nbbsr, new hampshire businesses for social responsibility

Conference Schedule

8:00-8:30 am Registration & Morning Refreshments
8:30-9:45 am Morning Keynote

Welcome: Molly Hodgson Smith, NHBSR Executive Director & Bonnie Kurylo, Division Manager, Public Service Company of NH, NHBSR Board Vice-Chair

Keynote Address: Andrew Savitz, Author, The Triple Bottom Line: How Today’s Best-Run Companies Are Achieving Economic, Social and Environmental Success

Conference Overview: Lisa Hardin Berghaus, Marketing Specialist, Monadnock Paper Mills, Spring Conference Co-Chair & NHBSR Board Member

9:45-10:00 am Morning Break
10:00-11:45 am Morning Breakout Sessions

Social Networking for Sustainability

  • Deron Triff, CEO, Changents
  • Sarah Browne, Project Director, The Green Alliance
  • Amy Borgia, Associate Director of Content, Greenopolis.com
  • Alyson Genovese, CSR Consultant

Expand Capacity, Improve Effectiveness and Make it Sustainable

  • Gina LaRoche, Director, Seven Stones Leadership
  • Rosemary Meehan Tator, Principal Partner, 2beffective, LLC
Measuring the Financial Impact of Sustainability Initiatives
  • Ted Freeman, Principal, Praxis Consulting Group
  • Dennis Sasseville, Senior Principal, PRIZIM, Inc.
  • Lisa Drake, Natural Resources Senior Management, Stonyfield Farm
  • Wes Tator, Principal Partner, 2bGreenProfitably
  • Steve Restivo, Director of Corporate Affairs Northeast Region, Wal-Mart, Inc.
12:00-2:00 pm Afternoon Keynote and Lunch Program

Welcome: NHBSR Board of Directors Chair, Alyson Genovese

Cornerstone Award Presentation: Governor John Lynch invited

Keynote Address: Dr. Tom Kelly, Director, Office of Sustainability, University of New Hampshire

Sustainability Discussion Circles: Eric Wood, Associate, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. & Chair of the NHBSR Programs & Services Committee

2:00-3:45 pm Afternoon Breakout Sessions

Sustainability Reporting: A Practical Guide

  • Matthew Gardner, Director, Sustainserv, Inc.
  • Paul Baier, Vice President, Consulting Services, Groom Energy, Inc.
  • Dustin Pons, Director, Client Services, Aloft Group, Inc.
  • Beth Holzman, Director of Corporate Communications, Timberland, Inc.
Alternative Energy Options & Resources
  • Steven Epstein, Business Programs Specialist, USDA Rural Development
  • Thomas Palma, Project Development Executive, NH Electric Cooperative
  • D. Dickinson Henry, Jr., Executive Director, The Jordan Institute
  • Mary Downes, Energy Efficiency Specialist, NH Office of Energy & Planning
Sustainable Communications – How To Make Your Messaging Greener
  • Dave Lenox, President, Signaltree Marketing & Advertising
  • Dave Lunati, Director of Marketing, Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc.
  • Mark Flannery, Environmental Affairs Director, Printing Industries of New England
4:00-4:30 pm Join us for “Green Drinks”

An informal, unstructured “Happy Hour” for those interested in social and environmental sustainability issues.



Spring Conference
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Sustainability - The New Frontier for Revenue Growth

Monday, June 1, 2009
Grappone Conference Center, Concord NH

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Tom Kelly
PhD.

Director, Office of Sustainability, University of New Hampshire

 

Andrew Savitz, Author

"The Triple Bottom Line: How Today's Best-Run Companies Are Achieving Economic, Social and Environmental Success"

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