Agenda
Welcome to the Mid-Atlantic B2B Green Forum. Kickoff the morning with a welcome by David Carroll, Director of the Baltimore County Office of Sustainability.
Financial Programs and Policies to Help Mid-Atlantic Businesses (Training Preview)
Come hear from U.S. EPA, Maryland and Virginia, and Baltimore City about what programs and policies they have to help businesses navigate the waters of permitting and funding available from the federal government and state government, as well as offering free technical assistance and recognition. This panel will speak more in depth in an afternoon training session as well.
- Laura Armstrong , Maryland Department of the Environment
- Mindee Osno , U.S. EPA Region 3
- Sarah Zaleski , City of Baltimore, Sustainability Office
Marketing Your Green Initiatives
This presentation will outline how companies can market their green initiatives throughout the supply chain. This session will cover Environmental Management Systems and how they are the best tool to ensure success. This session will also present case studies and take away tips and strategies for marketing green initiatives without green-washing.
- Marie Holman , U.S. EPA, Region 3
Company Vehicles - Opportunities for Financial and Environmental Savings
Company vehicles average twice the miles of personal cars. This session will explore cost effective ways to improve fuel efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions from your corporate cars and trucks. This talk will go way beyond hybrids and look at practical, cost-effective ways that companies can reduce their vehicle emissions today. Highlights will include case studies of well-known companies. Find out how these companies reduced emissions and saved money at the same time. This session will also explore national vehicles' standards policies, present and proposed, aimed at ensuring sustainability and reduced petroleum dependence.
- Karen Healey , PHH
- Deron Lovaas , Natural Resources Defense Council
Developing Carbon Reduction Strategies to Meet Supply Chain and Consumer Demands while Becoming more Competitive
This session will discuss how you can help your managers increase productivity, reduce personnel costs, identify new market opportunities and spur innovative and creative thinking within your organization. This session will also discuss the details of an interesting case study about Wal-Mart, including the value of up-front investments and engaging company teams to overcome internal hurdles in achieving longer-term savings.
- Bob Kerr , Pure Strategies, Inc.
- Geoff Stack , Stack Coordination
Integrated Design and the Green Dividend
Integrated Design project delivery yields more powerful results to the building's performance than individual project team players. Integrated Design approach using LEED guidelines is very important for the building industry's attempt in reaching the goals set by Architecture 2030 Challenge of going carbon neutral by the year 2030. This session will discuss why this is important and how to implement this approach.
- Stuart Kaplow , Stuart D. Kaplow, P.A.
- W. Edward LeBard , 3 Design Consulting, LLC.
- David Pratt , Lorax Partnerships
Entreprenurial Opportunities: The Rise of Green Electronic Processing & Recycling
This engaging session will explain how the disposal of electronic waste within any business threatens data security and the environment. Attendees will leave with expert tips from innovative businesses on how to implement a cost-effective management strategy to securely recycle obsolete computers, electronic devices and associated products.
- Larry Berlin , Printer Green
- Mike Keough , E-Structors, Inc.
Leasing Green Premises For Your Business
Greening tenant premises within existing commercial buildings presents a sustainable and cost-saving option for many businesses. This session will discuss how you can green leased space.
- Stuart Kaplow , Stuart D. Kaplow, P.A.
- Joseph Scarpa , Green Paradigm Realty LLC
Improve Operations and Morale by Greening your Company: Case Studies and Results
This expert panel will discuss how to make your building perform more effectively increasing its value and lower operating costs while improving the environmental effectiveness. This session will present how greening your company will help improve the bottom line, create strong public will and improve the productivity and morale of your employees. Panelists will discuss ways to green your workforce most effectively and how to implement environmental improvements that pay you back. The panelists are national and local green leaders whom each are experts from environmental policy makers to business owners, all focusing on green building and sustainable living.
- Laura Bankey , National Aquarium in Baltimore
- Tiffin Shewmake , PRIZIM, Inc.
This lunch panel is jam packed with a variety of experts. You will hear about the future of energy as it relates to your business, featuring Ken Chodnicki, Managing Partner with Winston & Reed Associates, and Jeff Blankman, solar expert with McCormick Spice Company. Joe Loveless from Clear Stake will share some efficient, profitable business practices that have environmental benefits. And Marty Metro, CEO of UsedCardboardBoxes, will share his unique success story of creating a profitable business out of reducing a solid waste stream. There will be time for some dialogue with the panelists and networking with attendees.
