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Program -- Sustainability Initiatives Track
Assessing Your Plant for Green Initiatives 8:35 a.m. -- 9.35 a.m. There are many shades of green, and figuring out where your operation falls on the spectrum of waste reduction and environmental responsibility can be tricky. This session looks at what it means to be green by today's standards and strategies for figuring out how and where to implement your sustainability initiatives. Speaker TBA Adopting Energy Strategies 9:55 a.m. -- 10:55 a.m. Today's manufacturers are faced with increasingly more complex decisions when it comes to energy. This session will examine real-world examples of companies that have successfully instituted energy procurement strategies and efficiency initiatives in order to build more sustainable business models that positively impact everything from their bottom line to their environmental footprint. This session will discuss advanced purchasing options, financial risk management strategies, demand response, load shaping, intelligent energy systems and enterprise wide energy management. It will also examine how sophisticated purchasing strategies which incorporate Renewable Energy Certificates, Carbon Offsets, and onsite generation can play a crucial role in meeting your environmental goals. Speaker  Andrew Singer, Senior Vice
President, Constellation Energy, NewEnergy Power
As senior vice president of Constellation NewEnergy, Andrew Singer is a leading expert in today's most discussed energy-related issues. With over 10 years of experience working with some of the world's largest and most sophisticated energy consumers, Singer is a nationally recognized speaker on timely topics such as the future of alternative energy solutions, why Green and Sustainable business practices matter and how businesses can implement dynamic, budget-centric energy management programs. Singer was named senior vice president of Constellation NewEnergy in 2007, where he is responsible for the growth of North America's largest commercial, industrial, and public sector energy users. Prior to his current position, Singer played an instrumental role in the development of Constellation NewEnergy's revolutionary risk management program -- i2i. The i2i approach achieves aggressive budget targets by combining long-term budgeting, risk profiling, and decision making based on daily electricity market reporting. He has a bachelor's in history and English literature and rhetoric from Binghamton University and a J.D. from Whittier College School of Law. The Hunt for Energy Wastes 11:15 a.m. -- 12:15 p.m. This session will help companies identify which scenarios are most commonly responsible for wasting energy and how to eliminate them with the best possible results. Speaker TBA Conference speakers, topics, and sessions are liable to change at any time. Last Updated November 11, 2008. |
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