| 8:30 a.m. |
Welcome |
Chancellor David Ward
Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton |
| Keynote |
The Business Case for Sustainability
Bob Willard, author, The Sustainability Advantage
The Business Case for Sustainability (ppt)
1. The Sustainability Advantage Worksheets - Large Enterprise Version (Excel)
2. The Sustainability Advantage Worksheets - SME Version (Excel) |
9:45 -
10:30 a.m. |
Keynote |
Green Energy
Larry Weyers, Executive Chairman, Integrys Energy Group, Inc.
Full text of speech (PDF) |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Entrepreneur’s Showcase* Begins |
Entrepreneur’s Showcase*
10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
sponsored by
Baylake Bank |
10:45 -
11:45 a.m.
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Concurrent Breakouts |
| Track #1 |
Developing Human Capital for Sustainability
Presentations from sustainability managers
- Mike Kraft, Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs at UW-Green Bay
- Rob Bermke, Senior Environmental Engineer at Georgia Pacific
- Leif Nygaard, Appleton Service Branch Manager, serving Northeast Wisconsin and the Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Johnson Controls
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| Track #2 |
Transition to Sustainability
Benefits of triple bottom line and making the business case for sustainability
- Steve Dunn, Ph.D., CPIM, Chair of Supply Chain and Operations Management at UW-Oshkosh
- Tim Weyenberg, CEO at Foth, LLC
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| Track #3 |
Profitability of Sustainability
Case studies of new businesses developing innovations in renewable/sustainable energy
- Paul Lemens, Director of Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at UW-Green Bay (facilitator)
- John Hippensteel, Owner of Lake Michigan Wind and Sun
- Daniel De Buhr, President and co-founder of AgrEnergy, LLC
- CJ Schmidt, Managing Member of Fiber MX, LLC
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Noon -
1 p.m. |
Luncheon and Presentation sponsored by WPS |
Our Future Workforce
Dennis Winters, Chief, Office of Economic Advisors, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
PowerPoint |
1:45 -
2:45 p.m. |
Concurrent Breakouts |
| Track #1 |
Developing Human Capital for Sustainability
Panel discussion on forecasting the skills needed for the next generation of workforce
- John Katers, Associate Professor of Natural and Applied Sciences at UW-Green Bay (facilitator)
- Amy Kox, Sustainable Programs Manager at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
- Jennifer Sims, Green Bay HS&E Leader at Procter & Gamble Paper Products Company
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| Track #2 |
Transition to Sustainability
Discussion to share the resources available to businesses moving into new product development or green practices
- Kurt Waldhuetter, Regional Director of Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Network (Facilitator)
- Chris Calawerts, President at EnCap
- Les Smith, Senior Management Customer Quality Assurance, Tufco Technologies, Inc.
PowerPoint
- Bob Pederson, President and CEO, Goodwill Industries
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| Track #3 |
Track 3: Profitability of Sustainability
- John Stoll, Co-Director of Environmental Management and Business Institute at UW-Green Bay (facilitator)
- Don Draxler, Director of Global Environmental Affairs, Oshkosh Corp. and Sue Murawski P.E., Senior Environmental Engineer, Oshkosh Corp.
PowerPoint
- Joe Kramer, Senior Project Leader, Energy Center of Wisconsin
PowerPoint
- Ken Buelow, Dairy Manager of Holsum Dairy
PowerPoint
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| 3 - 7 p.m. |
Earth Day Celebrations on Campus and in the Community |
