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Agenda

Day One – 2 December 2008

08:30 Registration, Welcome Coffee & Exhibition Visit
Expert Convener: Kimery Wiltshire, CEO and President, Exloco

09.00 Opening Keynote: Mapping your Corporate Water Footprint

>> Dr. Arjen Hoekstra, Professor in Multidisciplinary Water Management, University of Twente

Session 1: Implementing a Corporate Water Strategy

09.20 Case Study: Water Neutral: Setting an Aggressive Water Reduction Goal

>> Greg Koch, Managing Director of Global Water Stewardship, The Coca-Cola Company

09.40 Case Study: Assessing Water-Related Risks

>> Kevin Mathews, Environmental Director, Nestlé Waters

10.00 Discussion with Expert Panel
Chair: Bill Shireman, President and CEO, Future500
Adam Davis, President, Solano Partners, Inc
Jason Clay, Senior Vice President in Market Transformation, WWF
Linda Hwang, Environmental Research & Development, Business for Social Responsibility
Elizabeth Soderstrom, Senior Director of Conservation, American Rivers

Session 2: The Water Challenge: A Local Issue for Global Companies

11.00 Case Study: More Beer, Less Water: Working with Local Communities

>> Kim Marotta, Vice President Corporate Social Responsibility, MillerCoors

11.20 Case Study: Working with Stakeholders to find Watershed Solutions

>> Sherilyn Brodersen, Ethical Sourcing Manager, Americas, Global Supply Chain, Cadbury

11.40 Discussion with Expert Panel
Chair: Kathy Shandling, Executive Director, International Private Water Association (IPWA)
William Reilly, Chairman, Global Water Challenge
C. Wesley Strickland, Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Kim Marotta, Vice President Corporate Social Responsibility, MillerCoors
Sherilyn Brodersen, Ethical Sourcing Manager, Americas, Global Supply Chain, Cadbury

12.20 Water – “The New Carbon”: What Business Needs To Know

>> Jason Morrison, Director, Globalization Program, Pacific Institute

Session 3: Cutting Water throughout the Supply Chain

1.30 Case Study: Achieving Water Efficiencies in the Enterprise

>> Peter Williams, Chief Technology Officer, IBM Big Green Innovations

1.50 Case Study: Working with Suppliers to Reduce Water Use

>> Mary Ellen Mika, Supply Chain Manager, Steelcase and Keith Lane, Regional Account Director, DuBois Chemicals

2.10 Discussion with Expert Panel
Chair: Jason Morrison, Director, Globalization Program, Pacific Institute
Mary Ellen Mika, Supply Chain Manager, Steelcase
Keith Lane, Regional Account Director, DuBois Chemicals, Johnson Diversey Inc.
Peter Williams, Chief Technology Officer, IBM Big Green Innovations

Session 4: Developing a Strategic Water Vision

2.40 Case Study: Engaging Employees in Water Conservation

>> Leslie Joslin, Workplace Resource Program Manager, San Jose facilities maintenance and operations, Cisco Systems

3.00 Case Study: Water Reduction as part of a LEED Certification Process

>> Randy Knox, Senior Director, Global Facilities Services, Adobe

3.20 Case Study: Using Ultrafiltration Technology to Recycle Wash Water in Manufacturing Plants

>> Mike Presley, President and CEO, Separation Dynamics

Session 5: Water Efficiency Leaders

4.00 Case Study: Reducing Water Use by Product

>> Daniel Bena, Director of Sustainability, Health, Safety, and Environment, PepsiCo International

4.20 Discussion with expert panel
Chair: Bob Rose, Water Policy Staff, EPA
Daniel Bena, Director of Sustainability, Health, Safety, and Environment, PepsiCo International
Charlotte Ely, Life Scientist, EPA

5.00 – 6.00 End day one

Day Two – 3 December 2008

Session 6: A Global Water Supply Crisis: The Impacts for Business

09.00 The Outlook for Water Supply Shortages

>> Kathryn Pavlosky, Principal, Deloitte & Touche

09.20 Discussion with Expert Panel
Chair: Gil Friend, President and CEO, Natural Logic
Viren Doshi, Vice President, Booz Allen
Zane Gresham, Partner, Director, Global Water Practice, Morrison Foerster LLP
Roger Pulwarty PhD, Director National Integrated Drought Information System, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Session 7: The Big Picture: Saving Carbon, Energy and Costs with Water Cuts

10.30 Case Study: Cutting Carbon through Water Efficiency

>> Brett Basel, Manager of Sustainability & Environmental Reporting, Dean Foods

10.50 Case Study: Conserving Energy through Water Management: Steelcase and DuBois

>> Mary Ellen Mika, Supply Chain Manager, Steelcase and Keith Lane, Regional Account Director, DuBois Chemicals

11.10 Discussion with Expert Panel
Chair: Jan Lundberg, Founder, Culture Change
Leslie Cook, Public Sector Program Manager, US EPA's Energy Star
Brett Basel, Manager of Sustainability & Environmental Reporting, Dean Foods
Mary Ellen Mika, Supply Chain Manager, Steelcase
Keith Lane, Regional Account Director, DuBois Chemicals

Session 8: Sustainable Water Techniques: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

1.00 Case Study: Using Technologies to Cut Water Use

>> Michael McDonald, Global Sales Leader, Water Process Technologies, GE

1.20 Case Study: The Benefits of Recycled Water

>> Suzanne Gautier, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, City of San Francisco

1.40 Case Study: Reducing and Reusing Water in Manufacturing

>> Tom Cooper, Corporate Water Programs Manager, Intel

2.00 Discussion with Expert Panel
Chair: Jeff Mosher, Executive Director, National Water Research Institute
Michael McDonald, Global Sales Leader, Water Process Technologies, GE
Suzanne Gautier, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, City of San Francisco
Tom Cooper, Corporate Water Programs Manager, Intel

Session 9: A Sectoral Approach to Water Management

3.00 Watching Water: Evaluating Corporate Risks in a Thirsty World – A Look at the Semiconductor industry

>> Chris Danely, Analyst, JP Morgan

3.20 Case Study: A Water Action Plan for the Food Sector

>> Paul Halberstadt, Director of Environmental Engineering, ConAgra Foods



4.00 Close of Conference