2010 Conferences

CAPCOA Climate Change Forum

August 30, 2010. San Francisco, CA.

The CAPCOA Climate Change Forum is a two-day conference that will focus on how new federal climate change legislation and EPA promulgations under the Federal Clean Air Act will impact the implementation of California’s AB32, the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, and other key initiatives.

All sessions are designed to equip attendees with the knowledge and information needed to make proactive and progressive decisions for their businesses and communities. The CAPCOA Climate Change Forum is an exceptional opportunity to engage with industry and policy leaders and join in the climate discussion.

The Forum will be held in San Francisco, a city with a strong history of support for progressive and proactive environmental protection initiatives. Over 700 attendees are expected from the public and private sectors, including elected officials, government employees and agencies, academics, technology providers. This event will feature general sessions, breakout sessions, networking events, and a tradeshow.

For more info: http://www.capcoaclimateforum.com/

RILA's Environmental Sustainability & Compliance Conference

September 22 - 24, 2010. San Diego, CA.

The Environmental Sustainability & Compliance Conference (ESCC) brings together executives involved in establishing environmental programs and integrating green practices into their companies. The conference’s program will address the key operational aspects of environmental sustainability and compliance for the retail industry, including sessions on energy, waste management, water conservation, store operations, real estate development, supply chain issues, and opportunities for improving corporate social responsibility.

For more info: http://www.rila.org/escc

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT 2011-2012: Professional Development in Corporate Strategy, Best Practices, and Top Issues

November 11 - 12, 2010. San Francisco, CA.

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT 2011-2012 will draw together senior executives from top consumer, energy, and technology companies in San Francisco this November 10-11, to share best practices, build knowledge and skills, and enable executives to promote common ground with stakeholder advocates across a range of pressing environmental and social issues in the next two years.

TWO SESSIONS: TOP ISSUES AND SKILL-BUILDING

The morning session will focus on issues, to give executives deep background on all the major issues and campaigns they will face, and how to constructively cultivate engage activist and mainstream NGOs, academics, SRIs, and their funders, to advance common ground and inform business planning.

"This will not be theory," says Bill Shireman, Future 500 CEO/President. "We will talk about real issues, campaigns, activists, funders, and a host of others, with stakeholder maps and diagrams that show what has happened, what is ahead, and what to do now. We know first-hand that collaborative engagement fosters open innovation, advances better outcomes for all stakeholders, and differentiates leadership companies."

Featured issues will be selected based on the needs and interests of the participating companies. Those may include energy conflicts (coal plants, oil drilling, gas fracking), environmental conflicts (product fees, water wars, climate battles), human rights issues (labor rights, conflict minerals, palm oil), health issues (obesity taxes), and facility siting. Every case study will offer lessons for each participating company. The afternoon session will focus on skills development. Professionals will train and engage executives on best practices and common mistakes in stakeholder engagement. Questions to explore will include:

• How do we choose the highest-priority strategic stakeholders to engage?
• How do we cultivate relationships that will prevent and reduce future conflicts?
• What are the "do's and don'ts" of meeting with stakeholders?
• How can we secure stakeholder support when we need it?
• How do we respond to "Name Blame and Shame" campaigns?
• Should we engage "adversarial" stakeholders and how do we reach them?
• How can we persuade stakeholders to focus on the root cause of problems, rather than popular non-solutions?
• How do we internalize stakeholder feedback and manage internal expectations?

CORPORATE STRATEGY - THE ENGAGEMENT EDGE

Between the morning issues session and the afternoon skills session, a networking lunch will enable peers to meet informally and share notes. Then, AHC President Bruce Piasecki will host a discussion of the importance of stakeholder engagement to overall corporate strategy.

For more information on the executive working group contact, Mary Ann McDonnell

Achieving Results: In Corporate Strategy Today

January 26 - 27, 2011. Pointe Desert Hilton Squaw Peak Resort, Phoenix, AZ.

Join the AHC's premiere network of top global leaders in provocative, innovative discussion of the world's current and emerging critical business and social issues.

The AHC Group "Achieving Results" leadership workshop series is a process of transformational corporate learning, featuring the experiences and innovations of our Senior Associates, clients, and many of our leading global Corporate Affiliate Program member organizations.

Since 1990 these ongoing benchmarking workshops have provided an intimate peer-to-peer sanctuary for leadership mentoring, high-level executive debate, and discussion of the issues most relevant to you and your firm.

Workshop speakers provide concrete leadership benchmarking insights and promote best practices in all sectors of industry to reduce corporate risk and create business value.

Prospective attendees and discussions include:

• Darrell Graddy, Vice President, Application Development & Maintenance Solutions, and Frank Armijo, VP Environmental Services, Lockheed Martin. "IT , Innovation, and the Link to Sustainability at Lockheed Martin"

• Wayne Enderle, Director, EHS, BASF. "Lessons from Watching BASF Grow: Integrating EHS & Sustainability"

• Skiles Boyd, VP Environmental Management & Resources, DTE. "The Future of Energy Production during a Time of Change"

• Andreas Pohlmann, Chief Compliance Officer, Siemens. "Governance, Sustainability and Competition"

• Robert Dawson, former OMB White House Associate Director & Founder of Washington DC Lobbying Firm, Dawson and Associates. "A View of Corporate Strategy from Washington"

For more info: http://www.ahcgroup.com/Upcoming-Business-Leadership-Seminars-c52.html