Green

The CEF Annual Meeting
September 8-9, 2008
Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco

The Annual Meeting of the Corporate Eco Forum stands out from other corporate sustainability events. Some gatherings hone in on specialized topics for particular job functions or industries, others bring together business leaders and stakeholders to brainstorm solutions, and still others are trade shows aimed at promoting specific products or practitioners.

The CEF Annual Meeting is the only conference where senior business leaders are invited to come together across business functions to synthesize the most important actionable, best-practice insights on eco-strategy execution and green ROI.

  • Execution, Not Rhetoric. CEF members will not sit through lengthy keynote speeches that extol the importance of going green or predict the future. Instead, they will participate with featured panelists in working sessions that focus on actionable, ROI-driven execution plans and practices.
  • Small Working Sessions and Roundtables. The heart of the meeting will be small, off-the-record working sessions (links to AGENDA) that foster full participation from all members. Only four plenary sessions (links to AGENDA) and a recap will be held over the two-day event.
  • Cross-Functional Learning. Recognizing that corporate eco-success usually involves cooperation among multiple business departments and top management, CEF draws practitioners from a variety of functional areas by inviting a team of three senior executives of member organizations to participate.
  • Participant-led Agenda. The agenda and format for the CEF Annual Meeting is driven by the Leadership Council, Advisory Board and CEF members. The result is a timely, execution-oriented, "By Business, For Business" meeting for experts ready to roll up their sleeves and discuss real-world issues that matter to their success today.
  • Cross Industry Leverage. CEF members will also benefit from the participation of a diverse set of companies from various industries. Cross pollination of ideas is yet another unique aspect of the forum.
    • Green Reflection
  • Ongoing Commitment. The road to a sustainable corporation is a long one – and it is still under construction. CEF facilitates practical knowledge exchange among influential executives who are shaping the future of corporate eco-strategy through the Annual Meeting and research for members only.
  • Invitation Only. Invitees are all VP- and senior-level executives, selected based on their company's commitment to sustainability practices and their ability to contribute case studies of real-world experience to the forum discussions. The 2008 meeting will create special opportunities for small group discussions around critical issues facing CIOs, VPs of Supply Chain and Logistics, and Chief Sustainability Officers/ VPs for Environment.
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