Real World Applications in Sustainability
Friday March 29th, 2019 | 1PM
Low Library, Columbia University
Master of Ceremony: Amit Paul
1:00 – 1:20 PM | Registration and Check-in
1:20 – 1:30 PM | Opening Remarks – Steve Cohen, Director, M.S. Sustainability Management, former Executive Director of the Earth Institute
1:30 – 2:10 PM | Hospitality as a Platform for Change Fireside chat with Hans Schaepman, General Manager, 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge – Moderator: Cynthia Leung
- 1:30 – 2:00 PM | Conversation with moderator
- 2:00 – 2:10 PM | Q&A
2:10 – 3:30 PM | Implementing Sustainability Strategies Flash presentations of 5 industries and how they implement sustainability and Q&A – Moderator: Alex Lee
- 2:10 – 2:20 PM | Industry #1: Derek Noah, Account Manager, Terracycle
- 2:20 – 2:30 PM | Industry #2: Melisa Simic, V.P. Sustainable Finance, ING Capital LLC
- 2:30 – 2:40 PM | Industry #3: Ross Bergman, Sustainability Engineer, Humanscale
- 2:40 – 2:50 PM | Industry #4: Faith LeGendre, Sr. Circular Economy Strategist, Cisco
- 2:50 – 3:00 PM | Industry #5: Alex Rudnicki, Senior Project Manager, AeroFarms
- 3:00 – 3:30 PM | Q&A
3:30 – 3:45 PM | Coffee Break
3:45 – 4:25 PM | Breaking into Sustainability – Career Development Fireside chat with Ed Skowronek III, VP, Sloane & Company – Moderator: Sara Miltenberger
- 3:45 – 4:05 PM | Conversation with moderator
- 4:05 – 4:25 PM | Q&A
4:25 – 5:00 PM | Keynote Speaker: Bruce Usher, Co-Director of the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise, Columbia Business School
5:00 – 6:00 PM | Reception
