Save the Date! Sustainable Cities – The Business View

Title: Save the Date! Sustainable Cities – The Business View
Location: TBA
Description: Global corporations are embracing sustainability – for themselves and their customers. Why?

This conference in Houston will explore the sustainable philosophies of some of the world’s most important companies – IBM, McKinsey, Siemens, and NRG.

Corporate leaders will explore their rationale for creating business models around the idea of sustainability, and increasingly around the idea of smart, sustainable cities.

Regional civic leaders will react to the corporate challenge to organize our towns and cities around the idea of sustainability.

September 13, 2012 – Save the Date!

Venue: TBA

8:30-1, $50

Corporate Speakers

IBM: David Post, Global Offering Lead for Sustainability Strategy
McKinsey: Scott Nyquist, Director and global co-leader of Sustainability & Resource Productivity Practice
Siemens: TBD
NRG: TBA

Respondents
James Calaway, Center for Houston’s Future
Michael Emerson, Kinder Institute for Urban Research

Lester King, Shell Center for Sustainability

Sponsorships are available
David Crossley, 713-523-5757
Start Time: 08:30
Date: 2012-09-13
End Time: 13:00