mooney, General Manager, IBM Global Smarter Cities
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10:00-10:15 am |
Break
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10:15-11:45 am |
Moving More, Costing Less
Transportation infrastructure and logistics will play a central role in more sustainable cities. In this session, panelists discussed some recent advances in this area and what is needed to integrate transportation infrastructure into other city infrastructure and to drive further innovation.
- Moderator: Bill Chernicoff, Manager of Energy & Environmental Research, Toyota Motors North America, Inc.
- Speakers: Katherine Gajewski, Director of Sustainability, City of Philadelphia; Guenter Hoermandinger, Environment Counselor, Delegation of the European Union to the USA ; Gary Lawrence, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, AECOM; Steve Leffin, Director of Global Sustainability, UPS
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12:00-1:00 pm |
Lunch and Keynote Speaker
- The Honorable Edward Rendell
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1:00-1:15 pm |
Break
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1:15-2:45 pm |
Innovation in Energy Efficiency
Commercial buildings currently consume about 20% of the country’s energy. To create more energy-efficient buildings, architects, engineers, realtors, construction companies and others increasingly look at buildings as holistic systems that interact with technologies, people and nature. Panelists discussed some of the new technologies and products being used and how to integrate these systems into other city infrastructure. For powerpoints provided at this session, please click on individual speaker name.
- Moderator: John Cruden, President, Environmental Law Institute
- Speakers: Kateri Callahan, President, Alliance to Save Energy; Clay Nesler, Vice President of Global Energy and Sustainability, Johnson Controls; Bill Sisson, Director of Sustainability , United Technologies Research Center; Maria Vargas, Director, Department of Energy Better Buildings
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2:45-3:00 pm |
Break
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3:00-4:00 pm |
Next Steps
An interactive discussion with the audience about key lessons learned and how to spur innovation needed to create sustainable cities
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