Financial Benefits and Programs for Mid-Atlantic Businesses
The U.S. EPA and every state have programs in the environmental agency, business assistance agency, and energy agency to help businesses navigate the waters of permitting and funding available from the federal government and state government, as well as offering free technical assistance and recognition. This session will feature speakers from U.S. EPA and Maryland and Virginia agencies highlighting these beneficial programs. Come learn about what they have for you.
- Laura Armstrong , Maryland Department of the Environment
- Sharon Baxter , Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
- Paul Gietka , Maryland Technology Extension Service
- Mindee Osno , U.S. EPA Region 3
Energy Planning for your Business
The world has become one big energy market. Planning for the changes in US Energy Policy and the shifting energy landscape may be the most important factor in the future success of your business.
- Jim Maguire , WindCurrent LLC
- Richard Vodra , Spire Investment Partners
The New Baltimore County Green Resource Center Helps Businesses Succeed
Come learn about how Baltimore County will utilize EECBG funds to renovate an existing vacant supermarket to green standards and create a center to help Baltimore County businesses. The Green Resource Center (GRC) will house and leverage multiple functions and programs to support work force development, retraining, businesses, citizens and community groups in Baltimore County as they learn to "green" their jobs, homes, businesses and neighborhoods. The GRC will leverage funds from the U. S. Department of Labor, Baltimore County Community Colleges, Department of Social Services, and Office of Sustainability to provide these valuable assistance services to Baltimore County businesses.
- David Carroll , Baltimore County Office of Sustainability
- Mike Galiazzo , Regional Manufacturing Institute
- Barry Williams , Baltimore County Office of Workforce Development
Energy Policy and Programs to Improve Your Bottom Line
This session will cover the latest developments in energy and climate policy on all fronts, from local to international. This session will explore how policies effect businesses. Success story examples will also be provided by successful businesses and the nation's 4th largest installer of photovoltaics and solar thermal hot water heaters in the nation and a U.S. EPA Energy Star representative. This session emphasizes the operational cost savings, tax credits, rebates and capital depreciation businesses can realize through both the federal and state and local programs for Energy Star rated equipment and renewable energy improvements.
- Jane Kozinski , British Embassy
- Andrew Kreider , U.S. EPA Region 3
- Scott Sharpe , GroSolar
- Sarah Zaleski , City of Baltimore, Sustainability Office
Take a break between sessions and gather with colleagues to discuss new business opportunities.
How Business can Benefit from Sustainability Collaboration Across the Sectors
This session will demonstrate some of the areas of commonality for collaborating across sectors (government, academia and industry, and development and success of Green Teams in area hospitals) to show how that collaboration can benefit both sustainability goals as well as the bottom line. Creating sustainable practices will help your business save money and increase profit while demonstrating leadership. Hear examples of success from two local groups who have accomplished this already and gather ideas on how your business can join the ranks of these successes.
- E. Rachael Baird , Tilt Studio, Inc.
- Davis Bookhart , Johns Hopkins University
- Carol Chandler , Shady Grove Adventist
- Colleen Cusick , The Johns Hopkins Health System
- Jessica Pegorsch , Tilt Studio, Inc.
- Joan Plisko , Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy Environment
Green Jobs Training Resources: Construction and Energy Technologies Education Consortium
Do you have employees that need to learn new skills as technology changes? Do you want a source for recruiting qualified job applicants? Are you thinking of starting an internship program at your company? Community colleges can help you with your human resource needs. In this session, you will learn about some instructional offerings that community colleges provide to help make your business more green.
- Beth Arman , Baltimore County Community Colleges
- Joseph Scarpa , Green Paradigm Realty LLC
Green Business Plans, Sustainability Models and Intitiatives to Reduce Costs and Increase Profit in any Economy
A green business plan includes a compelling and inspired vision, an assessment of current impacts, and action steps and tools for achieving goals. This session will provide an assessment tool to demonstrate the powerful cumulative affect of individual action, a model of a sustainable business and what improvements to make at your facilities to be sustainable in the short and long run.
- Jim Camp , Gensler Baltimore
- Susan Cunningham , Gensler
- Lisa Ferretto , Hord Coplan Macht
- Julie Gabrielli , Go for Change
- Bill Griffith , Reduction In Motion, Inc.
- Expert presentations
- Networking Lunch
- Afternoon training
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