Race for American Jobs: Clean Energy Leadership
With millions of jobs and trillions of dollars at stake in the global race for clean energy, how can we ensure that these jobs and industries take root in the United States?
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Feb 16, 2010 from 09:30 am to 12:30 pm |
| Where | Nike, Inc: 1 Bowerman Drive, Beaverton, OR 97005 |
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Join We Can Lead for a discussion and networking as we kickoff our cross-country tour showcasing clean energy entrepreneurs and the urgency for comprehensive climate and energy legislation.
Program:
9:30 am Coffee and networking
10:00 am Business panel and Q&A, Bay Hill Room
11:30 am Energy Efficiency Tour, Vivian Stringer Center
Speakers:
- Sarah Severn, Director of Horizons, Corporate Responsibility, NIKE Inc.
- Jim Hanna, Director, Environmental Impact, Starbucks Coffee Company
- Mark Edlen, Managing Principal, Gerding Edlen
- Chandra Brown, President, United Streetcar (invited)
- Garett Brennan, Executive Director, Focus the Nation
In a 90-minute panel discussion, senior executives from Nike, Starbucks and area clean energy businesses will discuss the urgent need for strong climate and energy policies and the job creation/economic and national security benefits that will result from these policies. Local business leaders, NGOs and media will be invited to the panel and encouraged to participate in a Q&A session. A 20-minute tour of the energy saving features of the Nike campus will conclude the event.
Register ASAP.
